Week 8 NFL Props – Best Player Props to Bet for Sunday, October 31

• NFL player props for Week 8 are available at online sportsbooks
• We have nine NFL player props we are betting in Week 8
• See the props we’re betting on Sunday below

Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season continues Sunday, October 31 with 13 games on tap. Player props for Sunday’s games are now widely available at online sportsbooks. However, there are a couple players whose statuses are holding up rushing and/or receiving props for their respective teams.

I went 4-4 on player props last week, winning 1.1 units. I’m now 16-14 over the last four weeks and +3.92 units.

You’ll find the NFL player props for Week 8 broken into sections below, with my best prop bets for each included.

Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Touchdown Props

NFL Passing Props

All props as of October 30.

The biggest passing total set for Sunday of Week 8 is Tom Brady’s over/under of 309.5. Brady’s Buccaneers are taking on the Saints this week. Justin Fields has the lowest passing total at 188.5 against the 49ers.

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Best Passing Props to Bet for Week 8

1) Tua Tagovailoa OVER 230.5 Passing Yards (-114); risk 0.5 units

At 1-6, the Dolphins season is no longer about winning games. The rest of their 2021 season is about figuring out if Tua Tagovailoa is their quarterback of the future.

Over the last two weeks, they’ve had him attempting 47 and 40 passes, which he has turned into 329 and 291 yards. I expect this type of volume to continue in Week 8, as the Dolphins head into Buffalo as 14-point underdogs.

TUA GIVES THE DOLPHINS THE LATE LEAD 🔥

(via @MiamiDolphins)pic.twitter.com/KhQgHqDJ0l

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 24, 2021

Tua will be facing a negative game script often, and I’m not giving the Bills much credit for being the league’s best pass defense. They’ve benefitted from games against Miami (Jacoby Brissett), Pittsburgh, and Houston.

All of Washington, Kansas City, and Tennessee have thrown for at least 300 yards against them.

2) Mike White OVER 20.5 Completions (-110); risk 0.5 units

From what we saw last week, Mike White has a better feel for this Jets offense than Zach Wilson. He was anticipating throws and reading the field pretty well in relief work against the Pats last week.

White completed 20 of 32 passes in just under three quarters of the game. I suspect White to face another negative game script as the Jets find themselves listed as 11.5-point home underdogs against the Bengals in Week 8.

Cincinnati is also very strong against the run, only allowing four yards per carry (sixth-best in the NFL). So I suspect the Jets to come out looking to attack through the air anyways.

NFL Rushing Props

Yet again, Derrick Henry has the highest rushing over/under this week. His totals set at 108.5 for the Titans game against the Colts.

Best Rushing Props to Bet for Week 8

1) Khalil Herbert OVER 66.5 Rushing Yards (-115); risk 1 unit

The Bears’ rookie running back Khalil Herbert has been a very bright light in an otherwise gloomy Chicago offense. He’s averaging 90.7 rushing yards per game over the last three weeks, going over this rushing total in each, and has posted 97 and 100-yard performances in the last two (his only two starts).

Against the No. 1 run defense in the NFL, Khalil Herbert ran for 100 yards. He had 9 carries that went for 5+ yards.

(And the Bears still lost 38-3!) pic.twitter.com/VJR1TD8ysb

— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) October 25, 2021

He’s been given 19 and 18 carries in those two starts, and is averaging 5.32 yards per carry. The most impressive might be Herbert becoming the first back this season to go for 100 yards against the Bucs last week.

The 49ers rank 20th against the run and are allowing an average of 135.3 yards per game over the last three weeks.

There also don’t seem to be any concerns of Damien Williams eating into Herbert’s workload. Herbert out-snapped Williams 45-9 last week.

2) Jonathan Taylor OVER 78.5 Rushing Yards (-114); risk 0.5 units

The Colts have moved to 3-point favorites against the Titans in a crucial Week 8 matchup in the AFC South. Indianapolis’ recipe for victory has become pretty clear: get Jonathan Taylor going.

In their three wins this season, Taylor has rushed for 103, 145, and 107 yards. In their losses, he has 56, 51, 64 (against the Titans), and 53 yards.

Jonathan Taylor has been dominant on the ground, rushing for over 100 yards and adding a touchdown. 🙌#NextGenStats powered by @awscloud pic.twitter.com/JIXIQGN7XP

— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 25, 2021

The Titans are allowing 4.5 yards per carry this season, the eighth-worst in the league. They did manage to hold Taylor to just 64 yards, as mentioned above, in Week 3. However, Taylor was only given 10 touches in that game.

Indianapolis will ensure their star running back gets involved early and often in this one.

3) Cordarrelle Patterson OVER 46.5 Rushing Yards (-115); risk 0.5 units

Patterson appears to have taken over the Falcons backfield, out-carrying backfield mate Mike Davis 14-13 and then 14-4 in the last two weeks.

He has turned those touches into 54 and 60 rushing yards, and now sees a Panthers defense that’s allowing 4.4 yards per carry.

This is a very low number for a pretty effective, potentially now lead, running back.

NFL Receiving Props

Cooper Kupp has the highest receiving over/under of Week 8, with his total set at 96.5. The next highest is 87.5, which belongs to DJ Moore and Stefan Diggs.

Best Receiving Props to Bet for Week 8

1) Kyle Pitts OVER 61.5 Receiving Yards (-114); risk 0.5 units

Kyle Pitts has only gone over this total in three of six games, but he has done it in each of his last two. It appears the Falcons have finally unlocked Pitts in the offense and are using him all over their formations.

Kyle Pitts Has NOT Disappointed 🔥

31 Rec (7th among TEs)
471 Yds (3rd among TEs)
1 TD

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— NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2021

The result has been 10 and eight targets in the last two games, turning the looks into 119 and 163 receiving yards. Carolina does rank second in the league against the pass, but they’ve also played a lot of bad passing offenses.

They’ve had the luxury of playing the Jets, Saints, Texans, Eagles, and Giants (without any of their receivers). The Jets are the only team of the group to go over 200 yards through the air against them. Carolina was lit up by Minnesota a couple weeks ago for 373 passing yards, and despite a lower total, Dallas had no issues slinging the ball around the field against them either.

Pitts’ hot streak will continue for a third straight week.

Touchdown Props

Derrick Henry has the best odds to score a touchdown in Week 8 at -165. Henry is tied with Cooper Kupp and Nick Chubb for the best odds to score their respective game’s first touchdown.

Anytime Touchdown Picks for Week 8

Here’s who I like to find the end zone and why:

1. Jalen Hurts anytime touchdown (+140): Hurts has four rushing touchdowns in his last three games. These odds are as short as +110 elsewhere. (0.33 units)
2. D’Andre Swift anytime touchdown (+140): Swift has a touchdown in five of seven games this season. These odds are as short as -130 at other sportsbooks. (0.33 units)
3. Khalil Herbert anytime touchdown (+150): I’m double-dipping on Herbert in a good spot against the Niners. He has a touchdown in one of his two starts, and these odds are as short as +125 elsewhere. (0.33 units)

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