PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Bears vs. Steelers Monday Night Football

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NFL Single-Stat Totals

Before diving into some solid fantasy score totals this week, we must first cover the PrizePicks scoring format. The format is PPR, which stands for point per reception, meaning every reception is worth one point. Rushing and receiving touchdowns are worth six points and passing touchdowns are worth four points. Each rushing or receiving yard is worth .1, meaning every 10 yards of either is worth one point. Quarterback passing yards are worth .04, which means every 25 passing yards are worth one point. If you ever have questions, you can always click the "scoring chart" option above the player selections for each contest. Now let's get to some solid fantasy score props for this week.

Najee Harris over 76.5 rushing yards - Harris has been a workhorse for the Steelers lately as he has averaged 24 rushing attempts per game over his previous three games and has managed to go over this total in each of those three games. He will be facing a Bears' defense that allowed an average of 126.5 rushing yards per game to the running back position over the previous four weeks, which ranks second-worst in the league. Add in the fact that the Steelers are seven-point favorites in this game and you could have a recipe for a strong performance from Harris.

Ben Roethlisberger under 245.5 passing yards - Big Ben is certainly capable of going over this number, but he will likely not have to given how poor the Bears have played against running backs in recent weeks. This is a game with a total hovering around 40 points and should be a grind-it-out type game for the Steelers where they rely heavily on Najee Harris to get the job done. The Bears are also allowing an average of just 237 passing yards per game over the previous four weeks as well.

Darnell Mooney over 41.5 receiving yards - While the Steelers have allowed wide receivers to average just 145 receiving yards per game over their previous three games, the Bears are going to have to throw the ball to someone in order to stay in this game. Mooney has been a favorite target of Justin Fields as he has seen at least five targets in each of his last five games and has gotten over this total in three of those five games. While he is listed as questionable for this game, he did practice in a limited capacity Saturday and should be able to suit up.

Pat Freiermuth under 3.5 receptions - One area the Bears have been solid in 2021 is against the tight end position. Over the previous four weeks, the Bears have allowed a total of just 12 receptions to the tight end position, which is ranked third-best in the league over that span. This is a number that Freiermuth has managed to go over in just three games on the season as well.

Other Recommendations: Najee Harris over .5 rushing touchdowns

Overall recommendation for this play: FLEX

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