Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction, 8/19/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Rams

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Rams (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 36.5

SoFi Stadium is where the Los Angeles Rams (15-5 last season) will take on the Houston Texans (4-13 last year) on Friday. Houston opens as 2.5-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 36.5.

The Houston Texans finished the year with a 4-13 record. In their last game of last year, the Texans played the Titans and ended up losing by a score of 28-25. Davis Mills went 23/33 with 301 yds passing and 3 TDs. He had a QB rate of 128.5 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. Danny Amendola held an average of 16.1 yds per catch by recording 113 yards on 7 catches. David Johnson was the rushing leader for the Texans with 5 carries for 28 yards (5.6 yds per attempt). At the end of the game, they ran 56 plays which totaled 353 yds. The Houston Texans ran the ball 21 times and totaled 64 yds, which had them averaging 3.0 yards per tote. When it came to stopping the run, the Texans gave up 124 yds on 32 tries, which averages out to 3.9 yards per run allowed. Houston relinquished 23 pass completions on 32 tries for 281 yards, and a completion percentage of 71.9%.

In terms of getting in the endzone, the Houston Texans were sitting at 16.5 points per contest. As a team they averaged 83.6 yards rushing, which was 32nd in the league. The Texans tallied 4,727 yards in total last year. Houston tallied 162 1st downs as a team, and they committed 114 penalties for 978 yards. They turned the football over 22 times (15 picks and 7 fumbles lost). Houston earned 21 touchdowns via the pass and 8 rushing touchdowns.

Concerning yards through the air, the Texans gave up 4,117 yards which ranked them 23rd in the NFL. In their 17 games, they surrendered 242.2 yards per outing via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 66.5%. They relinquished 384.4 yards per contest which put them 31st in football. They gave up 27 touchdowns through the air as well as 25 touchdowns via the ground game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.6 yards per tote and 142.2 rushing yards per contest last season. During the campaign, they conceded 2,418 running yards through 17 contests. The Texans sat in 27th in the league concerning team defense, giving up 26.6 points per contest.

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The Rams ended the season having earned a 15-5 mark. When they last played last year, the Rams got the win with a final of 23-20 when they played the Bengals. Matthew Stafford (3 TDs) walked away from the game with 283 yards on 26/40 through the air while his quarterback rating was 89.9. He tossed 2 picks and his avg yards per attempt was 7.08 yds. Cam Akers carried the rock 13 times for 21 yards, ending the contest with 1.6 yds per carry for Los Angeles. Cooper Kupp was a featured target for the Rams, hauling in 8 throws for 92 yds (11.5 yards per reception). Los Angeles rushed for 1.9 yds per carry, totaling 43 yds on 23 attempts. The Rams finished the contest with a total of 313 yds while running 66 plays (4.7 yards per play). The Rams pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 53.3%, relinquishing 232 yds on 16 for 30 passing. Los Angeles conceded 20 rushing attempts for 50 yds (2.5 yds per rush).

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Rams had a ranking of 8th out of all teams in football averaging 27.1 PPG. Over the course of last year, the Rams had a total of 4,642 yards through the air as well as an average of 273.1 passing yards per outing, which was ranked 5th in the NFL. They maintained an average of 99.0 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,683 yards in total. The Los Angeles Rams maintained an average of 372.1 yards per contest ranking them 9th out of all teams in the league. The Los Angeles offense racked up 637 penalty yards on 76 violations, which was good for 29th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They tossed 18 interceptions while losing 5 fumbles and they obtained 233 first downs.

The Rams surrendered 21.9 points per game, which put them in 15th in the league. Los Angeles conceded a total of 1,754 yards rushing (103.2 yards per game) as well as 18 touchdowns rushing over the course of last season. They allowed 17 touchdowns through the air and 241.7 yards/game, which had them ranked 22nd in football. The Rams defense took part in 1,118 plays, which had them ranked 28th in the league. Last season, they conceded 372 points in total. Their defense tallied 25 takeaways (6 fumbles and 19 interceptions) in the previous season.

Who will win tonight's Texans/Rams NFL game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Rams -2.5 and over 36.5 total points

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