Steelers-Bengals player props: Predictions,best bets for Week 13 including Russell Wilson, Jaylen Warren, Chase Brown

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed into the jungle this week, setting out for their third consecutive divisional showdown — this time, against the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s bound to be another hard-fought battle.

If you’re looking to get in on the action (as if there’s not enough at stake here!), here are a few of our favorite Steelers-Bengals player props to consider for Week 13.

All betting odds come courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

Russell Wilson OVER 224.5 passing yards (-110)

The over on Wilson’s passing prop yardage has become a staple in this weekly player prop column since taking over as a starter in Week 7. He’s hit his projected “over” in four of his five starts now, with 270+ passing yards in three of five games for an average of just over 242 per game. This week, Pittsburgh gets a matchup against a Bengals defense giving up that ranks 10th in the league averaging 225 pass yards allowed per game while ranking 30th in sacks — an weakness for Wilson which could be masked by their struggles in that department. The Bengals have allowed 236+ passing yards in four of their last five games with the lone exception being against the Las Vegas Raiders with a combination of Gardner Minshew II and Desmond Ridder at QB.

Their own offensive success should be conducive to more volume for the Steelers offense as well, on a hot streak of scoring, averaging 34 points per game over their last three contests.

Jaylen Warren OVER 17.5 receiving yards (-113)

If we’re trusting the passing volume for Russell Wilson in this spot, it becomes difficult to ignore the receiving line for third-year RB Jaylenn Warren. It’s no secret that Warren has typically been the preferred receiving back in the Steelers’ offense, and that receiving back gets plenty of opportunities. Wilson is averaging the 10th’ most pass attempts to RBs per game (5.8) among the 40 QBs with 100+ pass attempts this season. Another week out from a couple of injuries (knee, back) he’s managed this year, Warren played a season-high 57% of offensive snaps in Week 12’s loss to the Browns, totaling 64 scrimmage yards (19 receiving).

Warren has surpassed this receiving total in each of his last three games. Since Week 6 (his return from a knee injury), Warren has run 86 routes to Najee Harris’ 70, totaling 16 catches for 114 yards — 19 receiving yards per game. Once again, if the Steelers are playing from behind at any point in this game, they’ll need to lean on the passing game, and Warren is one of the biggest beneficiaries in that department.

Chase Brown UNDER 65.5 rushing yards (-110)

Cincinnati Bengals RB Chase Brown has taken over the run game in the second half of the season as the RB1 with little competition for touches since a season-ending injury to teammate Zack Moss.

Since Week 6, Brown has surpassed this rushing total in just two of four games, averaging just 3.8 yards per attempt on 99 carries. He’s averaging 62.8 rushing yards per game in that span, tied with Steelers RB Jaylen Warren for just six total explosive runs in that span (the sixth-fewest among RBs in that span with 50+ carries… Warren has 38 fewer rush attempts!). He’s also averaging the seventh-fewest rush yards after contact per attempt (2.5). Don’t expect his efficiency to improve much against this Steelers defensive front, allowing the fifth-lowest explosive run rate, fifth-fewest rush yards after contact per attempt and second-fewest rushing yards all season.


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