“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” — some old guy somewhere. That was a bad setup for a joke about Cincinnati’s run defense being trash, and the treasure being a James Conner player prop pick for the Bengals-Cardinals game this week. I’ll workshop that for next time. Bad jokes aside, the play for this Bengals-Cardinals prop pick is the Arizona running back.
Bengals-Cardinals Player Prop Bet for Week 5
Bengals-Cardinals Information
Expert: Nathan Joyce
Watch: FOX
When: Sunday, Oct. 8 at 4:05 p.m. ET
Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ari.
Who: James Conner at Bet365
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Bengals-Cardinals Player Prop Pick: James Conner
There are only two things worse than Cincinnati’s rushing yards allowed per attempt average (5.1) in the NFL — one of them is the Broncos. Not that this needs to be said, but anytime you’re in the vicinity of the Broncos in any defense statistic in the year of our lord 2023 … it ain’t a good thing.
Cincinnati’s run defense has been gashed for 628 yards through 4 weeks — highlighted by Derrick Henry’s 122 yards a week ago. Now, I’m not saying James Conner is King Henry, so don’t put those words in my mouth. But, he could be made to look like King Henry in this matchup. I mean, the Bengals even let Gus Edwards run for 6.2 yards per carry this season (no shade intended, Gus Bus).
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Conner has quietly been one of the best runners in the NFL this season and is averaging the seventh most yards per carry (5.1) among running backs with 40 or more attempts. That list includes names like Christian McCaffrey, Bijan Robinson and D’Andre Swift. Conner is averaging 15.5 carries per game, so at his current per-carry average, this seems like a prime spot to attack his rushing yardage props. Getting this line at 58.5 at Bet365 for -110 feels like a gift from the betting gods. You can’t turn that down on a Sunday.
Best Bengals-Cardinals Player Prop: James Conner Over 58.5 Rushing Yards -110 at Bet365
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