Chris Olave Receiving Yards - Player Prop Bet Week 8

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Chris Olave

WR · New Orleans Saints

Receiving Yards

New Orleans Saints vs Las Vegas Raiders · Week 8, 2022

Updated Oct 30, 2022 8:06 PM UTC

Analysis

Chris Olave Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 67.5 (-105/-135).

The money has been on the Under as it opened 70.5 @ -120 before it was bet down to 67.5 @ -135.

Key Factors

Favors Over

The New Orleans Saints will be forced to utilize backup QB Andy Dalton in this game, which usually means fewer pass attempts and more rushing.
THE BLITZ projects the New Orleans Saints as the 9th-quickest paced defense in the NFL (adjusted for context) right now, causing opposing offenses to average 27.79 seconds per play.
This game will be played in a dome—meaning no wind, increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and increased passing effectiveness.
THE BLITZ projects Chris Olave to total 8.9 targets this week, on average, placing him in the 89th percentile among WRs.
Chris Olave has put up a colossal 154.0 air yards per game this year: 100th percentile among wide receivers.

Favors Under

THE BLITZ projects the New Orleans Saints as the 10th-least pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 57.3% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
Chris Olave has been among the worst possession receivers in football, completing just 58.4% of passes thrown his way this year, grading out in the 17th percentile among wideouts
Chris Olave has been among the bottom WRs in the league at picking up extra yardage, averaging a measly 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) this year while ranking in the 1st percentile.
The New Orleans Saints have gone no-huddle on a lowly 2.3% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (least in the league). This slows the pace, resulting in less volume and stat production.
The New Orleans Saints have gone for it on 4th down a measly 14.3% of the time since the start of last season (2nd-least in the league), which typically means less offensive volume, less TD potential, and lower offensive statistics across the board.