Cole Kmet Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 26.5 (+100/-130).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Chicago Bears may take to the air less in this contest (and call more carries) as a result of being be rolling with backup quarterback Tyson Bagent.
The Bears are a heavy 8.5-point underdog in this game, which points towards an extreme passing game script.
Opposing teams have averaged 39.8 pass attempts per game versus the Chargers defense this year: 5th-most in football.
The leading projections forecast Cole Kmet to total 5.3 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 85th percentile when it comes to tight ends.
When it comes to air yards, Cole Kmet grades out in the lofty 83rd percentile among TEs this year, accruing a whopping 29.0 per game.
Favors Under
The projections expect the Chicago Bears to be the 8th-least pass-heavy team on the slate this week with a 54.0% pass rate, given their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.
At the moment, the 5th-slowest paced offense in the league (context-neutralized) according to the projection model is the Bears.
With a RATE1-RATE2 point regression in WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced stat that examines high-value offensive volume) from last year to this one, Cole Kmet has been used much less in his offense's pass attack.
This year, the formidable Los Angeles Chargers pass defense has surrendered the 6th-least yards-after-the-catch in the NFL to opposing tight ends: a feeble 4.0 YAC.