WR · Houston Texans
Xavier Hutchinson
vs Buffalo Bills · Week 1 · Dome
- Line
- 17.5
- Receiving Yards
- Nuvela
- 19.8
- our projection
- Difference
- +2.3
- +13%
- Lines checked
- Markets posted
- 7 of 8
- Line since open
- −1, from 18.5
- Projections updated
- Stats through
- Week 1
All player props
Every line available this week, with how often he cleared it recently. Selecting one re-anchors the rest of the page.
Every market compared
| Market | Line | Nuvela | Diff | Cleared L5 | Opened | Since open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving Yards | 17.5 | 19.8 | +2.3 | 2 of 5 | 18.5 | −1 |
| Receptions | 1.5 | 1.6 | +0.1 | 2 of 5 | 2.5 | −1 |
| Anytime TD | 18% | — | — | 0 of 5 | 20% | −2% |
| Longest Reception | 11.5 | 18 | +6.5 | 2 of 5 | 11.5 | level |
| 1st TD | 4% | — | — | 0 of 5 | 4% | level |
| 2+ TDs | 2% | — | — | 0 of 5 | — | — |
| Last TD | 5% | — | — | 0 of 5 | 5% | level |
| Rush + Rec Yards | No line posted yet | |||||
How the line moved
- Thu 4:49 AM18.5opened
- Thu 5:08 PM19.5+1
- Thu 5:09 PM18.5−1
- Thu 8:01 PM19.5+1
- Thu 11:08 PM18.5−1
- Sun 9:19 AM17.5−1
Opened 18.5, now 17.5. The move is against our read, which is the thing worth checking before the gap is a reason.
Catalysts are matched to each move by timing, which is approximate — read them as what was in the news around the move, not a proven cause.
Moves with this
How the WR1's receiving tends to move with each teammate role, across the league.
- The QB's passing yardsmove together · 564 games+0.6
- The WR2's receiving yardsmove loosely together · 564 games+0.2
- The RB1's rushing yardsroughly independent · 564 games0
- The TE1's receiving yardsroughly independent · 562 games0
A role-level tendency across the league — a general pattern for this role, not a measured link between these two specific players.
Recent output relative to line
Full season · every game against the selected line.
Receiving Yards, last 1
- Consensus line
- 17.5
- yards
- Nuvela projection
- 19.8
- +2.3 on the line
- Above the line
- —
- vs closing lines
- —
- no closing lines
- Median
- —
- regular season
- Average
- —
Distribution by time window
The same games cut four ways, against the line posted now and against the line each game actually closed at.
Windows
| Window | Median | Above % · vs current line | Above % · vs closing line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last 3 | 52.5 | 100%2/2 | 100%2/2 |
| Last 5 | 18.5 | 50%2/4 | 75%3/4 |
| Season | — | —— | —— |
| Last season | 19.5 | 56%9/16 | 75%12/16 |
Custom splits
Cut the same games by where they were played, who was on the field, and what the game was doing.
No games played yet this season, so there is nothing to split.
Availability
Practice participation through the week, and the teammates whose status changes his workload.
His practice week
- Injury
- None reported
- Game status
- Active
- Snap share, last game
- —
- Games missed this season
- —
Workload dependencies
- Brevin JordanTE · other · Draws coverage — his status changes how the defense sets up.Out
- Graham MertzQB · Throws him the ball — a change under center reshapes the passing game.Ir
- Jayden HigginsWR · leg · Same room — his availability swings the targets in play.Ir
- Joe MixonRB · Draws coverage — his status changes how the defense sets up.Out
- Tank DellWR · leg · Same room — his availability swings the targets in play.Ir
Injury report
Both clubs’ full report, not only the names that touch his own workload.
HOU · Houston Texans
BUF · Buffalo Bills
What this report suggests
- Names listed
- 18
- 9 HOU · 9 BUF
- Ruled out
- 13
- won’t play
- Questionable
- 5
- decided at kickoff
- Touch his workload
- 5
- Brevin Jordan, Graham Mertz +3
- His coverage
- —
- not tracked yet
5 names on these lists reach him directly. Brevin Jordan, Graham Mertz +3 — flagged in Availability — are the teammates whose status changes his own workload. The rest reach him through the game, not his role.
Across both clubs, 13 ruled out and 5 questionable. A thinner defence argues for more possessions — volume, which is most of a yards prop — though it cuts both ways, since trailing throws more and leading throws less.
Counted from the two lists above rather than typed, so this can’t disagree with them. It reads the report; it does not predict who plays.
Key research points
What this line assumes, and what the data shows. You make the call.
The read
Everything below uses 2026 games before Week 1 only — nothing from this game or later. The market lists Xavier Hutchinson at 17.5 receiving yards. Our projection, built from his own games and never from the line, is 19.8. Research, not a pick — the call is yours.
Written by rule from this page’s own numbers — no model wrote it, and it adds nothing the tables below do not already carry.
Research context for this week
The factors actually in play this week, and which one swings it.
2 factors in play
Written by rule from this page’s own numbers — no model wrote it.
Game context
The game the line sits inside. A total and a script set how many chances there are before any of his own rates matter.
- Game total
- 44.5
- combined
- HOU implied total
- 21.5
- underdog
- BUF implied total
- 23
- favored
- Projected script
- Close
- tight spread
- Pace
- —
- not published yet
- Wind
- Indoors
- no wind factor
- Conditions
- Dome
- climate controlled
What the game projects
- Offensive plays
- 73
- 1-game avg
- Dropbacks
- 42.3
- 58% pass
- His receptions
- 2.1
- projected this game
- Red-zone trips
- 5
- 1-game avg
- Pass rate ± exp
- −7.1
- PROE
A yards prop is a rate times a volume. The rates live in Usage; this is the volume they act on — the offence’s per-game workload and his projected share of it.
Usage & opportunity
Roughly 70% of any prop outcome is opportunity, not efficiency. This is the section that predicts.
Share of the offence
Opponent defense
How Buffalo Bills defends each position — fantasy points allowed per game, rank 1 = toughest — and what comparable roles have done against them.
By position
No games played yet this season, so there is nothing to rank a defence by.
Similar players
| Player | Rec yds |
|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase2025 · Wk 14 | 44 |
| Drake London2025 · Wk 6 | 158 |
| Tyler Johnson2025 · Wk 2 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka2025 · Wk 11 | 40 |
| Garrett Wilson2025 · Wk 2 | 50 |
Game log · season
Most recent first — his weekly output for this market.
No games played yet this season.
Prop odds
Over/under prices across the market for the selected line.
Receiving Yards
| Sportsbook | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM | 19.5 | −105 | −125 |
| BetOnline | 17.5 | −114 | −114 |
| BetRivers | 18.5 | −115 | −115 |
| Bovada | 16.5 | −120 | −110 |
| DraftKings | 16.5 | −115 | −109 |
| FanDuel | 17.5 | −113 | −113 |
Odds aggregated from licensed US sportsbooks via The Odds API, shown for research only. Nuvela does not accept bets and is not affiliated with any sportsbook.
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