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. Buffalo enters with the NFL's top-ranked scoring and total offense, while Minnesota boasts the league's second-best scoring defense and top-ranked total defense.
Quarterback Situation
Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, making Carson Wentz the starter. Among the most-bet player props, Josh Allen's passing yardage line is set at 230.5 yards, while Wentz's is 211.5 yards.
Key Player Props
James Cook III leads all players with a rushing yardage prop of 84.5 yards. Justin Jefferson carries the highest receiving yardage over/under at 77.5 yards.
AI Model Favors Jordan Mason
SportsLine's machine learning model projects Minnesota running back Jordan Mason to exceed 47.5 rushing yards (-113). Mason missed four weeks after fracturing his thumb in the season opener and has played two games since returning. In those games he has logged 23 combined carries compared to 13 for Aaron Jones. The Bills have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing running backs this season, presenting a favorable matchup. Mason has cleared his rushing yardage 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.
Additional High-Confidence Props
The model also identifies multiple NFL props rated 4 stars for this matchup, including one line it projects to be approximately 40 yards off the posted number. Full same-game parlay picks are available through the SportsLine platform.
