Week 8 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Josh Jacobs from EV Insight

Josh JacobsRushing Yards

Right now, Josh Jacobs’s rushing yards prop is set at 55.5 yards (-110/-110).

The public has bet the UNDER down to 55.5 (-110) after it opened @ 62.5 (-114).

Pros

In this week’s contest, Josh Jacobs is projected by the predictive model to rank in the 93rd percentile among running backs with 16.5 carries.
Josh Jacobs has earned 78.9% of his offense’s rushing play calls this year, putting him in the 99th percentile when it comes to running backs.
When it comes to opening holes for runners (and the influence it has on all run game statistics), the O-line of the Raiders ranks as the 3rd-best in football last year.

Cons

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.
The model projects the Raiders as the least run-oriented offense among all teams this week with a 36.4% run rate, based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.
Josh Jacobs’s 50.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year shows an impressive drop-off in his rushing talent over last year’s 100.0 mark.
The opposing side have run for the 2nd-fewest adjusted yards in the NFL (just 72.0 per game) vs. the Detroit Lions defense this year.

Projection

THE BLITZ
72
Rushing Yards