Steelers vs Raiders Player Props ; Jimmy Garoppolo (LV), OFF, (O | U ) ; Josh Jacobs (LV), (O | U ), (O | U. Steelers vs. Raiders player props: Sunday Night Football · George Pickens Over receiving yards in each half (+ via FanDuel). Best prop for Steelers vs. Raiders While Carlson has made (and attempted) steelers raiders props one field goal in each of the first two games, he exceeded Sunday Night Football Week 3: Steelers vs. Raiders picks, predictions and player props.
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The Lions were not up to the challenge last week, but I'll look to bounce back with the Raiders in Week 3. This is a team that is at its best when it runs the ball and gets pressure on the quarterback. Those two things are very much in play this week against the Steelers. Josh Jacobs has not been very efficient in the first two games of the season he had negative rushing yards against the Bills , but I expect that to change in the Raiders' home opener.
The Steelers are 31st in EPA against the run and dead last in yards allowed after contact. They have easily been the worst tackling team in the NFL. On top of that, this is a short week for Pittsburgh, which had to travel across the country. There's also a decent chance that safety Minkah Fitzpatrick misses this game, which would be a blow to the Steelers defense.
The Steelers are coming off a win against the Browns, but it was not thanks to the offense. The only explosive play was essentially a deep slant that was almost a sack that George Pickens was able to take to the house. Other than that, this offense has been atrocious through the first two games.
Pittsburgh can't rely on its defense to score two touchdowns every week. QuickSlip is an Action Network feature that allows users to automatically pre-load their bet slip at FanDuel Sportsbook. Click here to return to the table of contents. By Cody Goggin. Steelers raiders props However, I think that this week we will see them turn some things around.
Both the 49ers and Browns have strong defensive fronts and were able to wreak havoc on the Pittsburgh offensive line. This has led to Pittsburgh having the worst Pro Football Focus pass blocking grade in the league at The Las Vegas defense has been on the opposite side of the spectrum. The Raiders rank last in the league this season in opponent available yards gained.
They're 29th in PFF run defense grade and 25th in pass rush grade. Las Vegas is also 31st in the league in EPA per play allowed. On the other side of the ball the Raiders have surprisingly been really good. Vegas ranks sixth in available yards gained, fifth in EPA per dropback, and fifth in dropback success rate.
Vegas is second in pass block win rate and first in PFF pass blocking grade. Pittsburgh is primed to get back on track offensively while I think that the Raiders can still put up their share of points. Playing without any weather concerns in Las Vegas, I see this game hitting the over of 43 points and would take this number up to By John LanFranca.
This game will be closely contested and sets up well for the Raiders to sustain a ground attack. The Steelers offense has totaled two red-zone trips this season and ranks 31st in yards per drive. It's very difficult to envision a scenario in which the Raiders face too negative of a game script at home in game that has them favored.
The Steelers rush defense without Cameron Heyward is porous. Thus far, opposing running backs have averaged more than six yards per rush against the Pittsburgh front. The Raiders will opt to protect Jimmy Garoppolo by featuring the run game as they did back in Week 1 against the Broncos. If Las Vegas is to get a lead, Jacobs has a great chance to receive 20 carries. In the nine games in which he reached that threshold in , he exceeded 75 yards rushing.
In fact, in all 24 games of his career in which he toted the rock 20 times, he has eclipsed 75 yards on the ground. By Grant Neiffer. Pickett has hit the over at this number in each of his first two games this season despite subpar performances. He now gets a matchup against one of the worst pass defenses in the league in the Raiders, who ranked 26th in DVOA last season.
The Steelers have also been running way more than they should, and I assume that they are going to try and put the ball in the air more now, which should benefit not only the Steelers but also Pickett. However, the defense has allowed a league-worst rushing yards to date. Speaking of Jacobs, the Raiders star running back has gotten off to a very slow start, to say the least.
Jacobs is averaging just 1. It is difficult to explain in light of the fact that the offensive line has yet to surrender a sack to QB Jimmy Garoppolo, the only team in the NFL that can claim such a feat. If there is ever an opportunity to get Jacobs going, this primetime home opener against the aforementioned sieve of a Steelers rush defense is the time to do it.
Under The Steelers or Raiders offenses may end up being better than they have looked through weeks one and two. However, this total is too high. There are at least five games with lower projected totals than this matchup, which is difficult to explain when you consider that these have been two of the three worst offenses in the league, in terms of total offense.
Plus, the Steelers will be without wide out Diontae Johnson, who was placed on injured reserve this week. Daniel Carlson over 1. While Carlson has made and attempted just one field goal in each of the first two games, he exceeded 1. With the Steelers struggles on defense, we expect the Raiders to be able to get into scoring position, but it is hard to trust Garoppolo to deliver touchdowns, making this a solid play.
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