With an over/under of just 39.5 points, Monday’s Texans vs Steelers game is projected to be the lowest-scoring game of Wild Card Weekend.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t find valuable Texans vs Steelers props for the final Monday Night Football game of the season.
After all, there are plenty of marquee players on both sides. Let’s look at some of my favorite Texans vs Steelers Wild Card props.
All NFL odds used for these Texans vs Steelers player props are current as of Thursday, Jan. 8, and courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Texans vs Steelers Player Props
Aaron Rodgers: Under 1.5 Touchdown Passes (-238) vs Texans
This may not be the most lucrative bet, but it’s among the safest Texans vs Steelers props.
Rodgers has thrown multiple touchdown passes just once in his last nine games. In two of those nine games, he didn’t throw any touchdown passes.
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Unsurprisingly, the Texans are among the NFL’s best teams at preventing passing touchdowns, allowing just 20 in 17 regular-season games.
In a contest that may not have a lot of scoring, it’d be shocking to see Rodgers throw more than one touchdown.
C.J. Stroud: Under 33.5 Pass Attempts (-128) @ Steelers
Admittedly, this pick goes against the grain because the Steelers have faced the fourth-most passes from opposing quarterbacks this season.
On the other hand, Stroud has attempted fewer than 33 passes in four of his last five games.
The Texans win with their defense, so they don’t need Stroud to throw the ball a lot or rack up a lot of passing yards.
With Stroud, less is more, which is why I think they’ll stick to that formula, keeping Stroud below 30 passes, especially since the Texans are unlikely to fall behind enough to abandon the run and pass their way to victory.
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Kenneth Gainwell: Under 5.5 Receptions (-146) vs Texans
This is my NFL pick of the day because Gainwell is fresh off a monster game against the Ravens last week, catching eight passes for 64 yards.
But replicating that success will be tough against a Houston defense that knows Gainwell is a big part of Pittsburgh’s passing game and will try to take it away.
During the season, the Texans held opposing running backs to just 4.2 receptions per game, so they are poised to take Gainwell out of the passing game altogether.
Dalton Schultz: Over 41.5 Receiving Yards (-114) @ Steelers
Schultz was a huge part of the Houston offense all season, and that’s not going to change in the playoffs.
It’s been rare this season that Schultz doesn’t receive at least four or five targets, which is why he’s gone over 50 receiving yards in six of his last 10 games.
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The kicker is that the Steelers have allowed the fifth-most yards by opposing tight ends this season, yielding over 65 yards per game.
That makes me confident that Schultz will be featured heavily and make a big impact on this game.
