Russell Wilson Passing Yards - Player Prop Bet Week 3

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Russell Wilson

QB · Denver Broncos

Passing Yards

Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers · Week 3, 2022

Updated Sep 25, 2022 11:35 PM UTC

Analysis

Russell Wilson Passing Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 231.5 (-110/-110).

The money has been on the Under as it opened 235.5 @ -114 before it was bet down to 231.5 @ -110.

Key Factors

Favors Over

The Denver Broncos will have a new play-caller this season in head coach Nathaniel Hackett, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to lean 3.1% more towards passing than it did last season (context-neutralized).
Russell Wilson has been among the best per-play passers in football this year, averaging an impressive 7.48 yards-per-target while grading out in the 76th percentile.
Opposing QBs have completed passes at the 8th-highest clip in the NFL versus the San Francisco 49ers defense since the start of last season (71.5%).
The Denver Broncos offensive line has allowed their QB 2.68 seconds before the pass (6th-best in football since the start of last season), which has a positive effect on all passing offense statistics across the board.
The Denver Broncos have faced a stacked the box on 17.6% of their plays since the start of last season, 10th-most in football. Keeping an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.

Favors Under

THE BLITZ projects the Broncos to run the least plays on offense on the slate this week with 57.1 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
The Denver Broncos have called the 6th-least plays in the league since the start of last season, averaging a lowly 61.0 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Russell Wilson to attempt 30.8 passes in this game, on average: the least of all QBs.
Opposing offenses have averaged 30.5 pass attempts per game vs. the San Francisco 49ers defense since the start of last season: 2nd-least in the league.
Russell Wilson's throwing accuracy has worsened this season, with his Completion% decreasing from 65.2% to 57.9%.