Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans Prediction, 11/19/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 11

Game: Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Texans (-4)

Total/Over-Under: 48

The Houston Texans (5-4) welcome the Arizona Cardinals (2-8) at NRG Stadium on Sunday. Arizona opens this contest as 4-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 48.

The Arizona Cardinals come into this matchup with a record of 2-8 this season. The last time they took the field, the Cardinals faced the Falcons and went home with a win by a final score of 25-23. Kyler Murray went 19/32 with 249 yds through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 71 and finished the game with 1 interception. Trey McBride held an average of 16.4 yds per reception by earning 131 yds on 8 receptions. James Conner was the rushing leader for the Cardinals with 16 totes for 73 yds (4.6 yds per carry). In the game, they had 60 plays which converted into 352 yards. The Arizona Cardinals ran the rock 26 times and totaled 122 yds, which came out to an average of 4.7 yds per attempt. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Cardinals gave up 184 yds on 41 tries, which is an average of 4.5 yards per rush allowed. Arizona conceded 12 pass completions on 21 attempts for 70 yds, and a completion rate of 57.1%.

The Cardinals currently have 2,959 total yards this year. Arizona has accumulated 96 1st downs as an offense, and they have been called for 69 penalties for 636 yards. With reference to scoring, Arizona has earned 8 touchdowns via the pass and 9 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the ball over 13 times (8 interceptions and 5 fumbles lost). As a team they average 126.5 yards on the ground which has them sitting 9th in the NFL. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Arizona Cardinals are sitting at 17.6 points per contest.

In terms of yards via the pass, the Cardinals have allowed 2,084 yards which ranks them 16th in the NFL. They have surrendered 208.4 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 69.1%. Overall, they are granting 342.6 yards per outing which puts them 22nd in the NFL. The opposition is running for an average of 4.2 yards per rush and 134.2 rushing yards per contest for the year. For the year, they have given up 1,342 rushing yards through 10 games. The Cardinals sit in 28th in the National Football League regarding the opposition scoring, giving up 26.3 PPG.

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The Texans come into this matchup with a record of 5-4 for this season. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Texans got the victory with a final of 30-27 against the Bengals. Devin Singletary carried the ball 30 times for 150 yards, walking away from the game with 5.0 yds per carry for Houston. Noah Brown was the best receiver for the Texans, hauling in 7 footballs for 172 yds (24.6 yds per catch). C.J. Stroud (1 touchdown) walked away from the game with 356 yards on 23/39 passing while his QB rating was 87.1. He had 1 interception and his Y/A was 9.1 yds. Houston surrendered 16 attempts on the ground for 66 yards (4.1 yds per carry). The Texans pass defense conceded a completion rate of 67.5%, relinquishing 314 yds on 27 for 40 passing. The Texans finished with a total of 544 yds while they ran 74 plays (7.4 yds per play). Houston ran the football for 5.5 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 188 yds on 34 carries.

The Houston Texans hold an average of 372.6 yards per outing ranking them 6th in the NFL. They hold an average of 98.2 rushing yards per game and have toted the ball for 884 yards in total. They have given away 2 interceptions while letting opponents recover 6 fumbles and they have been able to tally 126 first downs. The Houston offense has racked up 535 yards of penalties on 62 infractions, which ranks them 13th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. Over the course of the season thus far, the Texans have earned 2,469 yards through the air as well as an average of 274.3 throwing yards per game, putting them at 2nd out of all NFL teams. Regarding their scoring prowess, the Texans rank 10th in football by tallying 24.1 points per outing.

The Texans are allowing 21.3 PPG, ranking them 16th of all teams in the NFL. They have surrendered 9 touchdowns through the air as well as 246.4 yards per game, which has them sitting 24th out of all teams. Houston has surrendered a total of 842 yards rushing (93.6 yards/game) as well as 11 touchdowns by way of the ground game this season. The Texans defense taken the field for 575 plays, which is good for 14th in the league. Their defense has compiled 12 turnovers (6 fumbles recovered and 6 picks) so far this season. Over the course of the season, they have relinquished 192 total points.

Who will win tonight's Cardinals/Texans NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Texans -4

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