Chargers vs Ravens Player Props: Best Bets and Predictions
In the summer, when we've been deprived of football for six months, we will be begging for this Los Angeles Chargers (0-8) against Baltimore Ravens (4-5) game, so please remember that heading into Monday night. The bow on Week 10 provides us Justin Herbert searching for his first win of the season against the Jacoby Brissett and Ravens after they brought him over from Arizona at the trade deadline to keep hope afloat after injuries to Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.
The Chargers season has been as disappointing as we've seen in recent memory coming off an 11-win season and having pieces of the O-line back to full health. The Ravens had a promising start until injuries to Lamar Jackson have rendered it an act of futility. The total sits at 38.5, while the spread has the Chargers as +5 underdogs.
Let's get into my favorite player props for Monday Night Football, while you can catch our NFL predictions for picks on sides and totals of every game this season.
MNF Player Prop: Zay Flowers (BAL) over 5.5 receptions (-120)
Line available on Fanatics Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
The addition of Brissett might actually be the best pocket passer they've seen since Lamar, which bodes well for Flowers finally getting looks down field and out of the slot. The weather in Baltimore will be a low of 39 and clear skies, so nothing that would impact this play, and I actually think the Chargers get their first win of the season. This would imply a negative game script for Brissett and Flowers, allowing him to rack up target's underneath. In Arizona, Brissett targeted Michael Wilson and Kendrick Bourne in the slot a combined 86 times. Declan Doyle's offense targets the slot at the fourth-highest rate in the league. The one team ranked above them? The Arizona Cardinals. I view Brissett's signing as a Zay Flowers resurgence.
MNF Player Prop: Derrick Henry (BAL) Anytime Touchdown (-135)
Line available on Fanatics Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
I rarely bet minus-odds touchdown props, but we're talking about King Henry at better than -150 odds. I think you can tell by now that I'm a buyer of the Brissett trade for Baltimore, as he should help move the ball for Baltimore and get Henry some breathing room around the line of scrimmage. If we can get ahead of the oddmakers' belief in Baltimore's new look offense, we can steal one for Henry at bettable odds before it goes back to the -175/-200 range.
