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The LA Chargers and Houston Texans clash in an AFC Wild Card matchup Saturday. The opening kickoff at NRG Stadium will be at 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we look at Chargers vs. Texans odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds before making our expert NFL picks and predictions later in the week.
The Chargers went 11-6 in the regular season, finishing second to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West and earning the No. 5 seed in the AFC. LA closed out its regular season Sunday with a 34-20 victory over the 7-point-underdog Las Vegas Raiders. The Chargers –who rank eighth in the NFL in total yards allowed per game (324.4) — went 3-0 straight up and against the spread (ATS) over their last 3 games.
The Texans went 10-7 to win the weak AFC South crown. Houston, which ranks outside the league’s top-20 in both total offense and total defense, capped off its regular season with a Sunday 23-14 win over the Tennessee Titans as a 2.5-point underdog. The ATS win marked just the Texans’ second since Nov. 24.
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Chargers at Texans odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NFL odds. Lines last updated Monday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Chargers -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Texans +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Against the spread (ATS): Chargers -3 (-105) | Texans +3 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 43.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2024 betting stats
- ML: Chargers 11-6 | Texans 10-7
- ATS: Chargers 12-5 | Texans 7-8-2
- O/U: Chargers 8-9 | Texans 6-10-1
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Chargers vs. Texans head-to-head
The Chargers and Titans are meeting for the first time since 2022 and the 10th time overall. LA leads the series 6-3, and the most recent of those 6 wins came on Oct. 2, 2022, a 34-24 Chargers win at Houston.
LA is 4-1 across 5 all-time series meetings in Houston.
Against the number, the Chargers are 7-2 in the series. The Over has cashed in the last 2 meetings and is 6-2 across the last 6.
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