I’m taking Isaiah Likely at +325 over Mark Andrews at +175, and the price is a big part of it, but not everything. Likely played more snaps and saw more targets and receptions last week, while Andrews found the end zone twice—driving up his odds this week. All three Baltimore tight ends saw red-zone looks, and with an indoor matchup against a top-five matchup versus the position, this is a solid spot to target for a Week 10 touchdown. I’d play it down to +290.
The Vikings’ aggressive blitz-heavy approach was getting burned in the first half of the schedule. However, Brian Flores’ crew came for Jared Goff’s soul last Sunday, scoring five sacks, 18 pressures and allotting the Lions’ QB less than 2.4 seconds with the ball before ending up on his head. McCarthy breathed life into this Vikings offense in his first game back since Week 2. He passed for two touchdowns and ran one in himself, giving Minnesota its best offensive day in five weeks. That builds momentum for this matchup with a Baltimore defense that sits near the bottom of the league in most advanced metrics. This stop unit is improving – giving up a combined 22 points the past two games – but still budged for more than 700 total yards in those outings.