The Arizona Cardinals are getting most of the attention in their Monday Night Football matchup against the St. Louis Rams, not only against the spread but in the player prop market as well.
Over 70% of bets and handle are on the Cardinals as a 2.5-point favorite at home against the Rams (real-time odds here), and bettors are following that up by hoping James Conner and DeAndre Hopkins are among the players who find the end zone.
According to data released by BetMGM on Monday morning, Conner and Hopkins are the two players being hit the most for player props.
Let's start with Conner and the most popular play of the day. The Cardinals running back to score the first touchdown of the game is +650 (bet $100, profit $650).
Conner has found the end zone 14 times this year, including one in each of his last six games. Once in those six games did Conner score first.
Scoring at any time is -125 (bet $125, profit $100). He has scored in nine games this season.
Quarterback Kyler Murray isn't among the top three player props, but his favorite receiver is.
Bettors are parlaying Hopkins to score at any time with a Cardinals win to cash in on +175 odds. Hopkins has scored a touchdown in six games this year, with the Cardinals winning each of them. He was held to two catches for 66 yards in the team's only loss to the Packers.
The Cardinals are -130 on the moneyline — down from the opening number of -150 — despite most of the money coming in on Arizona. The total has come down from 52.5 to 51.5.
