WNBA Best Bets (Wednesday 9/25)
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Amari CooperReceiving Yards
Player Props – Week 1
Browns vs. Bengals
Right now, Amari Cooper’s receiving yards prop is set at 55.5 yards (-115/-115).
The public has bet the OVER up to 55.5 (-115) after it opened @ 54.5 (-115).
Pros
- The Cleveland Browns have run the 6th-most plays in the NFL since the start of last season, averaging a colossal 60.9 plays per game.
- THE BLITZ projects Amari Cooper to accrue 7.1 targets in this game, on average, ranking in the 85th percentile among wideouts.
- Amari Cooper has compiled a colossal 96.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 93rd percentile among WRs.
- Amari Cooper has been among the top WRs in the league since the start of last season, averaging a stellar 71.0 yards per game while grading out in the 91st percentile.
- The Cincinnati Bengals pass defense has displayed poor efficiency vs. wideouts since the start of last season, conceding 9.06 yards-per-target to the position: the 5th-most in the league.
Cons
- THE BLITZ projects the Cleveland Browns as the 8th-least pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 55.4% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
- THE BLITZ projects the Browns to run the 3rd-least total plays on the slate this week with 61.8 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
- The Cincinnati Bengals pass defense has excelled when opposing wideouts have gotten into space, yielding an average of 3.66 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the 7th-least in football.
- The Cincinnati Bengals linebackers grade out as the 2nd-best collection of LBs in football since the start of last season in covering pass-catchers.
Projection
THE BLITZ
66
Receiving Yards
66
Receiving Yards
