Jay Sanin on October 20, 2024
JuJu Smith-Schuster projections and prop bets for Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers on Oct 20, 2024
Receptions Prop Bet Odds:
Based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Kansas City Chiefs to pass on 64.8% of their chances: the highest frequency among all teams this week.
The leading projections forecast Juju Smith-Schuster to accrue 6.9 targets in this week's contest, on balance, putting him in the 75th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.
While Juju Smith-Schuster has been responsible for 8.4% of his offense's targets in games he has played this year, our trusted projections expect him to be a more important option in Kansas City's passing attack in this week's game at 18.5%.
As it relates to pass-blocking (and the strong effect it has on all passing offense metrics), the O-line of the Kansas City Chiefs ranks as the 8th-best in the league this year.
Juju Smith-Schuster's 77.7% Adjusted Catch Rate this season reflects a material growth in his pass-catching proficiency over last season's 64.6% rate.
Based on the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this contest is forecasted by the projections to see only 125.5 total plays called: the 3rd-fewest on the slate this week.
This year, the daunting 49ers defense has conceded a paltry 57.4% Adjusted Completion Rate versus opposing wideouts: the 2nd-smallest rate in football.
The San Francisco 49ers linebackers grade out as the 2nd-best group of LBs in football this year in defending receivers.
JuJu Smith-Schuster is projected to have 4.3 Receptions in this weeks game.
Receiving Yards Prop Bet Odds:
Based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Kansas City Chiefs to pass on 64.8% of their chances: the highest frequency among all teams this week.
The leading projections forecast Juju Smith-Schuster to accrue 6.9 targets in this week's contest, on balance, putting him in the 75th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.
While Juju Smith-Schuster has been responsible for 8.4% of his offense's targets in games he has played this year, our trusted projections expect him to be a more important option in Kansas City's passing attack in this week's game at 18.5%.
As it relates to pass-blocking (and the strong effect it has on all passing offense metrics), the O-line of the Kansas City Chiefs ranks as the 8th-best in the league this year.
Juju Smith-Schuster's 77.7% Adjusted Catch Rate this season reflects a material growth in his pass-catching proficiency over last season's 64.6% rate.
Based on the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this contest is forecasted by the projections to see only 125.5 total plays called: the 3rd-fewest on the slate this week.
Juju Smith-Schuster has notched quite a few less air yards this year (15.0 per game) than he did last year (31.0 per game).
This year, the daunting 49ers defense has conceded a paltry 57.4% Adjusted Completion Rate versus opposing wideouts: the 2nd-smallest rate in football.
The San Francisco 49ers linebackers grade out as the 2nd-best group of LBs in football this year in defending receivers.
JuJu Smith-Schuster is projected to have 49.8 Receiving Yards in this weeks game.
