All matchups
Dallas Cowboys @ Houston Texans
Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM EDT
DAL
+2.5
+114
Total
47.5
HOU
-2.5
-135
The Read
Houston Texans open a 2.5-point favorite over Dallas Cowboys — about 57% implied to win outright. The 47.5 total prices it near 25–23.
Dallas Cowboys went 7–9 in 2025 — #19 of 32 by point differential (-2.4/g).
Houston Texans went 12–5 in 2025 — #5 of 32 by point differential (+6.4/g).
2025 team profiles
Dallas Cowboys
2025 record7-9Point diff / game-2.4Pythag wins (rank)7.7 (#19)2026 SOS rank#20
Houston Texans
2025 record12-5Point diff / game+6.4Pythag wins (rank)11.5 (#5)2026 SOS rank#26