NFL Wild Card Prop Bet Payday: 5 predictions for Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) host the Cleveland Browns (11-5) Sunday night of NFL Wild Card Weekend. The game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Below, we give five player prop bets to consider for the Browns and Steelers from the BetMGM game menu.
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Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers prop bet predictions
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Browns QB Baker Mayfield UNDER 238.5 passing yards (-110)
The Steelers had the league's No. 3 pass defense in 2020, allowing only 194.4 yards per game. Mayfield failed to crack 200 yards passing in each of his two games against the Steelers in the regular season, throwing for 119 yards in the Browns' loss (Week 6) and 196 in a Cleveland win (Week 17).
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Steelers WR Chase Claypool OVER 50.5 receiving yards (-105)
Claypool had over 50 yards in each of his final three games of the season and in seven of his last nine. He had 74 receiving yards in the two teams' first meeting and 101 yards in Week 17.
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Steelers PK Chris Boswell OVER 7.5 kicking points (-125)
Boswell did not kick in Week 17 but had seven games with 8 or more kicking points this season. He had eight against the Browns in the Steelers' 38-7 win and his replacement in Week 17, Matthew Wright, had 10 points against the Browns.
Browns RB Kareem Hunt OVER 27.5 rushing yards (-115)
Hunt had 37 rushing yards in Week 17 against the Steelers and had 40 in their first meeting this season. He topped this total in 13 games this season.
Browns TE Austin Hooper OVER 2.5 receptions (-150)
This should be easy money. Hooper had 5 catches against the Steelers in their first matchup and 4 in Week 17. He finished the season with three straight games of at least four catches and eight games of three or more receptions for the season.
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- Bet Slippin' Podcast
- Browns' Myles Garrett and Jack Conklin named 1st-team All-Pros (Browns Wire)
- Pittsburgh Steelers land 3 on AP NFL All-Pro team (Steelers Wire)
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