

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Post-game analysis · Thursday, October 1, 2026
The betting line
PIT -2.5
Sportsbooks make Pittsburgh Steelers the favorite by 2.5. Expected combined score: 38.5
DraftKings · updated Thu, 8:08 PM EDT
Our projected score
Pittsburgh Steelers—
Cleveland Browns—
Final score
Pittsburgh Steelers24
Cleveland Browns27
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Our recommendations on this game
The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.
Team
No high-rated team recommendation on this matchup. We only show one here when DraftKings posted the number and price and we locked a high-rated recommendation before kickoff.
Players
- Jerry Jeudy over 1.5 receptions+125DraftKings line 1.5 · rating high · line recorded Sep 30, 8:07 PM EDT · result win
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Player prop angles
Our model projects individual stat lines from each player's recent games and the matchup in front of them, then compares that projection to the live sportsbook number. Where a book has not posted a prop yet, the line shown is our own.
- CLE · QB

Deshaun Watson over 29.5 rushing yards
We project 42Recent average 42 over 2 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings -112Deshaun Watson has averaged 42 rushing yards over 2 games this season, and the matchup is roughly neutral. The DraftKings line is 29.5 (-112), and our model projects 42 — 12 above the number, so the play is the over.
MissedFinal: Deshaun Watson 22 rushing yards
- CLE · WR

Denzel Boston over 37.5 receiving yards
We project 49Recent average 49 over 2 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings -111Denzel Boston has averaged 49 receiving yards over 2 games this season, and the matchup is roughly neutral. The DraftKings line is 37.5 (-111), and our model projects 49 — 12 above the number, so the play is the over.
HitFinal: Denzel Boston 89 receiving yards
- PIT · WR

DK Metcalf over 3.5 receptions
We project 4Recent average 4 over 10 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings -143DK Metcalf has averaged 4 receptions over 1 game this season and 4 across 11 games last season, and the matchup is roughly neutral. The DraftKings line is 3.5 (-143), and our model projects 4 — 0.5 above the number, so the play is the over.
HitFinal: DK Metcalf 5 receptions
- PIT · RB

Jaylen Warren under 3.5 receptions
We project 3.1Recent average 3.1 over 10 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings -127Jaylen Warren has averaged 3.2 receptions over 3 games this season and 2.8 across 12 games last season, and the matchup is roughly neutral. The DraftKings line is 3.5 (-127), and our model projects 3.1 — 0.4 below the number, so the play is the under.
HitFinal: Jaylen Warren 3 receptions
- PIT · WR

Ben Skowronek — Anytime touchdown: Yes
We project 0.14Recent average 0.14 over 6 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +1500Ben Skowronek scored in 0 of 1 game this season and in 1 of 5 games last season (0.14 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 14% chance to score, against 6% in the DraftKings price (+1500), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
MissedFinal: Ben Skowronek did not score a touchdown
- CLE · WR

Jerry Jeudy over 1.5 receptions
We project 2.6Recent average 2.6 over 10 gamesConfidence highLine DraftKings +125Jerry Jeudy has averaged 2 receptions over 1 game this season and 2.9 across 12 games last season, and the matchup is roughly neutral. The DraftKings line is 1.5 (+125), and our model projects 2.6 — 1.1 above the number, so the play is the over.
HitFinal: Jerry Jeudy 3 receptions
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