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Kenneth Walker IIIRushing Yards
Player Props – Week 3
Seahawks vs. Panthers
Right now, Kenneth Walker III’s rushing yards prop is set at 67.5 yards (-110/-110).
Pros
- The Seahawks are a 4.5-point favorite in this week’s contest, indicating a rushing game script.
- Kenneth Walker has played on 58.8% of his team’s snaps since the start of last season, ranking in the 90th percentile among running backs.
- THE BLITZ projects Kenneth Walker to accumulate 16.9 rush attempts in this week’s contest, on average, placing him in the 92nd percentile among running backs.
- Kenneth Walker has grinded out 69.0 yards per game on the ground since the start of last season, one of the biggest figures in football among RBs (94th percentile).
- The Carolina Panthers safeties grade out as the 27th-worst group of safeties in football since the start of last season in regard to defending the run.
Cons
- THE BLITZ projects the Seattle Seahawks as the 8th-least run-heavy team in the NFL (in a neutral context) at the moment with a 36.7% run rate.
- THE BLITZ projects the Seattle Seahawks to be the 5th-slowest paced defense in football (in a neutral context) at the moment, leading opposing offenses to average 29.01 seconds per snap.
- The weatherman calls for 4-mph wind in this game. Low wind generally means higher pass volume, higher TD potential, and better passing effectiveness.
- The Seattle Seahawks offensive line profiles as the 4th-worst in the NFL since the start of last season in run blocking.
Projection
THE BLITZ
79
Rushing Yards
79
Rushing Yards
