It’s been another lost season for the Atlanta Falcons, but not for Kyle Pitts. In his prove-it year before free agency, Pitts is knocking on the door of another 1,000-yard season and positioning himself well to get a nice deal. He’s got two games left before hitting the open market and will want to finish the season strong.
Pitts and his Falcons have the opportunity to play spoiler against the Los Angeles Rams tonight on Monday Night Football, which adds a bit of extra juice to his player prop market.
The Falcons are seven-point underdogs for tonight’s matchup at DraftKings Sportsbook, with the point total set to 48.5. Below, I’ve detailed my favorite prop bets centered around Pitts.
Best Kyle Pitts Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Kyle Pitts 6+ Receptions (+130)
Atlanta’s passing game has been a major question mark all season. Michael Penix Jr. struggled with consistency before his season-ending injury, Drake London has been elite but dogged by injuries, and the rest of the pass catchers have struggled to step up consistently. Now that Kirk Cousins is under center, and the season is all but over, a new hierarchy has formed. And Kyle Pitts finds himself at the top.
Cousins has been the starter for the past five games, and in those five games, Pitts has piled up 33 catches for 420 yards and four touchdowns. That includes his three highest receiving yardage totals of the season. In the 10 games before that, all but one of which Penix started, Pitts had 47 catches for 434 yards and one score. He clearly has better chemistry with Cousins, which he demonstrated in his monster Week 15 game against the Buccaneers.
It is important to remember that Drake London has been absent for most of this stretch. He missed the first four games of this Cousins stretch and returned last week against the Cardinals. In that game, Atlanta’s WR1 turned eight targets into three catches for 27 yards, which isn’t exactly the production we’ve come to expect from him. Even with London beside him, Pitts chugged along, drawing nine targets and catching seven of them for 57 yards and a score.
London has little left to prove to the Falcons. The team’s playoff hopes are dead, he was hobbled last week, and is playing with a quarterback they’re likely to cut or trade in the offseason. By contrast, these last two games are essential for Pitts. Even against this stout Rams defense, Pitts is going to get a ton of work over the middle and down the seams. Expect him to put up another strong performance going into his free agency.
