Favorites aim to sweep Thanksgiving slate
Buffalo at Detroit
Line: Bills -9.5, 54.5 over/under (DraftKings)
Bills, 27-21
Best Bet: Under 54.5
Thursday's Straight up: 4-6 (.400)
Thursday's Best Bets: 4-6 (.400)
Game Notes: BILLS - Thanks to the lake effect snow, the Bills will be playing in Detroit for the second straight week. The Bills have rushed for more than 170 yards in two straight games since Josh Allen’s elbow injury was announced. Last week’s win vs. the Browns was the first game since Week 2 that the Bills did not have a turnover. LIONS - The Lions are riding a 3-game winning streak, its first since 2017. During their winning streak, the Lions have only turned the ball over once. Jared Goff has spread the wealth among his 15 TD passes as nine different players have at least one TD reception. Buffalo Must Starts
Allen QB1
Singletary RB2
Diggs WR1
Davis flex
Knox TE1
Bills DST
Detroit Must Starts
Goff QB2
Williams RB2
St. Brown WR2
DFS DraftKings Showdown Core
Devin Singletary, Buffalo (captain, $11,400)
Dawson Knox, Buffalo ($7,000)
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit ($10,400)
NY Giants at Dallas
Line: Cowboys -10, 45.5 over/under (DraftKings)
Cowboys, 28-23
Best Bet: Giants +10
Game Notes: GIANTS – Despite their 7-3 record, the Giants defense has slumped in its last three games (24.7 points allowed a game), including giving up 31 points to the Lions at home last week. Daniel Jones had his biggest passing game of the season last week, finishing with 341 yards. His previous high was 217. COWBOYS – The Dallas defense leads the league in scoring defense, giving up only 16.7 points a game and held the Minnesota high-powered offense to 3 points last week. Despite having a sub-par season by his standards, Ezekiel Elliott has averaged 17.0 fantasy points in his last three games played.
NY Giants Must Starts
Jones QB2
Barkley RB1
Slayton WR3
Dallas Must Starts
Prescott QB1
Pollard RB2
Elliott RB2
Lamb WR1
Schultz TE1
Cowboys DST
DFS DraftKings Showdown Core
Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas (captain, $12,000)
Dak Prescott, Dallas ($11,000)
Isaiah Hodgins, NY Giants ($2,200)
New England at Minnesota
Line: Vikings -2.5, 42.5 over/under (DraftKings)
Vikings, 17-16
Best Bet: Under 42.5
Game Notes: PATRIOTS – The Patriots have the second best scoring defense in the NFL, giving up 16.9 points a game. In their last three games, the Patriots have giving up 7.7 points a game. Rhamondre Stevenson is the RB1 in the offense. Since taking over the starting job in Week 5, he has played at least 63 percent of the snaps in every game. VIKINGS – Quarterback Kirk Cousins is a notoriously bad QB in primetime games. He is only 2-10 for his career in Monday night games. The Vikings are 7-0 this season in one score games (8 points or less). The Vikings rushing game has had its ups-and-downs, rushing for more than 100 yards in every other game. This week should a 100-yard rushing week.
New England Must Starts
Stevenson RB1
Meyers WR3
Henry TE2
Patriots DST
Minnesota Must Starts
Cook RB1
Jefferson WR1
Hockenson TE1
Vikings DST
DFS DraftKings Showdown Core
Rhamondre Stevenson, New England ($14,400)
Patriots DST ($4,200)
Dalvin Cook, Minnesota ($10,000)
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