Joe Mixon Odds and Prop Bets vs. Steelers – NFL Week 16 2023

Updated Dec. 23, 2023 2:50 p.m. ET

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The Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Mixon will take the field against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:30 PM ET on Saturday for a Week 16 NFL contest. In this article, we take a look at all of Mixon's prop bets set for this matchup, and examine the stats to figure out the best bets and top trends ahead of this outing.

Across his past three games, Mixon's recent performance includes 50 rushing attempts for 194 yards (3.9 YPC) and four scores, along with 12 receptions for 109 yards in the passing game.

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Joe Mixon vs. Steelers Player Props

Rush Yds Over/Under	Rush Yds Over Payout
46.5	-118

Joe Mixon vs. Pittsburgh Game Info

Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Game Day: December 23, 2023
Game Time: 4:30 PM
Rushing Yards Prop: Over 46.5 (-118)
TV: Watch on NBC

Joe Mixon Season Stats

Carries	Rush Yards	Rush TDs	Rush Yards/Carry	Targets	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
211	815	8	3.9	54	45	341	1

Joe Mixon Betting Insights

Mixon averages 58.2 rushing yards, 11.7 more than Saturday's over/under.
In 10 of 14 games (71.4%), he has rushed for more than 46.5 yards.
Mixon has come up short of his rushing yards over/under average (59.4) by 1.2 yards per game.
He has gone over his rushing yards prop bet five times (in 12 opportunities) this year.
Mixon has recorded multiple rushing TDs once this year, and has scored in seven games.

Steelers' Defense 2023 Rankings

Stat	AVG (Rank)
Pass Yds/Game Allowed	225.1 (19)
Pass Yds/Attempt Allowed	6.7 (20)
Rush Yds/Game Allowed	121.6 (22)
Rush Yds/Attempt Allowed	4.3 (18)
Total Yds/Game Allowed	346.8 (20)
Yards/Play Allowed	5.6 (19)
Points/Game Allowed	20 (9)

Bengals' 2023 Stats

With 382.4 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranks third-worst in the NFL, the Bengals have had to lean on their 21st-ranked offense (318.8 yards per contest) to keep them competitive.
Looking at pace stats, Cincinnati ranks 22nd in the NFL, averaging 61 plays per game (855 total plays).
The Bengals rank 14th in pass offense (234.4 passing yards per game) and 27th in pass defense (254.1 passing yards allowed per game) this season.
It's been a difficult stretch for the Bengals in terms of running the ball, as they rank second-worst in rushing offense (84.4 rushing yards per game) and fifth-worst in rushing defense (128.3 rushing yards per game allowed) in 2023.
So far this season, Cincinnati is passing the ball 59.9% of the time, which leads the NFL, and it is running the ball at a 35.7% clip (with 4.4% of plays ending in a sack).
Despite having a bottom-five defense in terms of yards per play that ranks second-worst in the NFL (6.3 yards per play allowed), the Bengals have played better on offense, ranking 15th in the NFL by putting up 5.5 yards per play.