NBA Postseason Best Bets (5/17)
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Evan EngramReceiving Yards
Player Props – Week 14
Titans vs. Jaguars
Right now, Evan Engram’s receiving yards prop is set at 30.5 yards (-110/-110).
Pros
- The Jacksonville Jaguars will have a new play-caller this year in head coach Doug Pederson, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to tilt 2.2% more towards passing than it did last year (context-neutralized).
- The Jaguars are a 3.5-point underdog in this game, likely creating a passing game script.
- Opposing teams have averaged 43.4 pass attempts per game versus the Tennessee Titans defense this year: most in the league.
- Evan Engram has run a route on 80.0% of his team’s passing plays this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile among TEs.
- Evan Engram has been among the leading pass-game tight ends this year, averaging a terrific 30.0 yards per game while ranking in the 78th percentile.
Cons
- THE BLITZ projects the Jaguars to run the 3rd-least plays on offense among all teams this week with 62.2 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
- The Tennessee Titans safeties grade out as the 3rd-best group of safeties in football this year in covering receivers.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars have gone up against a stacked the box on a mere 11.1% of their plays since the start of last season, 3rd-least in the NFL. Bringing an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
- The Tennessee Titans have stacked the box vs. opponents on just 10.1% of their plays since the start of last season, 2nd-least in the league. Choosing not to position an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.
Projection
THE BLITZ
29
Receiving Yards
29
Receiving Yards
