Nick Chubb Touchdowns Prop is currently Over/Under 0.5 (+285/-390).
Key Factors
Favors Over
At the moment, the 9th-most pass-heavy offense in the NFL (62.4% context-neutralized) according to the projection model is the Houston Texans.
Our trusted projections expect the Houston Texans to run the 4th-most total plays on the slate this week with 67.9 plays, accounting for their underlying strategic approach and game dynamics.
The 3rd-most plays in football have been called by the Houston Texans this year (a colossal 61.3 per game on average).
The passing offenses of both teams (as it relates to both volume and efficiency) figure to benefit from the still "weather" conditions (read: zero wind) inside this dome, while run volume may suffer.
Nick Chubb has accumulated a whopping 1.0 air yards per game this year: 80th percentile among RBs. (That may not sound too impressive, but most RBs wind up with negative air yards as a result of being targeted behind the line of scrimmage).
Favors Under
An extreme rushing game script is suggested by the Texans being a heavy 9.5-point favorite this week.
The Houston Texans O-line ranks as the 8th-worst in the NFL this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a negative effect on all pass game metrics across the board.
With a feeble 68.0% Adjusted Completion Rate (18th percentile) this year, Nick Chubb has been as one of the least sure-handed receivers in the league among RBs.
Nick Chubb ranks in the 1st percentile among running backs as it relates to catching TDs this year, averaging a measly 0.00 per game.
This year, the deficient Arizona Cardinals run defense has yielded a staggering 1.15 rushing touchdowns per game to opposing offenses: the 8th-largest rate in football.