Mike Evans Touchdowns Prop is currently Over/Under 0.5 (+210/-225).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The 49ers are a 3-point underdog this week, indicating a passing game script.
Our trusted projections expect Mike Evans to be a much bigger part of his offense's pass game near the goal line this week (24.0% projected Red Zone Target Share) than he has been this year (19.0% in games he has played).
Mike Evans's 60.3 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced metric that assesses high-value offensive involvement) ranks him among the league leaders: 87th percentile for wide receivers.
As it relates to protecting the passer (and the strong effect it has on all pass attack metrics), the offensive line of the 49ers ranks as the best in football this year.
Mike Evans's sure-handedness have been refined this season, with his Adjusted Completion Rate jumping from 52.3% to 71.3%.
Favors Under
The model projects this game to have the 5th-smallest number of plays run on the slate this week at 126.1 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The 2nd-fewest plays in the league have been called by the San Francisco 49ers this year (a lowly 51.2 per game on average).
Opposing teams teams have been unwilling to test the pass defense of the Seahawks, averaging the 9th-fewest attempts in football (a lowly 32.5 per game) this year.
Mike Evans has accrued far fewer air yards this year (80.0 per game) than he did last year (106.0 per game).
Since the start of last season, the formidable Seahawks defense has yielded a measly 59.4% Adjusted Completion Rate versus opposing wideouts: the 2nd-smallest rate in the NFL.