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Sunday Night Football Player Prop Picks, Predictions Week 17: Steelers Fight Ravens for Shot at Playoff Spot

Rodrigo Villagomez

Last Updated: January 1, 2023 12:22 PM EST • 2 min 38 sec read.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are holding on to thin playoff hopes and will need to get past the rival Baltimore Ravens to have a shot at the postseason in Week 18. Read on for our top Sunday Night Football player prop picks as the Steelers meet the Ravens. 

Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin never suffered a losing season in his 15 years at the helm. He and his patchwork Steelers hope to keep that streak alive by winning their last two regular season games. The first one is Sunday night against the Ravens.

 Baltimore managed to stay safely in the postseason picture despite losing star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Backup QB Tyler Huntley helped his team to a 10-5 record and is currently perched in the AFC playoff bracket's fifth seed.

Here are our best Steelers vs. Ravens Sunday Night Football Week 17 player prop picks (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook and WynnBet; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Check out our Steelers-Ravens SGP and Steelers-Ravens pick.

Sunday Night Football Player Prop Picks for Steelers vs. Ravens

  • J.K. Dobbins -3.5 Over Najee Harris total rushing yards (-115 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Ravens -0.5 first quarter spread (+135 via WynnBet) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Justin Tucker -0.5 field goals Over Chris Boswell (+125 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Steelers vs. Raven Odds

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Sunday Night Football Player Props

J.K. Dobbins -3.5 Over Najee Harris total rushing yards (-115) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins averaged 61 yards in seven games since his return from injury. However, over his last three outings, that number improved to 101. He had an average 5.7 yards per carry in 2022. Dobbins faces a top 10 Pittsburgh rush defense which allowed just 105.6 rushing yards per game this season.

Steelers RB Najee Harris faces an even better Ravens' run D. They've surrendered the third fewest rushing yards this year. The Pittsburgh back struggled this season, averaging only 56.2 YPG. He's yet to gain 100 in a matchup this season. Harris also lost this head-to-head during the last three weeks.  

Ravens -0.5 first quarter spread (+135) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Baltimore averages 4.4 points in the opening 15 minutes of games this season. They've held the lead after the first quarter in nine games overall. This includes the last time these teams met three weeks ago. In that game, the Ravens flipped the field with a 10-7 lead. Defensively, they give up just 2.2 points in the first quarter.

The Steelers are slow starters and average only 3.8 points in the opening frame. They've begun the second quarter trailing in two of their last three matchups. Pittsburgh allows an average of 5.1 opponent PPG in the first quarter this year.

DraftKings and BetMGM have this line hiked up to +/-1.5 with similar value on the Ravens' side. Lessen the risk by losing the extra point.  

Justin Tucker -0.5 field goals Over Chris Boswell (+125) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker averaged slightly over two field goals per game in 2022. Baltimore’s veteran leg successfully completed 32 of 38 attempts this season. He’s scored at least one 3- point kick in every game this year. Tucker faces a Pittsburgh D that allows 1.9 field goals per game.

Steelers placekicker Chris Boswell appeared in only 10 matchups for Pittsburgh this season. In that span, he's made just 15 field goals, averaging 1.5 per game. He's failed to tally a field goal in one game this year. The veteran kicker lost the head-to-head battle in two of his last three contests.

Sunday Night Football player prop picks made 12/31/2022 at 5:37 p.m. ET.

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Rodrigo Villagomez
Rod has been a contributing author at Sportsbook Review for the last two years specializing in NASCAR and NFL prop betting. He has been writing and podcasting professionally for almost 20 years, spending the last four years in the sports gambling space. Rod has made several appearances on the SiriusXM Fantasy Sports channel. He’s appeared multiple times on the Fantasy Alarm Show with Howard Bender as well as several times over the last two years during the FSGA Draft Week. He is a published author in the academic world with an article on steroids in baseball featured in the Bedford Reader textbook. Rod loves to find non-traditional bets which has led him to dive into the world of defensive and kicking props in football among others. His love of motorsports has translated into several winning weeks of both NASCAR and Formula 1 bets. Rod is a fan first and aims to provide betting picks that are not only profitable but will provide the maximum entertainment value during the sweat. Ultimately, he tries to remember that watching sports should still be fun and anything else is icing on the cake.