WEBVTT - The 10 Best Player Prop Bets for Week 16 (Ep. 271)

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<v Speaker 1>Hello and happy holidays everyone. I'm Pat Fitzmorris, managing editor

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<v Speaker 1>of Betting Pros and Fantasy Pros, and in just a minute,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to run through my favorite Week sixteen player prop.

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<v Speaker 1>We went seven to one last week. We are twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two and seven over the past four weeks. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>we call a heater. Boys and girls, We're now sixty

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<v Speaker 1>five and forty on the season. That's a sixty one

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<v Speaker 1>point nine percent winning percentage. I do not want to

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<v Speaker 1>blow my own horn, but enough of that, gambler. The

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<v Speaker 1>god of wagering does not look kindly upon Braggadocio, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just going to shut up and get to the

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<v Speaker 1>Week sixteen picks. All odds are courtesy of DraftKings as

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<v Speaker 1>of Thursday afternoon. So let's start with Aaron Rodgers under

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty one point five passing yards on

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas Day. Rogers is averaging just two hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 1>point nine passing yards per game this season, and he

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<v Speaker 1>has cleared this number in only two games out of

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen this year. He's averaging six point eight yards per

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<v Speaker 1>pass attempt. That is the second lowest mark in his

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen years as the Packers starter. Yes, Rogers is facing

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<v Speaker 1>a Miami defense that's giving up two hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 1>eight point four passing yards a game and a league

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<v Speaker 1>high eight point three yards per pass attempt. But even

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<v Speaker 1>with the emergence of rookie wide receiver Christian Watson as

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<v Speaker 1>a playmaker, the Green Bay passing game just simply does

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<v Speaker 1>not have the quick strike capability it used to have

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<v Speaker 1>before they traded Devonte Adams to the Raiders in the offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think this is going to be a leisurely

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<v Speaker 1>paced game. With the Packers ranking thirtieth in offensive pace

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dolphins ranking seventeenth and fewer offensive plays. A

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<v Speaker 1>slower pace means fewer offensive plays than usual, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>a small but important edge for the people betting player props.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would lean towards some of the unders in

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<v Speaker 1>Packers Dolphins because of the pace of play. All Right,

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<v Speaker 1>Andy Dalton under one hundred and fifty one point five

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<v Speaker 1>passing yards. This has very little to do with Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Dalton being a backup caliber quarterback and very little to

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<v Speaker 1>do with the rejuvenated Browns offense, which is actually second

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<v Speaker 1>in DVA against the pass since Week eleven Browns defense

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<v Speaker 1>was getting smoked earlier in the year, but they have

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<v Speaker 1>really tightened things up. This is mostly about weather conditions

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<v Speaker 1>in Cleveland on Saturday, which are going to be ugly

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<v Speaker 1>to say the least. The temperature is going to hover

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<v Speaker 1>around thirteen degrees. They are expecting wins, sustained wins twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five to thirty five miles an hour, gusting up to

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<v Speaker 1>fifty miles an hour. Those are not great passing conditions.

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<v Speaker 1>There's also a chance of snow, by the way, not

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<v Speaker 1>great passing conditions. We're not going to see a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of passing in Saints Brown's because of the fierce wins.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, I suspect that the Saints are going to

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<v Speaker 1>run a lot of the wildcat with Taysom Hill operating

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<v Speaker 1>at quarterback and mostly running out of that. So I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be surprised if we saw like fewer than twenty,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even fewer than fifteen passing attempts for Andy Dalton.

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<v Speaker 1>If this passing yardage prop were even twenty yards lower

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<v Speaker 1>at one hundred and thirty one and a half, I

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<v Speaker 1>would still bet the under on it, all right. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen over forty eight point five rushing yards and much

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<v Speaker 1>like the under an eighty Dalton passing yardage, this is

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<v Speaker 1>weather related. Bill's Bears is going to be played in

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<v Speaker 1>some inhospitable weather conditions in Chicago. The forecast eleven degrees

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<v Speaker 1>with wins of twenty to thirty miles per hour. Passing

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<v Speaker 1>conditions suboptimal, and I would expect Alan to do quite

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of running. He runs quite a bit anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>He has topped this number in four of his last

