Cowboys vs. Eagles: Best player prop bets for CeeDee Lamb, AJ Brown for NFL Week 1
The SportsLine Projection Model has advice for whether CeeDee Lamb or AJ Brown offers more value on these two player props for Thursday's Cowboys vs. Eagles battle
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Max Meyer
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Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season is finally here, and the action kicks off with an NFC East rivalry showdown between last years champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Dallas Cowboys. The top sportsbooks have plenty of different NFL player props available for this contest, including ones for star wide receivers CeeDee Lamb of Dallas and AJ Brown of Philadelphia.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, has graded individual player props on a 0 through 5 star scale based on each player's average across the simulations. So which star wideout's props offer the most value ahead of this Thursday showdown?
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We'll be using odds from FanDuel Sportsbook to look at each wideout's props. Check out the SportsLine Projection Model's forecast for the entire Cowboys-Eagles game, including more player props.
Receiving yardage props
AJ Brown: 69.5 (Over -113, Under -113)
CeeDee Lamb: 71.5 (Over -113, Under -113)
Top SportsLine projection model pick: Brown Under 69.5 (4 stars)
Brown has gone Under 69.5 receiving yards in four of his past five contests. The model is only projecting him to have 56.3 receiving yards to start the season against the Cowboys.
Receptions props
AJ Brown: 4.5 (Over -138, Under +108)
CeeDee Lamb: 6.5 (Over +102, Under -130)
Top SportsLine projection model pick: Brown Under 4.5 (4 stars)
Brown has been calculated for 3.7 receptions here, making that Under at plus money a worthy play at 4 stars. Brown has gone Under 4.5 catches in five consecutive games when facing a bottom-third defense like the Cowboys are projected to be.
