3 Best Prop Bets for Browns vs. Chargers
By Peter Dewey
The Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers both enter Week 5 with a 3-1 record, and they will have a chance to pick up a quality win against each other this week.
The Chargers have picked up back-to-back impressive wins in the AFC West over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Browns haven’t looked as dominant offensively, but their defense has allowed just 13 points over the past two weeks.
Who has the edge in this matchup? WynnBET Sportsbook currently has the Chargers as 2.5-point home favorites after they opened up as underdogs earlier this week.
Here are three prop bets that I have my eye on for what should be one of the games in today’s Week 5 slate:
Kareem Hunt OVER 47.5 Rushing Yards (-125)
Kareem Hunt has seen double-digit carries in every game since Week 1, totaling 201 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 37 attempts over those three contests.
This week, he and Nick Chubb face a Chargers defense that has allowed the fifth-most rushing yards in the NFL so far this season.
Hunt has easily hit the over on this number the past three weeks (51, 81, 69 yards respectively), and the Browns would love to keep the ball on the ground again with Baker Mayfield nursing a shoulder injury.
Justin Herbert OVER 37.5 Passing Attempts (-125)
The Cleveland defense has been extremely stingy the past two weeks against the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, but Herbert and the Chargers are a different animal.
The second-year quarterback has attempted 47, 41, 38 and 38 passes in his team’s first four games, and there’s a chance the Chargers find themselves behind in this one, which would lead to a pass-heavy game script.
Herbert has done a great job finding Mike Williams, Keenan Allen and Austin Ekeler all season, and I could see the Chargers leaning on the passing game, especially the short passing game, if the Browns try to bring pressure on Herbert.
Mike Williams Anytime Touchdown Scorer (+100)
This is a major bounce-back spot for Mike Williams.
After catching four touchdowns in just three games to start the season, Williams was held to just one catch on four targets last week.
I expect that to change against a Cleveland team that, while it has been good against the pass, has allowed six passing touchdowns this season.
Williams has been Herbert’s go-to target in the red zone and I’ll take him at even money to find the end zone this week.
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