George Kittle Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 50.5 (-130/+100).
Key Factors
Favors Over
George Kittle has run a route on 86.6% of his team's passing plays this year, ranking him in the 97th percentile among tight ends.
Our trusted projections expect George Kittle to garner 5.7 targets in this week's game, on balance, putting him in the 90th percentile among TEs.
George Kittle has accumulated a monstrous 43.0 air yards per game this year: 93rd percentile when it comes to TEs.
With an outstanding 9.6 adjusted yards per target (96th percentile) this year, George Kittle has been as one of the top pass-catching tight ends in football.
This year, the shaky Cincinnati Bengals pass defense has yielded a massive 79.4% Adjusted Completion Rate vs. opposing tight ends: the 6th-biggest rate in the NFL.
Favors Under
With a 5.5-point advantage, the 49ers are favored in this game, suggesting more of a focus on rushing than their normal approach.
The predictive model expects the San Francisco 49ers to be the 6th-least pass-heavy team among all teams this week with a 53.6% pass rate, accounting for their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.
Given the game dynamics and the underlying traits of each team, this contest is projected by the projections to see just 120.9 total plays called: the fewest on the slate this week.
The 7th-lowest number of plays in football have been run by the San Francisco 49ers this year (just 53.9 per game on average).
Opposing offenses have averaged 33.5 pass attempts per game versus the Bengals defense this year: 8th-fewest in the NFL.