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Najee Harris 5+ receptions
Chase Claypool 85+ receiving yards
JuJu Smith-Schuster 50+ receiving yards
Parlay odds: +950
Najee Harris 5+ receptions
Diontae Johnson is going to miss this game and while that will help the other receivers, I think it will help Najee Harris quite a bit. Ben Roethlisberger has already looked his way but now that Johnson is out of the fold, the shorter balls have less competition. Those are Harris’ bread and butter as he saw 5 targets last week. The Steelers have to know by now that running the ball will not be an option so if they want Harris to impact the game, they will have to throw it to him. He saw 5 targets last week and I would expect him to see more than that this week. If he does, he could easily catch 5 balls in this game.
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Chase Claypool 85+ receiving yards
With Johnson out, the target tree shortens a bit and Chase Claypool is the one I have my eye on. The kid is an absolute beast and we get glimpses every week it seems like. He Moss’ed the hell out of someone from the Bills in Week 1 and then last week he had a 52-yard reception against the Raiders. Targets are king in the receiving yards game and Claypool should see his elevated this week. He saw 9 last week so it’s not like Big Ben is ignoring him. The Bengals have the second-best run defense in the NFL (DVOA), so balls should be flying if the Steelers want to move up and down the field. Claypool is highly likely to be involved if that’s the case.
JuJu Smith-Schuster 50+ receiving yards
I like JuJu for the same exact reason I like Claypool. I don’t think the Steelers will run the ball effectively whatsoever. Their offensive line stinks and Cincinnati’s run defense has been pretty stout. If the ball is in the air, it’s going 3 places more than any other place. JuJu caught 4 balls for 52 yards in Week 1 against the Bills and 5 balls for 41 yards against the Raiders in Week 2. He’s seen 15 targets so far on the year so he is a guy that the Steelers lean on.
I don’t think this will be a high-scoring game by any means but I do think all of these guys will cross their numbers.
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