What are the best of many potential player prop bets to consider for the Week 18 Saturday night, win-and-in showdown between the Texans and Colts in Indianapolis?
Here's picking four to target, including a good double dip on the running backs, straight from the Sports Interaction matchup betting board for the game
Best Texans-Colts prop bets: Sports Interaction player prop picks for Week 18
1. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts — OVER 15.5 receiving yards
The Texans have really tightened up their run defense in recent weeks under DeMeco Ryans and Matt Burke. Taylor's rushing yard prop north of 70 is a little too high despite the high volume of carries he's bound to get.
He can either be used often or not at all as an outlet receiver, but the Texans have been giving up more in that area of late. With some shaky rushing output, the Colts will want to get the ball in his hands in different ways. Taylor can hit this prop with a couple of catches.
2. Devin Singletary. RB, Texans — OVER 63.5 rushing yards
Singletary has run well in the second half of the season, taking over as the better schematic fit for Bobby Slowik's zone-blocking system. The Colts have plummeted to No. 27 against the run, giving up 127.8 rushing yards per game. Singletary has averaged 4.8 yards per carry over the past four weeks and has some contract incentives here to have a big game. In an even game script, it's logical for him to get 15-plus carries to exploit Indianapolis' main defensive weakness.
3. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Colts — OVER 7.5 receptions
Pittman was contained in the first meeting with just 56 receiving yards, but he also caught eight-of-11 targets. After a couple of quiet games while battling missed time with a concussion in between, Pittman will be busy with looks from Gardner Minshew, as it will be more difficult to push the ball downfield to Alec Pierce and others for big plays.
4. Dalton Schultz, TE, Texans — OVER 44.5 receiving yards
The Colts have been good in coverage against tight ends, but they haven't faced much in the way of real receiving threats at the position in several weeks (not to mention some shaky QBs). C.J. Stroud isn't a shaky QB, and Schultz is a tough assignment as he stays busy behind Nico Collins in targets with No. 2 wideout Noah Brown not playing because of a back injury. The Colts have allowed Evan Engram, Tyler Higbee, David Njoku, Hayden Hurst, Cade Otton, Chigoziem Okonkwo, and Kyle Pitts to go OVER this number.
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