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Sun 8 Nov 2026, 4:05PM ET
Houston Texans
2-5 · 2-1 awayLLWWL
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Los Angeles Chargers
0-6 · 0-3 at homeLLLLL

Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers prediction and odds · Sun 8 Nov

Los Angeles Chargers host Houston Texans on Sunday 8 November.

Sunday 8 November 2026: Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers

Los Angeles Chargers host Houston Texans on Sunday 8 November. The bookies' prices make the Texans about a 6 in 10 chance to win. Our model's pick lands about 5 days before kickoff.
How they've been scoring this season
Houston TexansLos Angeles Chargers
Won-lost2-50-6
Points scored per game23.615.0
Points allowed per game24.325.2
On the road / at home2-1 away0-3 at home
Last 5 gamesLLWWLLLLLL
Their games average 44.0 total points this season.
From the 7 Houston Texans and 6 Los Angeles Chargers games on our books this season.

Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers odds

Prices for this game

Best price: Chargers pay $2.60, Texans pay $1.56 (the best of 7 bookies we checked). $100 on the Texans returns $156.

Fair chance (our read of the prices, with the bookies' cut taken out): Chargers about 4 in 10, Texans about 6 in 10.

How much the bookies keep: about $4.13 of every $100 bet on this game.

Since betting opened: the price has moved toward the Texans.

Our pick for this game

Our model's pick lands about 5 days before kickoff. Today's NFL picks are already up: see today's NFL picks.

What matters in this game

Rest, form and schedule
  • Los Angeles Chargers have lost all 6 of their games this season.
  • On Sunday 25 October, Houston Texans lost 27-21 at home to New York Giants. On Sunday 18 October, Los Angeles Chargers lost 22-6 on the road to Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Home teams won just 46 of 97 NFL games in weeks 1 to 7 this season, fewer than half. See the study

From this season's final scores.

Before you bet: NFL injury report · NFL weather · NFL defense vs position

Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Houston Texans

  • Jaylin Noel WROut
  • Jalen Pitre SQuestionable
  • David Montgomery RBQuestionable
  • Reed Blankenship SQuestionable
  • Blake Fisher OTQuestionable

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Donte Jackson CBQuestionable
  • Derwin James Jr. SOut
  • Brenen Thompson WROut
  • Deane Leonard CBOut
  • Kayode Awosika GOut
  • Denzel Perryman LBOut
  • Rodney Shelley CBQuestionable
Availability updated Oct 31, 12:39AM UTC — NFL availability is season-pending (off-season); treat as a placeholder until the season opens. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers head-to-head record

Final scores · 7 meetings on record
Houston Texans 4–3 across the last 7 meetings · these games average 46.1 points (meetings on record since 2016)

Last meeting: Fri 14 Aug 2026, Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans: the Chargers won 27-7.

DateGameScoreWinner
14 Aug 2026Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans7–27Los Angeles Chargers
27 Dec 2025Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers16–20Houston Texans
11 Jan 2025Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans32–12Houston Texans
2 Oct 2022Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans24–34Los Angeles Chargers
26 Dec 2021Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans41–29Houston Texans
22 Sep 2019Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers20–27Houston Texans
27 Nov 2016Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans13–21Los Angeles Chargers

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