O.J. Howard Receiving Yards - Player Prop Bet Week 2

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NFL · Player Props

O.J. Howard

TE · Houston Texans

Receiving Yards

Denver Broncos vs Houston Texans · Week 2, 2022

Updated Sep 18, 2022 11:25 PM UTC

Analysis

O.J. Howard Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 9.5 (-100/-140).

Key Factors

Favors Over

The Houston Texans boast a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 2.6% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).
The Texans are a massive 10-point underdog in this week's game, indicating an extreme passing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Houston Texans as the 5th-most pass-oriented offense on the slate this week with a 63.1% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects the Houston Texans offense to be the 5th-fastest paced team in football (in a neutral context) right now, averaging 25.58 seconds per snap.
The Denver Broncos defense has gotten pressure on opposing quarterbacks 2.53 seconds after the snap (on average), grading out as the 6th-worst in the league since the start of last season.

Favors Under

Opposing offenses have averaged 31.7 pass attempts per game vs. the Denver Broncos defense since the start of last season: 6th-least in the league.
The Houston Texans offensive line ranks as the 5th-worst in the league since the start of last season in protecting the quarterback, which has a negative impact on all passing game statistics across the board.
The Denver Broncos defense has yielded the 5th-least receiving yards per game in football (just 37.0) versus TEs since the start of last season.
The Denver Broncos pass defense has exhibited good efficiency versus TEs since the start of last season, yielding 7.05 yards-per-target to the position: the 9th-least in football.
The Denver Broncos pass defense has performed very well when opposing TEs have gotten into space, giving up an average of 4.42 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the 7th-least in the league.