Welcome to Bales’ Bananas – Monkey Knife Fight NFL Prop Picks Week 15 (Thursday)! Below I will discuss my NFL favorite plays for tonight’s slate!
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Over Under 2/2 – New York Jets/Baltimore Ravens
Le’Veon Bell is in an odd position for the New York Jets. He’s returning from an illness, but doesn’t boast a huge role in the offense. Bell has seen five or fewer targets in each of his last four games. He has also posted less than five receptions in six of his last eight games. New York is likely to play from behind throughout this game, but they could be taking shots downfield rather than targeting Bell. Furthermore, the Baltimore Ravens have given up a league-low 51 receptions to running backs in 2019. Bell certainly comes with receiving upside, but this total is set a bit too high for this particular matchup.
Lamar Jackson has been an elite rushing option for Baltimore this season. He’s averaging 78.2 rushing yards on 11.6 carries per game. He has run for 63+ yards in 9 of his 13 games this season. There are some concerns, though, as Jackson is said to be dealing with an injury. He practiced in full on Wednesday, and stated that he feels healthy coming into the game. New York has featured a slightly above average defense against running quarterbacks. That may not matter, though, as Jackson utilizes both designed runs and scrambles to account for his yards. This game could result in an early blowout, but Jackson will have likely already found success at that point.
Play 1 unit on Le’Veon Bell UNDER 4.5 receptions and Lamar Jackson OVER 62.5 rushing yards to win 3 units (3x)
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