Media by Associated Press – Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) celebrates after his touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Getting into the endzone is important for every player. That’s how the money comes in. when it comes to the Week 9 schedule; there are plenty of players in good positions to make big plays this week. Here are four players worth betting on this weekend.
Tyler Boyd, +110
With no Ja’Marr Chase in the lineup, Cincinnati is looking for anyone to make plays in the passing game. Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd has always had a knack throughout his career for finding open space in the red zone to score touchdowns. Boyd, who has caught 32 passes for 493 yards this season, has scored in each of the past two weeks.
Boyd has been targeted five or more times in six of eight games this season. Cincinnati will also be playing a Carolina team that was torched by Atlanta last week.
Kyler Murray, +145
Murray and the Cardinals are desperate to have a better offensive showing than they did last time against Seattle. The Seahawks limited Arizona to 19 yards of total offense. In the first meeting, Murray was on the move for most of the game.
Murray had ten carries for 100 yards in the first meeting. Seattle won’t be able to keep Murray contained for the entire game this time around. Murray will find a way to get into the endzone.
Seattle’s rushing defense has struggled, giving up 140.8 yards per game. The Seahawks also give up 24.9 points per game, which ranks 26th in the league.
Stefon Diggs, -132
The Buffalo Bills’ offense is one of the most efficient scoring machines in recent memory. The Bills, at some points, don’t even really need to consider carrying a punter.
A big part of making that machine work is quarterback Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. Diggs has made a major impact since coming over from Minnesota.
So far this season, Diggs has had five games of 100 yards receiving or more. Diggs has caught at least one touchdown pass in five of the Bills’ seven games thus far this season.
Buffalo has gone at least three straight games with one touchdown reception. The Jets are 10th in the league in passing yards allowed but haven’t faced an offense that has been moving as effectively as the Bills.
Adam Thielen, +165
Thielen is a frequent target of quarterback Kirk Cousins. He has caught at least five or more passes in six of seven games.
One thing that Thielen has had issues with is getting into the endzone. Thielen has only caught two touchdown passes so far.
Thielen will be contending with Washington’s pass defense. The Commanders’ defense isn’t aggressive in making plays.
Washington has only forced four turnovers this season, which is the second-worst in the league. The Commanders are in the middle of the league, giving up 214 passing yards per game.
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