Both Derrick Henry and Tony Pollard will be sitting out of Thursday Night Football due to injuries. With those two on the sidelines, the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans will rely heavily on running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Hassan Haskins. Ahead of the Cowboys-Titans primetime tilt, let’s get into the Ezekiel Elliott-Hassan Haskins DFS and fantasy football projections to see which back carries more value.
Per our Stokastic expect DFS projections, Ezekiel Elliott ($8,800 on DraftKings) projects to have 16.33 fantasy points, while Hassan Haskins ($3,000) projects at 12.17 points. However, given the large difference in pricing, Stokastic has Haskins listed as the better value play for the Showdown slate.
In Stokastic’s weekly fantasy football rankings, Elliott ranks as a clear starter given his proven status in the league. He comes in well above Haskins.
Just hours before the TNF kickoff, the Cowboys announced that Tony Pollard would be out of the lineup to rest a lingering thigh injury, leaving Elliott as the clear No. 1 option in the Dallas backfield. The injury news also means that undrafted free agent Malik Davis will be the backup to Elliott.
Elliott returned to the Cowboys lineup in Week 11 after missing two weeks with a knee injury. He has been making fantasy owners very happy since getting re-inserted into the lineup. The veteran has at least fifteen carries and a touchdown in each of his past seven games. He has yet to eclipse the 100-yard rushing plateau this season, but his goal-line prowess keeps him as a valuable play.
While being limited to third-string and special teams duties for most of the season, Hassan Haskins now has a chance to prove himself. The rookie out of Michigan has been active for every game this year, but only has eleven rushes for fifty yards. He has added seven receptions for 31 yards.
Look for both Ezekiel Elliott and Hassan Haskins to play a big role in TNF. But with Dallas likely still being careful when managing Elliott, Haskins projects as a better DFS value on this slate.
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