It is now that time of the week where we attempt to help those of you who like to add a little bit of money to your football Sunday. . .or Monday, in this case. . .by taking a look at whatever prop bets our friends at the FanDuel Sportsbook have available for this week’s Minnesota Vikings game. On Monday night, the purple will host the Buffalo Bills, and they’ll be putting Carson Wentz out there at quarterback in the hopes of jump starting the offense against one of the NFL’s worst defenses.
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Is it going to make any difference? Well. . .I think so! Let’s get to it, shall we?
Carson Wentz Passing Yards: Over 209.5 (-114)
As we mentioned, the Bills come into this game with one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL, as they are currently ranked #30 in the league. Of course, last week they faced a Lions team that ranked #32 in that category, but this week the Vikings are taking the revolutionary step of using a quarterback on offense. Wentz functions significantly better in this offense than Kyler Murray does, and so he should be able to take advantage of the Bills’ pass defense being as bad as it is to put some passing yardage on the board in this one.
Justin Jefferson Receiving Yards: Over 77.5 (-114)
You know who stands to benefit the most from Wentz taking over at quarterback? Justin Jefferson does. In the games that Wentz started for the Vikings last season and the two games that Wentz was the primary quarterback for this season, he showed the ability to get Jefferson the football. The Bills’ secondary really doesn’t have anyone who can hang with Jefferson, and after the past few weeks, he’s going to be itching to go off against this Buffalo defense. I think Jefferson has a big game in this one.
Jordan Addison anytime touchdown (+250)
The Bills’ defense has allowed 15 passing touchdowns this year, and we’ve already talked about how Jefferson is likely going to have himself a big game. I’m also relatively certain that the Bills will pay extra attention to him in the red zone, which should open up some extra opportunities for Addison. Much like the Bills don’t have anyone who can hang with Jefferson, they don’t have anyone who can hang with Addison, either, so we’ll see if Addison can find pay dirt again. I think he will.
Those are the prop bets I’ll be keeping an eye on in this one, folks. Are there any that you think you can cash in on this week?
