George Pickens Receptions Prop is currently Over/Under 2.5 (-185/+155).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Pittsburgh Steelers have run the 5th-most plays in the NFL this year, averaging a whopping 61.5 plays per game.
The forecast calls for 3-mph wind in this game. Low wind typically means increased pass volume, increased TD potential, and increased passing effectiveness.
George Pickens has run a route on 90.9% of his team's passing plays this year, ranking him in the 85th percentile among WRs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone no-huddle on 15.2% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (5th-most in football). This speeds up the pace, resulting in more volume and stat-padding.
Favors Under
THE BLITZ projects the Pittsburgh Steelers to be the 8th-least pass-heavy team on the slate this week with a 54.0% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-lowest volume of plays run among all games this week at 127.7 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 31.5 pass attempts per game versus the Cleveland Browns defense this year: 4th-least in the league.
The Cleveland Browns pass defense has conceded the 10th-lowest Completion% in football (64.1%) to wideouts this year (64.1%).
The Cleveland Browns cornerbacks project as the 6th-best group of CBs in the league this year in covering receivers.