Connor Heyward Receiving Yards - Player Prop Bet Week 8

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Connor Heyward

TE · Pittsburgh Steelers

Receiving Yards

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars · Week 8, 2023

Updated Oct 29, 2023 4:11 PM UTC

Analysis

Connor Heyward Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 21.5 (-110/-110).

The money has been on the Over as it opened 18.5 @ -114 before it was bet up to 21.5 @ -110.

Key Factors

Favors Over

Given the game dynamics and the underlying play styles of each team, this game is anticipated by the projection model to have 133.3 plays on offense run: the 2nd-most out of all the games this week.
The weather forecast calls for 3-mph wind in this game. Low wind generally means higher pass volume, and reduced ground volume, higher touchdown potential, and better passing effectiveness.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense has been a notorious pass funnel this year, leading opposing teams to attempt the most passes in the league (43.7 per game) this year.
In this week's contest, Connor Heyward is expected by the projections to rank in the 78th percentile among TEs with 4.4 targets.
While Connor Heyward has accounted for 6.8% of his team's targets in games he has played this year, the leading projections forecast him to be a more important option in Pittsburgh's passing offense this week at 12.5%.

Favors Under

The Steelers have run the 6th-fewest plays in the league this year, averaging a mere 53.5 plays per game.
The Pittsburgh offensive line grades out as the 3rd-worst in football this year in protecting the QB, which has a harmful influence on all pass attack statistics across the board.
Connor Heyward's possession skills have diminished this year, with his Adjusted Catch Rate shrinking from 81.3% to 58.1%.
Connor Heyward's 6.1 adjusted yards per target this season conveys a noteworthy regression in his pass-catching ability over last season's 9.8 figure.
Connor Heyward has been one of the weakest TEs in football at picking up extra yardage, averaging just 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season while grading out in the 1st percentile.