{"id":115274,"date":"2025-11-02T07:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T12:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/?p=115274"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:16:20","slug":"nfl-week-9-rushing-yards-odds-predictions-best-bets-longshots-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/betting\/nfl-week-9-rushing-yards-odds-predictions-best-bets-longshots-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rushing Yards Odds: Best Bets & Predictions for Week 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Cook<\/strong>(ed) the Carolina Panther defense for 216 yards, highlighted by a 64-yard touchdown run.<\/p>\n

The Panthers lost the turnover battle 3-0, which allowed the Bills to create a 37-point lead through three quarters.<\/p>\n

That allowed the Bills to run the ball 35 times on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Like Jahmyr<\/strong> Gibbs<\/strong> the week prior, Cook went against one of the league\u2019s best rush defenses in recent weeks, but he had an explosive run and a favorable game state, allowing him to hit 19 rush attempts.<\/p>\n

Week 8 featured seven running backs who hit the century rushing mark, which isn\u2019t surprising considering the average margin of victory was 18.3 points.<\/p>\n

All seven were on the victorious team.<\/p>\n

To date this season, 42 running backs have reached 100 rushing yards in a game.<\/p>\n

33 of them were on the winning team.<\/p>\n

Of the nine running backs who rushed for 100 yards in a game and were on the losing team, six were leading in the fourth quarter, and one trailed the entire fourth quarter by 3 points.<\/p>\n

Game state matters for rushing yards.<\/p>\n

Leading or winning is generally correlated with increased rushing volume.<\/p>\n

In chasing most rushing yards or rushing yards over prop bets, favorites or short dogs who can win should be on the list of running backs to target.<\/p>\n

NFL Weekly Rushing Leaders, 2025:<\/h3>\n