The Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles will close out Week 2 on Monday Night Football at Lincoln Financial Field.
Both offenses are loaded with stars, but who will shine out of the likes of Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, and Kyle Pitts under the lights?
Let’s take a look at which prop bets our NFL betting experts are recommending for tonight’s game.
All bets are from DraftKings Sportsbook unless stated.
Recommended Prop Bets for Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Kyle Pitts Anytime TD (+225) | Ben Rolfe
Can lightning strike twice in consecutive weeks for Kyle Pitts? The fourth-year tight end caught his seventh career NFL touchdown in the first game of the new era in Atlanta.
After catching just six touchdowns in his first three seasons, it was nice to see Pitts in the end zone early in the 2024 season.
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The Falcons split their three red-zone passes evenly between Bijan Robinson, Drake London, and Pitts. Ideally, we would have liked to see Pitts dominate those opportunities, but three passes is a very small sample size to start worrying about.
Pitts is an ideal red-zone weapon and could have a few opportunities against an Eagles defense that struggled in Week 1.
Saquon Barkley Over 76.5 Rushing Yards (-110) | Rolfe
In Week 1, the Falcons were highly susceptible to the run game, allowing 90 rushing yards to the RB group and a further 57 to Justin Fields.
While the Steelers split their work a little, the Eagles should be more concentrated on Barkley, who carried the ball 24 times for 109 yards last week.
It is never easy to get to 80 rushing yards, but Barkley is playing behind a good offensive line against a susceptible defense. The Eagles paid him a lot of money, and if Week 1 is anything to go by, they are planning to get their money’s worth.
If Barkley carries the ball 20 times, he needs to average fewer than 4 yards per attempt to hit the over. That should be more than doable.
Barkley Over 18.5 Receiving Yards (-110, Bet365) | Ryan Gosling
Saquon Barkley caused New York Giants fans to have nightmares in Week 1 when he scored three touchdowns with 132 all-purpose yards in his Eagles debut against the Green Bay Packers.
Barkley averaged 72.4% more yards per carry before contact in his Eagles debut than he did all of last season with the Giants. Amidst all of that, the Eagles running back ran a massive 25 routes, hauling in two catches for 23 yards.
With A.J. Brown set to miss this game, Jalen Hurts will need to look to his superstar RB to be more involved in the passing game. The Falcons’ defense is much improved this year, coming off an outing where they just held the Steelers to six field goals. However, the Steelers and Eagles are not on the same level offensively.
With this much usage and Brown being out of the lineup, I love Barkley to go over his 18.5 receiving yard number.
Barkley Anytime TD (-175; bet365) | Gosling
OK, this one might be a bit too easy. Barkley scored twice on the ground last week, so yes, it might be simple to say that he will get at least one this time around.
However, it is not Barkley that is driving my decision here — it is what Hurts did in Week 1 that intrigues me.
Last week was Hurts’ first game with multiple interceptions and zero rushing touchdowns since doing so in the Wild Card loss in Tampa Bay to end his 2021 season.
The interesting element here is the rushing touchdowns.
Hurts knows he has an absolute weapon with Barkley in the backfield, and even if the Eagles QB scored a whopping 15 rushing TDs last year (in large part thanks to the success of the infamous Tush Push), Barkley has usurped Hurts in the red zone.
Barkley received 24 carries in his Eagles debut, and if that number is somewhat similar this week, I expect him to get into the end zone at least once.
Bijan Robinson’s Longest Rush Over 15.5 Yards (-110) | Brian Blewis
As impressive as the Eagles’ offense looked last week, plenty of questions still remain about their defense as they adjust to new DC Vic Fangio’s scheme.
Against the Packers, they particularly struggled against the run. Last week in run defense, the Eagles finished 30th in EPA and 32nd in average yards allowed before contact, after contact, and percentage of rushing plays for 12+ yards.
Optimistic Eagles fans would at least partially blame the field conditions for that, but I’m still a bit skeptical — and I’m worried about Bijan Robinson breaking at least one long run.
Robinson First Falcon TD (+210) | Kyle Soppe
Robinson accounted for 81.8% of Atlanta’s rush attempts and 31.3% of their receptions kn the season opener, usage that is nothing short of elite.
We know the talent is there, and the Eagles should in Brazil that they can be had for chunk plays, especially after the catch.
If Cousins is as limited as it appears, the short pass game and/or ground game is Atlanta’s best bet to keep this close.
I’m not sure they accomplish that goal long-term, but I’m looking for a heavy dosage of Robinson early in this one, and at these odds, I’ll take my chances!