Joe Burrow makes his triumphant return to the field on NFL Thanksgiving in Thursday Night Football. The Bengals sit at 3-8 as 7-point underdogs to the surging Baltimore Ravens (total 51.5). For Cincinnati, it is a revolving door at the skill position group with Ja’Marr Chase returning from a 1-game suspension while Tee Higgins will miss time due to a concussion. Baltimore has won 5 straight games and sits atop the AFC North with 4 divisional games remaining over the 6 games. Let’s break down my best Bengals vs Ravens player prop bet for TNF, while you can lock in our expert NFL picks for all 3 Thanksgiving matchups.
Best Bengals vs Ravens TNF player prop bet: Mike Gesicki (CIN) + Isaiah Likely (BAL) 25+ receiving yards (+170)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. 0.75u
Your timeline will be flooded with all the big-name guys for the Thanksgiving slate: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ja’Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Derrick Henry and Jahmyr Gibbs. You do not need me to share a play on those guys in essentially a primetime slot. However, if I can indulge you in a small tight end SGP for the late game, then I’ll have reduced your exposure in the event one of those guys flops.
Mike Gesicki is going to jump in the pecking order for Cincinnati on TNF with Tee Higgins out of the lineup and playing a Baltimore defense ranked 6th in man-coverage rate. According to PFF, Gesicki sees a big boost in his production against man defense compared to zone, and he saw the 3rd-most targets for the Bengals in the first 2 weeks of the season with Burrow under center.
For Baltimore, I’m going with Isaiah Likely, who’s had a consistent 55%+ snap rate dating back to Week 5. The Bengals defense ranks last in yards allowed per coverage snap to opposing TEs and I think Likely is an under-the-radar play this week. Since this is an SGP, I’m going with 0.75u.
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