NFL PrizePicks: Jaguars vs. Bengals Player Predictions for Monday Night Football
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It’s been back-to-back perfect nights of PrizePicks predictions articles and we’re keeping the hot streak going into the Monday Night Football matchup featuring the Jaguars vs. Bengals. A few weeks ago this looked like it would be an incredible game. However, the injury to Joe Burrow will make it very difficult for the showdown slate to compare to the excitement of the last two primetime games.
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PrizePicks Plays: Jaguars vs. Bengals
- Tee Higgins – More Than 3.5 Receptions
- Travis Etienne – More Than 0.5 Touchdowns
- Trevor Lawrence – More Than 13.5 Rushing Yards
Tee Higgins – 3.5 Receptions
Higgins returns from an injury hiatus tonight, and the star receiver looks to get back on track. Although it would be nicer to have Joe Burrow throwing him the ball, 3.5 receptions is still too low of a number on NFL PrizePicks. Higgins boasts the highest win rate on the board in the NFL Fantasy Pick’em Tool for PrizePicks at more than 75%, and projects for 3.89 receptions on nearly 7 targets in the RotoGrinders projections. Tee Higgins has had at least 4 targets in every game he has played this season and has had at least 8 targets in 4 of his 7 games. The Bengals are likely to try and get him involved early now that he’s healthy and he makes for a great target on short, quick passes as an outlet for Browning. The Jaguars are nearly double-digit favorites, so the Bengals will likely be having to throw the ball a lot.
Play: Higgins – More Than 3.5 Receptions
Travis Etienne – 0.5 Touchdowns
While Travis Etienne began the week limited in practice with a questionable tag, he seems to be healthy for the matchup with the Bengals on Monday Night Football. The Jaguars have been playing wonderful football lately, and as 9.5-point favorites, Etienne is likely to be heavily featured throughout the game. He has scored 8 touchdowns so far this season and projects for 0.66 touchdowns tonight in the RotoGrinders projections. This PrizePicks prediction doesn’t have quite as high of a win rate % as his receiving yards number and I’m perfectly fine with pivoting to that instead. However, with the expected game script being the Jaguars playing with the lead, I slightly prefer Etienne to score a touchdown rather than rack up receiving yards.
Play: Etienne – More Than 0.5 Touchdowns
Trevor Lawrence – 13.5 Rushing Yards
Lawrence has dealt with some injury troubles throughout the year but is currently playing his best football of the season. While he has never shown nearly the same rushing upside as someone like Lamar Jackson, Trevor Lawrence is still always a threat to scramble. He projects for nearly 17 rushing yards in the RotoGrinders projections. Lawrence has had at least 15 rushing yards in 7 of his 11 games this season and will likely be more inclined to scramble for a few yards rather than throw a risky pass in a game they’re likely to be in full control of throughout.