New York Giants vs Houston Texans Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: New York Giants at Houston Texans

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Texans (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 35

The Houston Texans (10-7 last year) are welcoming the New York Giants (6-11 last season) at NRG Stadium on Saturday. Houston opens this game as 3-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 35.

The New York Giants ended the season holding a 6-11 record. The last time they took the field, the Giants faced off with the Patriots and went home with a win by a final score of 10-7. Tommy DeVito connected on 17/25 with 191 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a QB rate of 103.9 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Saquon Barkley led the offense in rushing for the Giants with 12 attempts for 46 yards (3.8 yds per attempt). Jalin Hyatt left with an average of 21.8 yards per catch by totaling 109 yds on 5 receptions. The New York Giants ran the football 19 different times and accrued 58 yards, which earned them an average of 3.1 yards per attempt. In the game, they tallied 50 plays which totaled 220 yds. New York gave up 21 pass completions on 35 attempts for a total of 136 yds, and a completion rate of 60.0%. Against the rush, the Giants conceded 147 yds on 31 tries, which is an average of 4.7 yards per run allowed.

When it comes to getting in the endzone, the New York Giants held an average of 15.6 PPG. Offensively they maintained an average of 110.2 yards rushing, ranking them 16th in the league. The Giants tallied 4,760 total yards for last season. New York accounted for 141 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 89 penalties for 711 yards. They turned the ball over 19 times (12 picks and 7 fumbles). New York totaled 15 touchdowns through the air and 10 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Giants allowed 3,898 yards which ranked them 19th in football. Over the course of their 17 games played, they allowed 229.3 yards per outing via the pass in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 63.7%. They gave up 361.7 yards/outing ranking them 27th in the league. The opposition ran for 4.7 yards per rush on the ground and 132.4 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they gave up 2,251 yards via the running game in 17 games. The Giants were ranked 26th in the NFL when it comes to team defense, conceding 23.9 PPG.

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The Texans ended the season with a 10-7 record. In their last game, the Texans walked away with a loss by a score of 30-6 when they faced the Jets. C.J. Stroud finished the contest with 91 yards on 10/23 through the air while his QB rating was 54.8. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 4.0 yards. Devin Singletary carried the ball 13 times for 65 yards, finishing the contest with 5.0 yds per carry for Houston. Brevin Jordan was the best receiver for the Texans, hauling in 3 passes for 35 yds (11.7 yds per reception). Houston rushed for 4.3 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 81 yds on 19 attempts. The Texans finished the contest with 135 yards while they ran 52 plays (2.6 yards per play). The Texans passing defense gave up a completion rate of 75.0%, surrendering 268 yds on 27 out of 36 passing. Houston allowed 26 attempts on the ground for 79 yards (3.0 yards per rush).

The Houston Texans had an average of 342.4 yards per outing which had them ranked 12th in the NFL. They maintained an average of 96.9 yards per game via the ground game and rushed for 1,647 yards for last year. They tossed 8 picks while surrendering 6 fumbles and they obtained 215 1st downs. The Houston offense had 937 penalty yds on 114 infractions, which had them ranked 4th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. Throughout last year, the Texans had a total of 4,173 yards through the air along with averaging 245.5 throwing yards per outing, which ranked 7th in the NFL. In relation to putting points on the board, the Texans were 13th in football holding an average of 22.2 points per outing.

They allowed the opposition 17 touchdowns through the air as well as 234.1 yards/outing, which had them sitting 23rd in the NFL. Houston gave up a total of 1,643 yards rushing (96.6 yards/game) as well as 19 touchdowns on the ground last season. In total, they gave up 353 total points. Their defense had 24 turnovers (10 fumbles and 14 interceptions) in the previous season. The Texans defense took the field for 1,079 plays, which ranked them 17th in the NFL. The Texans relinquished 20.8 PPG, which had them sitting 11th in the NFL.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Giants +3

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