Christian Watson Odds and Prop Bets vs. Lions – NFL Week 4 2023

Updated Sep. 28, 2023 6:48 p.m. ET

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The Green Bay Packers and Christian Watson will face the Detroit Lions at 8:15 PM ET on Thursday for a Week 4 NFL contest. Let's examine all of the prop bets available for Watson's in this matchup, using stats and trends to help you make good predictions.

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Christian Watson vs. Lions Player Props

Rec. Yds Over/Under	Rec. Yds Over Payout	Anytime TD Odds
40.5	-118	+145

Christian Watson vs. Detroit Game Info

Matchup: Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
Game Day: September 28, 2023
Game Time: 8:15 PM
Receiving Yards Prop: Over 40.5 (-118)
TV: Watch on Amazon Prime Video

Christian Watson Stats (2022)

Targets	Receptions	Yards	YAC	TDs	Yards/Catch
66	41	611	276	7	14.9

Christian Watson Betting Insights

Watson's 43.6 receiving yards per game average from a season ago is 3.1 more than his prop bet total on Thursday (40.5).
In 14 contests last year, he collected more than 40.5 receiving yards seven times.
Watson's average receiving yard prop bet was an over/under of 34.1 last season. He had 9.5 more yards per game than that on average.
Last season, in five of his 13 games (38.5%), he went over on receiving yards prop bets.
Watson had a touchdown catch four times last season (14 games played). he had multiple touchdown receptions in two games.

Lions' Defense 2022 Rankings

Stat	AVG (Rank)
Pass Yds/Game Allowed	245.8 (30)
Pass Yds/Attempt Allowed	7.5 (31)
Rush Yds/Game Allowed	146.5 (29)
Rush Yds/Attempt Allowed	5.2 (30)
Total Yds/Game Allowed	392.4 (32)
Yards/Play Allowed	6.4 (32)
Points/Game Allowed	25.1 (28)

Packers' 2022 Stats

The Packers averaged 337.9 yards per game offensively last season (17th in NFL), and they surrendered 336.5 yards per game (17th) on defense.
Looking at pace of play, Green Bay -- with 62 offensive plays per game last season -- was 19th in the NFL.
The Packers averaged 213.6 passing yards per game on offense last season (17th in NFL), and they surrendered 197 passing yards per game (sixth) on the other side of the ball.
The Packers averaged 124.3 rushing yards per game on offense last season (15th in NFL), and they allowed 139.5 rushing yards per game (26th) on defense.
Last season, Green Bay kept it on the ground 43.4% of the time, 15th in the NFL. As far as passing, it aired it out 53.6% of the time, ranking 17th (with 3% of its plays ending in a sack).
Despite sporting a bottom-five defense in terms of yards per play that ranked fifth-worst in the NFL (6 yards per play allowed) last season, the Packers played better offensively, ranking 12th in the NFL by putting up 5.7 yards per play.