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NFL Prop Bet Payday: 5 New York Jets prop bets to make in Week 4

Highlighting 5 prop bets to make on the New York Jets for their Week 4 Thursday Night Football matchup against the Denver Broncos.

Week 4 of the NFL season kicks off with the 0-3 New York Jets hosting the 0-3 Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football. While this might not be the most entertaining matchup, there are always prop bets to keep us interested. Below, we give you five New York Jets player props to consider for Thursday Night Football in Week 4.

5 New York Jets prop bets to make for Week 4

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 11:50 a.m. ET.

Jets QB Sam Darnold OVER 229.5 passing yards (-112)

If the Jets want to have any chance of winning this game, they are going to need Darnold to put on a passing clinic. He will need to do so with one of the league’s worst offensive lines and an injured receiving corps. With his passing yardage total set at just 229.5 yards, it shouldn’t be hard for him to top it given the opponent.

Look for Darnold to throw close to 40 times and for him to easily eclipse this total. Take the OVER 229.5 (-112).

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Jets QB Sam Darnold OVER 0.5 interceptions (-128)

While Darnold is supremely talented, his fatal flaw is his decision-making. In 2020, he has already thrown four interceptions to just three touchdowns. He’s likely to be under pressure all night and will throw a few interceptable passes to the Broncos’ secondary.

If Darnold reaches 40 or more passing attempts, an interception or two seems like a lock. Take the OVER 0.5 (-128).

Jets RB Frank Gore UNDER 56.5 rushing yards (-110)

With starting running back Le’Veon Bell out for this game due to a hamstring injury, Gore figures to start and lead the Jets in rushing attempts. However, he’s averaging just 3.4 yards per attempt this season and the team is intrigued by rookie running back La’Mical Perine.

Unless Gore sees 17-18 carries, it’s hard to envision him surpassing 56.5 rushing yards. Take the UNDER 56.5 (-110).

Jets QB Sam Darnold to throw 2-plus touchdowns and win (+220)

If you believe the Jets will get their first win of the season at home in Week 4, consider paring that with a Darnold-related prop bet. Our favorite is the Jets to win and Darnold to throw two or more touchdowns at +220.

For the Jets to win, they will need Darnold to be successful through the air. It has been a while since he has thrown two or more touchdowns in a game, but the Broncos’ secondary has had problems stopping everyone this season. Considering the odds, this is a solid bet on Darnold and the Jets in Week 4.

Jets TE Chris Herndon to score first New York touchdown (+700)

If you are searching for a long-shot bet in Week 4, consider taking TE Chris Herndon to be the first Jets’ player to score a touchdown. Herndon has not reached the end zone since the 2018 season, but he might be Darnold’s most reliable weapon in this contest.

At 7-1 odds, don’t be surprised if Darnold targets Herndon a few times in the red zone in this contest.

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NFL Prop Bets Payday: 5 Denver Broncos prop bets to make Week 3

Highlighting five Denver Broncos prop bets to make for their Week 3 home matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Denver Broncos (0-2) are back home Sunday to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) in a Week 3 interconference contest. Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. EDT at Empower Field at Mile High. Below, we give you five player/team prop bets to consider from the BetMGM game menu.

5 Denver Broncos prop bets to make Week 3

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9 p.m. ET.

TE Noah Fant OVER 3.5 receptions (-139)

The second-year tight end leads the team in receptions (nine) and receiving yards (138) and has hauled in a scoring pass in each of the first two games.

THAT production has come in the equivalent of only one full contest as Fant didn’t catch a pass in the second half of the season opener and the opening half of last week’s game at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In a need-to-win situation Sunday, look for the Broncos to make it a point to involve Fant, their top play-making pass-catcher, for a full game. They really have little option with rookies serving as Denver’s top two wide receivers after No. 1 wideout Courtland Sutton was lost for the season with an ACL tear in Week 2.

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Fant OVER 42.5 receiving yards (-110)

Correlated with the above, Fant has finished with at least 56 receiving yards in six of his last 10 games – including 81- and 57-yard outings this year – dating back to last season and has averaged 51.5 yards per contest over that span.

RB Melvin Gordon to score Broncos’ first touchdown (+290)

Gordon (one rushing, one receiving) and Fant have accounted for all four of the Broncos’ TDs this season, scoring two apiece.

