The Buffalo Bills travel to face the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in a Week 9 matchup of 6-1 teams that could preview a Super Bowl meeting. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET with the Vikings listed as 3.5-point underdogs and a total of 45.5 points.
Buffalo enters with the NFL's No. 1 scoring and total offense, while Minnesota boasts the league's second-ranked scoring defense and top-ranked total defense. Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, making Carson Wentz the starter.
Key player prop lines include Josh Allen's passing yards at 230.5, Wentz's at 211.5, James Cook III's rushing yards at 84.5, and Justin Jefferson's receiving yards at 77.5.
SportsLine's machine-learning AI model projects Minnesota running back Jordan Mason to exceed 47.5 rushing yards (-113). Mason, who missed four weeks with a thumb fracture, has 23 carries in two games since returning compared to 13 for Aaron Jones. The Bills have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing running backs this season, and Mason has cleared his rushing line in five consecutive home games, averaging 63.6 yards per game during that stretch. The AI projects just under 60 rushing yards for Mason, assigning a confidence rating of 3 out of 5.
The model also identifies multiple other props rated 4 stars for the matchup, including one line it projects to be approximately 40 yards off the posted number.
