Philadelphia Eagles Players Prop Bets: Expect Former Heisman Winner to Shine in Super Bowl

Look For the Ball to Be Spread Around on Offense for Eagles

It is a credit to the Philadelphia Eagles front office that rather than being impatient and moving on from young quarterback Jalen Hurts, they went out and got him some game-breaking pass catchers.

The Eagles traded up two spots in the first round in the 2021 NFL Draft to take Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith. Then, the Eagles sent a first-round selection to the Tennessee Titans for A.J. Brown. With reliable tight end Dallas Goedert able to be a target in the middle of the field, Hurts has plenty of options when he drops back to pass.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the options when it comes to the Philadelphia pass catchers and the Eagles players’ prop bets.

Early Risers

Philadelphia tends to rely on its running game when the Eagles reach the end zone with quarterback Jalen Hurts typically taking it himself.

Running backs Miles Sanders and Kenneth Gainwell have delivered in the early going as well with Sanders running it into the end zone early on in the NFL championship.

When looking at the Eagles players’ prop bets, Brown is the current leader among Philadelphia receivers when it comes to the odds of scoring the first touchdown as he is priced at +800 even if teammates Miles Sanders (+600) and Jalen Hurts (+700) are ahead of him as is Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce.

Brown opened the scoring in a 35-13 win over Pittsburgh and perhaps he will do it again in the biggest game of his career. DeVonta Smith (+1000) accomplished that feat in a 35-10 rout of Tennessee.

Tight end Dallas Goedert (+1000) did have the first touchdowns (but not the first points) in a Week 3 win over Washington. He did account for the first points in a 31-point win over the New York Giants in the playoff opener.

What Can Brown Do?

Expectations are somewhat limited for Philadelphia receiver A.J. Brown heading into the Super Bowl.

Brown has been targeted just seven times in the first two playoff games and the best odds (+450) have him finishing with 0-29 receiving yards according to the Eagles players prop bets.

That is not a bet worth making. The Kansas City cornerbacks might turn out to be elite in pass coverage, however, that is not the case right now.

Trevor Lawrence had a passer rating of 89.0 when targeting the receiver being covered by L’Jarius Sneed. Rookie Trent McDuffie has allowed a passer rating of 82.9 while fellow rookie Jaylen Watson had some issues in the Cincinnati game, allowing 71 yards on the seven passes when he was the primary defender.

There are concerns about the throwing shoulder for Hurts but as game time rolls around, he should be able to throw the ball down the field.

Seeing Brown landing in the 50-59 yard range is priced at +800 and that seems like a more reasonable bet to make.

Smith to Go Deep

While the 29-yard catch DeVonta Smith made in the NFC championship game shouldn’t have counted, it did display his big-play ability. Those who make 2023 NFL prop bets predictions might want to keep that in mind.

Assuming that all the ailing starting offensive linemen are good to go, Hurts should be protected better than Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow was in the AFC championship game. This will not be a 17-14 game so the Eagles will need to take shots down the field.

Smith can run by just about any cornerback in the league. Smith has had receptions of 29 and 40 yards in the two playoff games. Counting the playoff games, he has at least one 24-yard catch in seven of his last 10 games so going with him at -115 to go over 23.5 yards for his longest reception seems like the best way to proceed.

Goedert to be Busy

Dallas Goedert doesn’t have the luxury of being the go-to pass catcher like fellow tight end Travis Kelce does in Kansas City.

However, when examining the NFL player stats, he has 10 catches while being targeted 11 times in the playoff wins over the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. Add in the fact that he came down with six catches in the regular-season finale, it seems fair to assume that Goedert will be busy on Super Bowl Sunday.

He is currently listed at -125 to go over 4.5 receptions and -105 to go under. It certainly is reasonable to expect Goedert to have at least five catches in the big game.
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