With running back “co-starter” Phillip Lindsay expected to miss another game with a foot injury, Gordon has dominated the backfield touches so far (39 of 53) and has 30 more than any other player on the team.

Gordon, however, was bypassed on four combined third- and fourth-down plays on the goal line in Week 1, and with two yards to gain in the red zone in Week 2. Look for new offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur to have learned a lesson, making Gordon an attractive option here at +290.

Fourth quarter to be highest-scoring quarter (+180)

This prop has cashed in both of the Broncos’ games so far, and there’s solid logic behind it in the Denver thin air as defenses tend to be even more gassed than usual late.

Throw in the fact that players are still rounding into game shape with the lack of a full training camp/preseason, and there’s even more reason to like this prop Sunday.

UNDER 4.5 touchdowns to be scored in the game (-115)

Between the Broncos’ revolving QB carousel (NFL-most nine starters since 2016), continued offensive struggles and HC Vic Fangio’s stingy defense, there have been an average of 3.4 TDs and 35.9 points scored in the nine Denver home games since Fangio took the reins last season.

Only two of those nine games featured more than four TDs. Play the percentages and go with the UNDER here.

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NFL Prop Bet Payday: 5 Thursday Night Football prop bets to make in Week 3

Highlighting five NFL prop bets to make for the Week 3 Thursday Night Football matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Week 3 of the NFL season gets underway Thursday night with a Sunshine State battle as the 1-1 Jacksonville Jaguars host the 0-2 Miami Dolphins. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET at TIAA Bank Field. Here are five player/team prop bets to consider from the BetMGM game menu:

5 NFL prop bets to make for Thursday Night Football

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:40 a.m. ET.

Jaguars RB James Robinson OVER 17.5 rushing attempts (-110)

Many outside of 12-team fantasy football leagues don’t know much of anything about Robinson, the Jags’ new starting running back and an undrafted rookie from Illinois State.

Robinson quietly ranks fourth in the league with 164 rushing yards through two games, and more importantly for this prop, has accounted for 32 of Jacksonville’s 34 running back rushing attempts so far. He has logged 16 carries in each game, and that’s despite the Jaguars leading for roughly six out of 120 game minutes this season.

Now, they’re a home field-goal favorite after being touchdown-plus underdogs in each of the first two weeks. Look for J’ville to lean on Robinson against a Miami defense which has surrendered the fourth-most rushing yards in the league so far with 328.

Robinson OVER 67.5 rushing yards (-112)

Simple math directs us to a correlated wager here with Robinson averaging 5.13 yards per rush and the Dolphins allowing an average of 5.05 per carry.

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Jaguars WR Laviska Shenault Jr. to score a TD (+280)

Shenault, the Jags’ versatile Swiss Army Knife of a second-round pick has 13 touches and eight targets through two games with one touchdown.

Among his 13 touches, only six have been receptions as he rushed the ball seven times so far, ranking behind only Chicago Bears WR Cordarrelle Patterson among receivers.

Given that versatility and his speed and size (6-foot-1, 227 pounds), Shenault is an ideal goal-line weapon. He’s also a good value at +280 to find the end zone in what’s projected to be one of the highest-scoring games of the week (48.5-point total).

Dolphins TE Mike Gesicki OVER 45.5 receiving yards (-110)

Gesicki is coming off a big game with eight receptions for 130 yards and a TD on 11 targets in a 31-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills. His catch and yardage totals were both career highs, and he has now had at least 47 receiving yards in four of his last seven games dating back to last season, averaging 58.3 yards per contest over that span.

The Jaguars, meanwhile, have been gashed by tight ends so far. Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts tight ends have combined to catch 13 of 15 targets for 198 yards and a pair of TDs.

Bank on Gesicki continuing the trends Thursday night.

Yes on both teams scoring a first-half touchdown (-139)

There have been points aplenty in the league’s opening two weeks with teams averaging 25.2 points per game and the Over hitting in 20 of 32 contests so far.

With neither defense in this matchup looking particularly formidable, a TD from each team in the opening 30 minutes looks to be a low bar to clear. Pay up and lay the -139.

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