Joe Mixon Carries Prop is currently Over/Under 18.5 (+110/-140).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Bengals are a 3.5-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.
The Cincinnati Bengals have called the 6th-most plays in the NFL this year, totaling a colossal 62.2 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Joe Mixon to accrue 18.8 rush attempts in this week's game, on average, placing him in the 95th percentile among running backs.
Joe Mixon has been given 84.0% of his team's carries this year, ranking him in the 99th percentile among RBs.
Favors Under
THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 7th-least run-heavy team among all teams this week with a 38.1% run rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-least plays run out of all the games this week at 125.9 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The Carolina Panthers defensive tackles project as the 2nd-best DT corps in the league this year when it comes to stopping the run.
The Carolina Panthers have stacked the box versus opponents on 26.1% of their plays since the start of last season, most in the NFL. Keeping an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
The Cincinnati Bengals have gone no-huddle on a lowly 2.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (2nd-least in the league). This slows the pace, resulting in less volume and stat production.