- Kyler Murray’s passing yards is set at 286 yards.
- Aaron Rodgers’ passing yard total is listed at 256 yards.
- Both quarterback props are set at -115 odds.
PHOENIX – Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals are favored to take down Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers to kick-off Week 8 of Thursday Night Football.
Online betting sites currently have Kyler Murray’s passing yard total at a 30-yard advantage over Aaron Rodgers.
Kyler Murray Total Passing Yards
Total Passing Yards – Kyler Murray
- Over 286 -115
- Under 286 -115
Some might be leaning towards the Under on Murray’s NFL player prop odds being that the Packers passing defense is one of the best in the league. They have not allowed an opposing quarterback to hit Over 286 yards this season.
Opposing quarterbacks are averaging just 210.6 passing yards per game against them.
Kyler Murray though is on a different level than the quarterbacks that have gone up against Green Bay. Murray averages the most passing yards (286 ypg) and the highest QBR (65 QBR) of any quarterback to play against the Packers this season.
The ongoing trend for quarterbacks going against the Packers has been their attack of the left side. This comes as no surprise with their star right cornerback, Jaire Alexander, on injured reserve.
In their last three weeks, Taylor Heinicke, Justin Fields, and Joe Burrow all took advantage of that.
While Heinicke saw over 50% of his passes go to the right, his longest completion of the day (40 yards) went to the left side. Justin Fields saw 11 of 16 completed passes go to the left while Joe Burrow saw a 50/50 split between both sides.
However, 4 of Burrow’s 13 left side passes went for 5+ yards while the right side had just two at 5+ yards.
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With Murray’s favorite target, DeAndre Hopkins, lining up on the left side more than 60% of the time, he could very well hit the Over by exploiting the weaker matchup.
Aaron Rodgers Total Passing Yards
Total Passing Yards – Aaron Rodgers
- Over 256 -115
- Under 256 -115
Aaron Rodgers is undoubtedly one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play, but in this Week 8 matchup, he is facing his toughest defensive assignment this season. The Cardinals are currently allowing the third-least passing yards per game at just 201.8 yapg.
They have also allowed just one quarterback to throw for Over for 256 yards in Matthew Stafford who went for 280 yards.
The Cardinals’ defense has been intense on both the left and right sides of the field. In the Week 4 matchup where Stafford hit the Over, 18 of his 26 completions were for less than 10 yards and he even saw four of those completions go for negative yards.
Both of Arizona’s starting cornerbacks, Byron Murphy and Robert Alford, also lead the team in pass deflections with 11 combined as well as four interceptions.
The Packers are also going in with a shorthanded receiving core with Allen Lazard ruled out and Davante Adams unlikely to play. Both of them are on the COVID-19/Reserved list.
With that, the Under for Rodgers’ total seems more likely due to the circumstances.
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