The Texans stumbled to an 0-3 start to the season with all three losses coming by 7 or fewer points. Houston rebounded with consecutive victories over Tennessee and Baltimore; now the Texans look to climb to .500 with a road win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Texans’ QB C.J. Stroud has picked it up since a slow start. He owns a quarterback rating of 125.0 or higher in the past two weeks, while throwing 6 TD.
Below, we’ll give you the top C.J. Stroud projections and pick for Monday Night Football on PrizePicks NFL, as he looks to lead Houston to its third consecutive victory.
Best C.J. Stroud Pick vs. Seahawks in NFL DFS
Here is the best C.J. Stroud pick for Monday’s NFL game vs. the Seahawks.
Texans QB C.J. Stroud — 225.5 Passing Yards
- Stroud was limited to less than 207 passing yards in all three of Houston's losses. However, he posted 233 passing yards in their 26-0 shutout of Tennessee and 244 passing yards in a 44-10 blowout of Baltimore.
- The former Ohio State standout ranks 13th in the NFL in EPA/play, while Seattle’s defense entered Week 7 sitting 16th in that category.
- The 24-year-old heads to Seattle for the first time in his career, where he'll face a Seahawks’ team that has given up more than 277 passing yards in two of their three home games.
- In each of his first two seasons, Stroud has completed nearly 62% of his pass attempts on the road. This season, the second pick of the 2023 draft is connecting on 72.8% of his passes away from Houston.
- Stroud is averaging 5.7 completed air yards this season, a drop from his 6.1 clip in 2024.
- According to PFF, Stroud’s top two offensive graded performances of the season came on the road against the Ravens in Week 5 and the Rams in Week 1.
- One thing has benefited Stroud this season compared to his first two years in the league: His wide receivers are helping him out more, as they own a 1.9% drop rate (2 drops), compared to 5.8% last season and 6.8% in his rookie campaign.
More C.J. Stroud projections vs. Seahawks Tonight
Here are other top C.J. Stroud projections vs. the Seahawks tonight, via PrizePicks.
- 0.5 Rush+Rec TDs (Demon)
- 17.5 Rushing Yards
- 0.5 Passing TDs (Goblin)
- 16 Fantasy Score
- 32 Pass Attempts
- 21 Pass Completions
- 0.5 INT
- 246.5 Pass+Rush Yards
- 3.5 Rushing Attempts
- 34.5 Yards Longest Completion
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The Texans have come back to life following an 0-3 start and look for a victory in a tough atmosphere in Seattle tonight against the Seahawks. Stroud has been the driving force in the past two wins and seeks another huge performance under the Monday night spotlight.
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