George Pickens best prop bets for Steelers vs. Bengals on Saturday

The Steelers are facing the Bengals in an AFC North divisional matchup on Saturday night of Week 18. Here are some George Pickens prop bets to consider at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Here are George Pickens’ current prop bet odds at DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 4.5 receptions and o/u 65.5 receiving yards. Pickens is +115 to score a touchdown, +850 to score 2+ touchdowns and +850 to score the first touchdown of the game.

The Steelers and Bengals face off in an exciting AFC North matchup to end the regular season. The Ravens will take on the Browns in another AFC North battle before this game. If the Ravens somehow lose the game, the Steelers can clinch the division with a win over the Bengals. It is incredibly unlikely that the Ravens will lose to Cleveland, but even with a Ravens win, there is motivation for the Steelers to play hard on Saturday night.

The Bengals will be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss in this game, so Pittsburgh would love to eliminate their divisional rivals. Also, the Steelers secure the 5-seed with a win in this game. That means they get to travel to take on the struggling Texans in the Wildcard Round rather than the Bills or Ravens. That would dramatically increase the Steelers’ chances of winning a playoff game so they should battle hard for a win in this game regardless of the outcome of the Baltimore-Cleveland matchup.

The Bengals have had a vulnerable secondary all season. They rank 21st in defensive EPA/dropback and 22nd in defensive dropback success rate. They have given up ten 40+ yard catches this season, the fourth-most of any team in the NFL this season. George Pickens has the seventh-most explosive (20+ yard) catches in the NFL this season and should be able to attack that Cincinnati secondary.

Pickens was able to hit an explosive play the last time these two teams faced, recording a 36-yard reception. He also had a huge catch last week against the Chiefs in his return from injury. Pickens missed three games between that first matchup against the Bengals and last week’s game against the Chiefs. Pickens didn’t have his best game, but still recorded a 41-yard reception.

That makes eight straight games with a reception of 31 yards or longer for Pickens. That is why I am betting on him to go over his longest reception prop of 27.5 yards in this game. Pickens has exceeded this number in every game that Russell Wilson has started for the Steelers and he should do so again versus a vulnerable Bengals secondary.

Pick: George Pickens Longest Reception Over 27.5 Yards (-130)

All odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook and all odds subject to change.

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