Kirk Cousins TD Passes - Player Prop Bet Week 3

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Kirk Cousins

QB · Minnesota Vikings

TD Passes

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions · Week 3, 2022

Updated Sep 26, 2022 3:00 AM EST

Analysis

Kirk Cousins TD Passes Prop is currently Over/Under 2.5 (+165/-225).

The money has been on the Under as it opened 2.5 @ -225 before it was bet down to 2.5 @ -225.

Key Factors

Favors Over

The Minnesota Vikings will have a new play-caller this year in head coach Kevin O'Connell, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 4.4% more towards passing than it did last year (in a neutral context).
THE BLITZ projects the Minnesota Vikings as the 6th-most pass-centric team in the NFL (in a neutral context) right now with a 64.8% pass rate.
This game will be played in a dome—meaning no wind, increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and increased passing effectiveness.
THE BLITZ projects Kirk Cousins to attempt 35.8 passes this week, on average: the 5th-most of all quarterbacks.
Kirk Cousins has been among the top touchdown throwers in the league since the start of last season, averaging a stellar 2.00 per game while checking in at the 87th percentile.

Favors Under

The Vikings are a 6.5-point favorite in this week's game, likely leading to a rushing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Minnesota Vikings to be the 9th-most sluggish paced defense in football (in a neutral context) right now, causing opposing offenses to average 27.66 seconds per snap.
Opposing offenses have averaged 32.8 pass attempts per game vs. the Detroit Lions defense since the start of last season: 9th-least in football.
The Minnesota Vikings O-line grades out as the 3rd-worst in the league since the start of last season in protecting the quarterback, which has a harmful effect on all passing offense stats across the board.
The Minnesota Vikings have gone no-huddle on a mere 4.5% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (9th-least in football). This slows down the pace, resulting in less volume and stat accumulation.