Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Dallas CowboysDAL

34–30

Final

Houston TexansHOU

NRG Stadium · Houston

Team Season Averages

Dallas CowboysLeads 5 of 8

Houston TexansLeads 3 of 8

Offense

29.3Points per game18.0
330.3Total yards per game326.0
236.0Passing yards per game241.3
94.3Rushing yards per game84.7

Defense

27.3Points allowed per game25.0
387.0Yards allowed per game325.3

Efficiency

57.1%Third-down conversion rate36.4%
75.0%Red-zone scoring rate50.0%
0.7Turnovers per game0.7

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (HOU)	Total	DAL ML	HOU ML
DDraftKings	-3	48.5	+130	-155
FFanDuel	-3	48.5	+132	-156
BBetMGM	-3	48.5	+125	-150
CCaesars	-2.5	48.5	+131	-154
BBetOnline	-3	49	+135	-155
BBetRivers	-3	48.5	+123	-150
BBetus	-3	49	+129	-150
BBovada	-3	48.5	+125	-145
FFanatics	-3	48.5	+125	-150
LLowVig	-3	49	+130	-150
MMyBookie	-3	48.5	+131	-154

Game Information

NRG Stadium · Houston

Stadium

Oct 4, 2026

1:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense	Pass def	Run def
DAL	14th	28th	13th	31st
HOU	16th	15th	24th	5th

Matchup

DALHOU

1-2Record0-3
3Games played3
+6Point diff-21
1-1-1ATS0-3
3-0O/U1-2
6Rest days7

Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans Starting Lineups

Dallas Cowboys

Starters

Offense

Defense

Inactives

Injury Report

25
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
24
Malik Hooker
S
2
Cobie Durant
Hamstring
OutCB
28
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB
0
DeMarvion Overshown
Hamstring
OutLB
41
James Houston
Coach's Decision
LB
1
P.J. Locke
Foot
S

Houston Texans

Starters

Offense

Defense

Inactives

Injury Report

51
Will Anderson Jr.
DE
69
Ed Ingram
Groin
QuestionableG
35
Jake Hansen
Calf
QuestionableLB
77
Trent Brown
OT
2
Calen Bullock
S
86
Dalton Schultz
TE
12
Nico Collins
WR
90
Jadeveon Clowney
Knee
QuestionableDE
96
Logan Hall
Knee
QuestionableDE
0
Azeez Al-Shaair
Groin
OutLB
33
Jake Hummel
Groin
LB
30
Wade Woodaz
LB
44
British Brooks
Hamstring
RB
29
M.J. Stewart
Knee
OutS

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DAL	3	3	14	14	34
HOU	10	6	7	7	30

Team Stats

DALStatHOU

399Total yards397
324Passing yards335
75Rushing yards62
28First downs16
5-143rd down3-10
4-4Red zone2-2
0Turnovers0
3Sacks2
6-47Penalties13-90
33:27Possession26:33

Player Stats

DAL — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Dak PrescottQB	32/45	335	1	0	99.8

DAL — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Javonte WilliamsRB	19	62	3
Tyler GoodsonRB	3	12	0
Dak PrescottQB	2	7	0
CeeDee LambWR	1	-6	0

DAL — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
CeeDee LambWR	17	21	189	1
George PickensWR	2	3	75	0
Ryan FlournoyWR	4	5	37	0
Javonte WilliamsRB	5	5	21	0
Jake FergusonTE	3	4	11	0
Hunter LuepkeFB	1	1	2	0
Tyler GoodsonRB	0	1	0	0
Jonathan MingoWR	0	2	0	0
Brevyn Spann-FordTE	0	1	0	0

DAL — Kicking

Player	FG	XP
Brandon AubreyPK	2/4	4/4

HOU — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
C.J. StroudQB	21/31	347	2	0	126.7

HOU — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
David MontgomeryRB	10	24	0
Woody MarksRB	6	22	1
C.J. StroudQB	2	12	0
Jaylin NoelWR	1	4	0

HOU — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Nico CollinsWR	7	8	118	2
Jaylin NoelWR	3	3	85	0
Xavier HutchinsonWR	3	5	46	0
Kayshon BoutteWR	3	4	36	0
Cade StoverTE	1	1	20	0
Brevin JordanTE	1	1	13	0
Dalton SchultzTE	2	2	9	0
Foster MoreauTE	1	1	1	0
Woody MarksRB	0	1	0	0

HOU — Kicking

Player	FG	XP
Ka'imi FairbairnPK	3/3	3/3

Scoring Summary

12 events

1st Quarter

10:01HOU
(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short middle to N.Collins for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.
0-7
5:10DAL
B.Aubrey 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.
3-7
1:49HOU
K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.
3-10

2nd Quarter

12:30DAL
B.Aubrey 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.
6-10
2:05HOU
K.Fairbairn 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.
6-13
0:00HOU
K.Fairbairn 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.
6-16

