By james art 
Bucky Irving’s role has continued to grow in recent weeks, and he should have plenty of chances to perform against the Chiefs on Monday.
The Kansas City Chiefs are the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL and have a strong chance to stay that way as heavy home favorites in the Monday Night Football odds against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
My NFL player props and Buccaneers vs. Chiefs predictions expect a few Bucs to produce and a Chiefs veteran to find the end zone. Read below for my NFL picks.
Buccaneers vs Chiefs MNF prop
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Buccaneers vs Chiefs MNF prop
Bet #1: Baker Mayfield Over 1.5 passing touchdowns
+146 on FanDuel
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has been strong so far this season despite a 4-4 record. He has thrown for 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions through eight weeks.
Mike Evans’ injury could hurt Mayfield’s performance, but the Bucks still have Chris Godwin, Rachad White and Cade Otten, who have all caught multiple touchdown passes this season.
Mayfield has thrown multiple TDs in each of his last five games and six of eight contests this season. In fact, he had 3+ TD passes in each of the last four games.
The Chiefs have yet to allow three passing TDs in a game, but they have allowed two to Gardner Minshew and Derek Carr in recent weeks, as well as to Joe Burrow in Week 2. While the Chiefs could run away with this, this +146 price is worth a play .
Bet #2: Bucky Irving Over 52.5 yards rushing + receiving
-114 on FanDuel
Bucky Irving, a running back, was very impressive here in his rookie season. The fourth-round pick out of Oregon leads Tampa Bay with 395 rushing yards and has 164 receiving yards.
Despite being questionable with a toe injury, Irving should be able to surpass that 52.5-yard total. He has done so in six straight games and seven of eight contests this season. This is quite an achievement for the rookie.
While the Chiefs have a solid defense, they have seen several running backs pass that mark this season. Justise Hill, JK Dobbins, Alvin Kamara and Jordan Mason all reached that number this season.
We get a little lower line because of the situation and the injury, but that should be taken advantage of.
Bet #3: Travis Kelce Anytime Touchdown
+115 on FanDuel
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has slowly but surely increased his workload this season. After receiving just 12 total targets through the first three weeks, he matched that total with 10 catches on 12 targets and his first touchdown of the season last week against the Raiders.
Kelce has a great matchup this week against a weak Buccaneers defense. Tampa Bay has allowed nine passing touchdowns over the past two weeks, including a pair to Mark Andrews and Kyle Pitts.
Mahomes should try to capitalize on that this week with Kelce looking like his old self again.
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