Thursday Night Football Computer Picks: Our Best Week 3 Player Prop Projections

Tua and Achane should put up some stats tonight. Will it be in garbage time? Maybe... but they still count all the same!

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Sep 18, 2025 • 08:55 ET • 4 min read
TNF computer picks Tua Tagovailoa
Photo By - Imagn Images. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) throws a pass with Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver (91) nearby.

Thursday Night Football tonight is an AFC East matchup... but it might be over by halftime.

The Bills are nearly two-touchdown favorites against the Dolphins — but that doesn't mean there aren't some valuable TNF props on the board to bet.

Our NFL player prop projections have identified some great value plays, with Tua Tagovailoa and De'Von Achane highlighting our best Dolphins vs. Bills computer picks.

Dolphins vs Bills computer picks for Thursday Night Football

Dolphins Dolphins Bills Bills
Tagovailoa o232.5 pass -110 Allen o31.5 rush -110
Achane o53.5 rush -110 Cook o11.5 rec -110
Achane o36.5 rec -120 Coleman o41.5 rec -110
Hill u5.5 catches -110 Kincaid o29.5 rec -110

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Dolphins TNF computer picks

Tua Tagovailoa Over 232.5 passing yards (-110)

Projection: 269.5 yards

Our projections expect Tua to throw a lot tonight — likely as a result of being behind on the scoreboard — and finish well beyond his passing total.

Alternate-total bet
250+ yards (+125): Shows a lot of value.

De'Von Achane Over 53.5 rushing yards (-110)

Projection: 63.6 yards

We expect Achane to also get the job done against the Bills, with a projection about 10 yards north of his rushing total.

Alternate-total bet
60+ yards (+110): There is a good value in this small alt-total.

De'Von Achane Over 36.5 receiving yards (-120)

Projection: 41.0 yards

Achane should also see more work against in the passing game, as our projections have him hitting 40 receiving yards after getting 112 through his first two games.

Tyreek Hill Under 5.5 receptions (-110)

Projection: 5.1 receptions

Tyreek has 10 catches through two games, and our projections don't expect him to beat that average tonight.


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Bills TNF computer picks

Josh Allen Over 31.5 rushing yards (-110)

Projection: 37.7 yards

Allen has rushed for 30 and 59 yards in his first two games, and our projections like him to post a number in the 30s again tonight.

Alternate-total bet
40+ yards (+190): Shows a tiny amount of value.

James Cook Over 11.5 receiving yards (-110)

Projection: 16.2 yards

Cook can top this number with just 1-2 catches; our projections expect him to get two catches and also go Over this number.

Keon Coleman Over 41.5 receiving yards (-110)

Projection: 47.3 yards

Our projections like Coleman, who is establishing himself as Buffalo's top WR, to go Over a modest total against a bad Dolphins defense.

Dalton Kincaid Over 29.5 receiving yards (-110)

Projection: 36.8 yards

Buffalo's TE has topped this number in each of his first two games, and our projections expect him to make it three games in a row tonight.

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Before Jared Hochman joined the Covers team in 2020, he worked for newspaper outlets such as the Chronicle Herald and The Coast, worked in marketing for SkipTheDishes and Vivid Seats, and previously ran a magazine. A journalism graduate from the University of King's College in, Halifax, N.S., "Hoch" brings more than a decade of experience in sports betting, having worked as a freelance handicapper, making appearances on Monumental Sports Network and the Sharp 600 podcast, and now also filling in occasionally as host of Covers' NHL Puck Props. 

Awarded Covers' company MVP for 2023, Jared is an avid bettor of MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA, while also wagering on some soccer and WNBA. His best advice for sports bettors? Price shop, which is something he does daily across 10 different sportsbook apps.

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