Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans Early Predictions for NFL Wild Card Game: Odds, Picks and Preview [2025]

The Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers will lock horns in in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs at NRG Stadium on Saturday, January 11, 2025, with kickoff set for 4:30PM ET.

Early simulation results from Dimers' trusted NFL model favor the Chargers as the most likely winner of this matchup.

For updates all week long, including best bets, player prop projections and touchdown probabilities, check out our interactive Chargers vs. Texans predictions page.

Chargers vs. Texans Wild Card Game Details

Saturday's matchup between the Texans and Chargers at NRG Stadium is scheduled for January 11, 2025.

• Who: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans
• Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
• Time: 4:30PM ET/1:30PM PT
• Venue: NRG Stadium

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Chargers vs. Texans Latest Odds

We've sourced the best betting odds in America for this Wild Card game, detailed below:

• Spread: Chargers -2.5 (-118), Texans +2.5 (-104)
• Moneyline: Chargers -152, Texans +136
• Total: Over/Under 42.5 (-112/-105)

LA Chargers vs. Houston Early Predictions

Leveraging powerful machine learning and analysis, we have simulated the Chargers vs. Texans game 10,000 times as part of our NFL predictions coverage. Here are the latest insights:

• Straight Up Win Probabilities: Chargers 62%, Texans 38%
• Predicted Final Score: Chargers 22-19 Texans
• Spread: Chargers (-2.5) 56%, Texans (+2.5) 44%
• Total Points (42.5): Over 50%, Under 50%

As of January 6, 2025, these Chargers-Texans predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions

Here are our preliminary touchdown probabilities for the Chargers-Texans game:

Los Angeles Chargers

• J.K. Dobbins: 42.0% probability
• Ladd McConkey: 32.2% probability
• Quentin Johnston: 25.4% probability

Houston Texans

• Joe Mixon: 48.7% probability
• Nico Collins: 45.0% probability
• Dalton Schultz: 23.1% probability

Chargers vs Texans Player Props

J.K. Dobbins is projected to lead rushing for the Chargers, while Joe Mixon is expected to pace the Texans on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor the LA Chargers' Ladd McConkey and Houston's Nico Collins as the likely leaders for each team.

Conclusion

We predict the Chargers, with a 62% win probability, will likely beat the Texans on Saturday. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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