Houston has won six in a row, but the question is: can the Texans cover a two-touchdown-plus spread against the Raiders without looking ahead to two huge matchups in the coming weeks against the Chargers and Indianapolis? Pete Carroll has not given up on his Las Vegas squad as he desperately tries to salvage something from his inaugural season with the team to save his job and his legacy. Kenny Pickett was a disaster last week filling in for Geno Smith, but Smith is expected to be back under center for this week's game. The OVER is 4-0 in the Raiders' past four games after scoring fewer than 15 points their previous game, and they are 6-1 OVER after totaling fewer than 150 yards passing. The Texans easily went OVER last week as they defeated Arizona 40-20. Grab the huge points with the Raiders and the OVER.
These Pro Picks were released to clients on December 19, 2025 at 11:57AM ET.
Las Vegas at Houston
December 21, 2025
2 units on Las Vegas +14.5 (-118) (risk 2 to return 3.69)
Result:
WIN
WIN
2 units on Game Total OVER 37.5 -109 (risk 2 to return 3.83)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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