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Steelers vs. Bills NFL Player Props, Odds: Predictions for Wild Card Weekend

C Jackson Cowart

Last Updated: January 15, 2024 1:28 PM EST • 4 min 15 sec read.

Winter weather has come to define Monday's matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills, and we expect snowy conditions to play a factor even after the postponement as we make our Steelers vs. Bills NFL player props based on the best NFL odds.

Taking center stage during the NFL Wild Card Weekend, Buffalo's winter storm has rescheduled the wild-card clash between the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) and Buffalo Bills (11-6), initially set for Sunday. This weather is likely still to have an impact on the player props market come Monday as well.

Originally planned for Sunday amid a winter snowstorm with sub-freezing temperatures and wind gusts approaching 65 mph, the game was shifted to Monday to mitigate unsafe travel conditions for both teams and fans. Despite the delay, we anticipate challenging weather conditions, prompting us to narrow our attention to specific player props.

In addition to our Steelers vs. Bills prediction, NFL player props and best bets for Wild Card Weekend and our Josh Allen player props, here are our best Steelers vs. Bills NFL player props for Wild Card Weekend (odds via our best NFL betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Steelers vs. Bills NFL player props for Wild Card Weekend

Mason Rudolph Under 31.5 yards longest completion (-115 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Originally, this prop was dealing at 29.5 yards in a game originally scheduled to coincide with a blizzard in Buffalo. I still like this bet just as much a day later, as oddsmakers seem to be underestimating the weather - and overestimating Rudolph's arm - ahead of Monday's rescheduled kickoff.

Anyone who follows my bets regularly knows I love attacking the longest completion market, which can often be a nice alternative to fade a lousy quarterback (or target an underrated one) when their yardage prop offers subpar value. It's also one of my favorite ways to bet on the conditions for Monday - which aren't as bad as Sunday but will be even colder and still features snow showers and winds around 15 mph.

This serves both purposes, as I have very little faith in Rudolph's ability to break through against a resurgent Bills defense and suspect the Steelers coaching staff will lean heavily on the run game in these wintry conditions. That said, Rudolph's passing yardage prop is hovering around 170, which is quite the pill to swallow for Under bettors.

Instead, I'm betting against Pittsburgh's third-string QB completing a 30-yard pass on Sunday. Yes, he's cleared this total in all three starts thus far, but he's also benefitted tremendously from explosive plays after the catch, as his YAC/completion (7.7) is the highest of any passer with at least 70 attempts. Many of his completions have looked a lot like this:

On the other hand, his intended air yards per attempt (7.0) ranks 38th out of 52 passers with as many attempts as Rudolph, who now faces a Bills defense allowing the second-lowest average depth of target (6.8) in the league. The weather is the impetus for this bet, but the matchup makes it even sweeter.

Rudolph will also be one of four QBs making their first playoff start, which hasn't gone well for playoff newcomers in the past (except for C.J. Stroud, who remains the outlier for all young QBs). That's another reason to fade Rudolph on Sunday, and this wager is my single favorite way to do that.

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Dalton Kincaid Over 35.5 receiving yards (-114 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This prop was trading one yard lower before the postponement to Monday. That isn't nearly enough of an adjustment to deter me from betting on arguably the biggest schematic mismatch for the Bills offense this weekend.

If you just look at the box score, Kincaid has had a relatively uneven rookie campaign. The eye test tells the story of an emerging stud, though, which was on full display last week when he hauled in seven catches for 84 yards - his second straight game with 80-plus yards and ninth with at least 35 yards in 16 appearances.

Now he faces a Steelers defense that has struggled to contain shifty tight ends this season, especially late in the year.

Ten different tight ends finished with at least 35 yards against Pittsburgh this season - Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku did so twice - and the Steelers allowed two such performances in the same game in Week 17, when Noah Fant (59 yards) and Colby Parkinson (38) both went off for the Seattle Seahawks.

I don't mind betting the Over on his receptions total, which is trading as low as 3.5 (-115) via Caesars, but I'm still a bit skeptical of Buffalo's overall passing volume on Sunday. That's also why this isn't a five-star play. That said, I still expect Kincaid to weather the storm (literally) as a featured part of the Bills' attack this weekend.

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Najee Harris to score a touchdown (+200 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐

This prop was dealing as high as +220 when the game was expected to take place in a literal blizzard. We've seen this odds move slightly with Monday's postponement, but I'm still betting it in a matchup that should favor the Steelers' lead back.

Since Pittsburgh fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada ahead of Week 12, Harris has averaged 18.1 carries - seventh-most in the NFL - with five touchdowns in that stretch, which is tied for sixth-most by any back. He's also ranked in the top five in rushing yards over expectation, per NFL Next Gen Stats, which speaks to his ability to generate gains beyond his circumstances.

That'll be key on Monday, when circumstances will be sup-optimal for scoring. Even though the wind won't reach those 65 mph gusts, this game will still be played through snow snowers and sub-20 degree temperatures. That should spell another heavy workload for Harris, who has seen back-to-back games with 25-plus carries and feels like a solid bet to see similar volume this weekend.

That's enough for me to sprinkle some money on his anytime touchdown odds at this price, which is a clear outlier among our best sports betting sites.

Steelers-Bills player props made Saturday at 8:10 p.m. ET.

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C Jackson Cowart
C Jackson Cowart is a publishing editor and lead writer for Sportsbook Review. An award-winning writer, reporter, and editor with a decade of sports media experience, "C-Jax" has worked with ESPN, Forbes, theScore, and various daily newspapers before joining the Sportsbook Review team. He's a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he served as a beat writer for the Tar Heels' championship run through the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 2017. Jackson has spent the last five years covering sports betting as a predictive analyst, features writer, and industry reporter. Since joining the team in 2023, he's played a key role in Sportsbook Review's coverage of the Super Bowl, March Madness, and NBA playoffs while serving as the lead writer for the growing WNBA and NASCAR betting scenes. Though he's cashed some big bets over the years -- including Lamar Jackson to win MVP (twice) -- he's still haunted by enough second-place bet slips to wallpaper his home office. While Jackson is a committed "process over results" bettor with a keen eye for advanced stats and subtle bias in futures markets, he also embraces sports betting as a vehicle for entertainment and personal investment. He's written about everything from hot dogs to groundhogs and still hasn't forgiven his "inside source" for a sabotaged bet on the Gatorade color in Super Bowl LV.