At a -5.5-point disadvantage, the Panthers are underdogs this week, implying more of an emphasis on throwing than their standard approach.The passing offenses of both teams (in terms of both volume and effectiveness) stand to benefit from the calm weather conditions (4-mph wind) being predicted in this game, while run volume may fall-off.Chuba Hubbard has gone out for more passes this season (60.5% Route Participation Rate in games he has been on the field) than he did last season (42.6%).The model projects Chuba Hubbard to accrue 4.7 targets in this week's contest, on balance, ranking him in the 95th percentile among running backs.Chuba Hubbard comes in as one of the leading pass-game running backs this year, averaging a fantastic 2.8 adjusted receptions per game while checking in at the 86th percentile.
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