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New York Giants at Houston Texans: our pick
We called the Houston Texans at 69%, locked Aug 31, 8:47 PM ET, 54 days before kickoff.
Final: New York Giants 27–21 Houston Texans. Wrong.
Why this pick?
Our 69% is the betting market's own price for the Houston Texans: 2 sportsbooks' prices, averaged, with their margin taken out. It is not a secret model.
Since we locked it the market moved 13.0 points toward the Houston Texans.
Our last 7 graded calls on the Houston Texans: 3 right.
At 69%, a pick like this still loses about 31 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.
Call 69%Last live read 52% (Q4 0:52)
- Our calls right
- 40%
- Calls graded
- 2 of 5
- Houston Texans avg margin
- +1.2
Our call right Our call wrongBar height: Houston Texans's final margin
| Since the call | At call | At close |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans win chance | 69% | 82% |
| Houston Texans spread | -5.5 | — |
| Total | 43.5 | — |
- Pick locked: the Houston Texans at 69%.
- Market closed with the Houston Texans at 82%, 13.0 points toward our side.
- Kickoff.
- Final: New York Giants 27–21 Houston Texans. Wrong.
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