The 2024 NFL season continues on Sunday, with eight games scheduled in the early window and four in the late window. The first NFL Sunday is always one of the most-anticipated days on the sporting calendar and anyone making NFL prop bets will be on the hunt for value after another busy NFL offseason. Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was the NFL's Most Improved Player last year and will open his season against a Commanders pass defense that ranked last in the NFL in 2023.
The latest NFL prop odds list Mayfield's over/under for total passing yards at 245.5. Is Mayfield due for regression or will he open his season with another big performance against Washington? Before betting any NFL props for Sunday afternoon's 12-game slate, making NFL SGPs, or entering selections on sites like PrizePicks, you need to see the NFL prop predictions powered by SportsLine AI.
Built using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques by SportsLine's Data Science team, AI Predictions and AI Ratings are generated for each game. The AI predictions are determined by statistically learning from each team's historical data then quantitatively evaluating the strength of the opponents' defense by assigning a numeric value out of 100 called a matchup score.
Once a prediction is formulated, the AI rating is generated using the prediction, the matchup score, and the odds of the market. For example, you could see a 5-star rating on an over bet if a team is facing a poor defense, their prediction differs from the line and there are favorable odds.
In addition, SportsLine AI is the first fully automated predictive model at SportsLine. It continuously refreshes on the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines. Last season, SportsLine's AI PickBot hit a whopping 1,674 4.5- and 5-star prop picks. Anyone who has followed those NFL picks is way up.
For Sunday's 12-game afternoon slate, the AI PickBot has evaluated the NFL player prop odds and provided NFL prop picks for every available prop market. You can only see the AI player prop predictions for Sunday's games here.
Top NFL player prop bets for Sunday afternoon's slate
After examining the dozens of NFL player props for Sunday's games, the AI PickBot is predicting that Saints running back Alvin Kamara goes over 29.5 receiving yards for a -114 payout. New Orleans will open its season against the Carolina Panthers, who are coming off a 2-15 season.
Despite missing four games last year, Kamara was heavily involved in the New Orleans passing attack. He caught 75 passes for 466 yards in nine of the 13 contests that he participated in. His 86 targets in 2023 ranked second on the team to Chris Olave and over a 17-game season, his target pace of 112.5 would have led the NFL. The model is expecting more of the same in Week 1, predicting he finishes with 42.7 receiving yards on average and rating the over as a 5-star play. See more NFL props here.
How to make NFL player prop bets for Sunday afternoon's games
The AI PickBot has also locked in confident best bets involving Alvin Kamara, Deshaun Watson and Michael Pittman. It's also identified a star quarterback who sails past his total and has 12 other NFL props rated 4.5 stars or better. You need to see the AI PickBot's analysis before making any NFL prop bets for Sunday's games.
Which NFL prop bets should you target for Sunday's 12-game afternoon slate? Visit SportsLine now to see the top NFL props, all from the brand-new SportsLine AI PickBot that has nailed a whopping 1,674 4.5 and 5-star rated picks last season.
