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DeAndre HopkinsReceiving Yards
Player Props – Week 16
Cardinals vs. Buccaneers
Right now, DeAndre Hopkins’s receiving yards prop is set at 60.5 yards (+100/-130).
The public has bet the UNDER down to 60.5 (-130) after it opened @ 60.5 (-114).
Pros
- The Arizona Cardinals will be rolling with backup QB Trace McSorley in this game, which generally means fewer pass attempts and more rush attempts.
- The Cardinals are a 6.5-point underdog in this week’s contest, which points towards a passing game script.
- THE BLITZ projects the Arizona Cardinals to be the 4th-most pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 63.9% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
- THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-largest volume of plays run among all games this week at 138.6 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
- The Arizona Cardinals have called the 3rd-most plays in football this year, averaging a colossal 62.6 plays per game.
Cons
- DeAndre Hopkins’s ability to pick up extra yardage has tailed off this year, averaging just 2.11 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 3.43 figure last year.
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has allowed the 6th-lowest Completion% in the league (63.6%) vs. wide receivers this year (63.6%).
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has displayed strong efficiency against WRs this year, surrendering 7.26 yards-per-target to the position: the 3rd-least in the NFL.
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has performed very well when opposing WRs have gotten into space, giving up an average of 4.06 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 10th-least in the NFL.
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerbacks rank as the 7th-best CB corps in the NFL this year in pass coverage.
Projection
THE BLITZ
84
Receiving Yards
84
Receiving Yards
