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The Los Angeles Rams will take on the Houston Texans at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at NRG Stadium. Houston is 1-6 overall and 1-2 at home, while the Rams are 6-1 overall and 3-0 on the road. The Rams beat the Lions last week, 28-19. The Texans lost to the Cardinals, 31-5. 

The Rams have a 3-1 all-time record vs. the Texans. Los Angeles is favored by 16 points in the latest Texans vs. Rams odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 46.5. Before entering any Rams vs. Texans picks, you'll want to see the NFL predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,700 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 8 of the 2021 NFL schedule on an incredible 126-85 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. 

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, the model has set its sights on Texans vs. Rams. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NFL betting lines for Rams vs. Texans:

  • Texans vs. Rams spread: Rams -16
  • Texans vs. Rams over-under: 46.5 points

What you need to know about the Texans

Houston has lost six consecutive games. The Texans have failed to score a TD in three of their last four games. Houston finished with 160 yards in the loss to Arizona, with 42 rushing yards on 15 attempts. Davis Mills passed for just 135 yards and lost a fumble. 

Tyrod Taylor (hamstring) returned to practice this week but is not ready to play yet. Mark Ingram was traded to New Orleans on Wednesday. Christian Kirksey (thumb) is questionable for Sunday's game. 

What you need to know about the Rams

Cooper Kupp caught 10 passes for two TDs and 156 yards in the win over Detroit. He became the fourth player in the Super Bowl era with two-plus receiving TDs in four of his team's first seven games. Matthew Stafford passed for 334 yards and three TDs and no INTs. He Is one of two quarterbacks with four games of three-plus TD passes and a 115-plus rating in 2021. 

Leonard Floyd has 4.5 sacks in his past four road games. Jalen Ramsey's second interception of the season in the end zone with five minutes remaining sealed with the win over Detroit. He is questionable for Sunday's game with an illness and Andrew Whitworth (knee) and Sebastian Joseph-Day (chest) are out. 

How to make Rams vs. Texans picks

SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total, and it also has generated a pick that hits in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Rams vs. Texans? And which side of the spread hits more than 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its NFL picks.