Christian McCaffrey Rushing Yards - Player Prop Bet Week 5

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Christian McCaffrey

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Rushing Yards

Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers · Week 5, 2022

Updated Oct 9, 2022 11:15 PM UTC

Analysis

Christian McCaffrey Rushing Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 52.5 (+100/-130).

Key Factors

Favors Over

THE BLITZ projects Christian McCaffrey to earn 15.7 rush attempts in this contest, on average, placing him in the 87th percentile among running backs.
The Carolina Panthers O-line profiles as the 10th-best in football this year at blocking for the run game.
Christian McCaffrey has averaged 65.0 rushing yards per game this year, one of the largest marks in football among running backs (83rd percentile).
The Carolina Panthers have gone no-huddle on 11.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (10th-most in the NFL). This speeds up the pace, leading to more volume and stat-padding.
The Carolina Panthers have gone for it on 4th down 23.9% of the time since the start of last season (5th-most in the NFL), which typically means more offensive volume, more TD potential, and higher offensive stats across the board.

Favors Under

The Carolina Panthers will have a new play-caller this year in offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to lean 3.1% more towards passing than it did last year (in a neutral context).
The Panthers are a 6-point underdog in this week's contest, likely creating a passing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Carolina Panthers as the 8th-least run-centric offense among all teams this week with a 37.3% run rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects the Panthers to call the least plays on offense among all teams this week with 62.5 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
The Carolina Panthers have run the 3rd-least plays in the NFL this year, totaling a lowly 52.2 plays per game.