Ahead of Sunday’s 1:00 PM ET game airing live on CBS, bookmakers have installed player prop bet markets for Cam Akers. Akers’ Houston Texans (2-0) and the Minnesota Vikings (2-0) meet in Week 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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Cam Akers week 3 player props
- Matchup: Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: September 22, 2024
- Rushing yards prop: Over 59.5 (-118)
- Receiving yards prop: Over 11.5 (-111)
National Football League odds courtesy of BetMGM. Odds updated Saturday at 9:03 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Akers rushing stats and trends
- Akers gained 23.9 rushing yards per game last season, which is short of Sunday’s over/under of 59.5.
- He did not rush for more than 59.5 yards in a game last season.
- Akers’ average rushing yards over/under last season was 27.4, which he fell short of by 3.5 per game.
- Akers hit his rushing yards over once in six games last year.
- He ran for a touchdown in two games last year, but did not have more than one rushing TD either time.
Texans vs. Vikings stats and trends
- The 234.5 passing yards the Vikings gave up per game last year made them the NFL’s 24th-ranked pass defense.
- Akers will go up against a Vikings squad that allowed 98.7 rushing yards per game last year and was the NFL’s eighth-ranked rush defense.
- On offense, the Texans ranked seventh in the NFL with 245.5 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 23rd in passing yards allowed per contest (234.1).
- The Texans compiled 96.9 rushing yards per game on offense (22nd in the NFL) last season, and they ranked sixth on the other side of the ball with 96.6 rushing yards allowed per game.
- The Texans accumulated 5.7 yards per play (11th in the league) last season, while they gave up 5.5 yards per play on the defensive side of the ball (12th in the NFL).