ASA's NFL Player Props for October 18th

ASA's NFL PLAYER PROPS

Saints Tyler Shough Over 231.5 Passing Yards 

Shough is coming off an abysmal game where he was eaten alive by Brian Flores and the Vikings blitz-heavy defense. Before that however, he was averaging 300 passing yards per game, ranking third in the NFL through four weeks. New Orleans is one of the most pass-happy offenses in the league, with up-tempo play-caller Keller Moore running the show. The Saints are depleted at running back with Travis Etienne on IR and 31-year-old Alvin Kamara questionable. Shough ranks second in the league in pass attempts, with that trend expected to continue against the Giants on Sunday. This matchup does not look particularly appealing on paper, but we may get a sneaky shootout with Shough and Jameis Winston trading blows, and surely a few interceptions.  

Taylor has been bottled up for his standards to start the season, averaging just 80 rush yards per game. However with a positive game script likely in store when the Colts host the winless Titans, Taylor should have every opportunity to finally explode. In the two matchups against their division rivals in 2025, JT rolled for 255 yards on 29 carries with six total touchdowns. Indianapolis needs a win to keep pace in the AFC South and what better way to do that than to feed their workhorse, imposing their will against a team vying for the number one overall pick for the second time in three years. 

After a knee scope forced him to miss the first two games, Bowers has been everything we expected he would be. Seeing double-digit targets each game from Kirk Cousins, Bowers is averaging 8 receptions and 104 yards per game. Additionally, Sunday afternoon’s game against Buffalo has the highest O/U of the weekend at 53.5 currently. There will be no shortage of volume for the specimen as the Raiders try to keep up with Josh Allen’s top scoring offense. Not only should it be a pass heavy game script for Las Vegas, but the Bills have a very beatable passing defense, giving up the second-most air yards among NFL teams at 280 per game. With double digit targets incoming, Bowers will look to smash his yardage total.