A battle for Texas sounded great on paper back in July, but come Week 11 we’re left with Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys (+7) hosting the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football. The Texans are getting back a big piece in Nico Collins, while the Cowboys confirmed this week that Dak Prescott will miss the rest of the season. In the same space that hosted Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson on Friday night, we hope to see a game that’s far more entertaining on MNF; thankfully, the bar is low. The total sits at 41.5 and we’ll do all we can to navigate the potential blowout in a low-scoring game.
Let’s get into my best Texans vs Cowboys player prop bet for Monday Night Football, while you can also check out our NFL picks on the side and total of this matchup and every game throughout the season.
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Tank Dell (HOU) over 47.5 receiving yards ( -113)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable at that number.
Nico Collins returns to the Texans offense on MNF after a lengthy absence and it will move Tank Dell down the pecking order. However, I think the books are misjudging his fall with this line at 47.5. Through the first 5 weeks where Stefon Diggs was the WR2, Dell was able to hit this mark in 3 of 5 games, and in the 2 games he fell short, he still had 12 targets for 10 receptions. I’m expecting Dell to slide into that type of workload for the Texans, where he’s seeing 6-7 targets while possessing big-play ability. Dell should benefit from seeing less defensive attention with Collins back in the lineup and he can easily beat this line against a struggling Dallas defense.
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