The Seahawks take on the Bears on Thursday Night Football as they look to stay in the playoff race. Here are some Jaxon Smith-Njigba prop bets to consider at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Prop Bets
Here are Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s current prop bet odds at DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 6.5 receptions and o/u 69.5 receiving yards. Smith-Njigba is +180 to score a touchdown, +1300 to score 2+ touchdowns and +850 to score the first touchdown of the game.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is having a breakout sophomore season for the Seahawks. In a receiving corps that has been dominated by DK Metcalf in recent years, Smith-Njigba leads Seattle in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season. The Seahawks are fighting for their playoff lives in this game as they can still chase down the Rams for the NFC West title. This should be an all-out effort from both Smith-Njigba individually and the Seahawks as a team. Meanwhile, the struggling Bears have been playing really poorly the past few weeks and the Seahawks should have a lot of advantage in this game.
The Bears’ defense was a solid unit earlier in the season but they have really declined in recent weeks. Since Week 10, Chicago ranks 30th in defensive EPA/dropback and 31st in defensive dropback success rate. This is a good matchup for the Seahawks offense to take advantage of. They should look to their targets down the field and try to create some explosive passing plays. Despite, Smith-Njigba being the superior receiver this season, Metcalf still demands a lot of respect from opposing defenses and that opens up a lot of opportunities for Smith-Njigba to get single coverage.
My favorite prop bet for this game is for Jaxon Smith-Njigba to go over 69.5 receiving yards. Smith-Njigba has cleared this number in seven straight games and is averaging 100.1 yards per game over that stretch. He should keep up the positive momentum of the past few weeks and have another monster game against the Bears in a favorable matchup. In a game where the Seahawks need to give maximum effort to keep their playoff hopes alive, they should find Smith-Njigba regularly down the field and create some explosive passing plays.
Pick: Jaxon Smith-Njigba o69.5 Receiving Yards
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