{"id":302076,"date":"2024-10-16T12:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=302076"},"modified":"2024-10-16T12:05:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:05:10","slug":"broncos-vs-saints-week-7-prop-picks-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/broncos-vs-saints-week-7-prop-picks-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos vs. Saints Week 7 TNF prop picks: Fade Rattler, look for Nix to run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A pair of rookie quarterbacks meet on Thursday Night Football as the New Orleans Saints host the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve got a prop bet on both QBs for this primetime matchup. Bo Nix has a very attainable rushing yardage total \u2014 especially with a backfield in flux \u2014 and Spencer Rattler should throw an interception against a stout defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Broncos vs. Saints prop picks for Thursday Night Football on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broncos vs. Saints prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Full Thursday Night Football betting markets:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/american_football\/nfl\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Nix over 24.5 rushing yards (-110)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:97501\">Embed: #97501<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nix was the leading rusher for the Broncos last week, which is as much a knock against Denver as it is a credit to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin are both averaging below 4.0 yards per rush. And with Audric Estime back in the mix, after returning from injury last week, it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess how the backfield touches will look on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can put Denver&#8217;s rushing ineptitude on Williams and McLaughlin, or you can blame the offensive line. Everyone has a role in this. Both tailbacks rank outside the top 50 in yards before contact and yards after contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denver will need <em>some<\/em> spark on the ground, though. Especially against a Saints defence that ranks 28th in EPA per rush and fifth in EPA per dropback, per RBSDM.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nix, coming off a season-high 61 rush yards, is mobile enough to cause issues for New Orleans. He also might be forced to scramble, as the Saints defence boasts the eighth-highest QB hurry rate (10.4%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rookie quarterback has a run of 10-plus yards in five of six games, and he&#8217;s averaging a healthy 6.2 rush attempts. I like this play based on his rushing volume and his upside on individual carries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Nix has cashed this prop in four of six games while averaging 30.0 rush yards per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rattler over 0.5 interceptions (-136):<\/strong> Both quarterbacks&#8217; interception props are shaded to the over. This could be an ugly, ugly football game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:97511\">Embed: #97511<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rattler had some impressive moments in his NFL debut, but ultimately he finished with a 55.0% completion rate and a pair of interceptions against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tampa&#8217;s defence is decent, but Denver&#8217;s is ferocious \u2014 especially against quarterbacks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4th in pressure rate (28.9%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd in EPA per dropback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in net yards\/attempt (4.8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Broncos have also collected five interceptions in six games. They should be able put enough heat on Rattler to force at least one turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:40 a.m. ET 10\/16\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of rookie quarterbacks meet on Thursday Night Football as the New Orleans Saints host the Denver Broncos. The pregame narrative: I&#8217;ve got a prop bet on both QBs for this primetime matchup. Bo Nix has a very attainable rushing yardage total \u2014 especially with a backfield in flux \u2014 and Spencer Rattler should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":302101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-302076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Broncos vs. Saints prop picks &amp; predictions: Week 7 | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our top Broncos vs. Saints prop picks for Week 7. 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