NFL Week 8 has arrived, and we have a bunch of huge games and storylines to tap into. For starters, Lamar Jackson is set to make his return for the 1-5 Baltimore Ravens as they host a Chicago Bears team that has won 4 straight games. In addition, the Philadelphia Eagles look to get revenge on the New York Giants after they were crushed by them on TNF earlier this month, before Aaron Rodgers faces his former team, the Green Bay Packers, as they make the trip to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. With so much going on, I’ve scanned through the entire day’s action and have picked out my best NFL player prop bets for Sunday, so let’s dive in! You can also find out all of our NFL picks for EVERY GAME in Week 8, with our experts boasting a 120-9-1 record for +26 units this season!
Best NFL player prop bet: Lamar Jackson (BAL) under 28.5 pass attempts (-115)
Odds available at BetMGM at time of publishing.
I love this bet for so many different reasons. First off, Lamar Jackson is on track to play, so seeing his name on sportsbooks again is a delight. With that being said, I don’t think he should be overworked this Sunday. Coming off an injury, I bet the game plan is largely to run with King Henry. Lamar is still an MVP-level talent and will be needed, but asking for 29+ passes feels like a lot. He has thrown 28 or fewer passes in 8 of his last 10 games dating back to last season.
This game projects to be a win for Baltimore as this should potentially be the beginning of them turning their season around. I don’t envision Chicago actually winning a 5th straight game and I believe the Bears will come back down to reality here. With the reinjury risk, the offense not wanting to overwork Lamar and the projected game script, I expected this line would open at 26.5, so seeing 28.5 was a nice surprise for me. Let’s lock it in.
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Best NFL player prop bet: Jake Elliott (PHI) over 2.5 extra points made (-118)
Odds available at BetMGM at time of publishing.
I’m expecting an extremely angry and motivated Eagles team to come out this Sunday. The Giants shocked the world a few weeks ago and defeated the defending champs, but I don’t expect that to happen twice. This is the most simple of routes I could think of going for this game. Elliott has hit this mark in 4 of 7 games and the Giants’ defense showed lots of signs of weakness on tape in that 4th quarter against Denver. I don’t expect Saquon to be neutralized once again and I believe Philly will scheme him up much better against his former team. The Eagles are implied to score 26 points, so 3 touchdowns are certainly in play. Elliott is 20/20 on extra points this season and I’m expecting him to continue looking elite.
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