With several playoff-implicating matchups in Week 18, NFL fans should be glued to their seats for nine hours of football Sunday. Below, we look at the NFL Week 18 player prop bets odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
Instead of having Thursday Night Football, fans were gifted with a 4-point Chiefs win over the Broncos and a Cowboys blowout victory over the Eagles Saturday.
A full slate is primed for Sunday with the Chargers and Raiders in a win-or-go-home game to top it all off. Many other games will dictate seeding as well. Only a handful of games will have little to no impact on the playoffs.
With that in mind, let’s dive into the best 3 prop bets to consider.
Week 18 prop bets picks
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:15 a.m. ET.
Raiders RB Josh Jacobs OVER 59.5 rushing yards (-122)
The Las Vegas Raiders are in a win-or-go-home situation against one of the worst rush defenses in the NFL.
The Chargers rank 30th in opponents’ rushing yards per game at 136.7. While Jacobs may not have lived up to the hype of being a first-round pick, he has been given the ball far more frequently as of late.
He has notched or topped 15 carries in 3 straight games. If he hits that again, Jacobs should manage at least 60 yards.
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Colts RB Jonathan Taylor OVER 117.5 rushing yards (-137)
The Colts are also in a must-win situation. With their backs against the wall, Jonathan Taylor will likely be handed the ball often and should have a field day with a weak Jacksonville defense.
They rank 25th in opponents’ rushing yards per game at 127.1. Taylor has topped 118 yards in 4 of his last 8 games. He’s averaging over 25 carries per game over his last 7.
Taylor should get the workload as long as the game is within three scorers.
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Titans QB Ryan Tannehill UNDER 218.5 passing yards (-114)
The theme of Week 18 should be the stars that need to show up will. Taylor and Jacobs both have to show up for their team’s season to continue. While the same cannot be said of Tannehill, in some aspects, it can.
If the Titans lose in Houston, they won’t have the No. 1 seed and could have to take on a playoff team in the Wild Card round without Derrick Henry. Tannehill will need to have a good day to get past a gritty Texans bunch, putting the game away early.
The Texans have the 21st-best pass defense and the worst rush defense. As we saw last week, the Titans should abuse Houston and then run the clock down with D’Onta Foreman.
Tannehill has hit this mark just once in the past 8 games and hasn’t hit it in the past five. Fade Tannehill as this game should not be a close contest quickly.
Also see: All Week 18 odds and lines
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