Buccaneers vs. Lions Player Props Tonight: Monday Night Football Week 7 Expert Picks

My Buccaneers vs. Lions player props tonight include Mike Evans, David Montgomery, and a +175 anytime TD scorer on Monday Night Football.

Kickoff from Ford Field in Detroit is set for 7 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN) tonight. Detroit is a 6- to 6.5-point betting favorite despite its depleted secondary. My NFL picks target Montgomery to see opportunities tonight even though the Buccaneers boast one of the league's best rush defenses. Our NFL predictions for Week 7 have plays for both games tonight, including the following player prop bets.

🏈 Buccaneers vs. Lions player props: Monday Night Football

NFL player prop bets for Monday Night Football; NFL odds subject to change.

• Mike Evans Over 63.5 receiving yards (-112 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• David Montgomery Over 10.5 rushing attempts (-120 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Cade Otton anytime TD scorer (+175 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐

💰 Best Buccaneers vs. Lions player prop bets: Monday Night Football

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⬆️ Mike Evans Over 63.5 receiving yards (-112) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Evans hasn’t played since Week 3, and he’s yet to top 56 yards in a game this season. However, with the Lions’ entire starting secondary out, Evans returns for a juicy matchup in what should be a high-scoring game, as the best sports betting sites are giving it a 53-point projected total. Evans has logged four-plus catches in each of his outings this season.

The Lions are only allowing 212.7 passing yards per game. But Patrick Mahomes threw for 257 yards against them last week, and that's when Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch were healthy, and both will miss this contest. With so many injuries, don’t be surprised if Evans gets near the eight catches for 147 yards that he notched in the 2023 playoff meeting between the two teams.

The only reason this isn’t a five-star play is that Emeka Egbuka may return tonight too. DraftKings’ price of -112 implies a 52.83% chance Evans hits this Over. A $10 bet would profit $8.93.

⬆️ David Montgomery Over 10.5 rushing attempts (-120) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Montgomery registered his fewest rushing attempts since 2022 last week while running the ball just four times. Meanwhile, his teammate Jahmyr Gibbs recorded 17 carries. It was only the second time this season that Gibbs recorded seven-plus more carries than Montgomery.

Yet I love this prop, even going into a tough matchup against the NFL’s fifth-ranked rush defense, as Montgomery has run the ball 11-plus times in four of six games this season. The Lions are averaging 29.2 rushing attempts per game, tied for sixth-most leaguewide. Even last week, in a bad matchup when they were trailing, the Lions ran 23 times while throwing just 29.

BetMGM’s price of -120 implies a 54.55% chance that Montgomery hits this Over. A $10 bet would profit $8.33.

🔥 Cade Otton anytime TD scorer (+175) ⭐⭐⭐

Cade Otton has caught nine passes for 132 yards in his last two games after a quiet start to the season. He's logged at least 51 yards in back-to-back contests, and Otton now faces a defense allowing over 50 yards per game to tight ends.

While Otton’s Over is a tempting play, there’s more value in taking him to score against a defense that's already allowed three touchdowns to the position this year. The Lions have given up 13 passing touchdowns overall across six games, the sixth-worst mark leaguewide. And while Otton hasn’t scored this season, he's tallied four touchdowns in each of the last two years. This is one of the best Buccaneers vs. Lions player props ahead of a game that's expected to be high-scoring.

The price of +175 at bet365 implies a 36.36% chance that Otton scores. A $10 bet would profit $17.50.

📊 Buccaneers vs. Lions odds: Monday Night Football

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📺️How to watch Monday Night Football

• Matchup: Buccaneers vs. Lions
• When: Monday, Oct. 20 
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Ford Field (Detroit)
• TV: ESPN