Josh Oliver Week 7 Preview vs. the Lions

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Minnesota Vikings receiver Josh Oliver has a favorable matchup in Week 7 (Sunday at 1:00 PM ET), up against the Detroit Lions. The Lions are giving up the sixth-most passing yards in the league, 246.2 per game.

This year Oliver has four grabs (on five targets) for 37 yards and one score, averaging 12.3 yards per game.

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Oliver vs. the Lions

  • Oliver vs the Lions (since 2021): 3 GP / 23.3 REC YPG / REC TD
  • Detroit has allowed three opposing receivers to put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2024 season.
  • The Lions have surrendered a TD pass to four opposing players this year.
  • Detroit has not allowed an opposing receiver to register two or more TD receptions against it on the season.
  • The Lions yield 246.2 passing yards per game, the NFL's 27th-ranked pass defense this season.
  • So far this year, the Lions have allowed four passing TDs to opponents, averaging 0.8 per game. That ranks second in the NFL.

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Oliver Receiving Insights

  • Oliver has eclipsed his receiving yards prop bet twice in three games this season.
  • Oliver has received 3.6% of his team's 138 passing attempts this season (five targets).
  • He has been targeted five times this season, averaging 7.4 yards per target.
  • Oliver has had a touchdown catch in one of three games this season. He had only one TD in that game.
  • He has one touchdown this season (7.1% of his team's 14 offensive TDs).

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Oliver's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Packers 9/29/2024 Week 4 2 TAR / 2 REC / 10 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 9/22/2024 Week 3 1 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 9/8/2024 Week 1 2 TAR / 2 REC / 27 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs