Before Austin Ekeler and his teammates take the field Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on NBC, there will be numerous player prop bets available. Ekeler and the Los Angeles Chargers (2-4) take on the Chicago Bears (2-5) in Week 8 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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Austin Ekeler Week 8 Player Props
- Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Chicago Bears
- Time: 8:20 PM
- Date: October 29, 2023
- Rushing Yards Prop: Over 49.5 (-118)
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Ekeler Rushing Stats and Trends
- Ekeler rushes for 63.0 yards per game this season, which outpaces Sunday’s over/under of 49.5 yards.
- He has totaled more than 49.5 rushing yards in a game once this season.
- Ekeler has had an average rushing yards prop set at 49.0 this season, which he’s outpaced on average by 14.0 yards.
- Ekeler has fallen short of his rushing yard prop bet total in each of his two opportunities this year.
- He has rushed for a touchdown once this season in three games.
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Chargers Vs. Bears Stats and Trends
- In terms of defending against the run, the Bears are fifth in the league, conceding 82.3 yards per game.
- This week Ekeler will face the NFL’s 29th-ranked pass defense (257.1 yards allowed per game).
- With 310.0 passing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranks worst in the NFL, the Chargers have had to rely on their eighth-ranked passing offense (252.3 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
- Offensively, the Chargers rank 16th in the NFL with 111.8 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, they rank 11th in rushing yards allowed per contest (96.8).
- In addition to 6.5 yards per play allowed on defense, which ranks second-worst in the NFL, the Chargers have posted the sixth-ranked yards-per-play average on offense (5.9).