Buccaneers vs. Texans Odds, Best Bets & Player Props For MNF NFL Week 2

By Barb Fields Sep 12th, 2025 1:30 PM EDT

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) - David Smith/CSM

Teams that finished in opposite directions of one-score games meet in the first of two Monday Night Football games for Week 2, as CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans host Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Stroud couldn’t get much going in L.A. for his team’s Week 1 game, as the Texans fell just 14-9 to the Rams. Mayfield, however, was clutch in the closing minutes, delivering a TD strike with:59 left in a 23-20 win at Atlanta.

Despite those results, NFL Odds at the best sports betting sites show it’s Houston that’s favored, laying 2.5 points at home. The latest Buccaneers vs. Texans odds have an Over/Under at 42.5 points.

Bookies.com veteran NFL handicapper Adam Thompson – who has hit on a whopping 60.2% of his NFL picks five years running and was at 62.5% in Week 1 of this season- reveals his plays for this intriguing primetime matchup.

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Buccaneers vs. Texans Betting Predictions

Buccaneers vs. Texans Point Spread

Mayfield’s TD with under a minute left gave the Buccaneers a clutch win over the Falcons. But Mayfield got lucky on numerous occasions with poor passes that Atlanta didn’t take advantage of. The ball-hawking Texans, with one of the top pass D units, will.

Houston’s offensive line remains a big question, which keeps us from making any spread pick as the play of the evening. Still, if we’re picking a side, it’s laying under a field goal on the home team in prime time.

Buccaneers vs. Texans Over/Under

The Buccaneers were among the NFL’s highest-scoring teams in 2024. Eventually, that should be the case here, but Tampa and defense-deficient Atlanta combined for only 43 points in Week 1. The Texans managed just nine points in a game that totaled 23.

Defense was king in Week 1 and it should be the case again in this instance. Each offense is going to have issues, so the Under is our top play for this Week 2 matchup.

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Buccaneers vs. Texans Same Game Parlay

1. Under 42.5 Points (-110): The Houston Week 1 game totaled 24 points against a Rams team that’s similar to Tampa. Expect more, but not a lot more, scoring here.

2. Baker Mayfield, Over 0.5 Interceptions (-132): According to Pro Football Focus, Mayfield had four turnover-worthy plays in Week 1, but the Falcons couldn’t convert any of them. Houston’s defense gets turnovers. Matfield himself has a history of sloppy play on Monday nights.

3. Nick Chubb, Under 52.5 Rushing Yards (-113): Chubb was a suitable fill-in for Joe Mixon, gaining 60 yards on 13 carries, a solid 4.6 ypc. But Tampa’s defense was a wall in 2024 and picked up where it left off in Week 1, holding Bijan Robinson to 2.0 yards per rush.

Same Game Parlay Odds: +532

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