Vikings vs. Bears: Best player prop bets for Justin Jefferson, DJ Moore for NFL Week 1

Should you you play Justin Jefferson or DJ Moore for various NFL player props in Monday's Vikings vs. Bears matchup?

There were a lot of slow starts from top wideouts around the league in Week 1. Ja'Marr Chase had just two catches for 26 yards against Browns, Nico Collins had three receptions for 26 yards vs. the Rams and Amon-Ra St. Brown snagged four balls for 45 yards vs. the Packers. Brian Thomas Jr. and A.J. Brown had just one catch each as well. 

Will Minnesota's Justin Jefferson and Chicago's DJ Moore break the mold with monster performances on Monday night? There are many player props up at the top sportsbooks for these two wideouts, and we will share the top values here. 

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We'll be using odds from DraftKings Sportsbook to look at each wideout's props. Check out the SportsLine Projection Model's forecast for Vikings-Bears game, including player props.

Receiving yardage props

Justin Jefferson: 78.5 (Over -112, Under -112)
DJ Moore: 57.5 (Over -110, Under -114)

Top pick: DJ Moore Over 57.5 receiving yards

We don't yet know just how J.J. McCarthy will look at quarterback for the Vikings. He enters a great situation as far as young signal-callers go, and while having Jefferson to throw to certainly helps any quarterback, so too does a great run game, which head coach Kevin O'Connell may lean on here to help McCarthy out in his first start. 

 As for Moore, he's Chicago's WR1 in a new-look offense under new head coach Ben Johnson. I'd expect Johnson to try and feed his best playmakers in his head coaching debut on prime time, which includes Moore, who barely missed another 1,000-yard season last year. 

Jefferson could still clear his line, but I have more confidence in Moore clearing his much-lower line at better odds. 

Receptions props

Justin Jefferson: 6.5 (Over +115, Under -146)
DJ Moore: 5.5 (Over +100, Under -127)

Top pick: Jefferson Over 6.5 receptions

As noted earlier, McCarthy enters a great situation as far as young quarterbacks go given he's in a friendly offense that features TJ Hockenson, Aaron Jones, Adam Thielen and, of course, Jefferson. While I'm more confident in Moore to go Over his receiving yards line than Jefferson, I think playing Jefferson to go Over his receptions prop of 6.5 makes a lot of sense. It stands to reason that McCarthy will try and establish rapport with Jefferson early, and Jefferson is also so dynamic that we could see the Vikings pepper him with short passes just to get the ball in his hands and see what happens. Over 6.5 also comes in at plus money, which is noteworthy.