Well ladies and gentlemen, this is it. NFL Week 18 is officially upon us, and we have one mega Sunday slate left. The Ravens and Steelers will battle it out on Sunday Night Football for the AFC North crown and a place in the playoffs, while plenty of other teams are jockeying for both playoff seeding and draft positioning. With a full slate and plenty of high-stakes matchups, I’ve scanned through them all and have picked out my best NFL player prop bets. You can also find out all of our NFL picks for EVERY GAME in Week 18 and throughout the postseason.
Best NFL player prop bet: Derrick Henry (BAL) over 18.5 rush attempts (-114)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing. 1u play.
This will likely be popular play, but I think we see some line movement by the time kickoff arrives. Derrick Henry was fully unlocked last week and Baltimore would be crazy to ignore how great he looked. He is fresh off of a 36-carry game and this is a must-win matchup for the Ravens against the Steelers. When Henry faced Pittsburgh earlier in the year, he had 25 handoffs in the same matchup, still easily clearing this number. Lamar Jackson should be back for the Ravens, which makes me believe Baltimore either wins outright or keeps it close enough for running to be a viable option throughout this game. With Henry playing in the cold with the season on the line, this should cash more often than not.
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NFL player prop pick: Jared Goff (DET) over 1.5 passing touchdowns (-118)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing. 1u play.
The Lions appear to have nothing to play for, but that’s not how they see it. Coach Dan Campbell has been very vocal on how, despite being eliminated from playoff contention, they will be heading into Chicago with the same intensity as any other game. Just 2 years ago, Detroit was in a similar situation against Green Bay and beat them outright as an underdog to prevent them from making the playoffs. Dan Campbell would love to play spoiler to Ben Johnson.
When Jared Goff played Chicago last, he threw 5 touchdowns passes, and we only need 2 here. Chicago’s offense is playing at an extremely high level and this game has shootout written all over it. I expected this play to be juicier but at -118, it’s worth a look. Goff has hit this line in 9 of his last 13 games. Detroit has a banged-up offensive line, so goal-line packages may see more passing than normal because they’re not giving the push needed for Gibbs/Montgomery as of late. This isn’t a market I normally touch, but this one feels good. Let’s roll!
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