{"id":304858,"date":"2024-10-28T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=304858"},"modified":"2024-10-28T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:21:24","slug":"giants-vs-steelers-week-8-td-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/giants-vs-steelers-week-8-td-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants vs. Steelers Week 8 MNF TD picks: Back Najee Harris and Malik Nabers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Najee Harris and Malik Nabers are my picks to score on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Pittsburgh Steelers host the New York Giants to wrap up Week 8. Harris has been getting a steady workload while Nabers is Daniel Jones&#8217; clear-cut No. 1 target. Both have a solid chance of finding pay dirt as a result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Giants vs. Steelers TD picks for Monday Night Football on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giants vs. Steelers TD picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/american_football\/competitions\/12295\">Monday Night Football betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best Bet: Harris anytime TD (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris has been Pittsburgh&#8217;s bell-cow back all season and things are starting to break his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fourth-year RB leads the team with 131 touches (18.7 per game) and has found the end zone in back-to-back weeks. In those games, he toted the ball a combined 35 times for 208 yards (5.9 yards per carry).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris didn&#8217;t catch a pass in Week 7 for the first time in nine games, but I&#8217;ll chalk that up as coincidental with Russell Wilson making his first start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, he is far more likely to score as a runner than a receiver. All 10 of Harris&#8217; touchdowns since last season came on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m also not worried about Jaylen Warren cutting into his opportunities. The second-string RB hasn&#8217;t looked great since returning from a knee injury in Week 6 and is averaging just 3.3 YPC on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York&#8217;s defence ranks 13th in points allowed but is 20th in EPA per play thanks to some timely red zone stops. But I say the G-Men regress tonight and Harris gets in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Harris has taken 82.1% of Pittsburgh&#8217;s red zone rushes, which is the fourth-highest mark of any RB in the NFL, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nabers anytime TD (+150):<\/strong> Betting against Pittsburgh&#8217;s defence in any capacity is risky, but this price on Nabers is too good to pass up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rookie out of LSU leads the NFL in targets per game (12.0) and still has a 26.1% target share despite missing two games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nabers has scored three times in five starts and put up 75-plus receiving yards in three games, too. He&#8217;s already one of the league&#8217;s best and I&#8217;ll bank on him getting the ball the few times New York makes it into the red zone tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picks made at 12:24 p.m. ET 10\/28\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Najee Harris and Malik Nabers are my picks to score on Monday Night Football. The pregame narrative: The Pittsburgh Steelers host the New York Giants to wrap up Week 8. Harris has been getting a steady workload while Nabers is Daniel Jones&#8217; clear-cut No. 1 target. 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