Carolina Panthers (0-1) vs. Houston Texans (0-1)
August 16, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Texans -2.5; Over/Under: 38.5
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The Carolina Panthers and the Houston Texans meet in week 2 NFL Preseason action from NRG Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Panthers vs. Houston Texans prediction.
Carolina Panthers Recap
The Carolina Panthers kicked off the preseason by falling flat against the Cleveland Browns by a final score of 30-10. After this game, the Panthers will finish the preseason with a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Panthers Looking To Rebound
Andy Dalton threw for 101 yards and an INT on 13 of 19 passing while Jack Plummer went 6 of 10 passing for 79 yards and Bryce Young went 4 for 6 passing with 58 yards and the lone passing TD for the Panthers in the losing effort. Emani Bailey led the Panthers in rushing with 3 rushes for 21 yards while Tetairoa McMillan had a team-high 43 receiving yards with a pair of receiving yards. Jimmy Horn Jr. had a team-high 4 receptions while Jalen Coker had the Panthers’ lone TD grab. Defensively, Thomas Incoom has a team-high 5 solo tackles along with a sack while Bobby Brown III, Shamar Bartholomew and Sam Roberts each had a sack as well in the loss.
Houston Texans Recap
The Houston Texans come into this game looking to bounce back from a 20-10 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings last time out to start the preseason on the wrong foot. After this game, the Texans will close out the preseason with a game against the Detroit Lions.
Texans Looking For Bounce Back In Week 2
Kedon Slovis threw for 71 yards on 11 of 15 passing while Davis Mills went 4 for 5 with 50 yards passing and Houston’s lone passing TD in the defeat. Dare Ogunbowale had a team-high 29 rushing yards and Jawhar Jordan added 18 rushing yards on 6 carries. John Metchie lII led the Texans with 5 receptions for 45 yards while Braxton Berrios added 3 grabs for 33 yards and a TD. Defensively, Myles Bryant and Jamal Hill each had a team-high 6 total tackles including 4 solo tackles while Casey Toohill and Haggai Ndubuisi each had a sack as well in the loss.
Carolina Panthers vs. Houston Texans Prediction
I’m on the under in this one. I just think that you have two teams that didn’t really do much to impress in week 1 and while Bryce Young seeing some action leads me to think that Carolina might be focusing a bit more on utilizing preseason snaps than the Texans are, I still think that the both teams are going to utilize a more ground-based, grind it out approach and I think the under comes in as well as I’m also not a fan of the QB Depth on both sides which is a massive factor for me when it comes to betting the preseason. Give me the under.
