Wild Card weekend’s Sunday slate will consist of three games, starting with the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills. Weather is expected to be a factor in this game, with snow set to grip Western New York this weekend, which could have a huge impact on the prop markets for this first round playoff tilt. Here, we make our Steelers vs Bills prop picks as part of our NFL betting picks for the first weekend of the postsesaon.
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Steelers vs Bills Player Prop #1: James Cook Anytime TD Scorer (+140)
Our first selection from the list of Steelers vs Bills props that are available is for James Cook to score a touchdown in this matchup for Buffalo. Cook should see the bulk of the running back touches for Buffalo in this game. And with running the football likely to be the primary mode of transportation for both offenses in this matchup, it makes sense that Cook would be the most likely Bill to find the endzone on Sunday afternoon.
Of course, the reason running the football will be so important in this game is the fact that snow is in the forecast on both Saturday and Sunday in Buffalo. It is expected that there will be snow and incredible amounts of wind at Highmark Stadium. That will force both teams to keep things on the ground, even if the Bills would rather air things out with Josh Allen as much as possible.
Steelers vs Bills Player Prop #2: Over 12.5 Combined Punts (+105)
Our second prop bet for this matchup concerns the number of punts we will see in the game. We are going with the over at 12.5 in a game where we do not expect much from the Steelers offense at all. Pittsburgh has Mason Rudolph set to start this game, which should go poorly for them against a Bills defense that has been playing lights out heading into the postseason. Three-and-outs should be plentiful from Pittsburgh.
Meanwhile, the Bills offense may not be as effective as usual in this game, helping us to get over this punt total. They are facing a very good Pittsburgh defense, who should make life tough on Allen and the Bills even without star pass rusher TJ Watt. Combine that with the weather and we will gladly bank on this game featuring punt after punt.
