Richie James Jr. Odds and Prop Bets vs. Lions – NFL Week 1 2023

Updated Sep. 7, 2023 6:49 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Richie James Jr. will face the Detroit Lions at 8:20 PM ET on Thursday for a Week 1 NFL contest. Let's take a look at James' prop bets, stats and trends ahead of this outing to help you come up with good predictions.

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Richie James Jr. vs. Lions Player Props

Rec. Yds Over/Under	Rec. Yds Over Payout	Anytime TD Odds
23.5	-118	+400

Richie James Jr. vs. Detroit Game Info

Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions
Game Day: September 7, 2023
Game Time: 8:20 PM
Receiving Yards Prop: Over 23.5 (-118)
TV: Watch on NBC

Richie James Jr. Stats (2022)

Targets	Receptions	Yards	YAC	TDs	Yards/Catch
70	57	569	176	4	8.1

Richie James Jr. Betting Insights

James averaged 37.9 receiving yards per game a season ago, 14.4 more than the over/under of 23.5 set for Thursday.
In 64.3% of his games last season (nine of 14), he put up more than 23.5 receiving yards.
James' average of 37.9 receiving yards per game was 3.3 more than his average prop bet over/under (34.6) last season.
Last season, he went over on receiving yards prop bets in five of his 11 games (45.5%).
In four of 14 games last season, James had a receiving touchdown. He did not have a game with multiple receiving TDs.

Lions' Defense 2022 Rankings

Stat	AVG (Rank)
Pass Yds/Game Allowed	245.8 (30)
Pass Yds/Attempt Allowed	7.5 (31)
Rush Yds/Game Allowed	146.5 (29)
Rush Yds/Attempt Allowed	5.2 (30)
Total Yds/Game Allowed	392.4 (32)
Yards/Play Allowed	6.4 (32)
Points/Game Allowed	25.1 (28)

Chiefs' 2022 Stats

The Chiefs owned the 11th-ranked defense last season (328.2 yards allowed per game), and they were better offensively, ranking best with 413.6 yards per game.
Looking at pace stats, Kansas City -- with 64 offensive plays per game last season -- was 13th in the NFL.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Chiefs were a top-five unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking best in the NFL by averaging 297.8 passing yards per game. They ranked 18th on defense (220.9 passing yards allowed per game).
On offense, the Chiefs ranked 20th in the NFL last season with 115.9 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked eighth in rushing yards allowed per contest (107.2).
Last season, Kansas City -- one of the most pass-centric teams in the league -- aired it out 59.5% of the time (fourth in NFL). Meanwhile, it ran the ball 38.1% of the time (with 2.4% of its offensive plays ending in a sack).
On offense, the Chiefs were a top-five unit in terms of yards per play last season, ranking best in the NFL by compiling 6.6 yards per play. They ranked 11th on defense (5.5 yards per play allowed).