Week 1 · 2026
BUF
Away
Buffalo Bills
50.1% to score first
HOU
Home
Houston Texans
49.9% to score first
Sun 1:00 PM ET · HOU -1 · first score is a TD 59% of the time

The picks (4)

Dawson KnoxTEValue+3500DraftKings

A red-zone target profile: for tight ends, inside-10 target share is roughly twice as predictive of first TDs as overall volume, and that's exactly what carries his number here. The model makes BUF 50% to score this game's first touchdown. Model 4.6% against a devigged market 1.8% — +66% EV at +3500 (DraftKings).

Model 4.6% · market 1.8% · edge +66%
Keon ColemanWRValue+3000DraftKings

Carries the target-volume path: receivers lead all positions in first TDs, and nearly a quarter of them are 20+ yard strikes, which keeps the primary target live from anywhere on the field. The model makes BUF 50% to score this game's first touchdown. Model 5.0% against a devigged market 2.0% — +55% EV at +3000 (DraftKings).

Model 5.0% · market 2.0% · edge +55%
Ty JohnsonRBValue+4000DraftKings

Profiles as the goal-line hammer in this backfield. 41.7% of first TDs are punched in from inside the 5, and when goal-line role and volume split, the goal-line back scores 61% of the time. The model makes BUF 50% to score this game's first touchdown. Model 3.7% against a devigged market 1.7% — +53% EV at +4000 (DraftKings).

Model 3.7% · market 1.7% · edge +53%
Woody MarksRBValue+1200DraftKings

Profiles as the goal-line hammer in this backfield. 41.7% of first TDs are punched in from inside the 5, and when goal-line role and volume split, the goal-line back scores 61% of the time. The model makes HOU 50% to score this game's first touchdown. Model 10.2% against a devigged market 5.2% — +33% EV at +1200 (DraftKings).

Model 10.2% · market 5.2% · edge +33%