Week 8 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Davante Adams from EV Insight

Davante AdamsReceiving Yards

Right now, Davante Adams’s receiving yards prop is set at 73.5 yards (-115/-115).

The public has bet the OVER up to 73.5 (-115) after it opened @ 70.5 (-115).

Pros

The Las Vegas Raiders may rely on the pass game less in this game (and hand the ball off more) since they be forced to utilize backup quarterback Brian Hoyer.
An extreme throwing game script is suggested by the Raiders being a massive -7-point underdog this week.
This game will be played in a dome—which means no wind, increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and increased passing effectiveness.
Opposing offenses have averaged 40.0 pass attempts per game against the Lions defense this year: 4th-most in the league.
In this week’s contest, Davante Adams is expected by the model to find himself in the 98th percentile when it comes to wideouts with 10.9 targets.

Cons

Given their underlying tendencies and game dynamics, the Las Vegas Raiders are expected by the projection model to call only 60.7 total plays in this game: the fewest among all teams this week.
The Raiders have run the fewest plays in football this year, totaling a mere 54.4 plays per game.
Davante Adams’s talent in generating extra yardage have worsened this year, notching just 3.48 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 4.95 figure last year.
This year, the stout Detroit Lions pass defense has surrendered the least yards-after-the-catch in the league to opposing wide receivers: a paltry 2.7 YAC.

Projection

THE BLITZ
94
Receiving Yards