Monday Night Football Best Prop Bets for Raiders vs. Browns

We'll finally see the Las Vegas Raiders match up against the Cleveland Browns, just around 48 hours after their originally scheduled game time.

With the Browns having 20-plus players end up on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the league changed course on Friday, moving the NFL Network standalone game from Saturday afternoon to Monday; kicking off a Monday Night Football doubleheader before the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears match up in the late game on ESPN.

The line in this game has gone all over the place after opening with the Browns as 6-point home favorites. At one point, the line shifted all the way to Raiders -3.5, before eventually moving all the way back to Browns -3. The total sits sits at 40.5, with even action on both sides.

While we're still waiting for several key announcements for the Browns, including whether or not they'll have starting quarterback Baker Mayfield available to play, there's still some intriguing prop bets to jump on over at WynnBET Sportsbook.

Best Monday Night Football Prop Bets for Raiders vs. Browns

• Derek Carr UNDER 261.5 Passing Yards (-116)
• Hunter Renfrow UNDER 77.5 Receiving Yards (-120)
• Josh Jacobs OVER 58.5 Rushing Yards (-116)

Derek Carr UNDER 261.5 Passing Yards (-116)

Remember when Derek Carr begin the season throwing for 435, 382 and 386 passing yards in the first three wins of the season as the Raiders started off 3-0?

Me neither.

Carr will still mix in some outstanding yardage games, but the Raiders' signal-caller is trending in the wrong direction. Last week's 48-9 blowout on the road vs. Kansas City tied Carr's lowest yards-per-attempt of the season at just 5.8. Meanwhile he threw the ball 45 times, completed 73.3% of his passes and still only threw for 263 yards.

Even with the Browns very much banged up, I'm not counting on Carr airing it out this week.

Hunter Renfrow UNDER 77.5 Receiving Yards (-120)

If we're going to fade Carr's yardage total through the air, we will likely do the same with Hunter Renfrow as well, who's become the team's go-to WR1 since their stunning win on Thanksgiving at Dallas.

Renfrow, to his credit, has caught 30 passes in the last three weeks for 353 yards and a touchdown. He's well-deserving of this increased number, but the Browns have been a very good defense in terms of passing yards allowed this season, coming in 6th in the league.

Renfrow will still likely see double digit targets on Monday, but expect the Browns defense to be content with short over-the-middle catches as Carr continues to struggle downfield.

Josh Jacobs OVER 58.5 Rushing Yards (-116)

Jacobs, according to PFF's Ian Hartitz was just one of 10 running backs last week to see over 70% of the snaps. That trend should continue against the Browns as they look to return to a ground-and-pound mentality against a Browns' defense that is likely to be worn down with starters out and others returning from COVID-19 protocol.

Jacobs has hit this number just once over his last five games, but it's usually a result of blowout losses. If game script goes according to expectations with the Raiders only a 3-point road underdog, they'll need to rely heavily on Jacobs to keep them in the game, or even better, put them on top to help nurse a lead.