NFL Odds: Week 3 Prop Bets Focus on Quarterbacks, Super Bowl Rematch

The Denver Broncos travel to Seattle Sunday, where they will take the field as five-point underdogs against the Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl XLVIII.

To mark the event, a number of Super Bowl rematch special prop bets are now available.

Sunday’s Broncos vs. Seahawks matchup at CenturyLink Field will be highlighted by a duel between two star quarterbacks: Denver’s Peyton Manning and Seattle’s Russell Wilson.

Not surprisingly, Manning, who has already thrown for 511 yards and six touchdowns, holds the edge in specials betting on who will throw more TDs in the game. Manning is a 1-2 favorite, while Wilson, who has thrown for 393 yards and four touchdowns in the first two games of the 2014 NFL season, is an 8-5 long shot.

However, with the expectation of more balls in the air comes increased odds of interceptions, especially considering the Seattle defense picked off Manning twice in last February’s Super Bowl.

Manning has yet to throw a pick this season after throwing just 10 in 2013. However, the 38-year-old is the 2-3 favorite to throw the most this weekend, while Wilson is pegged at 6-5.

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch carried the ball just six times in last weekend’s 30-21 loss to San Diego after carrying the ball 20 times for two TDs in Seattle’s 36-16 win over Green Bay in Week 1.

The line on total carries by Lynch this Sunday is set at 16.5 at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark, with moneyline odds of 20-23 accompanying the over and the under.

With Robert Griffin III falling again to injury last weekend, Kirk Cousins takes over at QB for the Washington Redskins. The Redskins will face the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday as seven-point underdogs, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.

The Week 3 specials betting line on total passing yards by Cousins for Sunday sits at 239.5. Cousins is also a 2-3 bet to throw over 1.5 TDs.

This is the third straight season that Griffin has been hobbled by injury, which raises questions about his future in Washington. Entering Week 3, odds are set at 5-7 that Griffin has started his last game as the Redskins’ pivot, while Cousins is a solid 5-4 bet to be in the role of starting QB for Washington in Week 1 of 2015.

Stats and odds courtesy of Odds Shark.