Emari Demercado Rushing Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 39.5 (-130/+100).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Arizona Cardinals have a new play-caller this year in head coach Jonathan Gannon, and the predictive model expects their pass/run mix to skew 5.5% more towards rushing than it did last year (adjusted for context).
At the moment, the 3rd-most run-heavy team in the league (44.2% adjusted for context) according to the projection model is the Arizona Cardinals.
While Emari Demercado has received 10.2% of his team's carries in games he has played this year, our trusted projections expect him to be a much bigger part of Arizona's ground game in this week's game at 37.9%.
Favors Under
The Cardinals may lean on the pass less in this game (and call more carries) as a result of being be rolling with backup QB Joshua Dobbs.
A passing game script is suggested by the Cardinals being a -6.5-point underdog in this week's contest.
Based on their underlying traits and game dynamics, the Cardinals are projected by the projections to run just 62.8 plays on offense in this game: the 6th-lowest number among all teams this week.
The Arizona Cardinals have called the 9th-fewest plays in the league this year, averaging a lowly 55.2 plays per game.
When it comes to blocking for ball-carriers (and the impact it has on all run game metrics), the offensive line of the Arizona Cardinals profiles as the 6th-worst in the NFL last year.