Best Christian McCaffrey Player Props for for 49ers vs. Texans in Week 8

• Christian McCaffrey is fresh off 129 rushing yards in last week’s win over the Falcons

• The Texans are allowing a league-low 14.7 points per game and just 92.5 rushing yards per game

• McCaffrey has totaled more receiving yards than rushing yards through the first seven games of the season

After another injury-plagued season in 2024, Christian McCaffrey is healthy and up to his old tricks in 2025. He has largely carried the 49ers offensively as both a rusher and a receiver. McCaffrey is a big reason why San Francisco is off to a 5-2 start, especially with the injury to quarterback Brock Purdy. Fresh off his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, Week 8 is a good time to target McCaffrey for prop bets, as he and the 49ers visit the Houston Texans.

Since he’s healthy this year after missing most of 2024 with an injury, McCaffrey is an obvious candidate to win Comeback Player of the Year this season. Naturally, he’s also working his way up the totem pole when it comes to contenders for Offensive Player of the Year honors. Of course, it’s important to keep in mind just how much McCaffrey means to his team. He is arguably the biggest reason why the 49ers are the current favorites in the NFC West.

Best Christian McCaffrey Player Props in Week 8

As one of the most versatile players in the NFL, there is no shortage of options when it comes to prop bets involving McCaffrey.

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Christian McCaffrey Under 67.5 Rushing Yards (-110) at bet365 Sportsbook

This feels like a low number for McCaffrey, especially after he rushed for 129 yards against the Falcons last week. However, that game is the outlier compared to the rest of the season. If you take that game away, McCaffrey is averaging just 56 rushing yards per game. In fact, until last week, he hadn’t reached 60 rushing yards in a game since Week 1.

Opposing teams have done a good job of loading up the box to stop McCaffrey and forcing the 49ers to beat them through the air. Houston’s defensive strategy this week should be no different. The kicker is that the Texans have allowed the fewest points in the NFL and the fourth-fewest rushing yards, which is why we’re fading McCaffrey on the ground in Week 8.

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Christian McCaffrey Over 42.5 Receiving Yards (-110) at bet365 Sportsbook 

While largely stifled on the ground, McCaffrey has done most of his damage as a pass-catcher this season. He actually has more receiving yards than rushing yards through seven games. In fact, there is only one game this season in which McCaffrey had more rushing yards than receiving yards.

More importantly, McCaffrey has totaled at least 52 receiving yards in every game this season. That makes a total of 42.5 receiving yards is remarkably low. He’s gone over 70 receiving yards in five of his seven games. Slowing him down as a pass-catcher is a little more complicated than loading the box to stop him as a rusher, which is why this bet feels like a slam dunk.

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Christian McCaffrey Over 5.5 Receptions (-110) at bet365 Sportsbook

If we’re betting on McCaffrey to have another big game as a pass catcher, we might as well bet on him to catch at least six passes. He’s had at least six catches in every game this season, while averaging close to 10 targets per game. If McCaffrey isn’t finding success on the ground, the 49ers know they can get the ball to him this way.

In fairness, the Texans are a good defensive team that hasn’t given up a lot of receptions or yards to opposing running backs. The only exception was Bucky Irving, who had six catches for 50 yards against Houston in Week 2. While the Texans have kept other running backs under wraps in the passing game, McCaffrey is a different animal, and it’ll be hard for any defense to keep him from catching short passes out of the backfield.

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Christian McCaffrey Stats

• Carries: 132

• Yards: 465

• Yards per carry: 3.5

• Touchdowns: 3

• Receptions: 53

• Receiving Yards: 516

• Receiving Touchdowns: 3

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