Bengals vs. Texans Odds & Betting Predictions - September 20, 2026

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Instead of messing with the spread, I'm going back to Old Faithful: fading the Bengals defense with a tight end. Cincinnati allowed the most tight end fantasy points in the league in each of the last two seasons, and we are going right back to the well with Dalton Schultz. Schultz is a target monster for Houston. He saw eight targets last week and has been second in targets behind only Nico Collins the last two years. I liked this prop before the news that Collins was dealing with a hamstring issue, and now I love it even more. Schultz is C.J. Stroud’s security blanket, and he should feast on these bad Cincinnati linebackers. Unlike last week's Cade Otton play, Schultz is a fantastic median outcome target. He had three or more catches in all but two games last year, meaning his floor is just one catch away from hitting this standard over. The Bengals allowed four catches to a tight end 14 times last year and five catches 10 times. Schultz hit six catches in 35% of his games last season, including games with 7, 7, 8, and 9 receptions. The Bengals allowed 8+ TE catches five times the last two seasons, including two 10s. We're taking this escalator all the way to the top.

Instead of messing with the spread, I'm going back to Old Faithful: fading the Bengals defense with a tight end. Cincinnati allowed the most tight end fantasy points in the league in each of the last two seasons, and we are going right back to the well with Dalton Schultz. Schultz is a target monster for Houston. He saw eight targets last week and has been second in targets behind only Nico Collins the last two years. I liked this prop before the news that Collins was dealing with a hamstring issue, and now I love it even more. Schultz is C.J. Stroud’s security blanket, and he should feast on these bad Cincinnati linebackers. Unlike last week's Cade Otton play, Schultz is a fantastic median outcome target. He had three or more catches in all but two games last year, meaning his floor is just one catch away from hitting this standard over. The Bengals allowed four catches to a tight end 14 times last year and five catches 10 times. Schultz hit six catches in 35% of his games last season, including games with 7, 7, 8, and 9 receptions. The Bengals allowed 8+ TE catches five times the last two seasons, including two 10s. We're taking this escalator all the way to the top.

Instead of messing with the spread, I'm going back to Old Faithful: fading the Bengals defense with a tight end. Cincinnati allowed the most tight end fantasy points in the league in each of the last two seasons, and we are going right back to the well with Dalton Schultz. Schultz is a target monster for Houston. He saw eight targets last week and has been second in targets behind only Nico Collins the last two years. I liked this prop before the news that Collins was dealing with a hamstring issue, and now I love it even more. Schultz is C.J. Stroud’s security blanket, and he should feast on these bad Cincinnati linebackers. Unlike last week's Cade Otton play, Schultz is a fantastic median outcome target. He had three or more catches in all but two games last year, meaning his floor is just one catch away from hitting this standard over. The Bengals allowed four catches to a tight end 14 times last year and five catches 10 times. Schultz hit six catches in 35% of his games last season, including games with 7, 7, 8, and 9 receptions. The Bengals allowed 8+ TE catches five times the last two seasons, including two 10s. We're taking this escalator all the way to the top.

Instead of messing with the spread, I'm going back to Old Faithful: fading the Bengals defense with a tight end. Cincinnati allowed the most tight end fantasy points in the league in each of the last two seasons, and we are going right back to the well with Dalton Schultz. Schultz is a target monster for Houston. He saw eight targets last week and has been second in targets behind only Nico Collins the last two years. I liked this prop before the news that Collins was dealing with a hamstring issue, and now I love it even more. Schultz is C.J. Stroud’s security blanket, and he should feast on these bad Cincinnati linebackers. Unlike last week's Cade Otton play, Schultz is a fantastic median outcome target. He had three or more catches in all but two games last year, meaning his floor is just one catch away from hitting this standard over. The Bengals allowed four catches to a tight end 14 times last year and five catches 10 times. Schultz hit six catches in 35% of his games last season, including games with 7, 7, 8, and 9 receptions. The Bengals allowed 8+ TE catches five times the last two seasons, including two 10s. We're taking this escalator all the way to the top.

Instead of messing with the spread, I'm going back to Old Faithful: fading the Bengals defense with a tight end. Cincinnati allowed the most tight end fantasy points in the league in each of the last two seasons, and we are going right back to the well with Dalton Schultz. Schultz is a target monster for Houston. He saw eight targets last week and has been second in targets behind only Nico Collins the last two years. I liked this prop before the news that Collins was dealing with a hamstring issue, and now I love it even more. Schultz is C.J. Stroud’s security blanket, and he should feast on these bad Cincinnati linebackers. Unlike last week's Cade Otton play, Schultz is a fantastic median outcome target. He had three or more catches in all but two games last year, meaning his floor is just one catch away from hitting this standard over. The Bengals allowed four catches to a tight end 14 times last year and five catches 10 times. Schultz hit six catches in 35% of his games last season, including games with 7, 7, 8, and 9 receptions. The Bengals allowed 8+ TE catches five times the last two seasons, including two 10s. We're taking this escalator all the way to the top.

THE BLITZ is forecasting 23.17 completions for C.J. Stroud. The oddsmakers' implied projection is 19.31 completions, so I believe there is some value here. If you take the over, you’d be projected to win 68% of the time resulting in a 50% ROI with expected value of $49.64 (based on a $100 wager). This play is good down to at least -146. Love THE BLITZ? Get all of Carty’s sports betting projections at EV Analytics: https://evanalytics.com/products/nfl-premium-subscription?ref=zdlkmgz