Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots: Experts release early Divisional Round projections [2026]

The Houston Texans and New England Patriots will meet in the Divisional Round at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 18, 2026, starting at 3:00 PM ET.

Early simulations from Dimers' trusted NFL model favor the Patriots as the most likely winner of this AFC clash.

For updates all week long, including best bets, player prop projections and touchdown probabilities, check out our interactive Texans vs. Patriots predictions page.

Houston vs. New England early predictions

Leveraging trusted machine learning and analysis, we have simulated the Texans vs. Patriots game 10,000 times as part of our NFL predictions coverage. Here are the latest insights:

• Straight up win probabilities: Texans 37%, Patriots 63%
• Predicted final score: Texans 19-22 Patriots
• Spread: Texans (+2.5) 44%, Patriots (-2.5) 56%
• Total points (40.5): Over 55%, Under 45%

As of January 13, 2026, these Texans-Patriots numbers and predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Texans vs. Patriots Divisional Round details

Sunday's matchup between the Patriots and Texans at Gillette Stadium is scheduled for January 18, 2026.

• Who: Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots
• Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026
• Time: 3:00 PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: Gillette Stadium

Texans vs. Patriots opening odds

We've researched the best betting odds across America for this Divisional Round clash, which are listed here:

• Spread: Texans +2.5 (-102), Patriots -2.5 (-120)
• Moneyline: Texans +136, Patriots -150
• Total: Over/Under 40.5 (-115/-105)

Odds may continue to move—track live changes via our NFL odds page.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions

Early NFL player projections for the Divisional Round highlight the top candidates to score a TD in Texans-Patriots in Week 20:

Houston Texans

• Nico Collins: 39.2% probability
• Woody Marks: 36.2% probability
• Jayden Higgins: 26.6% probability

New England Patriots

• Rhamondre Stevenson: 48.5% probability
• TreVeyon Henderson: 46.3% probability
• Hunter Henry: 33.2% probability

Texans vs Patriots player props

Woody Marks is projected to lead rushing for the Texans, while Rhamondre Stevenson is expected to pace the Patriots on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor Houston's Nico Collins and New England's Stefon Diggs as the likely leaders for each team.

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Conclusion

We predict the Patriots, with a 63% win probability, will likely beat the Texans in this NFL postseason matchup. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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