“Monday Night Football” returns tonight in storybook fashion as Russell Wilson makes his first start for the Denver Broncos, returning to Seattle - where he spent the first 10 years of his career. Let’s get our own skin in this game with a three-leg parlay to round out Week 1 of the NFL season.
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.)
Leg 1: Russell Wilson Over 253.5 Passing Yards (-115)
The Broncos’ first-time head coach Nathaniel Hackett brings his offensive scheme from Green Bay, where Aaron Rodgers threw for over 4100 yards and 37 touchdowns, earning MVP honors last season. Wilson faces a Seattle defense that gave up the second most passing yards in the league in 2021. Despite the expected raucous crowd noise from the Seattle fans, I expect Wilson to throw early and often in this one going over 253.5 passing yards.
“Monday Night Football” returns tonight in storybook fashion as Russell Wilson makes his first start for the Denver Broncos, returning to Seattle - where he spent the first 10 years of his career. Let’s get our own skin in this game with a three-leg parlay to round out Week 1 of the NFL season.
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.)
Leg 1: Russell Wilson Over 253.5 Passing Yards (-115)
The Broncos’ first-time head coach Nathaniel Hackett brings his offensive scheme from Green Bay, where Aaron Rodgers threw for over 4100 yards and 37 touchdowns, earning MVP honors last season. Wilson faces a Seattle defense that gave up the second most passing yards in the league in 2021. Despite the expected raucous crowd noise from the Seattle fans, I expect Wilson to throw early and often in this one going over 253.5 passing yards.
Leg 2: Melvin Gordon Over 38.5 Rushing Yards (-110)
Melvin Gordon went over 42 rushing yards in 12 of the 16 games he played last season. He averaged 4.52 yards per carry in 2021. Javonte Williams may be the Broncos’ No. 1 back, but reports out of camp still have this very much a time-share backfield. With a 4.5 yards per carry average, Gordon needs about nine carries to get over 38.5.
Leg 3: Denver Broncos -6.5 -7 (-110)
I like the Broncos to control the flow of this game, for Wilson to lead the charge, and for Denver to ride out of Seattle with a comfortable two-score win.
Total Parlay Odds: +531
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