Giants 27, Texans 21
NFL Legion's pick
- Pick
- Texans 72%
Miss - Against the spread
- Giants +10
Hit - Line: Texans by 10NFL Legion: Texans by 6.6
- Projected score
Giants 18, Texans 25 - Line total: 42.5 points
Pick computed Sunday, October 25, 12:50 PM.
Who scores?
Giants
- Malik Nabers (WR): 24%, did not score
- Isaiah Likely (TE): 24%, did not score
- Cam Skattebo (RB): 23%, scored
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB): 15%, scored
- Devin Singletary (RB): 14%, scored
Texans
- Woody Marks (RB): 37%, did not score
- Nico Collins (WR): 35%, did not score
- Tank Dell (WR): 30%, did not score
- Dalton Schultz (TE): 22%, did not score
- Xavier Hutchinson (WR): 22%, scored
What it said before the game; players marked “TD” scored. Track record
Recap
Giants beat Texans 27-21 in overtime
The Giants and Texans were tied 14-14 at halftime, with neither team scoring in the third quarter, and the game went to overtime. The Giants scored 6 points in the extra period to win. NFL Legion had picked the Texans with a 72% probability, so it missed on the winner, but it hit against the spread by picking the Giants.
The keys before kickoff
- NFL Legion favors the Texans with a 72% win probability, compared with 28% for the Giants.
- With the line at 10.0 points for the Texans, NFL Legion leans toward the Giants to stay within the spread.
- The Texans arrive on a 2-game winning streak, but they have yet to win at home, sitting at 0-3 as hosts.
- The Giants lead the NFC East at 3-2-1, though they lost 27-34 to the Saints in their most recent game.
Injury report
New York Giants
- QuestionableCameron SkatteboHamstring - Questionable for Week 9 at Philadelphia
- QuestionableGreg Newsome IIConcussion - Questionable for Week 9 at Philadelphia
- QuestionableJevon HollandConcussion - Questionable for Week 9 at Philadelphia
- QuestionableMarcus MbowKnee - Questionable for Week 9 at Philadelphia
- QuestionableSam RobertsUndisclosed - Questionable for Week 5 at Washington
- QuestionableTheo JohnsonNeck - Questionable for Week 9 at Philadelphia
- QuestionableTyrone TracyHamstring - Questionable for Week 9 at Philadelphia
Long-term absences (12)
- Injured reserveBraxton BerriosI.L. - Foot
- Injured reserveBrian BurnsI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveCalvin Austin IIII.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveChauncey GolstonI.L. - Neck
- Injured reserveGunner OlszewskiI.L. - Achilles
- Injured reserveJarrick BernardConverseI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveJaxson DartI.L. - Knee - Meniscus
- Injured reserveKorie BlackI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveRico PaytonI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveRoy Robertson-HarrisI.L. - Achilles
- Injured reserveThaddeus DixonI.L. - Achilles
- Injured reserveTremaine EdmundsI.L. - Chest
Houston Texans
- QuestionableBlake FisherThumb - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableDavid MontgomeryGroin - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableJalen PitreShoulder - AC Joint - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableJaylin NoelToe - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableReed BlankenshipConcussion - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
Long-term absences (11)
- Injured reserveAli GayeI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveBritish BrooksI.L. - Hamstring
- Injured reserveDylan HortonI.L. - Achilles
- PUP listE.J. SpeedQuadriceps - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveGraham MertzI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJake HummelI.L. - Groin
- Injured reserveJayden HigginsI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJaylin SmithI.L. - Hamstring
- Injured reserveK.C. OssaiI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveSam HagenI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveSolomon ByrdI.L. - Ankle
Starting quarterbacks
- Jameis Winston No injury designation
- C.J. Stroud No injury designation
The two teams
- Record
- Giants: 4-2-1
- Texans: 2-5
- Home
- Giants: 3-1
- Texans: 0-4
- Away
- Giants: 1-1-1
- Texans: 2-1
- Points per game
- Giants: 23.3
- Texans: 23.6
- Points allowed per game
- Giants: 23
- Texans: 24.3
- Last 5
- Giants:
win, win, tie, loss and win (oldest to newest) - Texans:
loss, loss, win, win and loss (oldest to newest) - Division rank
- Giants: 1st in the NFC East
- Texans: 3rd in the AFC South
- Rating
- Giants: 1,454
- Texans: 1,530