For Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 4:30 PM ET on CBS, oddsmakers have installed player prop bets on C.J. Stroud. In the AFC Wild Card Round, Stroud’s Houston Texans (10-7) will take on the Los Angeles Chargers (11-6). The game is at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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C.J. Stroud props for AFC Wild Card round
- Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Chargers
- Time: 4:30 PM ET
- Date: January 11, 2025
- Passing yards prop: Over 229.5 (-115)
- Rushing yards prop: Over 13.5 (-110)
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Stroud passing stats and trends
- Compared to his 229.5-yard over/under for this matchup, Stroud is throwing for fewer yards per game this year (219.2).
- In 10 of 17 matchups this season, he has thrown for more than 229.5 yards.
- Stroud’s average prop bet for passing yards this year has been 250.5. His actual passing average is below that, by 31.3 yards per game.
- Stroud has hit the over on his passing yards total six times this season (37.5%).
- In 13 of 17 games this season, he has thrown a touchdown pass — and six of those games included multiple TD passes.
- In eight of 17 games this season, Stroud has thrown an interception, with more than one INT on four occasions.
Texans vs. Chargers stats and trends
- This week Stroud will face the NFL’s seventh-ranked pass defense (206.9 yards allowed per game).
- The Texans rank 21st in pass offense (207.4 passing yards per game) and sixth in pass defense (201 passing yards allowed per game) this season.
- The Texans rank 15th in run offense (112.3 rushing yards per game) and 11th in run defense (114 rushing yards allowed per game) this season.
- The Texans are putting up 5.5 yards per play on offense (17th in the league), while featuring the fourth-best yards per play on defense in the NFL (5.4) this season.