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Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns

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Week 10, 2026 · Huntington Bank Field · Sunday, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ET · outdoors

Houston Texans
2–5 · Elo 1498 · C.J. Stroud
Elo: CLE 55%
Cleveland Browns
5–3 · Elo 1450 · Deshaun Watson (+34 Elo) · Home

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What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsCLEHOUNote
EloCLE 55%55%45%CLE 1450 vs HOU 1498, implied spread CLE −1.3
The blendCLE 55%55%45%

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Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.

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Injury report

ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.

TeamPlayerPosStatusInjury
HOUBlake FisherOTQuestionableThumb · questionable
HOUDavid MontgomeryRBQuestionableGroin · Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he has "no significant update" on the status of Montgomery (groin) heading into a Week 9 matchup with the Chargers, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
HOUJalen PitreSQuestionableShoulder - AC Joint · questionable
HOUReed BlankenshipSQuestionableConcussion · Blankenship (concussion/hand) underwent surgery on his left hand in October, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

On the Wire

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