DeVonta Smith Looks to Continue Prop Consistency vs 49ers

• DeVonta Smith features great +115 odds to go over his receptions prop of 5.5.
• A receiving yards prop of 66.5 is -115 for the over or under.
• As an anytime touchdown scorer, Smith has +180 odds.

PHILADELPHIA – The Super Bowl favorite Philadelphia Eagles (+235) will host the underdog San Francisco 49ers Sunday afternoon for the NFC Championship. The Eagles will be making their return to the conference championship after five years.

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been given various odds for player props that include receptions, receiving yards, and any time touchdown scorer. Legal betting sites expect a big game out of the Eagles’ most consistent receiver with lines of 5.5 receptions, 66.5 yards, and +180 odds to find the endzone.

DeVonta Smith’s Role Will be Key for Eagles

While A.J. Brown has taken the mantra of the Eagles’ primary downfield weapon, DeVonta Smith has instead settled in as the go-to short-to-intermediate receiver, proving so by leading the team in receptions with 95 in the regular season.

Smith has exceeded his 5.5 receptions prop in four straight weeks and in nine of his 18 total games. His floor has been extremely strong this season as well, posting less than five receptions in just four games all year.

Smith’s presence as a chain mover is well-documented, as he was second among Eagles receivers with 57 first downs converted. This will be key against a 49ers defense that ranks tied for third in the league in lowest yards per play allowed at just 5.0 average. When defenses take away long opportunities to deep weapons like A.J. Brown or Quez Watkins, that is when DeVonta shines as a reliable target.

The +115 odds are a nice value given just how reliable Smith has been, as he will be almost required to catch many underneath passes and continue drives against the long-play limiting defense of the 49ers. Bettors should be able to have confidence in Smith having a strong showing as he has over the last half of the season.

DeVonta Smith’s Two Month Yardage Tear

With legal sportsbooks setting a 66.5 receiving yards prop at -115 odds to go over, it is worth taking a look at the tear that DeVonta Smith has been on since December.

Since the start of December, Smith averages a phenomenal 92.5 yards per game and has hit the over for his 66.5 yard prop in five out of the seven games. In his season as a whole, he has 67+ receiving yards in nine of his 18 games.

He has also scored five touchdowns over the course of four games in that span, making his +180 odds to be an anytime touchdown scorer interesting, though the Eagles offense still primarily scores on the ground rather than through the air.

Still on a hot streak of seven straight games over 60 receiving yards, bettors can find a good amount of profit to be made with -115 odds for DeVonta Smith to log 67 or more, especially as a key cog in the Eagles gameplan against a stingy defense.

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