3 of 4 models favor the Texans.
On average the models have the Texans by 4.8 points, a 65% win chance.
Early prediction, updates weekly until kickoff.
Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .
TV listings: ESPN
| Model | Says | Win chance |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus (our call)The average of Our model, Elo, SRS and ESPN FPI (whichever are there); the market is left out. This is our call. | Texans by 4.8 | 65% |
| Our model ExperimentalOur ratings from nflverse play-by-play: opponent-adjusted EPA per play, home field and the starting quarterback, frozen on the 2024 season and tested once on 2025. Experimental. | Texans by 4.8 | 65% |
| EloEvery team's Elo rating from every game since 1999 (FiveThirtyEight's method). | Texans by 4.2 | 65% |
| SRSSimple Rating System: points scored minus allowed, adjusted for the schedule, blended with last season early on. Settings chosen by hand, not tuned. | Texans by 5.5 | 66% |
| ESPN FPIESPN's Football Power Index matchup predictor, read from ESPN before kickoff. Read in the week of the game. | Available game week | — |
| RecordThe team with the better record this season; equal records go to the home team. A winner only. | Giants | — |
| MarketThe market's margin, shown for comparison only: never a win chance, and not in our call. | Texans by 7 | — |
Our model is experimental. Season so far (79 games, Weeks 1–4 reconstructed): it missed the final margin by 9.8 points on average, the market's margin by 9.8; ours was closer in 38 of 79. Scorecard →
Not named yet. The quarterbacks we assume show here in game week: once every earlier game is in, or two days before Week 7's first kickoff.
The official Week 7 injury report isn't out yet. It shows here once nflverse has it, in the week of the game.
Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours.
Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, through Week 5 (the games played so far); league rank in brackets.
| Giants | Texans | |
|---|---|---|
| Net EPA per play | −0.09 (24th) | +0.01 (18th) |
| Offense, EPA per play | −0.06 (27th) | −0.05 (24th) |
| Defense, EPA per play allowed (lower is better) | +0.03 (22nd) | −0.05 (6th) |
| Passing offense, EPA per dropback | +0.01 (21st) | +0.04 (17th) |
| Rushing offense, EPA per run | −0.16 (24th) | −0.20 (29th) |
| Offense success rate | 41% (26th) | 41% (25th) |
The Giants won 5 of the last 5 meetings.
| Nov 13, 2022Week 10, 2022 | Giants 24, Texans 16at New York |
| Sep 23, 2018Week 3, 2018 | Giants 27, Texans 22at Houston |
| Sep 21, 2014Week 3, 2014 | Giants 30, Texans 17at New York |
| Oct 10, 2010Week 5, 2010 | Giants 34, Texans 10at Houston |
| Nov 5, 2006Week 9, 2006 | Giants 14, Texans 10at New York |