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By Matt Modi
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Sunday Night Football features an exciting matchup between two teams among the lower tier of the AFC playoff hopefuls, with the Cincinnati Bengals traveling to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers.
Even at 4-6, the Bengals have a chance to go on a run with the talent they have, while the Chargers are firmly in the playoff picture at 6-3, currently the six-seed.
It is an important game for both teams, with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET. For this article, we will be diving into the best player prop picks for Bengals vs. Chargers.
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Ja'Marr Chase o75.5 Rec. Yards (-115) DK
Even after an insane, outlier performance last week, when he had 250-plus receiving yards and three TDs against the Ravens, the value is still on the over for Chase's receiving yards prop for this primetime matchup.
Chase had been quiet for four straight games heading into the Bengals' matchup vs. Baltimore, so it makes sense that he, as a boom-or-bust type of receiver, had a boom game.
That said, the Bengals get WR Tee Higgins back for this game, and Higgins being on the opposite side of the formation has always helped Chase with his receiving yards, as it gives the defense another WR to keep an eye on.
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Chase has played in five games without Higgins this year, and the Bengals' most recent game against the Ravens was the only one of those in which Chase exceeded 62 receiving yards, let alone the 76 needed to hit this over.
In the five games with Higgins in the lineup, Chase has gone over three times, and he came close, with 72 receiving yards, in another of those contests. Both of the games Chase played alongside Higgins and came up short were dominated by the Bengals defense, which gave up an average of 10.5 points in those matchups.
The Bengals defense has struggled most of the season, and it is facing a good Chargers offense tonight, so this will not be a situation where the Bengals will not need to pass.
While the Chargers have a good defense, they are not immune to giving up big performances to opposing No. 1 WRs. Just last week, Calvin Ridley went off against the Chargers for 84 yards, and a couple weeks prior to that Chris Olave, went off for 107 receiving yards.
Look for Chase to have another big game Sunday night now that the Bengals have a fully healthy WR core.
Ja'Marr Chase o75.5 receiving yards (-115): 1 Unit
Quentin Johnston Anytime TD (+270) FanDuel
After a horrific rookie campaign where Johnston looked as though he was going to be a colossal bust, he has had an impressive sophomore season.
He will not be confused for Justin Jefferson, of course, but he has five touchdowns on the season, and he has scored in back-to-back weeks. Overall, he has scored in four of seven games for the Chargers this year.
He averages around a 70 percent snap rate, so we can count on him to play the majority of the snaps. He also has the second-highest WR snap rate on the Chargers, only behind rookie Ladd McConkey.
The reason this is a play tonight, though, is due to the matchup against the Bengals passing defense, which is soft against the pass and struggling in general.
According to DVOA, the Bengals have the sixth-worst defense in football and the sixth-worst passing defense specifically.
Since Week 2, the Bengals have allowed the fifth-most passing TDs, and we just saw them get lit up by Lamar Jackson last week to the tune of four passing TDs, three of which went to WRs.
The Bengals defense had generally been good at stopping big plays, but the big play is what has hurt them the past couple weeks. They allowed an 84-yard receiving TD to Ravens WR Tylan Wallace last Thursday and a 45-yard TD to Eagles WR DeVonta Smith in Week 8.
Johnston is more than capable of taking the top off the defense. His big-play ability, coupled with a good matchup against a bad Bengals defense, makes him a great Anytime Touchdown dart throw for this Sunday Night Football matchup.
Quentin Johnston Anytime Touchdown (+270): 0.50 Units
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