Home underdogs in wild-card games are 20-9-1 ATS all time with a 16-14 outright record. Last year, both home underdogs won outright (Tampa Buccaneers +3.5 vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Texans +2.5 vs. Cleveland Browns).
No team had a better record against the spread this season than the Chargers. The Chargers are 13-4 ATS, 11-2 ATS as favorites and 6-1 ATS as road favorites. They have covered five straight road games and are 9-2 ATS in their past 11 games.
It's the third time the Chargers are road favorites in a playoff game (2022 at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1982 at Miami Dolphins). The Chargers lost both games.
Eleven of the Texans' 17 games this season went under the total, tied with the New York Giants for the highest under rate in the NFL. Unders were 7-1 in Houston home games this season.
Since 2022, Justin Herbert is 11-5 ATS as a road favorite.
The Chargers are 7-2 ATS all time against the Texans.
The Texans are 13-4 ATS in the first half this season, tied for the best record in the NFL. The Chargers are 12-4-1 ATS in the first half, the third-best record.
Texans first-quarter overs are 11-5-1 ATS, tied for the best mark in the NFL.
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