Bills at Texans, Week 1: expert picks and result
Result
9 of 23 experts picked the Bills to win. Against the spread, 4 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: BUF -1.5
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): BUF -1.5, total 44.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: BUF -118, HOU -101
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
BUF: 9HOU: 14
Who picked which side
Bills (9)
- Ben Solak Win
- Bobby Kownack Win
- Dan Graziano Win
- Jamey Eisenberg Win
- Kalyn Kahler Win
- Lindsey Thiry Win
- Matt Bowen Win
- Pete Prisco Win
- Ryan Wilson Win
Texans (14)
- Brooke Cersosimo Loss
- Dan Parr Loss
- Dave Richard Loss
- Eric Moody Loss
- Gennaro Filice Loss
- Jared Dubin Loss
- Jason Reid Loss
- Jeremy Bergman Loss
- Jeremy Fowler Loss
- John Breech Loss
- Mike Clay Loss
- Pamela Maldonado Loss
- Seth Wickersham Loss
- Tyler Sullivan Loss
Against the spread
BUF: 4HOU: 8
Bills (4)
- Bobby Kownack -1.5 Win
- Jamey Eisenberg -1.5 Win
- Pete Prisco -1.5 Win
- Ryan Wilson -1.5 Win
Texans (8)
- Brooke Cersosimo +1.5 Loss
- Dan Parr +1.5 Loss
- Dave Richard +1.5 Loss
- Gennaro Filice +1.5 Loss
- Jared Dubin +1.5 Loss
- Jeremy Bergman +1.5 Loss
- John Breech +1.5 Loss
- Tyler Sullivan +1.5 Loss
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | BUF Win | BUF -1.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | BUF Win | BUF -1.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | BUF Win | BUF -1.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | BUF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | BUF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | BUF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | BUF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | BUF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | BUF Win | BUF -1.5 Win | BUF 23-20 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | HOU 24-21 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | HOU 23-21 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | HOU 21-17 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | HOU Loss | HOU +1.5 Loss | HOU 24-19 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
72ffb9503c12… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
fb6956bccc5e… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:30 UTC · SHA-256
a603e427127b… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:41 UTC · SHA-256
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