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<v Speaker 1>seven games, and Alan ran for seventy seven yards last

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<v Speaker 1>week in Buffalo in wintery conditions. Those conditions weren't even

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<v Speaker 1>as bad as these conditions are going to be. So

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<v Speaker 1>Allen is also going to be up against a Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>Bears defense that has faced the most rushing attempts by

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<v Speaker 1>opposing quarterbacks this season eighty eight, and has given up

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<v Speaker 1>the eighth most rushing yardage to quarterbacks three hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one yards. So Josh Allen, I think goes soaring

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<v Speaker 1>over forty eight point five rushing yards. Isaiah Picchecko over

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<v Speaker 1>sixty eight point five rushing yards. Pachecko has topped this

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<v Speaker 1>number in five of his last six games, dating back

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<v Speaker 1>to Week ten. Over that period, he has averaged fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>point eight carries and eighty rushing yards a game. The

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs rookie running back is going to be facing a

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle defense that has just been getting steamrolled in the

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<v Speaker 1>running game lately. The Seahawks have given up an average

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<v Speaker 1>of two hundred and one point six rushing yards over

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<v Speaker 1>their last five games, allowing no fewer than one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and sixty one rushing yards in any over that stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, weather is probably going to be a factor

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<v Speaker 1>here too. It's going to be frigid in Kansas City

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<v Speaker 1>temperatures in the upper teams. I think the Chiefs might

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<v Speaker 1>be a little bit run heavier than usual, which bodes

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<v Speaker 1>well for PA. Check out. All right, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>continuing on with more player props, Joe Mixon under sixty

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<v Speaker 1>point five rushing yards. Over the first five games of

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<v Speaker 1>the season, Mixon averaged nineteen point two carries a game.

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<v Speaker 1>He was used in bell Cow type fashion, but over

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<v Speaker 1>the seven games that Mixon has played since, he's averaged

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<v Speaker 1>just twelve point four carries a game. The Bengals are

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<v Speaker 1>using veteran backup samaj p Ryan quite a bit lately.

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<v Speaker 1>He's cutting into Mixon's workload, and Mixon has cleared this

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<v Speaker 1>number in only two of his last six games. He's

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<v Speaker 1>had fewer than twenty eight rushing yards in three of

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<v Speaker 1>his last five. Now, the Bengals face the Patriots, who

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<v Speaker 1>have given up eighty one point two rushing yards per

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<v Speaker 1>game to running backs. That's the seventh lowest total in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. I think Joe Mixon finishes with under sixty

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<v Speaker 1>point five rushing yards. Brian Robinson under forty three point

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<v Speaker 1>five rushing yards. Robinson has actually averaged eighteen point four

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<v Speaker 1>carries in eighty six point six rushing yards over his

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<v Speaker 1>last five games. He's been trending up. So why do

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<v Speaker 1>I like the under here? Well, he's got a Week

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen road game against the forty nine Ers that does

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<v Speaker 1>not set up well for him at all. San Francisco's

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<v Speaker 1>airtight run defense is giving up a league low fifty

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<v Speaker 1>seven point four rushing yards per game and just three

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<v Speaker 1>point three yards per carry to opposing running backs. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders are seven point underdogs in this one, so they

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<v Speaker 1>might not have a run friendly game script if in

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<v Speaker 1>fact they do fall behind in this one. Brian Robinson

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<v Speaker 1>under forty three point five rushing yards, Tyler Algier under

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<v Speaker 1>fifty six point five rushing yards. Algierier's yardage total for

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<v Speaker 1>this one is certainly being inflated by his one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty nine yard rushing day against the Saints last week.

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<v Speaker 1>The rookie from BYU had run for fewer than fifty

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<v Speaker 1>six yards in each of his previous four games before

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<v Speaker 1>the outbreak against the Saints last week, and Algier shares

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<v Speaker 1>rushing duties with cord Erol Patterson. It's a split backfield

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<v Speaker 1>and we're also going to see rookie quarterback Desmond Ritter

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<v Speaker 1>do quite bit of running himself, but this is mainly

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<v Speaker 1>about matchup. The Falcons are facing a vicious Raiders run

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<v Speaker 1>defense this weekend. Yes, the Browns did manage to run

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<v Speaker 1>for one hundred and forty three yards against the Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>last week, but prior to that, in Baltimore's previous six games,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens held their opponents under one hundred rushing yards

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<v Speaker 1>every game, and they held their opponents under fifty rushing

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<v Speaker 1>yards in four of those six games. So the Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>run dye is really tough. Tyler Algier finishes with under

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<v Speaker 1>fifty six point five rushing yards. Now here's my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>player prop of the week. Travis Kelcey over seventy five

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<v Speaker 1>point five yards. Yes, this seems like low hanging fruit.

