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Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans Recap

NFL · September 20, 2026 · Pre-game prediction preserved, outcome auto-graded against ESPN.

LOSS

This one missed — Houston Texans LOSS.

Pre-game, the Lakeshore Edge model picked Houston Texans at 58% against FanDuel's implied 59% — an edge of +7.9pt. The full reasoning is preserved below for audit.

Closing-line value vs Pinnacle: +7.2pp  ·  closed at 1.67 (59.9%)

Pass
Houston Texans
-145 on FanDuel
Model 58%
Market 59%
Edge +7.9 pts

FADE GUARD: market moved 2.0pp against this side since publish

How the model got here

Each row is a stage in the probability calculation. The bar is the probability at that stage; the delta on the right is the shift from the previous stage.

Elo baseline
70.2% —
+ Season record + form
71.1% +0.9pp
+ Factors (QB / weather / rest / trends)
70.4% -0.7pp
Platt rescale
58.1% -12.3pp
Injury report (drag - opponent's drag)
55.7% -2.4pp
Moneyline normalization (both sides to 100%)
58.2% +2.5pp

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