The Cincinnati Bengals head to M&T Bank Stadium to take on the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC North showdown on Thursday Night Football.
Baltimore topped Cincy 41-38 in overtime in Week 5, and I’m expecting another back-and-back tilt between the divisional rivals. Our top NFL player props and Bengals vs. Ravens predictions feature a trio of wide receivers, headlined by Cincinnati star Ja'Marr Chase.
Bengals vs Ravens TNF props
Ja'Marr Chase Over 79.5 receiving yards (-113 at FanDuel)
Diontae Johnson Over 21.5 receiving yards (-113 at FanDuel)- Andrei Iosivas Over 21.5 receiving yards (-113 at FanDuel)
Read full analysis of each pick.
Bengals vs Ravens TNF props
Prop bet #1: Ja'Marr Chase Over 79.5 receiving yards
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase caught 10 of 12 targets for 193 yards in the Week 5 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and he remains the go-to target for quarterback Joe Burrow with a 24.1% target share for the season.
Although Chase has averaged just 56 receiving yards per game with just 6.6 yards per target across the past four weeks, he's set to rebound against a Baltimore Ravens defense allowing the fourth-highest yards per attempt and EPA per dropback to opposing quarterbacks.
Additionally, eighth receivers have recorded 80 or more receiving yards against the Ravens through nine games.
Prop bet #2: Diontae Johnson Over 21.5 receiving yards
We’re landing a decreased total for Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Diontae Johnson after he played just 16 offensive snaps and wasn’t targeted in his team debut last week. The Baltimore brass didn’t bring in Johnson to play decoy, and while the Ravens have a loaded collection of weapons, Johnson is a versatile receiver who posted a respectable 10.6 aDOT in the inept Carolina Panthers offense through seven games to start the year.
Johnson is going to be involved more in his second game with the Ravens. Lamar Jackson is nursing a knee injury again this week, so a few of his designed runs could turn into passing attempts, and he took it to the air 42 times for 348 yards in the Week 5 overtime win against the Bengals.
Prop bet #3: Andrei Iosivas Over 21.5 receiving yards
With Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins officially listed as doubtful with a quadricep injury for Week 10 and likely to miss a third consecutive game, Andrei Iosivas should again see extended run in the Cincy offense.
Iosivas has closed the past two weeks with receiving yards totals of 37.5 and 31.5, and while he’s only hauled in a single catch for a 10-yard score across the past two weeks, I’m bullish about him being more involved Thursday.
The second-year receiver had 26 or more receiving yards in five of six games between Week 2 and Week 6, with an average of 31.5 yards on 3.8 targets per. Additionally, Iosivas has a high-end 13.3 yards per reception and 13.0 aDOT, so he won’t need a high target volume to clear this number.
The Ravens have remained extremely susceptible against the pass, and Iosivas’ lone reception against them in Week 5 went for 39 yards.
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