Marquez Valdes-Scantling Receptions - Player Prop Bet Week 1

NFL · Player Props

Marquez Valdes-Scantling

WR · Kansas City Chiefs

Receptions

Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions · Week 1, 2023

Updated Sep 8, 2023 2:01 AM EST

Analysis

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Receptions Prop is currently Over/Under 2.5 (-159/+123).

The money has been on the Over as it opened 2.5 @ +100 before it was bet up to 2.5 @ -159.

Key Factors

Favors Over

THE BLITZ projects the Kansas City Chiefs to be the most pass-centric team among all teams this week with a 63.8% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-highest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 129.6 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Opposing offenses have averaged 34.8 pass attempts per game versus the Detroit Lions defense since the start of last season: 10th-most in football.
The Kansas City Chiefs offensive line profiles as the 10th-best in the NFL since the start of last season in protecting the QB, which has a positive effect on all pass attack stats across the board.
The Detroit Lions cornerbacks project as the worst collection of CBs in the league since the start of last season in pass coverage.

Favors Under

The Chiefs are a 3.5-point favorite in this week's game, likely creating a rushing game script.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling has been among the least sure-handed receivers in football, completing a mere 53.9% of passes thrown his way since the start of last season, grading out in the 5th percentile among wide receivers
The Kansas City Chiefs have been faced with a stacked the box on a mere 9.3% of their plays since the start of last season, least in the league. Positioning an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
The Kansas City Chiefs have gone no-huddle on a mere 1.8% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (least in the NFL). This slows down the pace, leading to less volume and stat accumulation.
The Kansas City Chiefs have elected to go for it on 4th down a measly 15.8% of the time since the start of last season (least in football), which typically means less offensive volume, less TD potential, and lower offensive stats across the board.