{"id":7759,"date":"2010-09-10T13:06:54","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T18:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2010-09-10T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T18:06:54","slug":"week-1-nfl-fantasy-football-proposition-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/week-1-nfl-fantasy-football-proposition-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 NFL Fantasy Football Proposition Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unless you could somehow combine chicken wings, pizza and Megan Fox, there are few things better in life than combining fantasy football<\/a> with NFL betting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Books like Sportstbook.com<\/a> regularly post fantasy props for individual player stats entering an NFL weekend. Let\u2019s try our hand at a few intriguing Week 1 bets. Note that any player must suit up for the wager to qualify.<\/p>\n

Tom Brady: Total touchdown passes vs Bengals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 1.5: -220<\/p>\n

Under 1.5: +170<\/p>\n

Free pick: Over 1.5. <\/strong>Some bettors will take the under because the Bengals are tough opponent but I\u2019ll take the over for that same reason. The Bengals will get their points on offense against a depleted Pats defense, meaning Brady will have to throw plenty.<\/p>\n

Chris Johnson: Total rushing yards vs Raiders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 110.5: -130<\/p>\n

Under 110.5: Even<\/p>\n

Free pick: Over 110.5. <\/strong>Chris Johnson is a great receiving threat too but Oakland plays above-average pass defense. The Titans should keep the ball on the ground and hand off to Chris Johnson 25 times.<\/p>\n

Calvin Johnson: Will he score a touchdown vs Bears?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes: +140<\/p>\n

No: -180<\/p>\n

Free pick<\/a>: Yes. <\/strong>I expect a surprising shootout between the Lions and Bears and I\u2019m not convinced any Chicago defender can handle Johnson in the red zone (or deep for that matter).<\/p>\n

Rashard Mendenhall: Total rushing attempts vs Falcons<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 20.5: -120<\/p>\n

Under 20.5: Even<\/p>\n

Free pick: Over 20.5. <\/strong>As long as Ben Roethlisberger is out, I\u2019d bet this line on Mendenhall every week. The Steelers need him and he should play every down. He\u2019ll be a horse; he could even lead the NFL in carries this year.<\/p>\n

Kevin Kolb: What will he throw first vs Packers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Touchdown pass: -135<\/p>\n

Interception: +105<\/p>\n

Free pick: Interception. <\/strong>Kolb should have a big year in Andy Reid\u2019s system but he\u2019s still a guy who makes plenty of mistakes. Against a ball-hawk secondary like Green Bay\u2019s, which had a ton of takeaways last season, Kolb may start shakily and throw a pick.<\/p>\n

Sam Bradford: What will his first pass be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Completion: -135<\/p>\n

Incompletion: +105<\/p>\n

Free pick: Completion. <\/strong>The kid looks poised and NFL ready. It only seems appropriate that he\u2019d be unfazed on his first career dropback and throw a perfect ball to someone. Bradford\u2019s name should pop up on this sports betting blog<\/a> for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unless you could somehow combine chicken wings, pizza and Megan Fox, there are few things better in life than combining fantasy football with NFL betting. Books like Sportstbook.com regularly post fantasy props for individual player stats entering an NFL weekend. Let\u2019s try our hand at a few intriguing Week 1 bets. Note that any player … Continue reading Week 1 NFL Fantasy Football Proposition Bets<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7759"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7761,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7759\/revisions\/7761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}