The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans were two AFC teams expected to win their respective divisions prior to the season, but are now looking up at rivals. That sets us up for the NFL Week 12 Thursday Night Football game with both squads as motivated as ever, and we’ve got our Bills vs. Texans predictions for TNF.

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Bills vs. Texans Predictions For Thursday Night Football, NFL Week 12

While Buffalo and Houston may not be fully living up to their preseason expectations, not leading their respective divisions is more so due to the exceeding expectations by the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Regardless, the team that comes through for any Bills vs. Texans predictions is most certainly going to be in a better position moving forward.

It’s also a rematch of last season, which was a narrow 23-20 win for Houston in Week 5. However, before we get too deep into any Bills vs. Texans predictions, C.J. Stroud updates are going to be paramount. (he is now officially OUT) The Houston QB missed his second straight game this past Sunday, and there were always doubts about his return for Thursday Night Football.

That’s per Adam Schefter of ESPN on Saturday, and his absence certainly played a role in the Texans not scoring a single point until halfway through the third quarter against the lowly then-1-8 Tennessee Titans. Meanwhile, Josh Allen and Buffalo were in a back-and-forth battle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where points were not exactly difficult to come by.

Now it’s time to decide which type of game to expect with our best Bills vs. Texans predictions to add to our premium NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.
 

 

 

Bills vs. Texans Best Bet: James Cook Over 68.5 Rushing Yards (-106 at Novig)

If you checked out that All-Pro link above, you’ll see that we’ve got corresponding picks. We won’t spoil too much, but we’re expecting a Buffalo victory since Houston doesn’t thrive where they need to for the upset - the run game. That’s why we’re focusing our Bills vs. Texans predictions here on Buffalo’s run game instead.

However, if you insist on something for the Houston side of the game, you could still consider Woody Marks to go over his rushing yards line. He was the only RB to even get a carry until the second half against the Titans when Nick Chubb finally got some touches. We also just saw the Bills let Sean Tucker (third-string RB for the Bucs) look like Jonathan Taylor.

While all that is true, we simply don’t trust a Houston offensive line that ranks 32nd in run block win rate to be the focus of our Bills vs. Texans predictions. We’d rather trust the Buffalo offensive line, which ranks second in that same regard. We also aren’t hesitant just because of James Cook’s recent stat line - the Bucs have an elite run defense.

With Houston having the NFL’s best pass defense, we expect James Cook to be the focus of the game plan on a short week. Along with the fact that he had 82 rushing yards against Houston last season, we’ve got James Cook over 68.5 rushing yards (-106 at Novig) as the best bet from our Bills vs. Texans predictions.

 

 

 

How To Watch NFL Week 12 Thursday Night Football

A prime time game that also kicks off a new NFL slate is one that most fans likely know how to tune into, but we’ve still got you covered with how to watch Bills vs. Texans NFL Week 12 Thursday Night Football:

  • Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
  • When: 8:15 PM ET on 11/20
  • Where to stream: Prime Video exclusively

 

 

 

Bills vs. Texans Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

Like we saw last season, Buffalo is a slight road favorite, and you can see the latest Bills vs. Texans odds for TNF at Novig Sportsbook below:

 

 

Bills vs. Texans Injury Report & Latest News

As we’ve had to note from the start, Bills vs. Texans injury news is crucial for any TNF predictions. All eyes will be on C.J. Stroud, but beyond that most obvious one (who is officially OUT now), Houston also had Braxton Berrios and Dameon Pierce miss Sunday’s game. Perhaps even more notable - kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn is injured.

As for Bills vs. Texans injuries in Buffalo, they had significant names out against Tampa as well. That included the likes of Keon Coleman, Elijah Moore, and Shaq Thompson. As you can see, there is plenty of Bills vs. Texans injury news to monitor with the Fantasy Alarm NFL injury report.

 

 

 

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