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Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers Preview & Picks - Take Texans & Free Points In NFL Clash

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  • Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers picks for Saturday, December 27
  • Game is taking place at SoFi Stadium
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers Preview & Picks

Houston are tipped to cover as a slight underdog in this rematch from last season's playoffs.

The Texans defense gave Justin Herbert all kinds of fits last year, and given their recent form history can repeat itself here.

  • Houston Texans are on a 7-game win streak
  • Houston Texans are 3-0-0 ATS in their last 3 games as a betting underdog
  • The Under has hit in 4 of Los Angeles' last 6 games with 1 push
  • The Under has cashed in 4 of Houston's previous 6 games

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Chargers lead the all-time series 6-4
  • Houston Texans won 32-12 when the two teams last met on January 11

Houston Texans Form

Houston head out on the road looking to extend a seven-game win streak that has propelled them to 10-5 and has them playoff bound.

The Texans endured a miserable start to the season as they lost their first three games, but they steadied the ship with back-to-back wins before the bye week.

They stumbled after the bye going, 1-2 in their first three games back, but a 36-29 victory over Jacksonville proved to be start of a seven-game tear.

Houston then won 16-13 in Tennessee, before following up a 23-19 victory over Buffalo with road successes against Indianapolis, 20-16, and Kansas City, 20-10.

The Texans then took their run to seven games as they won back-to-back games at home, beating Arizona 40-20 and Las Vegas 23-21.

Los Angeles Chargers Form

Los Angeles enter their final regular season home game having won four straight games to reach 11-4 and secure playoff football.

The Chargers raced out of the blocks with three consecutive wins, only to cool off over the next four games as they lost three times.

They rallied with a three-game winning run, backing up a 37-10 victory over Minnesota with a 27-20 win at Tennessee and a 25-10 success at home to Pittsburgh.

Los Angeles failed to make it four-in-a-row as they lost 35-6 at Jacksonville before the bye, but they have not lost since the bye.

The Chargers won back-to-back home games, beating Las Vegas 31-14 and Philadelphia 22-19, before heading out on the road to down Kansas City 16-13 and Dallas 34-17.

Verdict

Both teams are in good form, but Houston offer more appeal with the free points.

The red-hot Texans have been a reliable underdog in recent weeks, so give us the visitors and the free points against a team they shut down in last season's playoffs.

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Best Bet2: Under 39.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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