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Making NFL prop bets can turn any game into an exciting three hours. Week 5 marks the last full slate until Week 15, so there are plenty of NFL props available. There's an AFC Championship Game rematch between the Bills and Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday Night Football and a handful of division matchups. Aaron Rodgers will try to win one for the old guard when he takes the Packers into Cincinnati to face Joe Burrow and the Bengals.

The league's leading rusher, Derrick Henry (510 yards), faces the winless Jaguars and will go for his fourth straight 100-yard game. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Over-Under on his rushing total at 113.5 in its NFL odds. The Over-Under for passing yards for NFL passing leader Derek Carr against the Bears is 279.5 in the latest NFL player props. Before you consider any 2021 NFL prop bets, you need to see the top picks and predictions from red-hot NFL props expert Alex Selesnick.

Over the past two seasons, Selesnick (aka PropStarz) is up 118 units on NFL props and futures plays. For a $100 bettor, that's a $12,000 return. PropStarz specializes in NFL and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. His background playing competitive poker, Scrabble and backgammon helped form the foundation of his sports betting approach. 

Through four weeks, PropStarz is an impressive 13-7 on his picks for SportsLine, and he was on the money last week when he predicted Antonio Brown would go Over 45.5 receiving yards (-115) on Sunday Night Football. The Tampa Bay receiver had missed the previous game and was mostly invisible in the one before that, but PropStarz wasn't deterred.    

While the big play PropStarz was expecting didn't materialize, Brown got plenty of work (and dropped what would have been a 30-yard TD pass). He was targeted by Tom Brady 11 times, second only to Mike Evans, and caught seven passes for 63 yards. It would have been much easier if he had caught one of the two passes into the end zone before the winning field goal, but PropStarz and anyone who followed him still cashed in comfortably.

Now, after poring over hundreds of available Week 5 NFL prop bets, PropStarz has found five more NFL prop picks he loves. He's only sharing his coveted picks at SportsLine. 

Top 2021 Week 5 NFL prop picks

One Week 5 NFL prop bet PropStarz is backing: Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields goes Under 19.5 completions. With his completion percentage at 48 right now, he would likely need more than 30 attempts to hit that number. He was efficient in last week's win against the Lions, but he only attempted 17 passes, completing 11 for 209 yards. Coach Matt Nagy isn't going to put much on his plate.

"I am not expecting the Bears to turn into a high-volume passing attack anytime soon," PropsStarz told SportsLine. He expects Chicago to go heavy with the run, even with starting back David Montgomery out with a knee injury. His backup, Damien Williams, averaged 6.9 yards per carry last week, and the Raiders rank 23rd against the run (132.3 yards per game). They allowed 170 in Monday's loss, and with the need to bring Fields along slowly, PropStarz sees this as a no-brainer.

How to make 2021 Week 5 NFL props

PropStarz also has locked down four other confident prop bets, including a receiver who will smash his receptions over for a plus-money payout. You can see which 2021 NFL Week 5 props you should be backing only at SportsLine.

What are the five best 2021 Week 5 NFL prop bets you can make? And which sure-handed receivers could help you cash in huge? Visit SportsLine now to see the best Week 5 NFL prop bets, all from the expert up 118 units the past two years, and find out.