3rd Quarter

12:55DAL
(Shotgun) J.Williams left end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.
13-16
10:50HOU
(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass deep right to N.Collins for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.PENALTY on DAL-R.Steward, Unnecessary Roughness, 8 yards, enforced between downs. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.
13-23
6:49DAL
J.Williams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. HST-J.Crumedy was injured during the play. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.
20-23

4th Quarter

11:17DAL
J.Williams right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.PENALTY on HST-T.Togiai, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
27-23
2:23HOU
(Shotgun) W.Marks left tackle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.
27-30
0:40DAL
(Shotgun) D.Prescott pass short middle to C.Lamb for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: HST-J.Crumedy has returned to the game.
34-30

Player props

Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

CeeDee Lamb
Receiving Yards: 4/9 over · last line 93.5
CeeDee Lamb Receiving Yards props & line CeeDee Lamb Receptions props
Dak Prescott
Passing Yards: 5/9 over · last line 264.5
Dak Prescott Passing Yards props & line Dak Prescott Passing Touchdowns props Dak Prescott Rushing Yards props
Javonte Williams
Rushing Yards: 4/9 over · last line 72.5
Javonte Williams Rushing Yards props & line Javonte Williams Receiving Yards props Javonte Williams Receptions props
Ryan Flournoy
Receiving Yards: 5/9 over · last line 57.5
Ryan Flournoy Receiving Yards props & line Ryan Flournoy Receptions props
C.J. Stroud
Passing Yards: 6/8 over · last line 245.5
C.J. Stroud Passing Yards props & line C.J. Stroud Passing Touchdowns props C.J. Stroud Rushing Yards props
Dalton Schultz
Receiving Yards: 5/8 over · last line 35.5
Dalton Schultz Receiving Yards props & line Dalton Schultz Receptions props
George Pickens
Receiving Yards: 4/8 over · last line 65.5
George Pickens Receiving Yards props & line George Pickens Receptions props
Jake Ferguson
Receiving Yards: 2/8 over · last line 15.5
Jake Ferguson Receiving Yards props & line Jake Ferguson Receptions props
Kayshon Boutte
Receiving Yards: 5/8 over · last line 13.5
Kayshon Boutte Receiving Yards props & line Kayshon Boutte Receptions props
Woody Marks
Rushing Yards: 4/8 over · last line 63.5
Woody Marks Rushing Yards props & line Woody Marks Receiving Yards props Woody Marks Receptions props
Xavier Hutchinson
Receiving Yards: 7/8 over · last line 23.5
Xavier Hutchinson Receiving Yards props & line Xavier Hutchinson Receptions props
Jaylin Noel
Receiving Yards: 5/7 over · last line 28.5
Jaylin Noel Receiving Yards props & line Jaylin Noel Receptions props
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Receiving Yards: 2/7 over · last line 22.5
Marvin Harrison Jr. Receiving Yards props & line Marvin Harrison Jr. Receptions props
Nico Collins
Receiving Yards: 3/6 over · last line 69.5
Nico Collins Receiving Yards props & line Nico Collins Receptions props
Brevyn Spann-Ford
Receiving Yards: 3/5 over · last line 13.5
Brevyn Spann-Ford Receiving Yards props & line Brevyn Spann-Ford Receptions props
David Montgomery
Rushing Yards: 1/5 over · last line 42.5
David Montgomery Rushing Yards props & line David Montgomery Receiving Yards props David Montgomery Receptions props
Tyler Goodson
Rushing Yards: 2/4 over · last line 20.5
Tyler Goodson Rushing Yards props & line
Foster Moreau
Receiving Yards: 2/3 over · last line 6.5
Foster Moreau Receiving Yards props & line Foster Moreau Receptions props
KaVontae Turpin
Receiving Yards: 2/3 over · last line 5.5
KaVontae Turpin Receiving Yards props & line KaVontae Turpin Receptions props
Tank Dell
Receiving Yards: 2/2 over · last line 15.5
Tank Dell Receiving Yards props & line
Jawhar Jordan
Rushing Yards: 1/1 over · last line 12.5
Jawhar Jordan Rushing Yards props & line
Jonathan Mingo
Receiving Yards: 1/1 over · last line 16.5
Jonathan Mingo Receiving Yards props & line
Brandon Aubrey
Kicking Points: 6/9 over · last line 8.5
Brandon Aubrey Kicking Points props
Ka'imi Fairbairn
Kicking Points: 4/8 over · last line 7.5
Ka'imi Fairbairn Kicking Points props

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Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans: Final Score & Recap

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30 in this NFL game at NRG Stadium, Houston on Sunday, October 4, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans Odds

DraftKings lists the Houston Texans at HOU -3 on the spread, with the total set at 48.5. Moneylines are Dallas Cowboys +130 and Houston Texans -155. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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Scoring Summary

Player Props

Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans Player Props

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Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans — Common Questions