Sometimes you just have to find a way to get the ball in the hands of your best player, regardless of the confines of their position.
The Cincinnati Bengals will be trying to do just that when they face a stingy Los Angeles Rams defense in Super Bowl 56. Cincinnati’s superstar receiver Ja’Marr Chase is a home-run hitting weapon in the passing game but has also worked his way into the rushing attack for the Super Bowl odds underdog Bengals.
We tackle Chase's rushing yards in the Super Bowl player props market for Super Bowl LVI.
Super Bowl 56 rushing yards odds
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Ja'Marr Chase rushing yards pick
- Chase Over 3.5 rushing yards (-110)
Pick made on February 8, 2022.
Los Angeles is well versed in versatile WRs, facing San Francisco’s Swiss Army knife Deebo Samuel three times this past season. The Rams could face another WR-turned-RB — or at least a receiver who can do some damage on the ground — when they face Chase this Sunday.
While Chase isn’t used as frequently as a rushing weapon as Samuel, the Bengals do regularly try to spark a run from the speedster, who recorded a 4.34 40-yard dash time.
In the regular season, Chase carried the ball just seven times for a grand total of 21 yards, and outside of three rushes for 23 total yards versus Las Vegas in the Wild Card Round — including a long run of 15 yards — he had just two carries for five total yards on the ground.
This rushing yards prop total opened as low as 2.5 yards at the SuperBook last Thursday and was instantly bet up to 4.5 yards in the first 12 hours of action. But while the best of the number is gone, other select sportsbooks are hanging 3.5 yards for this Chase prop and that has me circling back around for a second look.
The way that I’m wagering Super Bowl LVI spins a narrative of L.A.’s pass pressure putting Joe Burrow on a very short clock in the pocket, which takes away Chase’s most dangerous skill set as Burrow won’t have time for those deep plays to develop. He’ll also likely draw coverage from L.A. stud cornerback Jalen Ramsey, so opportunities to get Chase going could be limited.
Zac Taylor may need to get creative when it comes to igniting Chase, who is primarily used in end-arounds and quick jet sweeps in the rushing playbook. He could use some trickery to avoid long third down situations, as the Rams have been drum-tight on third downs in the postseason and will come for Burrow’s head in those spots. Chase was used most as a runner on first and second down this season.
The Rams allowed 107 yards on 20 carries to Samuel in three matchups this season (5.35 yards per carry), but he’s a much more downhill runner than Chase, with plenty of runs up the middle, and had the offensive scheme to back it up. This 3.5-yard total may not seem like a big hurdle to most, but it will be a big sweat for such a short number.
