Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
NFL 2026 · Week 3 · · Lucas Oil Stadium · division game
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, Week 3 of the 2026 season: Indianapolis Colts won 19–17.
Result
Houston Texans 17–19 Indianapolis Colts
Closing line HOU −1.5, total 41.5 (stayed under). Indianapolis Colts covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is HOU −1.5, total 41.5.
Indianapolis Colts
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Houston Texans
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season before this game
| Colts | Texans | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Points per game | 26.5 | 18.5 |
| Points allowed per game | 37.0 | 28.0 |
| Points difference | -21 | -19 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 1-1 | 0-2 |
Head-to-head record
Indianapolis Colts lead 33–15 with 1 tie in 49 meetings since 2002. Houston Texans have won the last 5.
| P | Colts | T | Texans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 49 | 33 | 1 | 15 |
| At Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
- Biggest Indianapolis Colts win
- Houston Texans 14–49 Indianapolis Colts (2004 Week 10)
- Biggest Houston Texans win
- Indianapolis Colts 7–34 Houston Texans (2011 Week 1)
- Average points per meeting
- 45.8
- Indianapolis Colts against the spread (W-L-P)
- 27-19-3
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Indianapolis Colts 30–38 Houston Texans2025 Week 18 · line HOU −9.5 (Colts covered)
- Houston Texans 20–16 Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 13 · line IND −3 (Colts did not cover)
- Indianapolis Colts 20–23 Houston Texans2024 Week 8 · line HOU −5 (Colts covered)
- Houston Texans 29–27 Indianapolis Colts2024 Week 1 · line HOU −3 (Colts covered)
- Houston Texans 23–19 Indianapolis Colts2023 Week 18 · line HOU −1.5 (Colts did not cover)
- Indianapolis Colts 31–20 Houston Texans2023 Week 2 · line IND −1 (Colts covered)
- Houston Texans 32–31 Indianapolis Colts2022 Week 18 · line IND −3 (Colts did not cover)
- Indianapolis Colts 20–20 Houston Texans (OT)2022 Week 1 · line IND −7 (Colts did not cover)
- Indianapolis Colts 31–0 Houston Texans2021 Week 13 · line IND −10 (Colts covered)
- Houston Texans 3–31 Indianapolis Colts2021 Week 6 · line IND −10.5 (Colts covered)
Recent games
Indianapolis Colts
- L@ Kansas City ChiefsWeek 2 · covered KC −630–33 (OT)
- Lv Baltimore RavensWeek 1 · did not cover BAL −323–41
- L@ Houston Texans2025 Week 18 · covered HOU −9.530–38
- Lv Jacksonville Jaguars2025 Week 17 · did not cover JAX −3.517–23
- Lv San Francisco 49ers2025 Week 16 · did not cover SF −4.527–48
- L@ Seattle Seahawks2025 Week 15 · covered SEA −13.516–18
- L@ Jacksonville Jaguars2025 Week 14 · did not cover IND −2.519–36
- Lv Houston Texans2025 Week 13 · did not cover IND −316–20
- L@ Kansas City Chiefs2025 Week 12 · covered KC −3.520–23 (OT)
- Wv Atlanta Falcons2025 Week 10 · did not cover IND −6.531–25 (OT)
Recent games
Houston Texans
- Lv Cincinnati BengalsWeek 2 · did not cover HOU −36–20
- Lv Buffalo BillsWeek 1 · did not cover BUF −1.531–36
- L@ New England Patriots2025 Divisional round · did not cover NE −316–28
- W@ Pittsburgh Steelers2025 Wild card round · covered HOU −330–6
- Wv Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 18 · did not cover HOU −9.538–30
- W@ Los Angeles Chargers2025 Week 17 · covered LAC −1.520–16
- Wv Las Vegas Raiders2025 Week 16 · did not cover HOU −14.523–21
- Wv Arizona Cardinals2025 Week 15 · covered HOU −10.540–20
- W@ Kansas City Chiefs2025 Week 14 · covered KC −4.520–10
- W@ Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 13 · covered IND −320–16