Joshua Kelley Odds and Prop Bets vs. Bears – NFL Week 8 2023

Updated Oct. 29, 2023 6:49 p.m. ET

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Week 8 of the NFL season features Joshua Kelley and the Los Angeles Chargers hitting the field against the Chicago Bears at 8:20 PM ET on Sunday. In this article we dig into all of Kelley's prop bets available for this matchup, and examine the stats to figure out the best predictions.

In his past three games, Kelley's recent performance includes 25 rushing attempts for 142 yards (5.7 YPC) and one score, along with one reception for two yards in the passing game.

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Joshua Kelley vs. Bears Player Props

Rush Yds Over/Under	Rush Yds Over Payout	Rec. Yds Over/Under	Rec. Yds Over Payout	Anytime TD Odds
26.5	-111	5.5	-111	+250

Joshua Kelley vs. Chicago Game Info

Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Chicago Bears
Game Day: October 29, 2023
Game Time: 8:20 PM
Rushing Yards Prop: Over 26.5 (-111)
Receiving Yards Prop: Over 5.5 (-111)
TV: Watch on NBC

Joshua Kelley Season Stats

Carries	Rush Yards	Rush TDs	Rush Yards/Carry	Targets	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
65	284	2	4.4	5	2	7	0

Joshua Kelley Betting Insights

Kelley's rushing yards over/under is 26.5, compared to his season average of 47.3.
Four times this year (in six games, 66.7%), he has run for more than 26.5 yards.
Kelley has bettered his average rushing yards over/under on the season (6.9) by 40.4 yards.
He has not exceeded his rushing yards over/under in his one game.
Kelley has reached the end zone via the ground in two games this year.

Bears' Defense 2023 Rankings

Stat	AVG (Rank)
Pass Yds/Game Allowed	257.1 (29)
Pass Yds/Attempt Allowed	7.1 (27)
Rush Yds/Game Allowed	82.3 (5)
Rush Yds/Attempt Allowed	3.4 (1)
Total Yds/Game Allowed	339.4 (18)
Yards/Play Allowed	5.6 (19)
Points/Game Allowed	26.9 (28)

Chargers' 2023 Stats

The Chargers own the eighth-ranked offense this year (364.2 yards per game), and they've been worse on defense, ranking second-worst with 406.8 yards allowed per game.
Looking at pace of play, Los Angeles averages 65 offense plays per game this season, placing them 11th in the NFL.
Despite sporting a bottom-five pass defense that ranks worst in the NFL (310 passing yards allowed per game), the Chargers have played better offensively, ranking eighth in the NFL by averaging 252.3 passing yards per game.
The Chargers are averaging 111.8 rushing yards per game on offense (16th in the NFL), and they rank 10th on defense with 96.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
So far this season, Los Angeles is airing it out 54.6% of the time (15th in NFL) and running 41.5% of the time (18th).
Despite having a bottom-five defense in terms of yards per play that ranks second-worst in the NFL (6.5 yards per play allowed), the Chargers have put up better results on offense, ranking sixth in the NFL by averaging 5.9 yards per play.