Thursday Night Football Staff Picks: Player props, spread bets and more

• Bet Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins — Over 5.5 receptions (+125): Arizona is missing Marquise Brown, increasing the onus on Hopkins to get out of the gate quickly in his 2022 debut.

• New Orleans will be without CB1 Marshon Lattimore for a second consecutive week. All three of the Bengals' top receivers secured at least six catches in Week 6.

• Bet Saints TE Juwan Johnson — Over 25.5 receiving yards (-115): Arizona has allowed the most yards to opposing TEs, and Johnson should benefit from no Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry.

Last updated: Thursday Oct. 20, 4:00 p.m.

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Here are PFF staff best bets to kick off Week 7 with the New Orleans Saints visiting the Arizona Cardinals on “Thursday Night Football:”

Ben Brown: Saints QB Andy Dalton — Under 0.5 Interceptions (-110)

• Dalton’s been at his best through three starts with the Saints — and there’s no reason to expect anything different Thursday night.  He’s had one interception through three games, and Dalton is averaging only one turnover-worthy play per game. He would have to hit 30 pass attempts to expect a turnover-worthy play, which is a high volume given the lack of offensive weapons the Saints have in this matchup. If we see the aDot drop off because his best pass-catching weapons are at the running back position, we should see less pass attempts being put in harm's way. 

Arjun Menon: Saints TE Juwan Johnson — Over 26.5 receiving yards (-115; play to 28.5)

• The Cardinals have been an absolute sieve when it comes to giving up receiving yards to tight ends. They’ve allowed the most yards to tight ends in 2022, and almost every tight end with a receiving yard prop has gone over against the Cardinals. Without Michael Thomas or Jarvis Landry, there should be targets open for Johnson, who has gone over his receiving yards total in 2/3 games with Andy Dalton at the helm.

PFF Forecast: Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins — Over 5.5 receptions (+125)