Most of the top online sportsbooks will offer a grocery list of props for every NFL game on the slate. These are typically posted closer to kickoff to create a more limited betting window to get in on all the action.
Certain books will release a few special prop bet options earlier in the week to highlight one of the bigger trending topics surrounding a few marquee matchups in prime time. The following two NFL primetime options offer some excellent value going with the plus money odds.
Stefon Diggs Total Receptions
The YES/NO prop for Minnesota Vikings’ receiver Stefon Diggs’ total receptions in Sunday night’s showdown against Dallas has been set at eight. The betting odds for eight or more receptions is set at +200 with the betting odds he catches seven or fewer passes set at -260.
Behind Kirk Cousins throwing the ball and Diggs catching it as his favorite receiver, the Minnesota Vikings are in the thick of the NFC North title race at 6-3. They face a crucial test this Sunday night as three-point road underdogs against the 5-3 Cowboys. If Minnesota is going to come away with the upset, these two players are going to need another big effort.
Diggs has 38 receptions this season on 53 targets. He is seventh in the NFL in total receiving yards with 710. As Cousins’ primary target in the passing game, he should get the lion’s share of the looks on Sunday night. Dallas has been one of the better defenses against the pass. It is ranked seventh in the NFL, allowing 220.9 yards a game.
I like the value in the +200 odds for eight or more catches because Diggs could be the Vikings’ only option for moving the ball downfield. Cousins has been able to light things up on occasion this season, and Sunday could be one of those nights.
Russell Wilson Rushing Touchdown
The prop bet odds for Russell Wilson scoring a rushing touchdown in Monday night’s NFC West matchup against San Francisco favors NO at -300. The betting odds he does rush for a score are set at +220.
Wilson is one the only reasons why the 7-2 Seahawks are in contention for the division title. San Francisco has been the early story of this NFL season as the only undefeated team at 8-0. A win on Monday night as six-point home favorites would create some serious distance against Seattle and the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West.
San Francisco’s defense is ranked first in the NFL in total yards allowed, but it falls all the way to 14th against the run. While Chris Carson is Seattle’s go-to guy running the ball with 764 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on 175 carries, Wilson is always a threat with his legs. He has run the ball 44 times this season for 203 yards. He has also matched Carson in rushing touchdown with three.
Seattle is going to have to pull out all the stops to win this game on the road. The 49ers will be looking for Carson to get the call near the goal line to set up Wilson as the possible go-to guy to run the ball in for a score. The betting odds are firmly against this scenario, but I still like the plus money on the +220 odds. This is mainly because of Wilson’s mentality to score by any means possible.
