This one looks fun and high scoring, so I'm ready to invest. The Bengals defense ranks dead last by DVOA and has been especially bad defending the run, and Pittsburgh's pass defense just got shredded a month ago when these teams met. Ja'Marr Chase was the main culprit with a monster game: 16 catches for 161 yards on 23 targets. He's been on a torrid pace, with 91+ yards in five straight games and a pace of 170/1938 over that stretch. Chase is only 210 yards behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Bengals will be passing all season with their awful defense and inviting schedule, so I'm buying in on Chase to lead the league in receiving yards at +550 (ESPN Bet). Unfortunately, if we want to bet Chase this week, we'll have to pay through the nose — something in the range of nine catches or almost 100 yards at even money. That's a tough sell especially in a windy game, and rather than turning to more aggressive alts, I'll pivot to his teammate. Tee Higgins has also been great playing with Joe Flacco, averaging 4.8 catches for 81 yards and a score in four games, and he was good in that game against Pittsburgh too with six catches for 96 yards and a TD. We all know how good Chase was against Pittsburgh last time. That means the Steelers do too, so maybe their extra attention toward him will leave Higgins open for some big ones. Play Higgins 80+ receiving yards at +230 and 100+ yards at +500 (bet365) at bargain prices, balancing out those high Chase lines. On the other side of the ball, Pittsburgh should be able to run plenty on Cincinnati. The Bengals allow the most fantasy points to opposing RBs on the season, along with the most rushing attempts and yards. The last six bell cow RB1s against Cincinnati have averaged 18.3 carries for 124 yards, with Jaylen Warren one of those guys and right at those averages at 16 carries for 127 yards against the Bengals. That was his best game of the season, but it was also his only game over 71.5 yards, his posted rushing line. Skip the median outcome and play the alts in case the big game repeats itself: 100 yards at +310 and 120+ at +700 (bet365). If you're thinking Anytime TD too for Warren, that makes sense — the Bengals have allowed at least one RB touchdown in all but one game this season. But with Warren priced at -150 for a score and having scored in only two of eight games this season, that's just too steep. Instead, like with Chase and Higgins, we'll pivot to a secondary option. Kenneth Gainwell has six carries this season inside the 10 yard line, scoring a TD on three of them. He's more of the receiving back but is still playing over a third of the snaps, and he can always catch a score to cash our bet too. Gainwell is an excellent pivot from Warren at +470 for an Anytime TD (FanDuel), and with two TDs priced at +7500 at bet365, we'd be crazy not to sprinkle.

This one looks fun and high scoring, so I'm ready to invest. The Bengals defense ranks dead last by DVOA and has been especially bad defending the run, and Pittsburgh's pass defense just got shredded a month ago when these teams met. Ja'Marr Chase was the main culprit with a monster game: 16 catches for 161 yards on 23 targets. He's been on a torrid pace, with 91+ yards in five straight games and a pace of 170/1938 over that stretch. Chase is only 210 yards behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Bengals will be passing all season with their awful defense and inviting schedule, so I'm buying in on Chase to lead the league in receiving yards at +550 (ESPN Bet). Unfortunately, if we want to bet Chase this week, we'll have to pay through the nose — something in the range of nine catches or almost 100 yards at even money. That's a tough sell especially in a windy game, and rather than turning to more aggressive alts, I'll pivot to his teammate. Tee Higgins has also been great playing with Joe Flacco, averaging 4.8 catches for 81 yards and a score in four games, and he was good in that game against Pittsburgh too with six catches for 96 yards and a TD. We all know how good Chase was against Pittsburgh last time. That means the Steelers do too, so maybe their extra attention toward him will leave Higgins open for some big ones. Play Higgins 80+ receiving yards at +230 and 100+ yards at +500 (bet365) at bargain prices, balancing out those high Chase lines. On the other side of the ball, Pittsburgh should be able to run plenty on Cincinnati. The Bengals allow the most fantasy points to opposing RBs on the season, along with the most rushing attempts and yards. The last six bell cow RB1s against Cincinnati have averaged 18.3 carries for 124 yards, with Jaylen Warren one of those guys and right at those averages at 16 carries for 127 yards against the Bengals. That was his best game of the season, but it was also his only game over 71.5 yards, his posted rushing line. Skip the median outcome and play the alts in case the big game repeats itself: 100 yards at +310 and 120+ at +700 (bet365). If you're thinking Anytime TD too for Warren, that makes sense — the Bengals have allowed at least one RB touchdown in all but one game this season. But with Warren priced at -150 for a score and having scored in only two of eight games this season, that's just too steep. Instead, like with Chase and Higgins, we'll pivot to a secondary option. Kenneth Gainwell has six carries this season inside the 10 yard line, scoring a TD on three of them. He's more of the receiving back but is still playing over a third of the snaps, and he can always catch a score to cash our bet too. Gainwell is an excellent pivot from Warren at +470 for an Anytime TD (FanDuel), and with two TDs priced at +7500 at bet365, we'd be crazy not to sprinkle.