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Week 8 Player Props: Passing Yards for Jalen Hurts from EV Insight

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Player Props – Week 8

Eagles vs. Steelers

Right now, Jalen Hurts’s passing yards prop is set at 229.5 yards (-115/-115).
The public has bet the UNDER down to 229.5 (-115) after it opened @ 232.5 (-115).

Pros

  • THE BLITZ projects the Eagles to run the 4th-most total plays on the slate this week with 66.4 plays, given their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
  • The Philadelphia Eagles have called the 2nd-most plays in football this year, totaling a monstrous 65.3 plays per game.
  • The forecast calls for 2-mph wind in this game. Low wind typically means higher pass volume, higher touchdown potential, and increased passing effectiveness.
  • Opposing teams have averaged 39.4 pass attempts per game vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers defense this year: 4th-most in the NFL.
  • Jalen Hurts has passed for significantly more yards per game (241.0) this year than he did last year (194.0).
Cons

  • The Eagles are an enormous 11.5-point favorite in this week’s contest, indicating an extreme rushing game script.
  • THE BLITZ projects the Philadelphia Eagles to be the least pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 47.2% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
  • THE BLITZ projects Jalen Hurts to attempt 29.7 passes in this week’s game, on average: the 4th-least of all QBs.
  • Opposing teams have completed passes at the 7th-lowest rate in the league vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers defense this year (66.2%).

Projection
THE BLITZ
229
Passing Yards

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