Week 8 Player Props: Passing Yards for Kirk Cousins from EV Insight

Kirk CousinsPassing Yards

Right now, Kirk Cousins’s passing yards prop is set at 257.5 yards (-110/-110).

The public has bet the OVER up to 257.5 (-110) after it opened @ 251.5 (-110).

Pros

Given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Minnesota Vikings to pass on 62.3% of their chances: the 5th-highest clip among all teams this week.
Accounting for their underlying propensities and game dynamics, the Minnesota Vikings are forecasted by our trusted projection set to call 66.3 plays on offense in this contest: the 6th-most on the slate this week.
The leading projections forecast Kirk Cousins to attempt 38.8 passes in this game, on balance: the most among all quarterbacks.
When talking about pocket protection (and the positive impact it has on all passing game metrics), the O-line of the Vikings ranks as the 3rd-best in football this year.
Kirk Cousins’s 233.0 adjusted passing yards per game this year conveys a significant reduction in his passing skills over last year’s 264.0 mark.

Cons

The Vikings have run the 9th-fewest plays in football this year, averaging a lowly 56.1 plays per game.
This year, the stout Packers defense has conceded a feeble 213.0 adjusted yards per game through the air to opposing QBs: the 8th-best in football.
As it relates to cornerbacks in defending pass-catchers, Green Bay’s unit has been exceptional this year, ranking as the 4th-best in the NFL.

Projection

THE BLITZ
231
Passing Yards