{"id":324569,"date":"2025-01-29T16:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=324569"},"modified":"2025-01-29T16:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:43:24","slug":"super-bowl-defensive-prop-bets-chiefs-eagles-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/super-bowl-defensive-prop-bets-chiefs-eagles-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best defensive prop bets for Super Bowl 59: Back Eagles&#8217; Cooper DeJean and Chiefs&#8217; Tershawn Wharton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There&#8217;s no shortage of betting options for the Super Bowl and I have prop bets on two key defensive players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Cooper DeJean is enjoying a solid rookie campaign, and I expect him to solidify his reputation in the Super Bowl. I also spot value in backing Chiefs&#8217; defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton to record a sack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Super Bowl defensive prop bets below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Super Bowl defensive prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/event\/1022628365\"><strong>Full Super Bowl Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nfl-injury-report\"><strong>Super Bowl 59 Injury Report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/teams\/kc_kansas_city_chiefs_afc_west\/stats\"><strong>Kansas City Chiefs Team Stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/teams\/phi_philadelphia_eagles_nfc_east\/stats\"><strong>Philadelphia Eagles Team Stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: DeJean over 4.5 tackles\/assists (-127)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:107919\">Embed: #107919<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drafted 40th overall in 2024, DeJean has been a standout player in the Eagles&#8217; secondary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Averaging 4.7 Tackles\/assists in his last 10 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15 tackles in three playoff games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What sets DeJean apart from other young defenders is his ability to read plays and make quick decisions in zone coverage. It&#8217;s also why the Eagles opted to use him as a kick returner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Cooper DeJean steal the Commanders&#39; signals or something? Good grief. He knows this is a screen pass before the snap. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Bj90XyPuo\">pic.twitter.com\/2Bj90XyPuo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneHaffNFL\/status\/1884342605846048878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rookie slot corner could see plenty of Xavier Worthy, who&#8217;s been getting more targets from Patrick Mahomes in recent games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong performance in the Super Bowl could strengthen his status as a legit defender for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> DeJean has exceeded this mark in seven of his last 10 matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Wharton 1+ sack<\/strong>s (+240):<\/strong> Chris Jones and George Karlaftis are the obvious picks from the Chiefs front seven. But I see lots of value in Wharton, who&#8217;s been causing chaos in the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fifth-year defensive tackle ranks second on the team with 6.5 sacks. And he&#8217;s recorded one in back-to-back playoff games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Philly has one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Hurts has had difficulty under pressure and isn&#8217;t great at evading sacks \u2014 especially against top pass-rushing units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagles quarterback has already been sacked 11 times this postseason, including seven against the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Hurts wore a knee brace before Sunday&#8217;s NFC Championship and likely won&#8217;t be as mobile in the pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NFL picks made at 2:38 p.m. on 01\/29\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no shortage of betting options for the Super Bowl and I have prop bets on two key defensive players. The pregame narrative: Cooper DeJean is enjoying a solid rookie campaign, and I expect him to solidify his reputation in the Super Bowl. I also spot value in backing Chiefs&#8217; defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":324638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[181,232],"class_list":["post-324569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-picks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Super Bowl defensive prop bets: Chiefs vs. Eagles | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best Super Bowl defensive prop bets for Chiefs vs. Eagles. 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