Browns Vs. Steelers | MNF Player Props

For the next two weeks, the NFL will be rolling out doubleheaders on Monday Night Football.

Tonight, we are all treated to a pair of divisional matchups when the Saints play the Panthers at 7:00PM ET, and the Browns visit the Steelers at 8:00 PM ET.

If you’re looking for some props for Saints-Panthers, head on over to that article right here, but if you’re looking for props for Steelers-Browns, you’ve come to the right place!

The Browns kicked off their season with a dominant 24-3 win over their in-state and division rival Cincinnati, while the Steelers were basically dead in the water the moment they stepped on the field in their 30-7 Week 1 loss at the hand of the 49ers.

There are still a lot of games to go in this 2023 NFL Season, but the Browns have a good opportunity to put Cincy and Pittsburgh two games behind them in the standings to start the season.

Can they capitalize? And can bettors like us capitalize too?

Here are the four player props for tonight’s game that we hope will take care of the bettors’ needs part of that previous line of questions.

Nick Chubb OVER 84.5 Rushing Yards

Nick Chubb enters Week 2 fresh off a 108-yard rushing day against the Bengals to kick off the season, and his matchup against the Steelers got a major boost when Pittsburgh lost Cameron Heyward for at least a couple months with a groin injury.

With Heyward out of the lineup, the Steelers run defense looks starkly different than it would with the 34-year-old playing. A week ago, the 49ers absolutely bludgeoned the Steelers on the ground as Christian McCaffrey had 152 yards rushing, most of which came after Heyward left the game in the first quarter.

Chubb and the Browns will likely try to attack the Pittsburgh defense behind their potent rushing attack and limit the amount of times Deshaun Watson has to drop back and face the likes of T.J. Watt rushing from the outside, especially with the Browns playing this one with either a hobbled Amari Cooper or no Amari Cooper at all.

Look for another strong game from Chubb, and possibly entertain the idea of laddering Chubb’s prop up to the century mark in this one.

Best Odds: FanDuel (-110)
Bonus Bet: Nick Chubb 100+ Rushing Yards – FanDuel (+148)

Najee Harris OVER 12.5 Rushing Attempts

In the same manner that T.J. Watt haunts every offensive coordinator’s dreams prior to gameday, so does Browns’ All-Pro pass-rushing freak Myles Garrett.

In an ideal world, the Steelers would lean on Najee Harris and then take their calculated shots in the passing game with Kenny Pickett.

However, in Week 1, the Steelers were pressed to abandon the running game early thanks to a quick 20-0 deficit and that allowed the Niners’ stout defense to relentlessly tee off on Pittsburgh’s young QB.

If the Steelers are to avoid that same game script tonight, they will need to control the ball a whole lot better than they did in the season opener, and that means a healthy dose of Najee Harris for this one.

In their two meetings last season, Harris had 16 and 23 carries respectively and cleared his rushing attempts number with ease. The Browns’ rush defense was also the Achilles heel of this group a season ago, and the Bengals weren’t exactly the best barometer to see if that weakness still exists.

Look for Mike Tomlin to hammer the point home to Matt Canada that the Steelers can’t abandon the running game this weekend if they hope to keep this game close.

We like this number at 12.5 or 13.5 if you are unable to get it at the number FanDuel currently has at the time of this writing.

BestOdds: FanDuel (-114)

George Pickens OVER 3.5 Receptions

If you can sense a running theme to this article, it’s that a lot of things did not go right for the Steelers in that opening loss to San Francisco.

Another thing to account for tonight that stems from that Week 1 loss is the fact the Steelers lost WR Diontae Johnson to a hamstring injury, leaving the Steelers down one of their best receivers for the foreseeable future.

While that doesn’t figure to bode well for the Steelers’ offense as a whole, that could very well benefit the likes of George Pickens, who is now the unquestionable top receiving threat on the roster.

Pickens, like everyone else on the team, had a slow start to the season with just 35 yards receiving.

However, he did clear the 3.5 receptions total with a five-catch day, and with Diontae Johnson out of the lineup we like Pickett to go back to his favorite pass target tonight to try and kickstart this passing game.

Best Odds: FanDuel (-102)

David Njoku Anytime Touchdown

Our last dart throw of the night comes in the anytime touchdown market where we think there is just too juicy of a number here to not sprinkle a little action on it.

Cleveland’s passing game is likely to be without the services of Amari Cooper tonight, and if Cooper does go he’s not going to be at 100%.

Enter TE David Njoku who has found the end zone against the Steelers’ defense in his last three games against their division rivals, and could be a delightful option to grab a touchdown in the Red Zone tonight.

We expect the Browns to mostly ride the legs of Nick Chubb and take their shots in the passing game as they come, but at +330 and with his recent success against this same defense, we couldn’t pass on the chance Njoku strikes again.

BestOdds: FanDuel (+330)