With four wild-card games getting football fans ready for the big boys on bye to get the party started in full force, we team up with our friends and BetMGM and TheHuddle.com to find the prop bets most likely to hit this weekend.
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DeAndre 3000
The Buffalo Bills have a good defense and a very good secondary that will be focused on limiting Houston Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins by sliding safety help his way because of his obvious production. Buffalo had the fourth-ranked pass defense in the NFL this season, due in large part to being able to limit an opponent’s top receiver and make second options try to beat them. They averaged just 214 passing yards allowed per game.
D-Hop’s Over/Under is 78.5 yards (-115 on both). He has routinely topped that number, but Buffalo doesn’t allow days like that very often, especially when their season is on the line and they need to shut off the water to Houston’s top threat. The Huddle has him catching five passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. We agree with that sentiment. Take the UNDER 78.5 (-115).
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No Henry!
Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry led the NFL in rushing with 1,540 yards and, if Tennessee is going to go up to New England and beat the Patriots, they will need a lot of Henry. His Over/Under for rushing yards is 88.5 (-115 for both sides). Two things make that number a little too ambitious.
The Patriots are going to try to take the air out of the ball (no pun intended) with their No. 1-ranked defense and head coach Bill Belichick has a knack of devising a scheme to take away a team’s top threat. That is Henry when you’re playing Tennessee. Take the UNDER 88.5 (-115).
What Can Drew Do For You?
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees has a mammoth Over/Under for passing yards at 304.5 (-115 on both). Minnesota has one of the better scoring defenses in the league, but it has been middle-of-the-road in yardage allowed (13th rushing, 15th passing and 14th overall).
The reason to jump on this one is that Minnesota is going to be without CBs Mike Hughes and Mackenzie Alexander, and former Pro Bowl corner Xavier Rhodes is having the worst season of his career and has gone from a shadow corner who chases a team’s best receiver to a guy offensive coordinators are targeting. The Vikings have only two healthy corners (Rhodes and Trae Waynes) who have NFL pedigrees. Brees is going to attack that weakness all day long. Take the OVER 304.5 (-115) and take your time waiting.
Gone With the Wentz
Seattle has one of the worst pass defenses in the league, but the Philadelphia Eagles receiving corps has been depleted and their top pass-catcher (TE Zach Ertz) has a painful rib injury and is a question mark. Wentz has an Over/Under of 267.5 passing yards (-115 on both). The Seahawks are capable of giving up big numbers in the pass game, but are guys like Greg Ward and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside going to get enough to put Wentz over the top? We don’t think so. Take the UNDER 267.5 (-115).
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