Washington vs Pittsburgh Player Props – Best Prop Bets for Week 13

• The 11-0 Pittsburgh Steelers seek to maintain their perfect season, while the 4-7 Washington Football Team looks to stay in the hunt for the NFC East title
• This game was rescheduled from Sunday
• The best prop wagers to play out of this tilt are listed below

At 11-0, the Pittsburgh Steelers remain in position to join the 1972 Miami Dolphins (14-0) and 2007 New England Patriots (16-0) as the NFL’s only unbeaten regular-season teams.

At 4-7, the Washington Football team is amazingly still just a half game out of the lead in the NFC East.

You decide which of these feats would prove to be the more astonishing accomplishment.

The Steelers are 6.5-point favorites to maintain their perfect season with a 5pm EST kickoff at Heinz Field. Check out our updated injury reports, as well as other betting options. Let’s start with the lines for player props.

Washington vs Pittsburgh Player Props

All props taken Dec. 6th from DraftKings/FanDuel/BetMGM

Prop #1: Is This Smith-Schuster’s Century Week?

In each of his first three NFL seasons, Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster posted at least one 100-yard receiving day. He’s recorded a dozen of them through 53 career NFL games. There’s been none so far this season, though.

Targets among Steelers WRs:

Diontae Johnson – 79
JuJu Smith-Schuster – 73
Chase Claypool – 61
James Washington – 33#HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/zVT5zfXJou

— PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) December 1, 2020

This could be the week that Smith-Schuster once again joins the centurion club. Last week, Dallas wideout Amari Cooper torched Washington cornerback Ronald Darby for 112 yards.

Darby figures to draw the coverage assignment on Smith-Schuster this week.

Pick: JuJu Smith-Schuster, over 58.5 yards receiving (-112), 1 unit.

Prop #2: McKissic Falling Out Of Favor

In his first two games under center, Washington quarterback Alex Smith frequently targeted JD McKissic as a receiver out of the backfield. He threw to him 14 times against the New York Giants and on 15 occasions when facing the Detroit Lions.

Perhaps it’s because Washington lost both of those games, or maybe it has to do with McKissic only catching 16 of those 29 balls aimed his way. Whatever the reason, Smith has gone to other options in Washington’s last two games, both victories.

Leaders in YAC among RBs:
1. Alvin Kamara – 618
2. Mike Davis – 369
3. James White – 316
4. J.D. McKissic – 298 pic.twitter.com/lI3AIBxSMp

— PFF (@PFF) November 29, 2020

McKissic was good for 26 receiving yards two weeks ago against Cincinnati and just 21 yards in the Thanksgiving win over Dallas. Pittsburgh allows the fewest receiving yards to RBs of any NFL defense.

Pick: JD McKissic under 22.5 receiving yards (+100), 1 unit.

Washington vs Pittsburgh Touchdown Props

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While Darby is occupied by Smith-Schuster, that should leave the other Steelers receivers open to each enjoy productive days.  Chase Claypool didn’t score in last week’s win over the Baltimore Ravens. He produced three TDs in the two previous games.

"In addition to everything he can do physically, he's very, very smart"

Canadian NFLer Chase Claypool is looking like the whole package: https://t.co/NXd4B8UjAi pic.twitter.com/PFV8zdTSX3

— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) November 26, 2020

The rookie hasn’t gone successive games without finding the end zone. Claypool has scored 10 TDs in 11 games this season.

Running against the Steelers is tough sledding. The Pittsburgh defense has allowed just three rushing TDs over the past seven games – two to Baltimore’s Gus Edwards in separate games and one to Tennessee’s Derrick Henry.

A list of rookie RBs since 2000 who’ve had 10+ rushing TDs through the first 12 weeks of the season

LaDainian Tomlinson
Ezekiel Elliott
Antonio Gibson

End list
(h/t @CPatrickNFL) pic.twitter.com/RbfeTwJfFz

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 5, 2020

That being said, Washington’s Antonio Gibson has found the end zone in five straight games. He’s scored eight TDs during that span.

• Pittsburgh’s Chase Claypool first TD scorer (+800), 1 unit
• Washington’s Antonio Gibson anytime TD scorer (-140), 1 unit