Los Angeles Rams vs Houston Texans Prediction, 8/24/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: Los Angeles Rams at Houston Texans

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Texans (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 34

NRG Stadium is the site where the Houston Texans (10-7 last season) will take on the Los Angeles Rams (10-7 last year) on Saturday. Los Angeles opens this game as 6.5-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 34.

The Los Angeles Rams wrapped up their year with a 10-7 mark. In their last game, the Rams faced the Ravens and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 37-31. Matthew Stafford went 23/41 with 294 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 103.1 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. Cooper Kupp averaged 14.4 yds per catch by totaling 115 yds on 8 receptions. Kyren Williams was the rushing leader for the Rams with 25 carries for 114 yards (4.6 yards per carry). At the end of the game, they had 73 plays which converted into 410 yds. The Los Angeles Rams ended up rushing 30 times and accumulated 128 yds, which had them averaging 4.3 yds per attempt. Against the rush, the Rams gave up 139 yds on 26 tries, which averages out to 5.3 yards per rush surrendered. Los Angeles surrendered 24 completions on 43 tries for 310 yds, and a completion percentage of 55.8%.

Regarding scoring, the Los Angeles Rams had an average of 23.8 points per contest. As a unit they had an average of 120.3 yards on the ground, giving them a rank of 11th in the NFL. The Rams tallied 6,108 yards in total last season. Los Angeles earned 206 1st downs, and they committed 89 infractions for 720 yds. They surrendered the football 18 times (13 interceptions and 5 fumbles lost). Los Angeles earned 26 touchdowns through the air and 18 rushing touchdowns.

In terms of yards via the pass, the Rams conceded 3,928 yards which had them ranked 20th in the league. In their 17 games played last season, they yielded 231.1 yards per contest via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 60.8%. They surrendered 337.9 yards per game which put them 20th in the NFL. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rush on the ground and 106.8 rushing yards per game last year. In total, they gave up 1,816 running yards through 17 games. The Rams ranked 19th in the NFL in relation to their opponents scoring, allowing 22.2 PPG.

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The Texans ended the season with a 10-7 mark. In their last contest, the Texans took a defeat with a final score of 30-6 when they played the Jets. C.J. Stroud ended the contest with 91 yards on 10/23 passing while his QB rating was 54.8. He didn't throw any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.0 yards. Brevin Jordan was featured in the passing game for the Texans, snagging 3 passes for 35 yards (11.7 yards per catch). Devin Singletary ran the ball 13 times for 65 yds, ending the game with 5.0 yards per carry for Houston. The Texans finished the game with a total of 135 yds while they ran 52 plays (2.6 yards per play). Houston ran the football for 4.3 yards per tote, totaling 81 yds on 19 attempts. Houston conceded 26 running attempts for 79 yards (3.0 yards per carry). The Texans passing defense gave up a completion rate of 75.0%, relinquishing 268 yds on 27 out of 36 through the air.

The Houston Texans held an average of 342.4 yards per contest which had them ranked 12th in the league. They averaged 96.9 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,647 yards for the season. They gave away 8 picks while losing 6 fumbles and they earned 215 1st downs. The Houston offense had 937 yds of penalties on 114 violations, which was 4th in football in terms of helping out the other team. Over the course of last year, the Texans earned 4,173 yards via the pass as well as averaging 245.5 passing yards per game, putting them at 7th in the league. When looking at how much they scored, the Texans ranked 13th out of all teams in football averaging 22.2 PPG.

The Texans conceded 20.8 points per game, ranking them 11th of all teams in the league. They gave up 17 touchdowns via the pass and 234.1 yards/outing, which had them sitting 23rd out of all teams. Houston conceded a total of 1,643 yards via the ground game (96.6 yards per contest) as well as 19 touchdowns by ground last season. The Texans defense was on the field for 1,079 plays, which was good for 17th in the NFL. They compiled 24 takeaways (10 fumbles recovered and 14 picks) in the previous season. Last season, they surrendered 353 points in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Rams +6.5

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