Jalen Tolbert Touchdowns Prop is currently Over/Under 0.5 (+1070/-1429).
Key Factors
Favors Over
A passing game script is implied by the Dolphins being a -3-point underdog this week.
This game will be played in a dome—meaning no wind, higher pass volume, higher touchdown potential, and increased passing efficiency.
The Las Vegas Raiders pass defense has been torched for the 3rd-highest Adjusted Completion% in the NFL (69.3%) vs. wide receivers last year (69.3%).
Favors Under
Accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Miami Dolphins to pass on 54.2% of their plays: the 3rd-lowest rate among all teams this week.
Based on the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this contest is expected by the model to see just 122.8 total plays called: the fewest among all games this week.
The 2nd-smallest volume of plays in football have been called by the Miami Dolphins last year (a mere 51.7 per game on average).
Opposing offenses teams have been afraid to pass too much against the Las Vegas Raiders, averaging the 6th-fewest attempts in the NFL (a lowly 29.5 per game) last year.
As it relates to protecting the passer (and the importance it has on all passing attack statistics), the offensive line of the Miami Dolphins profiles as the worst in the NFL last year.