Week 2 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Austin Hooper from EV Insight

Austin HooperReceiving Yards

Right now, Austin Hooper’s receiving yards prop is set at 21.5 yards (-110/-110).

Pros

The Titans are a heavy 10-point underdog in this week’s contest, which points towards an extreme passing game script.
The Tennessee Titans have called the 5th-most plays in football since the start of last season, averaging a monstrous 65.3 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Austin Hooper to total 4.2 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 78th percentile among TEs.
Austin Hooper has been heavily involved in his team’s offense, earning a Target Share of 12.2% since the start of last season, which ranks him in the 78th percentile among TEs.
Austin Hooper has garnered a whopping 8.1% of his offense’s air yards since the start of last season: 82nd percentile among tight ends.

Cons

THE BLITZ projects the Tennessee Titans as the 2nd-least pass-centric team in football (adjusted for context) at the present time with a 56.9% pass rate.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-smallest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 126.4 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The weather forecast calls for 13-mph wind in this game. High wind typically means reduced pass volume (and higher run volume) and worse passing efficiency.
Opposing QBs have averaged 32.4 pass attempts per game versus the Buffalo Bills defense since the start of last season: 8th-least in the NFL.
The Tennessee Titans offensive line grades out as the 7th-worst in football since the start of last season in pass protection, which has a negative impact on all pass game statistics across the board.

Projection

THE BLITZ
24
Receiving Yards