The second game of the Week 7 Monday Night Football double-header sees 2-3 Houston travel to 4-2 Seattle at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN. SBR's Phil Wood breaks down the action in his Texans vs Seahawks prediction:
Over/Under pick: Under 41 (-107 via Caesars)
"The Texans will win this game because of their defense. They rank third in yards allowed per game, but more importantly for this matchup, they rank fifth in pass defense. The Seahawks rank fifth in pass offense, but considering the Texans have shut down Matthew Stafford, Baker Mayfield, and Trevor Lawrence, they’re more than capable of slowing down Sam Darnold."
Spread prediction: Texans +3 (-104 via FanDuel)
"The Texans have held all five of their opponents to 20 points or fewer, as they’re allowing a league-best 12.2 points per game. In the two weeks heading into their bye week, they outscored their opponents 70-10 to pick up their first wins.
The Seahawks enter this game averaging 252.2 passing yards per game. However, they’ve yet to face a top-10 passing defense, but they have faced two bottom-10 units. The Texans are allowing just 175.2 passing yards per game, holding every quarterback they’ve faced to 250 yards or fewer.
Darnold has topped 250 yards three times, including last week when he threw for 295 yards against the Jaguars. However, the Seahawks only scored 20 points in that game.
The Texans have gained at least 350 yards in back-to-back contests. CJ Stroud has thrown for at least 230 yards in both games, and he has six touchdowns and zero interceptions. Stroud will continue his solid play against the league’s 10th-worst pass defense."
Over/Under pick: Under 41 (-107 via Caesars)
"The Texans will win this game because of their defense. They rank third in yards allowed per game, but more importantly for this matchup, they rank fifth in pass defense. The Seahawks rank fifth in pass offense, but considering the Texans have shut down Matthew Stafford, Baker Mayfield, and Trevor Lawrence, they’re more than capable of slowing down Sam Darnold."
Spread prediction: Texans +3 (-104 via FanDuel)
"The Texans have held all five of their opponents to 20 points or fewer, as they’re allowing a league-best 12.2 points per game. In the two weeks heading into their bye week, they outscored their opponents 70-10 to pick up their first wins.
The Seahawks enter this game averaging 252.2 passing yards per game. However, they’ve yet to face a top-10 passing defense, but they have faced two bottom-10 units. The Texans are allowing just 175.2 passing yards per game, holding every quarterback they’ve faced to 250 yards or fewer.
Darnold has topped 250 yards three times, including last week when he threw for 295 yards against the Jaguars. However, the Seahawks only scored 20 points in that game.
The Texans have gained at least 350 yards in back-to-back contests. CJ Stroud has thrown for at least 230 yards in both games, and he has six touchdowns and zero interceptions. Stroud will continue his solid play against the league’s 10th-worst pass defense."