Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans — Preseason Week 2 Odds, Injuries & Prediction

Las Vegas Raiders @ Houston Texans: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.

Thu, Aug 20 · 8:00 PM ET · ESPN

Final: Las Vegas Raiders 22 - 20 Houston Texans. Las Vegas Raiders won. Model prediction was incorrect.

Odds (DraftKings): LV -1.5 · ML LV -122 / HOU +102 · O/U 37.5

Model prediction

Predicted winner: Houston Texans - LV 44% / HOU 56%

Blitz Edge: why the model likes Houston Texans

The model gives Houston Texans a 56% chance to win this one. The biggest factors: HOU's total defense (#1) has a 31-spot edge over LV's total offense (#32), and HOU's rush defense (#4) has a 28-spot edge over LV's rush offense (#32).

Home field adds a small extra boost on top of that. LV is also dealing with Dont'e Thornton Jr. (WR) listed as out, which tips things further HOU's way. Note: the sportsbook favorite (LV) disagrees with this pick.

Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)

	LV offense	HOU offense	Edge
Total yards	#32	#18	home edge (14)
Rush yards	#32	#22	home edge (10)
Pass yards	#28	#14	home edge (14)

	LV defense	HOU defense	Edge
Total yards allowed	#14	#1	home edge (13)
Rush yards allowed	#17	#4	home edge (13)
Pass yards allowed	#14	#6	home edge (8)

Injury report

Ashton Jeanty (LV · RB) - active - Ankle sprain (resolved)
Keyron Crawford (LV · DE) - out - Achilles injury - season-ending injured reserve
Carter Runyon (LV · TE) - out - Undisclosed
Dont'e Thornton Jr. (LV · WR) - out - Undisclosed
Jayden Higgins (HOU · WR) - out - Torn ACL - season-ending
Dylan Horton (HOU · DE) - out - Achilles
Braden Smith (HOU · RT) - out - Partially torn plantar fascia (foot) - on injured reserve, designated to return
Ali Gaye (HOU · DE) - out - Knee
Ja'Marcus Ingram (HOU · CB) - out - Shoulder
Tank Dell (HOU · WR) - out - Knee - ACL + MCL, left, surgery
Solomon Byrd (HOU · DE) - out - Ankle
Henry To'oTo'o (HOU · LB) - out - Shoulder - on injured reserve

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