Teams already locked into the NFL postseason will clash when the Houston Texans battle the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. Houston is coming off a 20-12 win over the Miami Dolphins, while Kansas City defeated the Cleveland Browns, 21-7. The Texans (9-5), who have already clinched the AFC South title, are riding a two-game winning streak. The Chiefs (13-1), who have clinched their ninth consecutive AFC West championship, have won four in a row.

Kickoff from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., is set for 1 p.m. ET. Kansas City is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Texans vs. Chiefs odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 42. The Chiefs are -189 money-line favorites (risk $189 to win $100), while the Texans are +158 underdogs (risk $100 to win $158).

Before making any Texans vs. Chiefs picks or NFL predictions of your own, you NEED to see which side SportsLine NFL expert Larry Hartstein is on. 

A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed working for Pro Football Focus. He tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Hartstein's weekly Vegas contest selections form the basis of his NFL best bets column, which is 79-48-2 (62.2%, +25.95 units) since its inception in 2022. He's also an INCREDIBLE 46-30-4 (+1299) on his last 80 NFL picks involving the Texans! Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Texans vs. Cowboys.

We can tell you he's leaning Under the point total, but he also knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

So who wins Texans vs. Chiefs on Saturday, and what x-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Texans vs. Chiefs spread hits HARD, all from the expert who is an AMAZING 46-30 on picks involving the Texans!