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Kipp Heisterman presents his expert NFL DFS prop picks for Week 8's Sunday Night Football of the Fantasy Football season. Use these prop picks to win money on Monkey Knife Fight, our partner for all DFS prop picks games.
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As always, there are some solid props we can look to take advantage of in tonight's game, so let's get to the picks!
Cowboys @ Vikings: Touchdown Dance Contest
Recommended Prop Pick:
Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook, and Adam Thielen to combine for more than 1.5 touchdowns
Elliott is the key cog in this contest as he is averaging nearly 19 carries per game and has five total touchdowns across the Cowboys' previous four games. He will be facing a Vikings' defense that has allowed running backs to average 113 rushing yards per game and one rushing touchdown per game over the previous four weeks. The Cowboys could also enter this game with Dak Prescott, which would force them to rely a bit more on Zeke.
Dalvin Cook returned from injury Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers and carried the ball 29 times for 140 yards and a touchdown, so he should be ready to roll in this one. The Cowboys have been stronger than the Vikings against the run, but are still allowing over 82 rushing yards per game and a touchdown per game while also allowing five receptions per game to the running back position.
Adam Thielen has been a solid scoring threat for the Vikings as he has scored in four of their six games this season and has also scored twice in a game. He will be facing a Cowboys' secondary that has allowed an average of 193 receiving yards per game to the wide receiver position while also allowing one receiving touchdown per game to the position. Thielen will also be fortunate in that he will likely not face much coverage from Trevon Diggs as he will be focused mostly on Justin Jefferson.
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Cowboys @ Vikings: Rush Hour Contest
Recommended Prop Pick:
Dalvin Cook more than 88.5 rushing yards and Ezekiel Elliott more than 187.5 rushing yards
These are two of the premier running backs in the league and both should play a key role in their respective offenses in this game. As aforementioned, Cook is fresh off a game in which he carried the rock 27 times for 140 yards and a touchdown. On the season, Cook has averaged 20 rushing attempts per game in the four games he has played while also averaging nearly 92 rushing yards per game. While he does have a tough matchup against this Cowboys' defense, they recently allowed Damien Harris to rush for 101 yards on 18 carries in Week 6. The Cowboys have also not faced a running back in the same tier as Cook with the exception of Austin Ekeler in Week 2 and he was only handed the ball nine times in that game. Cook should have a large workload in this game and have a solid shot to get more than the total here.
The Cowboys have started to rely on Zeke a bit more recently as he is averaging 19 carries per game over the Cowboys' previous four games. He has also averaged over 104 rushing yards per game across that span. He is going up against a Vikings' defense that has allowed an average of nearly 114 rushing yards per game over their previous three games. They are also allowing nearly 4.5 yards per carry across those three games. On the season, they have allowed two one hundred-yard rushers in Joe Mixon and Nick Chubb and also allowed an 80-yard rushing performance from Chris Carson while also allowing the Lions' tandem of Jamaal Williams and D'Andre Swift to rush for over 100 yards. This is a great spot for Zeke and he should be able to have a solid night.
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