NFL Week 7: BTA Sports’ Top 5 Player Insights

Week 7 brings another action-packed Sunday in the NFL, featuring several marquee matchups and players poised for breakout performances. Using BTA Sports’ latest projections, here are our top five player insights for Sunday’s slate:

1. Breece Hall Will Struggle Against Carolina

After allowing 143 rushing yards to Travis Etienne in Week 1, Carolina’s run defense has been outstanding the past few weeks. Here’s a breakdown of the RB1s he’s faced since Week 2:

• J. Williams = 13 ATT / 29 YDS
• D. Achane = 10 ATT / 16 YDS
• B. Robinson = 13 ATT / 72 YDS
• J. Conner = 11 ATT / 34 YDS

This week they’ll face Breece Hall, who averaged just 2.2 yards per carry against the Broncos in London. Vegas has set his line at 67.5 rushing yards, and our model gives him a 65.15% chance of going UNDER on Sunday.

2. Travis Etienne Will Be Part Of The Receiving Game

Etienne faces a Rams’ defense that has allowed 30.8 receiving yards per game to opposing running backs this season. The Los Angeles pass rush, led by Byron Young and Jared Verse, has been great at getting to the QB early. Expect Trevor Lawrence to utilize Etienne in the backfield for dump-offs and screens on Sunday.

• Vegas Lines:
  • • O/U 16.5 Receiving Yards (-111/-113)
    • Anytime Touchdown Scorer (+105)
• BTA Projections:
  • • 15+ Receiving Yards (84.97%)
    • 20+ Receiving Yards (67.92%)
    • 25+ Receiving Yards (51.70%)
    • To Score A Touchdown (49.35%)

3. Davante Adams Will Shine As WR1

With Puka Nacua ruled out this week, it will be 6x Pro Bowler Davante Adams as the top target for Matthew Stafford in London. He faces a Jacksonville secondary, ranked 30th against the pass, that was just tormented by Jaxon Smith-Njigba (8/163/1).

• Vegas Lines:
  • • O/U 81.5 Receiving Yards (-111/-113)
    • Anytime Touchdown Scorer (-120)
• BTA Projections:
  • • 80+ Receiving Yards (65.97%)
    • 100+ Receiving Yards (42.77%)
    • 125+ Receiving Yards (18.25%)
    • To Score A Touchdown (80.40%)

4. Josh Jacobs Will Find The Endzone

Josh Jacobs is having a sensational start to his Green Bay tenure, having scored 6 touchdowns in his first five games. Coming off back-to-back multi-TD games, He faces a Cardinals’ defense that has given up a touchdown to a running back in every game this season. Vegas agrees, given Jacobs has the lowest odds (-205) to score a touchdown on Sunday.

• Vegas Lines:
  • • O/U 69.5 Rushing Yards (-113/-111)
    • O/U 19.5 Receiving Yards (-115/-109)
    • Anytime Touchdown Scorer (-205)
• BTA Projections:
  • • 70+ Rushing Yards (70.20%)
    • 100+ Rushing Yards (29.70%)
    • 20+ Receiving Yards (83.50%)
    • 30+ Receiving Yards (50.02%)
    • To Score A Touchdown (63.13%)

5. Another Day, Another Geno Smith INT

Through 6 weeks, Geno Smith leads the league with 10 interceptions thrown. The Raiders have been super inconsistent to start, and they face a Chiefs’ team that is finally back to their normal self. Expect Geno to have to throw the ball alot, which should lead to more opportunities for the Chiefs to pick him off.

• Vegas Lines:
  • • O/U 0.5 Interceptions (-178/+139)
• BTA Projections:
  • • 1+ Interception (91.27%)
    • 2+ Interceptions (45.27%)
    • 3+ Interceptions (19.90%)