NFL PrizePicks: Chargers vs. Raiders Player Predictions for Thursday Night Football

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The Chargers vs. Raiders is likely to be ugly, as both teams come in with a plethora of injuries for Thursday Night Football. However, the lack of Keenan Allen, Justin Herbert and likely Josh Jacobs opens up plenty of opportunity for NFL PrizePicks predictions.

Each week, I’ll deliver my top NFL PrizePicks predictions for Thursday, Sunday, and Monday Night Football. Use the PrizePicks referral code GRINDERS to receive a $100 deposit match to prep you for the NFL season.

PrizePicks Plays: Chargers vs. Raiders

Austin Ekeler – 29.5 Receiving Yards

While Austin Ekeler has had quite a disappointing season, tonight’s matchup isn’t really comparable to the rest of the season. Not only are the Chargers down to their backup QB Easton Stick, but they’re also missing target hog Keenan Allen. Without Allen in the lineup, Ekeler is likely to be a checkdown machine, especially with Stick behind center. He’s only projected for about 25 fantasy points in the RotoGrinders projections, but I’m expecting Ekeler to be far more involved in the passing game tonight.

Play: Ekeler – More Than 29.5 Receiving Yards

Gerald Everett – 29.5 Receiving Yards

Another player who should benefit from Keenan Allen absence is Gerald Everett. Joshua Palmer is back tonight, but Everett is far more likely to occupy the interior route tree that belonged to Allen. Additionally, he’s arguably the best pass catcher left on the team. Backup QBs have a tendency to rely more on their tight ends and that’s exactly what I expect to happen tonight. Everett projects for more than 32 fantasy points tonight in the RotoGrinders projections and has had at least 39 receiving yards in 3 straight weeks. He had a whopping 8 targets last game and we should see more of the same for Thursday Night Football against the Raiders.

Play: Everett – More Than 29.5 Receiving Yards

Aidan O’Connell – More Than 195.5 Passing Yards

While O’Connell certainly hasn’t taken Las Vegas by storm, he’s been a moderately adequate quarterback so far. Tonight, he projects for nearly 207 yards passing tonight in the RotoGrinders projections and has better than a 57% win rate in the NFL Fantasy Pick’em Tool for PrizePicks. The Chargers are one of the worst defenses in the league and O’Connell is likely to have to pass the ball a lot more without Josh Jacobs in the game. He has thrown for over 200 yards in 3 of his last 5 games and is the best spot yet to do so again.

Play: O’Connell – More Than 195.5 Passing Yards

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TJ Zwarych is a longtime RotoGrinders member and has been rising up the DFS rankings. He has been producing content for a long time, previously contributing to sites like Bleacher Report, and he is also the Editor-In-Chief of Agents Of Fandom. TJ has multiple 6-figure DFS wins in his career and most recently finished in 13th place at the 2022 FanDuel MLB Live Final. Follow TJ on Twitter – @TJ_Zwarych5