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<v Speaker 1>Kelsey is averaging eighty one point seven receiving yards per

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<v Speaker 1>game this season. He has topped this number in eight

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<v Speaker 1>of fourteen games, and his matchup well, chef's kiss. The

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle defense is giving up. Well, they just gave up

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<v Speaker 1>ninety three receiving yards and two touchdowns to George Kittle

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<v Speaker 1>in Week fourteen, and the Seahawks are giving up sixty

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<v Speaker 1>one point two yards per game and fourteen point five

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<v Speaker 1>yards per catch to tight ends. They just allow so

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<v Speaker 1>many big plays by opposing tight ends. Expect the very

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<v Speaker 1>best tight end in the game to cruise pass this

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<v Speaker 1>insultingly low yardage prop seventy five point five receiving yards.

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Kelsey is going to go soaring over that George

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<v Speaker 1>Kittle under forty four point five receiving yards. Yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>aforementioned George Kittle. He racked up ninety three yards against

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle last week, but he's not facing Seattle this week.

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<v Speaker 1>He is facing Washington, and the Commanders are allowing a

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<v Speaker 1>league low thirty point four receiving yards per game to

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends, and they ranked third in DVA against tight ends.

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<v Speaker 1>Kittle has cleared this number in only two of his

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<v Speaker 1>last seven games. And here's the thing. Commander's edge rusher

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<v Speaker 1>Chase Young is making his twenty twenty two debut, coming

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<v Speaker 1>back from a torn acl That gives the Commanders the

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<v Speaker 1>fierce edge rushing duo of Chase Young and Montese Sweat.

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<v Speaker 1>So I wouldn't be surprised if the forty nine Ers

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<v Speaker 1>asked George Kittle to stay in and block a little

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<v Speaker 1>more than usual. He maybe runs fewer routes than he's

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<v Speaker 1>been running, and that maybe leans helps push him towards

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<v Speaker 1>the under here George Kittle under forty four point five

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<v Speaker 1>rushing yards, and finally, Jalen Wattle over sixty three point

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<v Speaker 1>five receiving yards. Wattle has topped this number sixty three

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<v Speaker 1>and a half in ten of his fourteen games, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's coming off a one hundred and fourteen yard outing

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<v Speaker 1>against the Bills last week. Wattle leads the league in

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<v Speaker 1>yards per catch eighteen point zero yards per catch and

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<v Speaker 1>eleven point one yards per target. He's been uber efficient

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<v Speaker 1>this year, so he might not need that many targets

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<v Speaker 1>to clear this modest number against the Packers. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Just to recap this week's picks, Aaron Rodgers under two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty one point five passing yards, Andy Dalton

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<v Speaker 1>under one hundred and fifty one point five passing yards,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen over forty eight point five rushing yards, Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>Pacheco over sixty eight point five rushing yards, Joe Mixon

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<v Speaker 1>under sixty point five rushing yards, Brian Robinson under forty

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<v Speaker 1>three point five rushing yards, Tyler Algier under fifty six

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<v Speaker 1>point five rushing yards, Travis Kelcey over seventy five point

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<v Speaker 1>five receiving yards, George Kittle under forty four point five

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<v Speaker 1>receiving yards, and Jalen Waddle over sixty three point five

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<v Speaker 1>receiving yards. Happy Holidays to all of you out there,

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<v Speaker 1>from all of us at Betting Pros, hope you have

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<v Speaker 1>a joyous and festive weekend and be careful on those

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<v Speaker 1>snowy roads, my friends. We'll be back again next week

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<v Speaker 1>with more player props. Merry Christmas to all, and to

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<v Speaker 1>all of at night