3 Bold Predictions for Ravens’ Marquise Brown vs. Colts on Monday Night Football
By Peter Dewey
The Baltimore Ravens have won three straight games and head into a home matchup with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football in Week 5.
Lamar Jackson is coming off a season-high 316 passing yards against the Denver Broncos, and the Ravens have a chance to establish themselves as the top dog in the AFC North after the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals lost in Week 5.
Wide receiver Marquise Brown’s emergence as the team’s top option in the passing game has been key to the Ravens’ success, and Brown has some interesting player prop projections for this week at WynnBET Sportsbook.
Here are three bold predictions for Brown in Week 5, with all odds via WynnBET:
Marquise Brown OVER 54.5 Receiving Yards (-125)
Other than his dropped-filled Week 3, Marquise Brown has easily hit the over on this number in every other game this season.
He’s caught a touchdown in three of his four games this season, and he’s averaging a career-high 17.2 yards per reception. The Colts are allowing 7.3 net yards gained per pass attempt this season (eighth-worst mark in the NFL) which bodes well for Brown’s downfield prowess.
The Ravens are heavily favored in this game, and I wouldn’t be surprised if John Harbaugh let Jackson take a couple extra shots downfield this week after his 316-yard performance in Week 4.
Lamar has looked to Brown all year as his top option on the outside and I don’t expect that to change against Indy.
Marquise Brown Anytime TD Scorer (+115)
Brown has scored in three games this season, and he dropped a few easy touchdowns against the Detroit Lions in Week 3 when he didn’t score.
Hollywood may not be an elite red-zone threat, but he takes the top off the defense more often than not, and will likely be Jackson’s go-to guy down the field.
These odds at +115 may be a bit inflated given his scoring so far this season, but I still like him at plus odds to find the painted area again in Week 5.
Marquise Brown OVER 4.0 Catches (-125)
I’m going all in on Brown, so I like the over on this prop as well. However, I think this number is actually low because of his low targets in Week 4 against Denver (just five) and may be a value in tonight’s matchup.
Brown saw six, 10 and seven targets in the first three weeks of the season, reeling in 15 catches. If it hadn’t been for two drops in Week 3 he likely pulls in five catches after six in the first two weeks of the season.
Getting him at just four receptions is a steal, and I’d grab it before it gets moved to 4.5.
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