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Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Hayden Hurst from EV Insight

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Player Props – Week 1

Bengals vs. Ravens

Right now, Hayden Hurst’s receiving yards prop is set at 28.5 yards (+102/-139).
The public has bet the UNDER down to 28.5 (-139) after it opened @ 31.5 (-110).

Pros

  • THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 3rd-most pass-centric team in the league (adjusted for context) at the present time with a 68.6% pass rate.
  • The weather forecast calls for 4-mph wind in this game. Low wind generally means higher pass volume, higher touchdown potential, and better passing efficiency.
  • Hayden Hurst has been less involved as a potential target this year (71.5% Route% in games he has played) than he did last year (44.9%).
  • Hayden Hurst has posted many more receiving yards per game (33.0) this season than he did last season (19.0).
  • The Baltimore Ravens pass defense has given up the 6th-highest Completion% in football (75.9%) vs. TEs this year (75.9%).
Cons

  • The Bengals are a heavy 8.5-point favorite this week, indicating an extreme rushing game script.
  • THE BLITZ projects this game to have the smallest volume of plays run among all games this week at 126.4 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals O-line ranks as the 4th-worst in the league this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a negative effect on all pass game stats across the board.
  • The Baltimore Ravens safeties project as the 8th-best safety corps in football this year in covering pass-catchers.
  • The Cincinnati Bengals O-line has given their quarterback a mere 2.49 seconds before the pass (3rd-worst in the league since the start of last season), which has a negative effect on all air attack stats across the board.

Projection
THE BLITZ
28
Receiving Yards

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