Looking for the best bets for Sunday Night Football in Week 4? The Lions travel to Carolina as 3.5-point favorites with the total set at 50.5, and it marks the Panthers' first Sunday night game since 2015. Below, we break down our top Lions vs. Panthers player props, complete with the lines and the matchup context behind each play.

 

 

 

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Two of the league's most productive offenses meet in Charlotte, with Bryce Young leading all quarterbacks in passing yards heading into Week 4 and Detroit having scored 31 points in every game this season. Neither defense has been able to slow anyone down, and Detroit's secondary has been especially vulnerable to opposing quarterbacks and tight ends. Here are the props we like best for this prime-time matchup.

Lions vs. Panthers Player Props: Bryce Young Over 1.5 Passing TDs

Young has powered a Panthers offense that has scored 10 touchdowns through three games, the most in franchise history, throwing for 939 yards and seven touchdowns. He has thrown three touchdown passes in two of his three games, and even in the one down game, a one-touchdown outing against the Browns, he still passed for 291 yards on 48 attempts. Detroit's defense has allowed the most fantasy points and passing yards and the second-most passing touchdowns to opposing quarterbacks this season, and the Lions' secondary has been decimated by injuries. Carolina is without Xavier Legette and is unlikely to have Jalen Coker, but with Detroit expected to score plenty and force the Panthers to keep throwing, clearing 1.5 passing touchdowns looks very reasonable.

Lions vs. Panthers Player Prop Bets: Jared Goff Over 1.5 Passing TDs

Goff has thrown multiple touchdown passes in all three games to start the season, completing 70.6% of his passes for 802 yards, eight touchdowns, and zero interceptions, including a four-touchdown game in the Week 2 loss to Buffalo. Detroit has scored 31 points in every game, and this matchup looks like more of the same against a Panthers defense that ranks in the bottom seven in both points and yards allowed per game. Carolina is also missing cornerback Jaycee Horn, who suffered a significant quad injury in the opener, leaving a secondary that Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and Sam LaPorta should be able to attack. With the game total at 50.5 and a quarterback who hasn't thrown fewer than two touchdowns yet, clearing 1.5 passing scores looks like a very safe floor.

Lions vs. Panthers Player Props: Amon-Ra St. Brown Over 75.5 Receiving Yards

St. Brown has been the focal point of Detroit's passing game, with 35 targets, 23 catches, 228 receiving yards, and five touchdowns through three games, a pace of roughly 76 yards per game that sits right at this line. He is tied for the NFL lead with nine red-zone targets and posted an 11-catch, 139-yard game against Buffalo, showing the kind of ceiling he can reach when Detroit is pushed into pass-heavy game scripts. Week 3 was quiet at four catches for 19 yards, though he still found the end zone. The matchup should help him bounce back, with Carolina missing Horn and sitting in the bottom seven in yards allowed, and a 50.5-point total that points toward a game where Detroit keeps throwing. Clearing 75.5 yards looks like a solid number for a receiver averaging that many in a favorable setup.

Lions vs. Panthers Player Prop Bets: Darren Waller Over 30.5 Receiving Yards

Waller's role has grown every week, with his snap share climbing from 34% to 43% to 49% and his targets rising from two to three to a team-high eight in Week 3, when he posted season highs of five catches and 51 yards. He is now at 10 catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 13 targets, and he has cleared this number in two of three games. This matchup is about as good as it gets for a tight end, as Detroit has allowed the most touchdowns to the position this season with six, along with 29 catches for 351 yards, and ranks last in the league in fantasy points, receptions, yards, and touchdowns allowed to tight ends. With Legette on injured reserve and Coker unlikely to play, Waller should see plenty of looks from Young again, and clearing 30.5 receiving yards looks very doable.

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