Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans — Preseason Week 1 Odds, Injuries & Prediction

Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.

Thu, Aug 13 · 8:00 PM ET · Local

Final: Los Angeles Chargers 27 - 7 Houston Texans. Los Angeles Chargers won. Model prediction was incorrect.

Odds (DraftKings): HOU -1.5 · ML LAC +105 / HOU -125 · O/U 36.5

Model prediction

Predicted winner: Houston Texans - LAC 48% / HOU 52%

Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)

	LAC offense	HOU offense	Edge
Total yards	#12	#18	away edge (6)
Rush yards	#12	#22	away edge (10)
Pass yards	#18	#14	home edge (4)

	LAC defense	HOU defense	Edge
Total yards allowed	#5	#1	home edge (4)
Rush yards allowed	#8	#4	home edge (4)
Pass yards allowed	#5	#6	away edge (1)

Injury report

• Rashawn Slater (LAC · LT) - questionable - Knee flare-up (surgically repaired patellar tendon)
• Tyler Biadasz (LAC · C) - out - ACL damage + additional left knee injuries
• Jayden Higgins (HOU · WR) - out - Torn ACL - season-ending

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