Buccaneers vs Texans – Week 2 2025
TB
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20@19
TB BY 1
FINAL · WEEK 2
2025 SEASON
NRG Stadium · Houston, TX
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Houston Texans 19.
Going in, our model had favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 69% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 2 Buccaneers, 3 Texans.
Model confidence: TB 69%Our line: TB -6.7
ODDS
SPREAD
TB +2.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
TB -6.7
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TB · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
69%
TB · MARKET WIN PROBABILITY
45%
DIFFERENCE
+24%
| SOURCE | TB | HOU | TB WIN % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closing line | +114 | -135 | 44.6% |
WIN % is each book’s odds as a win chance, with the book’s cut taken out. The card above is their average.
TEAM COMPARISON2025 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 2
-0.022Net EPA / play+0.118
-0.009 (20)Offense EPA / play-0.013 (21)
+0.013 (17)Defense EPA / play-0.131 (1)
42.4% (24)Offense success %41.3% (28)
GAME NARRATIVE
TB B-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked TB. Projected margin: 6.7. Actual: 1. Off by 5.7 points but directionally right.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 5 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 3.5 points.
Another data point for the model. B-tier picks continue to track.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
TB
Divisional 2-4 ATS (33%)
HOU
No noteworthy trends
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
DOME
CLIMATE CONTROLLED
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2025 SEASON
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2025 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
INJURY REPORTWEEK 2
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 1 MEETING
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| TB@HOUW9 2023 | TB 37, HOU 39 | HOU | W |
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.
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WEEK 2 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSTB vs HOU
Our model takes Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 69% win probability, a Tier B pick. The margin models project TB by 6.7. The market has TB at +2.5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers won, TB 20, HOU 19. Our model had favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 69% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +2.5, meaning the book expects Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win by 2.5 points.
In Week 2, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were without 2 players (Out or Doubtful) and the Houston Texans were without 3 players (Out or Doubtful).
Week 2 of the 2025 season, MON 7:00 PM.
Houston Texans, TB 37, HOU 39 in Week 9 of 2023.
By net EPA per play over the 2025 season, Houston Texans: TB -0.022 against HOU +0.118.
