Houston Texans vs Dallas Cowboys Prediction, Odds & Best Bets

The battle of big old Texas. Houston is chasing their first win of the season at 0-3, while Dallas is looking to bounce back from a gutting, clutching-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory loss in Brazil to the Ravens.

Dallas’s defense is genuinely in shambles, down several players to injury and dipping into free agency to patch the secondary, which is exactly why this could be the week Houston finally breaks through – their run defense is one small glimmer, but overall it’s shaky.

C.J. Stroud still hasn’t thrown an interception all season, and if he keeps protecting the ball and if Nico Collins plays, expect them to do damage against a weakened Dallas cornerback room.

This could turn into another shootout, much like Dallas’s Brazil game – but the hope here is for a run-heavy, clock-eating approach from the Cowboys to keep it under control.