Joe Mixon Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 22.5 (-110/-120).
Key Factors
Favors Over
THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 8th-most pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 61.9% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
The Cincinnati Bengals have called the 6th-most plays in the NFL this year, totaling a colossal 62.2 plays per game.
Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 37.5 pass attempts per game versus the Carolina Panthers defense this year: 10th-most in the league.
THE BLITZ projects Joe Mixon to accrue 5.2 targets in this contest, on average, putting him in the 95th percentile among RBs.
Joe Mixon has been much more involved in his team's passing attack this year (14.5% Target Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (9.5%).
Favors Under
The Bengals are a 3.5-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.
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.
Joe Mixon has notched a mere -3.0 air yards per game this year: just 9th percentile among running backs.
Joe Mixon's ball-catching skills have worsened this season, with his Completion% shrinking from 89.2% to 83.1%.
The Carolina Panthers pass defense has been quite strong when opposing running backs have gotten into space, allowing an average of 6.97 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 10th-least in the league.