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NFL
Los Angeles
Sat 27 Dec 2025, 4:30 PM ET
Houston Texans
VS
Los Angeles Chargers

Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 2 markets for Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers and backs Los Angeles Chargers -1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $191.

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Game markets graded
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Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Los Angeles Chargers
to win by 2+ points
Los Angeles Chargers -1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$19.09Best price-110
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.3%
The price says52.4%

The model graded 2 markets for Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $191 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sat 27 Dec 2025, 4:30 PM ET at Los Angeles.

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The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Los Angeles Chargers -1.5 High72% chance -110
Moneyline Members only High69% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers last met on Sat 27 Dec 2025. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NFL game priced right now.

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Spread
Los Angeles Chargers
-1.5
-110
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Houston Texans

  • M.J. Stewart SOut
  • Tank Dell WROut
  • Braden Smith OTOut
  • Kayden McDonald DTOut
  • Aireontae Ersery OTQuestionable
  • Ed Ingram GQuestionable
  • Blake Fisher OTQuestionable
  • Jaylin Smith CBOut

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Charlie Kolar TEQuestionable
  • Rashawn Slater OTOut
  • Trevor Penning GOut
  • Kayode Awosika GOut
  • Joe Alt OTOut
  • Brenen Thompson WROut
  • Trey Lance QBDoubtful
  • Derwin James Jr. SOut
  • Donte Jackson CBOut
  • Rodney Shelley CBQuestionable
  • Quentin Johnston WROut
  • Ladd McConkey WRQuestionable
  • Branson Taylor GOut
  • Scott Matlock FBOut
Availability updated Oct 10, 4:17PM UTC — NFL availability is season-pending (off-season); treat as a placeholder until the season opens. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 22 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability22 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: sustained wind above ~15 mph and hard cold both drag NFL totals and kicking numbers down, while a key skill-position player being out shifts target and touch share to his backups.

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineLos Angeles Chargers to winNo line posted

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans moneyline — the live line, our model's read and how the free board has gone so far, tracked every game week on BetBetter.

Point SpreadLos Angeles Chargers spreadNo line posted

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans spread — the live line, our model's read and how the free board has gone so far, tracked every game week on BetBetter.

Total PointsTexans @ ChargersNo line posted

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans game total — the live line, our model's read and how the free board has gone so far, tracked every game week on BetBetter.

Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers — recent results

Los Angeles Chargers have won 0 of their last 5 games; Houston Texans have won 0 of their last 5.

Los Angeles Chargers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L23–30SEAAway
L16–24BUFAway
L14–26LVHome
L14–26ARIHome
L18–20LARHome
Houston Texans — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L30–34DALHome
L17–19INDAway
L6–20CINHome
L31–36BUFHome
L13–16CARAway

Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Los Angeles Chargers won 1, Houston Texans won 0.

DateLos Angeles ChargersHouston TexansWinner
Aug 14277Los Angeles Chargers

Who’s out or in doubt

22 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Los Angeles Chargers
PlayerStatus
Charlie Kolar TEQUESTIONABLE
Rashawn Slater OTOUT
Trevor Penning GOUT
Kayode Awosika GOUT
Joe Alt OTOUT
Brenen Thompson WROUT
Trey Lance QBDOUBTFUL
Derwin James Jr. SOUT
Houston Texans
PlayerStatus
M.J. Stewart SOUT
Tank Dell WROUT
Braden Smith OTOUT
Kayden McDonald DTOUT
Aireontae Ersery OTQUESTIONABLE
Ed Ingram GQUESTIONABLE
Blake Fisher OTQUESTIONABLE
Jaylin Smith CBOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL. You may also see this matchup written as Texans vs Chargers, or as Chargers vs Texans. The most recent game between them was Saturday 27 December 2025 at Los Angeles. The model has generated 2 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NFL betting strategy for this matchup.

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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