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- The New England Patriots will host the Houston Texans in the 2026 NFL Divisional Round
- The Patriots have opened as slight home chalk
- See the opening Texans vs Patriots odds, including the spread, moneyline, and total for Sunday, Jan. 18
The Houston Texans routed Pittsburgh in the final Wild Card game on Monday night, setting up a Divisional Round clash with the New England Patriots () on Sunday, January 18th.
Dating back to the regular season, the Texans have now won an NFL-best ten straight games. But oddsmakers expect that streak to come to an end next weekend, listing New England as a slight favorite in the opening Texans vs Patriots odds.
Opening Texans vs Patriots Odds & Spread
The Texans/Patriots point spread has opened at New England -2.5 (-115). The Texans are priced at -105 to cover as 2.5-point road underdogs. On the moneyline, the Patriots are a relatively short -144 (59.02% implied win probability), with Houston at +122 (45.05% implied win probability) to win straight-up.
Odds as of Jan 12 at FanDuel.
These teams haven’t met since Week 6 of the 2024 regular season, when the Texans romped to a 41-21 win in New England over a rookie Drake Maye.
H2H Team Stats: HOU vs NE
Houston and New England compiled their gaudy win/loss records in very different ways during the regular season. Houston used a tenacious, takeaway-happy defense to both grind opponents down and give its own offense short fields. The Patriots averaged 52.4 more yards per game than the Texans on offense.