Rookie tight end looked solid in the season opener and a bigger performance could be coming
Last week was tough as the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense couldn’t get much going, but we’re moving onto Week 2 as the Raiders hit the road again to take on the Baltimore Ravens. It’s a matchup of redemption since both teams are 0-1 and we’re looking to make some money back after the season opener.
This season, SB Nation has partnered with FanDuel Sportsbook so let’s take a peek at a few prop bets that FanDuel is offering and make some picks.
[All odds are as of September 12 at 10:30 a.m. PT.]
Brock Bowers Over 35.5 receiving yards (-114)
Bowers had a solid debut against the Los Angeles Chargers with six catches for 58 yards. So, he eclipsed the total above fairly easily, and I’m expecting Las Vegas to play from behind for the majority of Sunday’s contest meaning Gardner Minshew will be throwing a lot. Also, Baltimore gave up six grabs and 71 yards to tight ends last week with Noah Gray—not Travis Kelce—accounting for over half of that (37 yards).
Lamar Jackson Over 48.5 rushing yards (-114)
Jackson is coming off a 122-yard rushing performance versus the Chiefs last week while the Raiders missed nine tackles, per Pro Football Focus, as a team in the season opener. That has the makings of another big rushing performance from the Ravens’ quarterback, and Davante Adams had some high praise for him earlier this week.
“Dude changed the game,” Adams said of Jackson on Wednesday (h/t NFL.com). “He’s the best, in my opinion, best ball-carrier ever — no matter what position you want to talk about. I don’t think anybody’s as big of a threat carrying the football.”
Davante Adams First 2nd Half Touchdown scorer (+1200)
Speaking of the wideout, I like to take one big payout bet every week and there’s some nuance to this bet, but I think he can get his first touchdown of the season in Baltimore. Adams is hard to keep out of the endzone in general, scoring at least eight times in the last four seasons, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Las Vegas get off to a slow start. It’s the classic 10 a.m. body clock time for a West Coast (“coast” being a loose term here) team, so the Raiders will likely be trailing and thus throwing a lot in the second half.