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Rico Dowdle Touchdowns
Player Prop Week 16

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rico Dowdle Touchdowns Prop is currently Over/Under 0.5 (+128/-156).

The money has been on the Under as it opened 0.5 @ -154 before it was bet down to 0.5 @ -156.

FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE OVER:

At a -3-point disadvantage, the Panthers are underdogs in this week's game, suggesting more of a reliance on throwing than their normal approach.

The leading projections forecast the Panthers to be the 9th-most pass-heavy team in the NFL near the goal line (context-neutralized) right now with a 59.7% red zone pass rate.

Rico Dowdle's 13.6 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that assesses high-value offensive involvement) puts him in the company of the best in football: 78th percentile for running backs.

When it comes to pocket protection (and the positive impact it has on all passing attack metrics), the offensive line of the Carolina Panthers ranks as the 10th-best in the league this year.

This year, the weak Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has allowed a monstrous 89.0% Adjusted Completion Rate vs. opposing running backs: the 2nd-worst rate in the league.

FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE UNDER:

The predictive model expects the Carolina Panthers as the 8th-least pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 54.4% pass rate, based on their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.

The projections expect this game to have the 3rd-fewest plays run among all games this week at 126.4 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.

Among all RBs, Rico Dowdle grades out in the 91st percentile for red zone carries this year, comprising 58.5% of the volume in his team's running game near the goal line.

Rico Dowdle has compiled a meager -2.0 air yards per game this year: just 23rd percentile among running backs.

Rico Dowdle has run for 0.38 TDs per game on the ground this year (on average), one of the highest figures in the league among running backs (83rd percentile).

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