Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Quick Answer
As of August 1, 2026, our model favors the Texans by 3 in Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans, NFL Week 4 2026 — 58% to win, and Texans 9th of 32, Cowboys 11th. Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26OCT04DALHOU yet, so there is no price to compare: when it opens, Texans at 53c or below (or Cowboys at 37c or below) is where the model would take a position.
DAL
+1.5
HOU
+1.8
Cowboys
42%
model win prob
Texans
58%
model win prob
KXNFLGAME-26OCT04DALHOUhasn't opened yet, so there is no price to compare. When it does, the model buys the Texans at 53c or below, or the Cowboys at 37c or below — a five-point threshold either way. The market column fills in automatically.
Power-rating comparison
What the model sees in Cowboys at Texans
The Cowboys travel to face the Texans in Week 4. Our power ratings put the Texans 9th of 32 at +1.8 (Playoff tier) and the Cowboys 11th at +1.5 (Average tier) — a 0.3-point gap that home field widens to a 3-point line on the Texans, 58% to win. It rates as the 6th-widest of the 16 games in Week 4.
The sharpest unit gap in the game runs one way: the Texans offense grades -1.3 (26th of 32) against a Cowboys defense at -3.2 (32nd) — 1.9 points of separation on our scale, and the single biggest reason the line sits where it does. Going the other direction, the Cowboys offense (+3.9, 3rd) meets the Texans defense (+2.4, 1st), a 1.5-point gap.
Season-long, the model can barely split them: 9.2 projected wins for the Texans against 8.8 for the Cowboys, favored in 11 and 11 of their 17 respectively. Two teams heading for the same neighborhood in the standings tend to produce exactly this kind of line. This game sits 12th-hardest on the Texans' schedule and 5th-hardest on the Cowboys'.
Recent history, for context only: 7 regular-season meetings since 2002, 4-3 in the Cowboys' favour. They last met in 2024: Texans won 34-10 in November. Over their last 4 meetings the Texans are 2-2. It is not an input to the line — rosters turn over faster than series records do.
Calibration check, because a near-even number is the easiest kind to overtrust: across 3266 walk-forward games (2013-2024) the model gave a side 55-60% in 797 of them, and those sides won 57%. The Texans at 58% are in that band. A margin that thin is why we would rather wait for a price than call it a lean.
Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26OCT04DALHOU, so there is no price on the board and no edge to quote. The model's number to hold it to: Texans 58%, Cowboys 42%. Applying our five-point threshold, that makes Texans contracts a buy at 53c or below and Cowboys contracts a buy at 37c or below — anything between is inside the noise, and we pass. Week 1's KXNFLGAME contracts opened in May 2026 and the rest of the slate lists as the season gets closer; this page picks up the price automatically when it does.
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Cowboys vs Texans — frequently asked
Who is favored in Cowboys vs Texans in Week 4?
Our power-rating model favors the Texans by 3 points, a 58% win probability over the Cowboys. The Texans rate 9th of 32 (+1.8) and the Cowboys 11th (+1.5); Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26OCT04DALHOU yet, so the model line is the only number on the board.
What is the biggest mismatch in Cowboys vs Texans?
Texans offense (-1.3, 26th of 32) against Cowboys defense (-3.2, 32nd) — 1.9 points of separation on our scale, the widest unit gap in the game.
How do you take a position on Cowboys vs Texans?
The contract will be KXNFLGAME-26OCT04DALHOU on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange open to traders in all 50 states. It has not opened yet; when it does, the model would take the Texans at 53c or below, or the Cowboys at 37c or below. There is no point spread — you buy a yes or no contract on a team and it settles at $1 or $0.
When and where do the Texans host the Cowboys?
Dallas Cowboys visit the Houston Texans on Sunday, October 4, 2026 — a Sunday game in NFL Week 4, at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX.
What does the model project for the Texans and Cowboys this season?
Across all 17 games the model projects the Texans at 9.2 wins (favored in 11) and the Cowboys at 8.8 (favored in 11). This game ranks 12th-hardest on the Texans' schedule and 5th-hardest on the Cowboys', by model win probability.
How often does the model win when it is 58% on a team like the Texans?
57% of the time. Over 3266 walk-forward games from 2013-2024 — trained only on prior seasons, no market line as an input — the model put a team in the 55-60% range 797 times, and those teams won 57% of them. The Texans at 58% over the Cowboys sit in that band, off a 3-point model line. Straight-up across all 3266 graded games the model picked winners at 59.6%, with a Brier score of 0.236 against 0.25 for a coin flip.
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