Bengals vs Texans Predictions and Expert Picks for Week 16 NFL Game

This season has not gone as planned for Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans, who have been eliminated from playoff contention for some time. The Cincinnati Bengals year has also lost some buzz since Joe Burrow's season ending injury, although they are coming off a huge upset over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In a Week 16 battle for draft order rather than the postseason, the experts have made their picks for Bengals-Texans.

Bengals vs Texans Picks Week 16

CBS Sports picks are from their panel of experts, numberFire picks are from their NFL game projections, Sporting News picks are from Vinnie Iyer and betting favorites are from FanDuel Sportsbook's Week 16 NFL odds.

Winner:
CBS Sports: Texans (4)
numberFire: Texans
Sporting News: Texans
Betting Favorite: Texans -8

Against the Spread:
CBS Sports: Texans (2), Bengals (2)
Sporting News: Bengals

Cincinnati pulled off quite the upset a week ago, but they had extra motivation against an old bitter rival. With much less to play for this week, the experts have Houston winning all across the board, but the Bengals covering on three out of five spread picks.

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Michael Obermuller is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Michael Obermuller also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username king_mizzard. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.