NFL Week 5 Player Prop Best Bets & Odds
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Michael Carter, RB, ARI - Over 42.5 Rushing Yards (-110) vs. TEN
The Cardinals are really getting down to the bare bones of their running back room. But as we like to say: all of these guys are pros. Arizona is now left with Michael Carter and Emari Demercado in the backfield, and the split seems clear: Carter is the runner, Demercado is the guy in passing situations.
And since they’re hosting the Titans, we expect the former to be getting a lot more work. Tennessee has allowed the third-most rushing yards to RBs (117.5) and opponents have run on them with the sixth-highest frequency. They’re 0-4 for a reason. You may not know the name Michael Carter, but it’s going to be a ground game in the desert.
Woody Marks, RB, HOU - Over 52.5 Yards (-110) @ BAL
You didn’t know this guy’s name last week, but that’s fine, because we knew it and we nailed our bet on Woody Marks. We did our homework ladies and gentlemen, that’s why they pay us the medium-to-small bucks over here. He went for 69 yards on a 27.5 line last week, and it seems sports betting sites have smartened up. But not enough.
His 52.5 line this week is almost double what his Week 4 line was, but against this Ravens defense, we still believe it’s too small. Marks has pretty clearly taken over the backfield from Nick Chubb. On top of that, the Ravens are without a handful of their top defensive linemen, as well as their best run-stopping linebacker in Roquan Smith. They give up the fifth-most rushing yards per game to RBs (116.0). And Houston certainly won’t be playing catch up against the Cooper Rush-led Ravens offense, that’s for sure.
Tommy Tremble, TE, CAR - Over 25.5 Receiving Yards vs. MIA
We’ve got a couple of bets for this exceedingly mediocre matchup in North Carolina. First off, Tommy Tremble will be getting all the TE snaps he can handle again this week with Ja’Tavion Sanders out again. It was just Tremble last week, and he racked up five catches for 42 yards and a TD on eight targets.
Miami has allowed an opposing tight end to eclipse 60 yards in three of four games this year. Throw in the fact that the Dolphins have given up 302 receiving yards to TEs this season—most in the NFL—and you’ve got a recipe for success for us and Mr. Tremble.
Darren Waller, TE, MIA - Over 29.5 Receiving Yards @ CAR
We go across to the opposite sideline in Charlotte for our final player prop best bet of the week. After over a year away from the game, Darren Waller returned for the Dolphins last week and had three catches for 27 yards and two scores on four targets. And he played just 16 snaps.
He will play more this week, and with Tyreek Hill out, he can expect exponentially more looks as well. He’s about to become a huge part of this offense, and it doesn’t hurt that this matchup comes against a Panthers defense allowing the second-most receiving yards (71.3) to TEs this season.
