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Detroit has been vulnerable to tight ends, ranking first in half PPR points allowed at 24.7 points per game. Over the last four weeks, the Lions have surrendered big games to Kenyon Sadiq (20.0 half PPR points), Trey McBride (17.1), Teagan Quitoriano (14.5!!!!), and Tucker Kraft (12.8).
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Hockenson faces elite TE matchup in Detroit, which has allowed 24.7 half PPR points per game.

Hockenson is the TE14 on TE11 usage, averaging 8.3 half PPR points and 8.6 expected points per contest. His opportunity has been volatile, ranging from a 13-119-0 line on 13 targets in Week 4 (without Justin Jefferson) to a single seven-yard grab in Week 5. He holds a 20% target share and 5.8 targets per game over a recent four-game sample. Detroit has been vulnerable to tight ends, ranking first in half PPR points allowed at 24.7 points per game; over the last four weeks, the Lions have surrendered big games to Kenyon Sadiq (20.0), Trey McBride (17.1), Teagan Quitoriano (14.5), and Tucker Kraft (12.8). Minnesota travels to Detroit as 3-point road underdogs with an implied team total of 21.75 points (19th).

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