Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans: Experts release early Week 1 predictions [2026]

The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans will meet in Week 1 of the NFL season at Reliant Stadium on Sunday, September 13, 2026, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Initial simulations from Dimers' trusted NFL model favor the Bills as the most likely winner of this AFC showdown.

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

Buffalo vs. Houston early predictions

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

• Straight up win probabilities: Bills 57.4%, Texans 42.6%
• Predicted final score: Bills 24-22 Texans
• Spread: Bills (+1.5) 56.4%, Texans (-1.5) 43.6%
• Total points (44.5): Over 55.1%, Under 44.9%

As of September 7, 2026, these Bills-Texans figures and predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Bills vs. Texans Week 1 details

Sunday's matchup between the Texans and Bills at Reliant Stadium is scheduled for September 13, 2026.

• Who: Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans
• Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
• Time: 1:00 PM ET/10:00AM PT
• Venue: Reliant Stadium

Bills vs. Texans opening odds

We've researched the best betting odds across America for this Week 1 game, which are listed here:

• Spread: Bills +1.5 (-117), Texans -1.5 (+106)
• Moneyline: Bills +100, Texans -104
• Total: Over/Under 44.5 (+108/-106)

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

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions

Early NFL player projections for Week 1 highlight the top candidates to score a TD in Bills-Texans in Week 1:

Buffalo Bills

• James Cook: 49.3% probability
• Josh Allen: 40.7% probability
• DJ Moore: 26.9% probability

Houston Texans

• David Montgomery: 49.3% probability
• Nico Collins: 35.1% probability
• Woody Marks: 28.1% probability

Bills vs Texans player props

James Cook is projected to lead rushing for the Bills, while David Montgomery is expected to pace the Texans on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor Buffalo's DJ Moore and Houston's Nico Collins as the likely leaders for each team.

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Conclusion

We predict the Bills, with a 57.4% win probability, will likely beat the Texans in Week 1 of the NFL season. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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