Jan. 10, 2026, 6:12 a.m. ET

Alex White is zoned in on a total for her BEST BET during the NFL Wild Card round.

It involves the final contest of the 6-game round when the Houston Texans (12-5) visit the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) Monday night. Kickoff from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET and will be televised on ABC and ESPN.

Houston, the AFC’s No. 1 Wild Card, enters on a 9-game win streak. The Texans finished 1 game behind the AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pittsburgh won the AFC North in the final week of the season, escaping with a 26-24 victory at home when the Baltimore Ravens missed a 44-yard, field-goal attempt as time expired. The Steelers scored the winning TD with 55 seconds left when 42-year old QB Aaron Rodgers (294 passing yards, 1 TD) and WR Calvin Austin III connected for a 26-yard pass.

The win erased a bad taste for Pittsburgh after losing 13-6 at the Cleveland Browns in Week 17. The Steelers are 4-1 in their last 5 games, including a 4-1 against-the-spread (ATS) showing and a 3-2 Over/Under (O/U) mark. For the season, they are 9-8 ATS with an identical 9-8 O/U record.

The Texans, led by QB C.J. Stroud, are 9-8 ATS with a 6-11 O/U mark this season. They are 6-3 ATS and 4-5 O/U during their current 9-game win streak.

The Texans and Steelers last met in 2023 with Houston cruising to a 30-6 win at home in Week 4 — Stroud threw for 306 yards with 2 TDs in the win, while QB Kenny Pickett was under center for Pittsburgh.

As of Saturday at 6:09 a.m. ET, BetMGM Sportsbook lists the visiting Texans as 3-point favorites (-105) — the Steelers are +3 (-115) — with a low O/U line of 38 (O: -120 | U: – 110). The first-half total is 19.5 (O: -105 | U: -115).

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