Dalvin Cook Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 13.5 (-110/-110).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Minnesota Vikings boast a new play-caller this season in head coach Kevin O'Connell, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 5.0% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).
THE BLITZ projects the Minnesota Vikings to be the 6th-most pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 62.1% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 3rd-largest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 131.8 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Dalvin Cook has run a route on 48.9% of his team's passing plays this year, putting him in the 85th percentile among RBs.
THE BLITZ projects Dalvin Cook to total 3.5 targets in this game, on average, putting him in the 82nd percentile among running backs.
Favors Under
The Vikings are a 3-point favorite in this week's game, which points towards a rushing game script.
Opposing QBs have averaged 32.1 pass attempts per game vs. the Washington Commanders defense this year: 6th-least in the league.
Dalvin Cook has accrued a puny -5.0 air yards per game this year: just 3rd percentile among RBs.
The Minnesota Vikings O-line ranks as the 7th-worst in the NFL this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a harmful impact on all passing attack metrics across the board.
The Washington Commanders pass defense has given up the 9th-lowest Completion% in the league (75.6%) to running backs this year (75.6%).