Buccaneers vs. Texans: Best player prop bets for Mike Evans, Nico Collins for NFL Week 2 Monday Night Football
The SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model reveals whether Mike Evans or Nico Collins offers more value on these player props for Monday's Buccaneers vs. Texans clash
Mike Evans and Nico Collins got off to slow starts in Week 1, with Evans racking up 51 yards on five receptions and Collins catching three balls for 25 yards. Will the star wideouts bounce back on Monday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Houston Texans at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN?
The SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model simulates every NFL game 10,000 times and has graded individual player props on a 0 through 5 star scale based on each player's average across the simulations. So should bettors be taking Evans' or Collins' player props for this battle?
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We'll be using odds from FanDuel Sportsbook to look at each wideout's props. Check out the model from the ITL team's forecast for the entire Buccaneers-Texans game, including more player props.
Receiving yardage props
Nico Collins: 76.5 (Over -114, Under -114)
Mike Evans: 64.5 (Over -114, Under -114)
Top SportsLine projection model pick: Evans Under 64.5 (3.5 stars)
The Inside the Lines team has Evans projected for 61.1 receiving yards against the Texans. Evans has gone Under his receiving yards prop in five of his past eight games when facing a team with a losing record.
Receptions props
Nico Collins: 5.5 (Over -140, Under +106)
Mike Evans: 4.5 (Over -144, Under +108)
Top SportsLine projection model pick: Collins Under 5.5 (3 stars)
Collins has forecasted for 5.2 receptions, making this a 3-star recommendation with the Under coming in at plus money. In the last five contests where the Texans have been favorites (they're laying 2.5 points on MNF), Collins has averaged 4.6 catches and has gone Under this prop four times.
