Sat, Sep 12, 11:00 PM
No ruled-out starters
Estimates from our player value-over-replacement model (reliable for QBs; softer elsewhere) — a calibrated prior, not a market or backtested figure. Context only, not a betting edge.
Pick: HOU
Play-by-play win probability appears once the game kicks off.
Advanced stats unavailable for this matchup.
Gridpex's model favors Houston with a 58% win probability.
The model projects Houston by 2.9.
Sat, Sep 12, 11:00 PM on ESPN+, at TDECU Stadium.
Why trust the number?Gridpex's model is walk-forward validated on 2014–24, out-of-sample: +0.28 pts mean Closing Line Value and 53.5% beat the close. We report the record — wins and losses — never fake locks.
I make this Houston at 58% to win, projecting Houston by 2.9.