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Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints NFL Betting Pick Prediction 8/27/2023
Texans at Saints—Houston is 1-1 in the preseason after their 28-3 home defeat to the Miami Dolphins. Texans fell behind 21-3 at the half. Starting rookie quarterback CJ Stroud played and went 7 of 12 for 60 yards. Davis Mills hit 10 of 22 for 94 yards. Case Keenum and E.J. Perry saw no action. Poor offensive showing for Houston with 186 yards and 2 of 12 on third down. They averaged only 4.5 yards per pass and 2.3 yards per run attempt. Defensively they surrendered 398 yards to the Dolphins offense with 205 rushing for 5.4 yards per attempt. Starters from both teams saw action. New Orleans improves to 2-0 22-17 road win at LA Chargers. Derek Carr sat. Jameis Winston hit 13 of 21 for 169 yards. Fresno St rookie Jake Haener completed 11 of 17 with 118 yards. New Orleans converted only 5 of 17 on third down and ran for only 2.3 yards per rush. They were penalized 14 times for 141 yards. They held Los Angeles to 3 of 15 on third down and only 4.1 yards per pass attempt. Most starters sat on both sides. Carr and most starters will sit for New Orleans. C.J. Stroud and the rest of the Texans starters will play two series. Prefer the backups for the Saints and their defense here. Play New Orleans -2.5.