Kenneth Walker III Touchdowns Prop is currently Over/Under 0.5 (-153/+150).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Our trusted projections expect the Chiefs to be the 10th-most pass-heavy team in the NFL near the end zone (in a neutral context) at the moment with a 59.0% red zone pass rate.
Our trusted projections expect Kenneth Walker III to be a much smaller piece of his offense's rushing attack near the end zone in this contest (76.8% projected Red Zone Carry Share) than he has been this year (90.5% in games he has played).
Kenneth Walker III has accrued a massive 2.0 air yards per game this year: 85th percentile when it comes to running backs. (This may not seem like very many, but most RBs have negative air yards considering most of their targets come behind the line of scrimmage).
Kenneth Walker III grades out in the 100th percentile among RBs as it relates to catching TDs this year, averaging an excellent 0.50 per game.
When it comes to the safeties' role in stopping the run, Los Angeles's group of safeties has been tremendous this year, profiling as the 5th-best in the NFL.
Favors Under
With a 7.5-point advantage, the Chiefs are a massive favorite in this week's contest, implying much more of a focus on running than their standard game plan.
Accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Chiefs to pass on 55.6% of their opportunities: the 8th-lowest clip on the slate this week.
With respect to a defense's impact on tempo, at 28.76 seconds per play, our trusted projections expect the Chiefs to be the 7th-most sluggish in football (context-neutralized) right now.
Opposing teams teams have been hesitant to test the pass defense of the Los Angeles Chargers, averaging the 4th-fewest attempts in the league (a lowly 30.4 per game) this year.
While Kenneth Walker III has accounted for 23.1% of his offense's red zone targets in games he has played this year, our trusted projections expect him to be a much smaller part of Kansas City's offense near the goal line in this week's contest at 14.9%.