Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
Game preview · Sunday, October 4, 2026
Current market
Latest model projection
Updated Sep 23, 2026 · 8:07 PM EDT
Model projection only. It is not an official tracked pick and does not enter the public record.
The betting line
HOU -3
Sportsbooks make Houston Texans the favorite by 3. Expected combined score: 47.5
DraftKings · updated Wed, 8:07 PM EDT
Our projected score
Dallas Cowboys—
Houston Texans—
Kickoff
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Full-game total
DraftKings is quoting 47.5 — Over -110 / Under -110.
No full-game total recommendation was published on this game.
Our recommendations on this game
The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.
Team
No high-rated team recommendation on this matchup. We only show one here when DraftKings posted the number and price and we locked a high-rated recommendation before kickoff.
Players
No high-rated player recommendation on this matchup. We only show one when DraftKings posted the number and price before kickoff.
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Player prop angles
No player prop angles for this matchup yet. Our stat lines need a few completed games of form for each player before we publish a number, so early-season NFL games fill in as the season goes on. Check back closer to kickoff.
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