The first of the two Monday Night Football games for NFL Week 2 will be an NFC vs. AFC matchup in Houston with C.J. Stroud and the Texans hosting Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The first of the two games to close out the slate, we’ve got our best Buccaneers vs. Texans predictions for you (check out our best bets for MNF here as well.

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Buccaneers vs. Texans Predictions for Monday Night Football, NFL Week 2

C.J. Stroud and the Texans are a team featured in the 1 PM ET slate more often than not, but last week saw them go down to the Rams out in Los Angeles. We point that out because it was one of the late afternoon games that likely went under the radar for many fans.

It was a relatively uneventful 14-9 loss, whereas the Bucs had an absolute thriller in an NFC South showdown with the Atlanta Falcons. It’ll be back-to-back home games for Baker Mayfield and the boys, but with what we saw from their defense in Week 1, we won't be surprised if they end the season with the NFL’s best run defense.

With that in mind, there were so many markets we considered for our Buccaneers vs. Texans predictions. We’ll make sure to mention them as we break things down so that you have a few options to choose from. So, let’s dive into the best best from our Buccaneers vs. Texans predictions.

 

 

 

Buccaneers vs. Texans Best Bet: Tampa Bay +2.5 Points (-110 at Rebet)

Given that absolutely elite Bucs run defense, simply taking the under could certainly be a solid option. Similarly, targeting the Houston team total under could also be a solid approach. Unfortunately, the Buccaneers vs. Texans odds were provided with in those regards seem quite on point in our eyes.

In other words, the books don’t seem to be doing us many favors. The same could be said regarding the point spread, as, of course, we’d much prefer getting a full field goal rather than the 2.5 points.

However, you could also say the same from the other side of the coin in terms of it being a bait pick on the Texans since they only need to win by a last-second field goal. Well, not only are we not taking that bait, but we’re taking the complete other side of it. We wouldn’t even mind grabbing the plus-money with Tampa Bay’s money line.

To best explain why we love this Bucs defense, we only need to share the Falcons' rushing attack last week. The great, amazing, and often #1 overall fantasy pick Bijan Robinson had just 24 yards on 12 carries, and even Tyler Allgeier was given 10 carries to gain just 24 yards as well!

Consider taking Nick Chubb to go under his rushing yards prop as well, but we’ll lock in Tampa Bay +2.5 (-110 at Rebet) as the best bet from our Buccaneers vs. Texans predictions
 

 

 

How To Watch NFL Monday Night Football Week 2

Again, this is the first of the MNF doubleheader, and with the earlier start time, we’ve shared how to watch Buccaneers vs. Texans NFL Monday Night Football Week 2:

  • Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
  • When: 7 PM ET on 9/15
  • Watch on TV: ESPN, ABC
  • Where to stream: ESPN+
     
 

 

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

We may end up seeing the closest game of the entire Week 2 slate in Houston, as you can see with the latest Buccaneers vs. Texans odds for Monday Night Football at Rebet Social Sportsbook:

 

 

Buccaneers vs. Texans Injury Report & Latest News

As always, we’ve got you covered with news around the entire league, not just Buccaneers vs. Texans injury news with our Fantasy Alarm NFL injury report. That’s especially crucial to have after the week concludes with these MNF matchups.

That said, we have to specifically point out Chris Godwin and Tristan Wirfs in Tampa and Christian Kirk and Jake Andrews - a pair of WR/OL for both teams.
 

 

 

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