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Carolina Panthers vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 3 Odds, Plays and Insights

Check out odds, plays and more for the Carolina Panthers vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 3 matchup on September 23, 2021.

Sep 19, 2021; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule greets New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton after the game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

The Houston Texans (1-1) will try to prove oddsmakers wrong when they square off against the Carolina Panthers (2-0) on Thursday, September 23, 2021 as an 8.5-point underdog. The total is 43 points for this game.

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Odds for Panthers vs. Texans

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Over/under insights

  • Carolina played eight games with over 43 points scored, its current matchup's total, last year.
  • Last year, 15 of Houston's 16 matchups went over 43 total points scored.
  • The Panthers and the Texans combined to average 2.9 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 43 set for this game.
  • The Panthers and the Texans saw their opponents average a combined 11.1 more points per game last season than the over/under of 43 set for this game.
  • The Panthers' average point total in matchups last year was 48.6, 5.6 points higher than the over/under in this game.
  • The average point total for the Texans in 2020 was 7.6 points higher than this game's over/under.

Panthers stats and trends

  • Carolina put together a 9-7-0 ATS record last year.
  • Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total seven times in Carolina's games.
  • The Panthers put up 7.1 fewer points per game (21.9) than the Texans gave up (29) last season.
  • When Carolina recorded more than 29 points last season, it was 2-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
  • The Panthers averaged 67.3 fewer yards per game (349.5) than the Texans allowed per matchup (416.8) last year.
  • Carolina was 3-1 against the spread and 2-2 overall when the team totaled over 416.8 yards last season.
  • The Panthers turned the ball over 12 more times (21 total) than the Texans forced a turnover (9) last year.
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Texans stats and trends

  • Houston covered six times in 16 games with a spread last season.
  • The Texans did not cover the spread last year (0-1 ATS) when playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs.
  • A total of eight of Houston's games last season went over the point total.
  • The Texans put up just 1.1 fewer points per game (24) than the Panthers allowed (25.1) last year.
  • When Houston put up over 25.1 points last year, it was 4-3 against the spread and 4-3 overall.
  • The Texans averaged only 15.2 more yards per game (375.3) than the Panthers gave up per outing (360.1) last season.
  • When Houston piled up over 360.1 yards last year, the team was 5-6 against the spread and 4-7 overall.
  • The Texans turned the ball over 18 times last season, four fewer times than the Panthers forced turnovers (22).

Home and road insights

  • At home last year, Houston was 3-5 against the spread and 2-6 overall.
  • In three of eight games at home last season, Houston went over the total.
  • Texans home games last season averaged 51.6 total points, 8.6 more than this contest's over/under (43).
  • Carolina was 3-5 overall, and 7-1 against the spread, on the road last season.
  • Last season, in eight road games, Carolina went over the total four times.
  • The average point total in Panthers away games last season was 49.0 points, 6.0 more than this contest's over/under (43).

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