Joe Mixon Odds and Prop Bets vs. Vikings – NFL Week 15 2023

Updated Dec. 16, 2023 10:52 a.m. ET

Data Skrive

Joe Mixon and his Cincinnati Bengals teammates hit the field against the Minnesota Vikings in a Week 15 NFL matchup at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday. In this piece, we'll dig into Mixon's stats and trends to help you find the best bets among his prop bets for this outing.

Looking at recent stats, Mixon has carried the ball 48 times for 163 yards (3.4 YPC) and three touchdowns over his previous three games, with 11 catches on 13 targets for 139 yards in the passing game.

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Joe Mixon vs. Vikings Player Props

Rush Yds Over/Under	Rush Yds Over Payout
54.5	-115

Joe Mixon vs. Minnesota Game Info

Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Minnesota Vikings
Game Day: December 16, 2023
Game Time: 1:00 PM
Rushing Yards Prop: Over 54.5 (-115)
TV: Watch on NFL Network

Joe Mixon Season Stats

Carries	Rush Yards	Rush TDs	Rush Yards/Carry	Targets	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
201	768	7	3.8	51	42	327	1

Joe Mixon Betting Insights

Mixon's rushing yards prop bet for Saturday is 54.5. That is 4.6 fewer yards than his 59.1 season average.
Nine times this year (in 13 games, 69.2%), he has run for more than 54.5 yards.
Mixon has failed to go over his rushing yards over/under average (59.9) by 0.8 yards per game.
He has surpassed his rushing yard prop bet in five games out of 11 (45.5%).
Mixon has rushed for a touchdown in six games, with multiple rushing TDs once.

Vikings' Defense 2023 Rankings

Stat	AVG (Rank)
Pass Yds/Game Allowed	218.3 (14)
Pass Yds/Attempt Allowed	6.2 (9)
Rush Yds/Game Allowed	92.9 (5)
Rush Yds/Attempt Allowed	3.7 (4)
Total Yds/Game Allowed	311.2 (10)
Yards/Play Allowed	5.2 (5)
Points/Game Allowed	18.6 (5)

Bengals' 2023 Stats

With 379.2 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranks second-worst in the NFL, the Bengals have been forced to rely on their 22nd-ranked offense (314.2 yards per contest) to keep them in games.
Looking at pace stats, Cincinnati is not getting off many plays compared to the rest of the league, ranksing eighth in the NFL with 60 offensive plays per game.
The Bengals rank 16th in pass offense (229.5 passing yards per game) and 27th in pass defense (252.1 passing yards allowed per game) this year.
The Bengals have been a bottom-five run offense this season, ranking second-worst with 84.7 rushing yards per game. Defensively, they are ranked 25th in the NFL (127.2 rushing yards allowed per game).
So far this season, Cincinnati is throwing the ball 59.8% of the time, which leads the NFL, and it is running the ball at a 36% clip (with 4.2% of plays ending in a sack).
The Bengals have the 15th-ranked offense in terms of yards per play this year (5.5), and they've been less effective defensively, ranking third-worst with 6.2 yards per play allowed.