Best Chiefs vs. Raiders Player Prop Bets for Sunday Night Football
Who is in store for big Sunday Night Football performances? NFL betting analyst Nick Galaida has a hunch. Follow along as he breaks down his four favorite Chiefs vs. Raiders player props before this Week 10 matchup kicks off.
Tonight, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders will battle on Sunday Night Football at Allegiant Stadium. Kansas City enters play in this one having won two games in a row following an embarrassing 27-3 loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 7. Las Vegas remains tied for the AFC West division lead through eight games. Oddsmakers are expecting a tightly-contested affair between these two teams, pricing Kansas City as a field goal favorite on the spread. After heavy line movement throughout the week, the value on the side and the total has been reduced significantly compared to its opening market price. Instead of forcing action on saturated markets, bettors may find better value on some player props this evening.
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Chiefs vs. Raiders Player Props
Derek Carr o290.5 passing yards (-110)
Derek Carr’s only weakness as a quarterback is that he cannot block for himself. Per Pro Football Focus, Derek Carr has been a top-11 QB five times in the last seven years. Though Carr does not do any particular thing extraordinarily well, he grades as an above average signal caller on each type of throw on the field. Carr can throw it deep, intermediate, and hit his underneath routes with precision. Against a Kansas City defense that has the second-fewest sacks in the NFL entering play, Carr should have plenty of room to throw, which should translate to a strong performance. Carr has thrown for more than 290 passing yards in six of the Raiders’ eight games this season. Expect him to eclipse this threshold again this evening.
Patrick Mahomes u287.5 passing yards (-165)
Is Head Coach Andy Reid losing a little bit of trust in his prized quarterback? Evidently not. Despite Patrick Mahomes struggling for the better part of the 2021 season, Reid seems comfortable letting Mahomes throw the ball 40 times per game. In Kansas City’s last five games, Mahomes has averaged 44.2 pass attempts per game, including the Tennessee Titans game in which Mahomes departed the contest early with an injury. Still, Mahomes has totaled more than 275 passing yards only once during that span. It is difficult to believe that Mahomes could possibly throw more than 45 times tonight. He has proven that even excessive volume has been insufficient for him to hit 300 passing yards in recent weeks. Bettors should take the under here, especially in a matchup where Kansas City could benefit from attacking the Raiders’ weak run defense.
Josh Jacobs Anytime Touchdown Scorer (-105)
Simply, bettors would be hard pressed to find a more atrocious run defense than the one in Kansas City. Josh Jacobs has found the end zone in four of the six games that he has played in this fall. Against the New York Giants last week, he looked healthy, averaging 5.8 yards per carry. Las Vegas should have plenty of scoring opportunities tonight. If they find themselves near the goal line, expect Jacobs to get a few chances to find pay dirt. At near even-money, this is a worthwhile risk for bettors.
Travis Kelce Anytime Touchdown Scorer (-115)
The Raiders are mediocre in pass coverage, but they are especially vulnerable in the middle of the field. Cory Littleton and Denzel Perryman are tremendous liabilities at the linebacker position. Travis Kelce has only one touchdown in his last five games—far below his career rate of finding the end zone. Touchdown scoring is an extremely volatile market, but bettors looking to take a risk tonight could find value on the best tight end in the game this evening.
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