The 2023 NFL preseason schedule concludes with a matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans on Sunday. Kickoff from Caesars Superdome is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Saints are 2.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 37.5 in the Texans vs. Saints odds. Before you make any Texans vs. Saints picks or any other NFL predictions, you NEED to see which side SportsLine 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. Larry tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Those selections formed the basis of his SportsLine NFL best bets article, which finished 36-25-1.

In addition, Hartstein has gone 44-29 on his last 73 picks involving the Saints, returning $1,134! Anybody who has been following him is WAY UP.

Hartstein knows Houston is expected to play its starters. That includes 2022 breakout running back Dameon Pierce, who rushed for more than 900 yards and averaged more than 70 rushing yards per game as a rookie. Houston also has a wide receiver battle headlined by Nico Collins. Hartstein also knows New Orleans is expected to rest several starters. However, the Saints have a starting-caliber quarterback in Jameis Winston, who led three scoring drives last week.

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Texans vs. Saints. We can tell you he's leaning Under the point total, but he 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.

Who wins Texans vs. Saints on Sunday? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Texans vs. Saints spread to jump on Sunday, all from the expert who's 44-29 on picks involving New Orleans!