Miles Sanders Rushing Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 64.5 (-130/+100).
Key Factors
Favors Over
THE BLITZ projects Miles Sanders to garner 16.5 rush attempts in this game, on average, ranking him in the 94th percentile among running backs.
Miles Sanders has earned 51.1% of his team's carries since the start of last season, placing him in the 87th percentile among running backs.
The Carolina Panthers O-line grades out as the 10th-best in the league since the start of last season at blocking for the run game.
Miles Sanders has picked up 73.0 rushing yards per game since the start of last season, one of the largest marks in the league among running backs (95th percentile).
Opposing offenses have rushed for the 2nd-most yards in the league (130 per game) vs. the New Orleans Saints defense since the start of last season.
Favors Under
The Carolina Panthers boast a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to tilt 4.8% more towards passing than it did last season (in a neutral context).
The Panthers are a 3-point underdog in this week's contest, likely creating a passing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Carolina Panthers as the 7th-most run-centric team among all teams this week with a 45.9% run rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-smallest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 127.7 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The Carolina Panthers have run the least plays in the league since the start of last season, totaling just 54.0 plays per game.