Thursday Night Football Player Props: Bets for Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, Daniel Jones
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images. Pictured: Christian McCaffrey and Brock Purdy.
Giants vs. 49ers Player Props for Week 3
In the table below, you'll find each of our NFL staff's top player prop picks from today's slate of games. Click on any pick or team logo to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Giants vs. 49ers
With the 49ers looking like the best team in the NFL and Christian McCaffrey looking like their best player, it’s essential that we try and find a way to bet on him.
With an Anytime Touchdown price of -188, that's an easy pass. Instead, we’re backing McCaffrey to go over 81.5 rushing yards.
He’s rushed for 268 yards on 42 attempts through two games. This is elite usage, much like what he had during his time with the Panthers — just on a far superior offense now.
The game script should also work in his favor with the 49ers as heavy favorites.
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Giants vs. 49ers
Daniel Jones has already been picked three times this season. Notable, given that he's more than halfway to his total from last season (five).
This bet is mostly about the less-than-ideal situation that Jones finds himself in.
New York's best offensive player, Saquon Barkley, is out on Thursday due to an ankle injury. His backup, Matt Breida, obviously is far less effective as a runner.
With that in mind, I think we’ll see the Giants try to pass more. The bad news is that the 49ers defense is elite, and they’ve already forced both Matt Stafford and Kenny Pickett into two interceptions apiece.
With the quality of the 49ers defense, plus an increased likelihood of New York passing more than usual, it's the perfect storm for at least one interception by Jones.
Pick: Daniel Jones Over 0.5 INTs (-110; BetMGM)
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Giants vs. 49ers
We've yet to see the Brock Purdy of last year. He’s been a bit of a disappointment in many regards, but the 49ers have gotten away with it because of the immense quality on their roster.
Purdy has totaled 426 passing yards so far this season; his season high is 220, which came in Week 1 against the Steelers. He’s had 10 games with at least 20 passing attempts and has surpassed 230.5 just three times.
Given the fact that Brandon Aiyuk is questionable with a shoulder injury, plus a game script that should see the 49ers up early and able to run the clock late, I can’t see him going over on Thursday Night Football.
Pick: Brock Purdy Under 230.5 Passing Yards (-110; bet365)
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