NFL Thursday Night Football Vikings vs Chargers DraftKings Breakdown!

Thursday Night Football! Time to dig in! Week 8 is here!

Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers

• The Chargers are 3.5-point favorites

• The over/under is coming in at 44.5 points.

Vikings Breakdown

The Vikings are coming off a consistent season so far. Carson Wentz is starting, and the price tag is intriguing, being under $10,000 on DraftKings. I am liking Justin Herbert more than Carson Wentz. At the running back spot is where things get dicey on this team. Jordan Mason has been the bell cow back with Aaron Jones being out. Guess what, though? Aaron Jones might be back this week and might be playing. If we get a split backfield, then this is something I might stay away from. We will need to know how much Aaron Jones could spell into the workload of Jordan Mason. At the wide receiver position, Justin Jefferson is the alpha, but the numbers certainly haven't been of an alpha mentality. The raw points might be needed from him, but as captain, I am going elsewhere. Jordan Addison is coming off an amazing pop game last week. He is certainly a boom or bust option and is very similar to Jameson Williamson. The third receiver that I do like is Josh Nailor, who is seeing great snaps and a value option. Adam Thielen has been phased out, and Josh Nailor has taken over his role. At the tight end spot, TJ Hockenson has had a weird season and is super hard to trust. I do like him, though, to have a bounce-back game here at his price tag. Josh Oliver is seeing snaps, but only as a red zone threat. I don't think we will need his value for his production.

Chargers Breakdown

The Chargers have been a team that you don't know what to expect week to week from. Justin Herbert is a great option. At the running back spot, again, another interesting one to break down. Kimani Vidal is the main running back seeing snaps. It should be noted that Hassan Haskins is doubtful, and he was seeing snaps as well with the injury to Omarion Hampton. Najee Harris is on the IR, and now who is going to see snaps to backup Kimani Vidal? Nyheim Miller-Hines will have to see snaps and should be the sole backup. He is way too underpriced at only $200 on DraftKings. Might I say he is a lock? Hmm. At the wide receiver position, it is unknown who is the number one option on this team. Quentin Johnston is supposedly the number one guy, but the past two games have not been as productive, even though he had a touchdown. Kennan Allen is next up and is coming off an amazing game. He has been up and down so far this season, but that is the game we play! Ladd McConkey is the guy I want to go to when people will flock to Kennan Allen, seeing that last game score. Last but not least, Tre Harris is seeing snaps and could be a dart throw value similar to Josh Nailor. At the tight end spot, Orondre Gadsden has taken over the position. I am loving him here, coming off a pop game, and especially liking him at the captain slot. He is solely seeing the tight end spots and has taken over. Will Dissly was phased out completely last game.

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