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Week 6 of the NFL season will kick off with a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on Amazon Prime.
Our player props for Thursday Night Football tonight target Sam Darnold, Emanuel Wilson, JK Dobbins and Troy Franklin.
Let's dive into our Seahawks vs Broncos player props for Monday night.
Seahawks vs Broncos Player Props
- Sam Darnold Over 4.5 Rushing Yards (-114; FanDuel)
- Emanuel Wilson Over 9.5 Receiving Yards (-114; FanDuel)
- JK Dobbins Over 13.5 Rushing Attempts (-110; bet365)
- Troy Franklin Anytime Touchdown (+750; FanDuel)
Seahawks vs Broncos Prop Picks, Preview
Sam Darnold Over 4.5 Rushing Yards (-114)
He might not be an elite rusher, but I’m liking the Over on Sam Darnold’s rushing yards on Thursday Night Football. He’s had at least one rush in three of his four games this season and has had five or more yards on each of those occasions.
The Broncos' pass rush can be scary and it’s no surprise that this often means that the quarterback has to scramble. Only five teams have given up more rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks than the Broncos, who allow 25 per game.
In Week 5, Justin Herbert — who isn't exactly known for his scrambling — rushed for 54 yards and averaged nine yards per carry.
Pick: Sam Darnold Over 4.5 Rushing Yards (-114, FanDuel)
Emanuel Wilson Over 9.5 Receiving Yards (-114)
It’s been two games since Jadarian Price went down and Emanuel Wilson has had significant volume as the Seahawks’ RB1 with 41 rushing attempts.
The over on his rushing yards is intriguing, but I'm going to target his receiving yards in this spot.
Wilson's had an average of three targets per game over the past two weeks, ripping the Chargers for 39 yards in Week 4 and a solid Niners’ defense for 11 last time out.
The Broncos have given up the fifth-most receiving yards to running backs this season, averaging 40 yards through the air per game.
Pick: Emanuel Wilson Over 9.5 Receiving Yards (-114, FanDuel)
JK Dobbins Over 13.5 Rushing Attempts (-110)
JK Dobbins got his first touchdown of the season last week against the Chargers, but he wasn’t particularly dynamic. He averaged just 3.8 yards per carry and didn’t really pass the eye test.
However, we aren’t looking at how many yards he’ll rush for here here, just how often — and the outlook is good.
While the Broncos weren’t effective rushing the ball last week, it was notable that in Sean Payton’s first game since taking over playcalling duties, he really focused on the ground game. Dobbins was the beneficiary with 18 carries, his highest number of the season so far.
Even taking the possibility of a negative game script on TNF into account, you’d still expect Dobbins to hit his rushing attempt mark with Payton calling the plays.
Pick: JK Dobbins Over 13.5 Rushing Attempts (-110, bet365)
Troy Franklin Anytime Touchdown (+750)
When scanning the numbers after that win over the Chargers, there was one Broncos player who I really noticed.
Troy Franklin only had two targets, of which he caught both for a measly six yards, but he was on the field a lot, something which is worth further inspection.
Looking a bit deeper, he ran routes on 59% of the team’s passing plays. Those aren’t elite numbers by any stretch of the imagination, but they’re a stark increase on his previous high of 34%, which came with Pat Bryant out.
If Franklin’s role in the Broncos offense is expanding with Payton calling plays, and the strong chance that they’ll be chasing the Seahawks, then I want to back the former Oregon man to find the end zone at juicy odds.
Pick: Troy Franklin Anytime Touchdown (+750, FanDuel)
Seahawks vs Broncos Prop Bets
- Sam Darnold Over 4.5 Rushing Yards (-114; FanDuel)
- Emanuel Wilson Over 9.5 Receiving Yards (-114; FanDuel)
- JK Dobbins Over 13.5 Rushing Attempts (-110; bet365)
- Troy Franklin Anytime Touchdown (+750; FanDuel)
