Marquez Valdes-Scantling Odds and Prop Bets vs. Dolphins – NFL Week 9 2023

Updated Nov. 5, 2023 7:09 a.m. ET

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Marquez Valdes-Scantling will match up against the Miami Dolphins at 9:30 AM ET on Sunday for a Week 9 NFL contest. In this article, we break down all of Valdes-Scantling's prop bets set for this matchup, and examine the stats to figure out the best bets and top trends ahead of this outing.

Entering Week 9, Valdes-Scantling's recent performance has him with 111 receiving yards and one TD on five receptions (10 targets) over his last three games.

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Marquez Valdes-Scantling vs. Dolphins Player Props

Rec. Yds Over/Under	Rec. Yds Over Payout	Anytime TD Odds
16.5	-115	+350

Marquez Valdes-Scantling vs. Miami Game Info

Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins
Game Day: November 5, 2023
Game Time: 9:30 AM
Receiving Yards Prop: Over 16.5 (-115)
TV: Watch on NFL Network

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Season Stats

Targets	Receptions	Yards	YAC	TDs	Yards/Catch
21	12	227	66	1	18.9

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Betting Insights

Valdes-Scantling averages 28.4 receiving yards per game, which is 11.9 more than his prop bet for Sunday.
He, in 50.0% of his opportunities this season (four of eight), has put up over 16.5 receiving yards.
Valdes-Scantling's season average of 28.4 receiving yards per game is 6.4 more yards than his average prop total of 22.0.
In three of four games this year, he has eclipsed the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
Valdes-Scantling has had a touchdown catch in one of eight games this year. He had only one TD in that game.

Dolphins' Defense 2023 Rankings

Stat	AVG (Rank)
Pass Yds/Game Allowed	221.5 (16)
Pass Yds/Attempt Allowed	6.6 (18)
Rush Yds/Game Allowed	107.9 (16)
Rush Yds/Attempt Allowed	3.9 (11)
Total Yds/Game Allowed	329.4 (15)
Yards/Play Allowed	5.5 (16)
Points/Game Allowed	25.5 (25)

Chiefs' 2023 Stats

The Chiefs have been a difficult matchup for opposing teams, as they rank top-five in both total offense (fourth-best with 381.4 yards per game) and total defense (fourth-best with 287.8 yards allowed per game) this season.
Looking at pace of play, Kansas City is getting off quite a few plays compared to the rest of the league, ranking 10th in the NFL with 65 offensive plays per contest.
The Chiefs have been thriving on both offense and defense in the passing game, ranking third-best in passing offense (276.3 passing yards per game) and second-best in passing defense (176.1 passing yards allowed per game).
The Chiefs rank 21st in run offense (105.1 rushing yards per game) and 18th in run defense (111.6 rushing yards allowed per game) this season.
This season, Kansas City is passing 59.4% of the time, making it one of the most pass-happy teams in the league (fourth in NFL). It runs the ball at a 38.7% clip.
The Chiefs have been a tough opponent for opposing teams in terms of yards per play, as they rank top-five in both offensive yards per play (third-best with 6) and yards per play allowed on defense (third-best at 5.1) this season.