Miles Sanders Receiving Yards - Player Prop Bet Week 5

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Miles Sanders

RB · Carolina Panthers

Receiving Yards

Detroit Lions vs Carolina Panthers · Week 5, 2023

Updated Oct 8, 2023 5:01 PM UTC

Analysis

Miles Sanders Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 16.5 (-110/-110).

The money has been on the Under as it opened 17.5 @ -110 before it was bet down to 16.5 @ -110.

Key Factors

Favors Over

The Panthers will have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, and the predictive model expects their pass/run mix to skew 4.9% more towards passing than it did last season (in a neutral context).
The Panthers are a massive 9.5-point underdog in this week's contest, indicating an extreme passing game script.
Accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, the projections expect the Panthers to pass on 59.9% of their chances: the 8th-greatest frequency among all teams this week.
The leading projections forecast the Panthers to be the 5th-quickest paced defense in football (adjusted for context) at the present time, with opposing offenses averaging 27.46 seconds per play.
This game will be played in a dome—which means no wind, increased pass volume, increased TD potential, and better passing effectiveness.

Favors Under

The Panthers offensive line profiles as the worst in football this year in protecting the passer, which has a negative effect on all pass attack metrics across the board.
With a poor 72.1% Adjusted Catch Rate (16th percentile) this year, Miles Sanders places among the worst possession receivers in the NFL when it comes to running backs.
This year, the fierce Detroit Lions defense has allowed a mere 24.0 adjusted receiving yards per game versus opposing running backs: the 8th-fewest in the NFL.
Since the start of last season, the formidable Lions defense has given up a puny 78.1% Adjusted Completion Rate vs. opposing running backs: the 8th-lowest rate in the NFL.
As it relates to safeties in defending receivers, Detroit's unit has been outstanding this year, profiling as the 4th-best in the NFL.