The NFL Playoffs are underway, and we’ve got two players that should perform at an extremely high level over the weekend. Here are the top two players from the Colts vs. Bills and Ravens vs. Titans games, and their prop bets to consider on the best betting sites.
Indianapolis Colts vs. Buffalo Bills
Sunday, January 9, 2020 – 1:05pm EST at Bills Stadium
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The Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts will play the first game of the NFL Playoffs on Saturday at 1 PM EST. While the Colts have allowed just 90.5 yards per game on the ground this season, the Bills have allowed 119.6 yards per game on the ground this season. And if it weren’t for some blowouts late in the season, they would’ve allowed more.
Jonathan Taylor came into the season as a rookie running back without the starting job. He finished the season with 232 attempts for 1,169 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging five yards per carry on the season. Last Sunday, the Colts really trusted Taylor. They gave him 30 rushing attempts for 253 yards, he averaged 8.4 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns.
Since he became the “main” guy in the Colts backfield in the run game Taylor has accumulated in his last six games 90, 91, 150, 83, 74, and 253 rushing yards. Right now, the rushing yard prop and line for Taylor’s rushing yards are listed at just 74.5 yards, with Taylor going up against PFF’s worst-rated rushing defense in the league.
The Bills have gotten plenty of love this year for many things. The offense has been sensational, and the defense has done enough. But when the Bills have had to make plays in the run game, they’ve looked abysmal, allowing big play after big play. There’s no reason why Taylor can’t break out a couple of big runs and surpass 75 yards rushing. I should also note that Taylor to score a touchdown is just -110, and the total for this game is beyond 50 at the top sportsbooks. He should score at least one touchdown.
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Taylor Over 74.5 Rushing Yards (-120) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans
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Sunday, January 10, 2020 – 1:05pm EST at Nissan Stadium
Here’s another game with high expectations on offense, with the total set at 54.5. The Ravens have been a much better team recently, but they’ve played against non-playoff teams. The Ravens have not won a game in the playoffs behind Lamar Jackson, but with how bad the Titans' defense has been, the Ravens will be able to score plenty of times in this game.
What happens when the Ravens take the lead? The Titans will have to look into throwing the ball down the field and find Tannehill’s favorite receiver, which is A.J. Brown. Brown caught 10 passes in their game against Houston on 11 targets. He made the biggest of them all down the field to set-up a game-winning field goal to win the AFC South. Putting them in a position to play in this game against the Ravens at home.
In 14 games this season, Brown is getting over 7.5 targets per game, and in tight games, he has become the go-to guy for this offense when they’re not running the football. Brown has been limited in practice with knee and hand injuries but should still be good to go for this playoff game.
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Brown just became the ninth player in NFL history to record 2,000 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns receptions in his first two seasons. That’s how much Tannehill has trusted throwing the ball to Brown. There aren't any bigger spots and moments than the playoffs. I like Brown to have a big day, and with my NFL picks, I would take his receptions total, anytime touchdown scorer, and his total receptions.
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Brown Over 5.5 Receptions (-120) at BetOnline
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Brown Over 69.5 Receiving Yards (-120) at BetOnline
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The final week of the 2020 NFL regular season arrives on Sunday. It’s a massive main slate, with a lot of games to bet on and plenty of in-game action to attract bettors. Google play store casino apps.
For advice as to how to bet on the NFL this week, hit up our NFL picks section linked at the top of this page. I’ve got you covered for the in-game entertainment, as I’ll be going over my favorite week 17 NFL player props.
A few stand out more than others. Here’s a look at the biggest names that could win you money this week.
I can totally understand the lack of faith in Zeke. He’s had a really tough 2020 season as a whole, and he’s even missed a game due to injury.
Elliott brushed off his health woes and whatever trouble he’s had this year to gallop away for 105 rushing yards last week, though. That was his first 100+ yard rushing effort of the year, which is embarrassing and promising, all in the same breath.
He didn’t luck into it, either. He literally had one of the better performances of the year.
Ezekiel Elliott had 11 missed tackles forced on runs in Week 16
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I’m not here to trust in him for his rushing yardage total, though. The New York Giants have a solid defense, are at home, and have done a pretty good job against the run.
That said, the G-Men have still allowed 10 rushing scores on the year, and they let Zeke plunge in for two scores back in week five.
In a must-win game, I tend to think Zeke shows up a bit, and at +105, I like his chances to get a score.
Lamar Jackson Over 1.5 Passing Touchdowns (+130)
The Ravens are among the NFL teams that need to win to lock up a playoff spot in week 17. That’s one big reason why I love Lamar Jackson’s chances of putting up two or more passing scores.
That, and he also gets to face the lowly Cincinnati Bengals.
Jackson fared well against the Bengals earlier this year, passing for two touchdowns in that matchup. Cincinnati has only gotten worse defensively, too, most recently giving up 324 passing yards and three scores last week to Deshaun Watson.
Jackson is best known for his rushing ability, but this is a pretty good spot for him to toss in a couple of scores. Baltimore certainly needs him to be at his best, and this +130 price tag looks fantastic.
Alexander Mattison to Score a Touchdown (EVEN)
There are some other touchdown props to consider this week, with one focusing on the potential production for Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison.
I talked up Mike Boone in my week 17 NFL DFS lineup breakdown, but Mattison is going to be a guy you’ll want exposure to in DFS and betting circles if he gets the nod.
One of these guys certainly will, as Dalvin Cook has already been ruled out for the season finale.
Dalvin Cook will miss Sunday's game because of the death of his father, a league source tells @CourtneyRCronin. https://t.co/hkm8z3nKht
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Perhaps the absence of Cook forces Minnesota to take it to the air a bit more, but I doubt it. This is an offense that has been at its best when they can run the football effectively, and Cook leaves behind a role that generated 17 rushing scores in 2020.
This is an even more appealing bet when you note Mattison could be facing a Lions defense that has allowed the second-most rushing scores (18) on the season.
Just make sure Mattison is actually set to get the start if you go with this bet.
One more NFL player prop I like for week 17 deals with Indianapolis Colt’s stud rusher, Jonathan Taylor.
Indy enters week 17 as massive 14-point favorites against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Taylor’s likely ability to dominate on the ground is a key part of that.
Jacksonville hasn’t won since week one and really don’t appear motivated to stop the bleeding. Mike Glennon is their starting quarterback, and they have a poor run defense that’s coughed up the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (15) in 2020.
None of this looks good for the Jags, while Taylor has heard his name called plenty in scoring position. The talented rookie has scored 10 times this year, with at least one touchdown coming in each of his last three contests.
Jacksonville doesn’t figure to offer a whole lot of resistance here, and I find it hard to believe Taylor doesn’t punch in at least one score in such a crucial spot for the Colts.
As you can imagine, there aren’t as many live NFL player prop bets for week 17. The uncertainty involving player injuries and teams resting players plays into that quite a bit.
It’s also still only Thursday as I write this, so there is still plenty of time for even more week 17 NFL player props to emerge.
As things stand prior to the New Year arriving, the week 17 NFL player props above are my favorites. I think you can target all of those bets confidently and enter 2021 with some profit.
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