The early Sunday games in week 15 has the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Chicago Bears in the NFC and the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Houston Texans in the AFC. The Eagles are nine-point road favorites and -400 odds on the money line. The Chiefs are 14-point favorites on the road and -800 odds on the money line.
Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes’ player props are heightened in the MVP battle between these two quarterbacks.
Another early NFL game has the New Orleans Saints hosting the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South. The Saints are four-point home favorites in that game.
The late-afternoon NFL games feature the Tennessee Titans against Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The LA Chargers are slight favorites at home and the Bengals are favorites on the road.
Sunday’s top five NFL player props picks for these week 15 games are detailed below.
Jalen Hurts Over 19.5 Pass Completions (-115)
In leading the Eagles to the best record in the NFL, Hurts has passed for 3157 yards in 13 games. He has completed 264 passes in 388 attempts (68%). Philadelphia has a four-game winning streak from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11 and the team has a combined 123 points in their last three games.
Hurts is averaging 20.3 pass completions per game this season and he just threw for an average of 21 passes in his last four outings.
Patrick Mahomes Scores an Anytime TD (+245)
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has completed passes for touchdowns on multiple occasions. He threw 33 touchdown passes in 13 games this year. Once in a while, he has crossed the goal line running the ball. Mahomes has two rushing touchdowns in two game this year, including the game against Cincinnati on Dec. 4.
Houston’s defense has given up the most rushing yards per game (165.8) in the NFL this year and the Texans have allowed an average of 26.7 points in their last six games. The odds are high, but Mahomes could score a rushing touchdown in this match-up.
Alvin Kamara Over 58.5 Rushing Yards (-125)
Alvin Kamara leads the Saints in rushing with 550 yards on 143 carries. He is averaging 67.2 rushing yards a game at home this year.
Atlanta’s defense allows 129.5 yard rushing per game, which is ranked 25th in the league. Kamara needs only 16 carries (3.8 yards per carry) to break this mark.
Derrick Henry Under 98.5 Rushing Yards (+100)
Tennessee has lost three straight games by a combined score of 91-48 and running back Derrick Henry has been held to less than 40 yards rushing in two of the three games.
The Chargers defense is allowing 147.0 rushing yards a game, but the offense is scoring an average of 24.4 points in the last three home games. The Titans are not going to keep up with the points running the ball.
Joe Burrow Over 1.5 TD Passes (-175)
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow has thrown for 3685 yards and he has 27 touchdown passes in 13 games this season. Burrow has had two or more touchdown passes in nine games this season, including the last two outings against Kansas City and Cleveland.
He is second in the league in touchdown throws and third in passing yards. Burrow should have two touchdown passes against the Buccaneers defense before the final whistle.