When it comes to NFL betting, there are often few better wagers to gamble on than NFL odds boosts. They are bets that are exactly what they sound like: Promotions from sportsbooks that move the odds in your favor on certain bets. Most of them are the specific prop bets that you might be searching for by yourself, and oftentimes the odds are fairly enticing. Rarely can you make a lot of money on these bets because of limits, but our job is to highlight the best NFL prop bets and NFL picks to wager on every weeks. We scour the internet trying to find the best NFL odds boosts for you every day from every sportsbook. Today, we examine the final game in Week 13 as the Baltimore Ravens square off with the Dallas Cowboys.
Any time the Ravens are involved in a game, there will be plenty of action available on Lamar Jackson, who makes his return today after missing last week with a positive COVID-19 test. It’s unclear which Jackson we are going to see today against a Dallas defense that has looked improved in recent weeks. The Ravens are always going to be a run-first team, especially now that they have their full complement of running backs this week. That makes any odds boost about Jackson’s passing risky because Baltimore’s best chance at success limits how much Jackson puts the ball in the air. However, there are not a lot of odds boosts out there about the Cowboys despite Dallas having Amari Cooper, Ezekiel Elliott and CeeDee Lamb as attractive options for these type of wagers. Either way, it’s not a great crop of odds boosts today.
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NFL Picks: CeeDee Lamb & Marquise Brown 200+ Combined Receiving Yards (+420 DraftKings)
This odds boost is more about Lamb than Brown because we know the Cowboys will put the ball in the air a lot. Lamb has had some bad yardage games in recent weeks, but he’s still a big threat for the Dallas offense opposite Cooper. He’s had at least six targets in the last three games and he’s caught at least five passes in seven games this season. It will be a tough matchup for Lamb against this Ravens defense, but if the Cowboys can get Elliott going, it will open up some chances for Lamb on the deep ball. Even without a solid running game, though, Lamb will get his chances to catch passes.
Brown is an interesting player in this game with Jackson’s return at quarterback. The receiver leads the team in targets and yards, but he’s been pedestrian at best in his last four games with Jackson under center. In those contests, he has just six catches on 17 targets for 55 yards, but he’s also played far better defenses than what Baltimore faces today against Dallas. The Cowboys are improved on that side of the ball, but their secondary is still a question mark that Jackson might try to exploit. Whether or not Jackson can find Brown on some deep throws is a different question for Week 13.
NFL Picks: Lamar Jackson 56+ Rushing Yards (+115 PointsBet)
The questions about Jackson are how he’s feeling physically after his bout with COVID-19 and how much he’s going to push himself. Jackson has run the ball at least 10 times in each of his last four games, something he did just once in the first six games of the season. He’s gained at least 50 yards on the ground in each of those last four games, with an average of roughly 57 yards per game. Baltimore would not have activated Jackson if it didn’t think he was fully ready to go, so I don’t expect John Harbaugh or Jackson to hold anything back with the Ravens battling for their playoff lives.
It will be interesting to see how Dallas will defend Jackson as a dual-threat quarterback, something it hasn’t faced this season. The Cowboys rallied around slowing down Dalvin Cook two weeks ago in a win over Minnesota, and if Dallas brings the same energy to stopping the running game today, it could make a big difference against this Ravens offense. Still, Dallas’ defense is not known for its discipline, and that means there should be some broken plays that Jackson can exploit for some nice yardage if there’s nothing open for him in the passing game. That game-breaking ability is what made him the MVP last year and continues to scare opponents trying to slow him down.
NFL Picks: Lamar Jackson Throws 2+ Touchdowns (+220 BetMGM)
Jackson is not a great passer, as we’ve seen with his completion percentage dipping to 63.4% this season from 66.1% a year ago. When he’s thrown more than 25 passes this season, he’s only completed more than 60% of them once. But this wager has nothing to do with his accuracy or how many yards he’ll throw for today, rather whether or not he can connect with receivers in the end zone. That is an area where Jackson has had success this season, especially recently, as he’s thrown at least two touchdowns in four of his last seven games.
The return of Mark Andrews at tight end will definitely help in the red zone against loaded boxes, and Andrews leads the Ravens in receptions. Brown is a big-play threat on the outside that can burn the Cowboys defense if it sells out too much to stop the run. It will also be interesting to see how Dez Bryant fares against his former team, which we know will only add to his motivation. Bryant and Jackson built a nice chemistry two weeks ago against Tennessee, and that should continue to blossom tonight against Dallas.
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