It feels odd to sit here in Week 8 and look at the Bills and Panthers with the same number of wins — but here we are. Carolina is in the mix for the NFC South, while Buffalo is showing more warts than expected. It makes the player props market for this game all the more exciting.
Buffalo is a seven-point favorite on the road on the DraftKings Sportsbook. If you fancy a Panthers home upset, they’re priced at +310 on the moneyline. The total for this game is set at 46.5 points. Let’s get into the top player prop bets for this Bills vs. Panthers showdown.
Best player prop bets
Rico Dowdle 60+ Rushing Yards (+142)
The Bills’ run defense is primed to get crushed on the ground. They’ve allowed the second-most total rushing yards and rank dead last in rushing yards allowed per attempt at 5.8 yards a pop. Sunday’s matchup is a smash spot for Rico Dowdle.
He’s still going to split some carries with Chuba Hubbard, but Dowdle looked like the superior back last week and received more carries as a result. I expect more of the same this week.
Tetairoa McMillan 60+ Receiving Yards (+100)
The absence of Bryce Young puts a damper on this offense as a whole. But don’t count out Andy Dalton, who is one of the better backup signal callers in the league. And if there’s one thing Dalton knows how to do, it’s lock on to a number one receiver. That happens to be Tetairoa McMillan.
After recording 60+ yards in four of his first five games, the rookie took a bit of a back seat in the past couple of weeks as Carolina leaned on the run game. But against this high-powered Buffalo offense, there are bound to be times when Dalton needs to cut the passes loose — and T-Mac will feast.
Josh Allen Any Time TD (+100)
The Panthers have done a fine enough job at containing mobile quarterbacks this year. But reigning MVP Josh Allen is a true matchup nightmare. His speed and power are too much for any defense to contain, and more than ever, they need his running ability. Allen punches in one of Buffalo’s red zone looks in this one.
