Kirk Cousins Passing Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 275.5 (-130/+100).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Minnesota Vikings will have a new play-caller this season in head coach Kevin O'Connell, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to lean 5.6% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).
THE BLITZ projects the Minnesota Vikings to be the 3rd-most pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 64.3% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 5th-largest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 133.7 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The Minnesota Vikings have run the 8th-most plays in football this year, averaging a whopping 60.7 plays per game.
This game will be played in a dome—meaning zero wind, increased pass volume, increased TD potential, and increased passing efficiency.
Favors Under
The Vikings are a 4.5-point favorite in this week's contest, likely leading to a rushing game script.
Opposing offenses have averaged 33.8 pass attempts per game against the New York Giants defense this year: 9th-least in the league.
The Minnesota Vikings O-line grades out as the 5th-worst in the league this year in pass protection, which has a harmful effect on all passing game statistics across the board.
Opposing offenses have completed passes at the 5th-lowest level in football versus the New York Giants defense this year (67.4%).
The New York Giants defense has performed very well when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, yielding an average of 4.82 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 10th-least in football.