San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans Prediction, 8/25/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Texans (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 41

The Houston Texans (4-13 last year) will compete against the San Francisco 49ers (10-7 last season) at NRG Stadium on Thursday. Houston opens this game as 3-point underdogs. The total is 41.

The San Francisco 49ers finished the season with a 10-7 record. In their last game of last year, the 49ers played against the Rams and took a loss by a final of 20-17. Jimmy Garoppolo finished 16/30 with 232 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 87.1 and finished the game with 1 pick. Elijah Mitchell was the rushing leader for the 49ers with 11 attempts for 20 yards (1.8 yards per attempt). Deebo Samuel averaged 18.0 yds per reception by recording 72 yards on 4 receptions. The San Francisco 49ers ended up running the ball 20 times and amassed 50 yards, which had them averaging 2.5 yds per carry. Overall, they ran 50 plays which converted into 282 yards. San Francisco relinquished 31 completions on 45 tries for a total of 326 yds, and a completion rate of 68.9%. In the running game, the 49ers conceded 70 yds on 29 tries, which is an average of 2.4 yards per rush allowed.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the San Francisco 49ers had an average of 25.1 points per game. As a team they averaged 127.4 yards in the run game, which ranked them 7th in the league. The 49ers earned 6,387 total yards for the prior year. San Francisco recorded 199 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 102 penalties for 1066 yards. They surrendered the football 24 different times (14 picks and 10 fumbles lost). San Francisco compiled 26 touchdowns through the air and 22 touchdowns on the ground.

In terms of yards through the air, the 49ers allowed 3,510 yards which had them ranked 6th in the NFL. In their 17 games played last year, they conceded 206.5 yards per contest through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 68.3%. They yielded 310.0 yards per outing which put them 3rd in the National Football League. They conceded 25 touchdowns through the air and 17 rushing touchdowns. The opposition ran for 4.0 yards per running attempt and 103.5 rushing yards per contest for the prior year. In total, they conceded 1,760 yards via the running game in 17 games. The 49ers were ranked 9th in the National Football League when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 21.5 points per game.

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The Texans wrapped up their season holding a 4-13 mark. In their last game last season, the Texans took a loss by a score of 28-25 when they played the Titans. David Johnson carried the ball 5 times for 28 yards, finishing the contest with 5.6 yds per attempt for Houston. Danny Amendola was a featured target for the Texans, grabbing 7 balls for 113 yards (16.1 yards per catch). Davis Mills (3 touchdowns) finished the contest with 301 yards on 23/33 passing while his QB rating was 128.5. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 9.12 yds. Houston allowed 32 attempts on the ground for 124 yds (3.9 yds per carry). The Texans pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 71.9%, relinquishing 281 yds on 23 for 32 passing. The Texans ended up finishing with 353 yards and they ran 56 plays (6.3 yards per play). Houston rushed the ball for 3.0 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 64 yds on 21 attempts.

The Houston Texans had an average of 278.1 yards per game ranking them 32nd in the NFL. They maintained an average of 83.6 run yards per game and ran for 1,422 yards for last year. The Houston offense totaled 978 yds of penalties on 114 violations, ranking them 5th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They tossed 15 picks while losing 7 fumbles and they obtained 162 first downs. Last season, the Texans compiled 3,305 yards via the pass together with an average of 194.4 passing yards per game, which ranked 28th in the league. In terms of the points being put on the board, the Texans sat 30th in football averaging 16.5 points per game.

Houston allowed the opposition a total of 2,418 rushing yards (142.2 yards/game) and 25 touchdowns via the rush last year. They yielded 27 touchdowns through the air in addition to 242.2 yards per outing, ranking them 23rd in the NFL. They totaled 25 takeaways (8 fumbles and 17 picks) over the course of last season. Last year, they relinquished 452 points in total. The Texans defense was on the field for 1,101 plays, which was good for 23rd in the league. The Texans relinquished 26.6 points per game, ranking them 27th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's 49ers/Texans NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Texans +3

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