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Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers: our pick
We called the Houston Texans at 51%, locked Aug 27, 9:15 PM ET, 21 hours before kickoff.
Final: Houston Texans 13–16 Carolina Panthers. Wrong.
Why this pick?
Our 51% is the betting market's own price for the Houston Texans: 11 sportsbooks' prices, averaged, with their margin taken out. It is not a secret model.
Since we locked it the market moved 0.1 points away from the Houston Texans.
We have no graded calls on the Houston Texans yet.
At 51%, a pick like this still loses about 49 times in 100.
What we add is timing: we watch this game live and email members when the pick pulls well ahead, so they can check the cash-out at their own sportsbook.
No cash-out alert fired on this game.
No graded calls on Houston Texans yet. Trends appear once their earlier games are final.
| Since the call | At call | At close |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans win chance | 51% | 51% |
| Houston Texans spread | +1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total | 35.5 | 35.5 |
- Pick locked: the Houston Texans at 51%.
- Market closed with the Houston Texans at 51%, 0.1 points away from our side.
- Kickoff.
- Final: Houston Texans 13–16 Carolina Panthers. Wrong.
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