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Colts vs Texans Prediction, Picks, Best Bets & Parlay

Free NFL prediction and picks for Thursday, November 19, 2026 · powered by DataStreak

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Indianapolis Colts

2-7 · L5

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Houston Texans

3-5 · W1

Colts vs Texans Prediction

Texans have won 1 straight. Books have priced it in. Sharps still see a number worth taking.

Prop angles are where the edge lives. Live odds, current streaks, and the picks our partner DataStreak likes are all below.

Colts vs Texans Best Bets

Live odds across FanDuel, Caesars, and Bovada. Colts vs Texans moneyline, spread, and current price movement.

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	ML	SP
Colts	+410	+9.5 -105
Texans	-550	-9.5 -115

Colts vs Texans Picks

Books have not posted player props for IND at HOU yet. Lines usually go up a few hours before first pitch or tip-off; check back closer to game time. See all of today’s free picks across the slate.

Injury Report

36 listed

JUST IN: Alec Pierce ir → Injured Reserve (Heel) · Arden Key ir-r → Injured Reserve (Hamstring) · Cameron Mitchell questionable → IR · Micheal Clemons questionable → IR · Cam Taylor-Britt reserve-sus → IR · Jalen Travis questionable → Doubtful (Knee) · Justin Walley questionable → Out · Mo Alie-Cox active → Questionable (Groin) · Akeem Davis-Gaither out → Questionable (Knee) · Jaylon Carlies out → Questionable · A.J. Haulcy out → Questionable (Ankle) · Mario Edwards Jr. out → IR · E.J. Speed pup-p → PUP R · Jake Hummel ir-r → Injured Reserve (Groin) · British Brooks out → IR · Ali Gaye active → IR · Graham Mertz out → IR · Jaylin Noel questionable → IR · Jaylin Smith ir-r → Injured Reserve (Hamstring) · Jayden Higgins active → IR · Cade Stover active → Out · Jawhar Jordan questionable → Out · Tank Dell ir-r → Questionable (Hand) · David Montgomery out → Questionable (Groin) · Brevin Jordan inactive → Questionable (Finger) · Azeez Al-Shaair inactive → Questionable (Groin) · Wyatt Teller active → Questionable (Illness) · Reed Blankenship out → Questionable (Concussion) · Marvin Harrison Jr. out → Questionable (Hamstring) · Woody Marks active → Questionable (Knee) · Keylan Rutledge active → Questionable (Neck)

IND

Alec Pierce
Heel·Since Sep 20
Injured Reserve
Arden Key
Hamstring·Since Oct 5
Injured Reserve
Cameron Mitchell
Since Aug 4
IR
Micheal Clemons
Since Sep 20
IR
Cam Taylor-Britt
Since Oct 27
IR
Carson Towt
Since Aug 19
IR
Jalen Travis
Knee·Since Nov 7
Doubtful
Justin Walley
Since Nov 10
Out
Mo Alie-Cox
Groin·Since Nov 7
Questionable
Akeem Davis-Gaither
Knee·Since Nov 3
Questionable
Jaylon Carlies
Since Nov 8
Questionable
A.J. Haulcy
Ankle·Since Nov 5
Questionable
Luke Rhodes
Hamstring·Since Nov 10
Questionable

HOU

Mario Edwards Jr.
Since Sep 29
IR
E.J. Speed
Since Aug 6
PUP R
Jake Hummel
Groin·Since Sep 13
Injured Reserve
British Brooks
Since Sep 30
IR
Ali Gaye
Since Aug 31
IR
Graham Mertz
Since Aug 14
IR
Jaylin Noel
Since Oct 27
IR
Jaylin Smith
Hamstring·Since Oct 4
Injured Reserve
Jayden Higgins
Since Sep 7
IR
Dylan Horton
Since Aug 25
IR
K.C. Ossai
Since Aug 22
IR
Solomon Byrd
Since Aug 31
IR
Cade Stover
Since Nov 7
Out
Jawhar Jordan
Since Oct 21
Out
Tank Dell
Hand·Since Nov 10
Questionable
David Montgomery
Groin·Since Nov 11
Questionable
Brevin Jordan
Finger·Since Nov 10
Questionable
Azeez Al-Shaair
Groin·Since Nov 10
Questionable
Wyatt Teller
Illness·Since Nov 10
Questionable
Reed Blankenship
Concussion·Since Nov 9
Questionable
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Hamstring·Since Nov 10
Questionable
Woody Marks
Knee·Since Nov 10
Questionable
Keylan Rutledge
Neck·Since Nov 10
Questionable

Team Trends

Indianapolis Colts

Season ATS: 4-4-1 ATS
L10 ATS: 4-4-1 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 2-2-1 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 1-2-1 home ATS
Road ATS: 2-2 road ATS
As Fav: 1-1 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 3-3-1 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 5-4 O/U
L10 SU: 2-8

Houston Texans

• Houston Texans 2-4 ATS as a favorite this season

Season ATS: 3-5 ATS
L10 ATS: 3-5 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 3-2 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 0-4 home ATS
Road ATS: 2-1 road ATS
As Fav: 2-4 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 1-1 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 5-3 O/U
L10 SU: 4-6

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Head-to-Head

HOU 4-1 over IND (1-4 ATS)

Date	Matchup	Score	Winner
2026-09-27	HOU @ IND	17–19	IND
2026-01-04	IND @ HOU	30–38	HOU
2025-11-30	HOU @ IND	20–16	HOU
2024-10-27	IND @ HOU	20–23	HOU
2024-09-08	HOU @ IND	29–27	HOU

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The Final Word

Big favorites usually win. Big favorites also usually leave value on the prop board because the books spend all their attention on the moneyline. We took advantage.

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