WR · Detroit Lions#18

Isaac TeSlaa

Updated

Isaac TeSlaa's receiving yards line is 17.5 for Week 8 vs Minnesota Vikings (Sun, Nov 1); the projection is 19.1. 6 of 8 markets posted.

vs Minnesota Vikings · Week 8 · Dome

Line
17.5
Receiving Yards
Nuvela projection
19.1
this week
Difference
+1.6
+9%
Lines checked
Markets posted
6 of 8
Line since open
−1.0, from 18.5
Projections updated

Highlights

The biggest reasons on each side of 17.5 receiving yards

Line17.5Down 1 since it opened at 18.5 on Tuesday, after swinging between 17.5 and 19.5. No single piece of news lines up with the moves.

Over

Why he could top 17.5 receiving yards

  1. 32.8A GAMEHe has averaged about 33 receiving yards over his last 6 games, against a line of 17.5.
  2. 66SNAPS A GAMEDetroit runs 66 snaps a game, the 4th most, and runs the 5th fastest pace in the league.

Under

Why he could fall short of 17.5

  1. 5thFEWESTMinnesota gives up 124 receiving yards a game to receivers this season, the 5th fewest in the league.
  2. 3.5TARGETS A GAMEHe gets 3.5 targets a game, 9% of Detroit's total, over 6 games.

Ranked by how much each one matters. We show both sides and leave the decision to you. Nuvela is AI and can make mistakes.

Injury report

Both clubs’ full report, not only the names that touch his own workload.

Detroit is without two other receivers, so more of the receiver targets go to TeSlaa. Across from him, Minnesota has nobody out who usually covers receivers.

TeSlaaNo injury designation

Around himDetroit Lions

2 of 20 touch TeSlaa

Out long term · already in his recent games

  • IRKendrick LawWRFrees targets at his spot
  • IRTom KennedyWR · knee - mclFrees targets at his spot

Across from himMinnesota Vikings

1 of 20 touch TeSlaa

Out long term · already in his recent games

  • IRMarcus AllenDBDeep coverage
Full reportEvery name on both clubs’ lists2020Show

DET · Detroit Lions

20 listed
  • Ennis Rakestraw Jr.CB · ankleQuestionable
  • Avonte MaddoxFS · Not specifiedIR
  • Ben BartchOT · Not specifiedIR
  • Damone ClarkLB · Not specifiedIR
  • Devin WhiteLB · forearmIR
  • Giovanni ManuOL · Not specifiedIR
  • Isiah PachecoRB · Not specifiedIR
  • Kendrick LawWR · Not specifiedIR
  • Kerby JosephSAF · kneePUP
  • Payton TurnerDE · Not specifiedIR
  • Thomas HarperSAF · Not specifiedIR
  • Tom KennedyWR · knee - mclIR
  • Blake MillerOT · Last listed Wk 2: Out (knee)—
  • Brian BranchCB · Last listed Wk 7: Q (achilles)Cleared
  • Cade MaysC · Last listed Wk 7: Q (wrist)Cleared
  • Christian IzienSAF · Last listed Wk 1: Q (groin)—
  • Christian MahoganyG · Last listed Wk 2: Out (hip)—
  • D.J. ReedCB · Last listed Wk 4: Q (rib)—
  • Rock Ya-SinCB · Last listed Wk 5: Out (hamstring)—
  • Tyleik WilliamsDT · Last listed Wk 5: Q (foot)—

MIN · Minnesota Vikings

20 listed
  • Aaron JonesRB · kneeQuestionable
  • Gavin BartholomewTE · ankleQuestionable
  • Donovan JacksonG · Not specifiedIR
  • Jacob RobertsLB · Not specifiedIR
  • Jamal AdamsLB · Not specifiedIR
  • Josh OliverTE · Not specifiedIR
  • Marcus AllenDB · Not specifiedIR
  • Nick SamacC · Not specifiedIR
  • Tyler BattyLB · Not specifiedIR
  • Ben YurosekTE · Last listed Wk 5: Q (ankle)—
  • Brett ThorsonP · Last listed Wk 4: Out (hamstring)—
  • Brian O'NeillOT · Last listed Wk 5: Q (knee)—
  • Charles DemmingsCB · Last listed Wk 5: Out (hamstring)—
  • Christian DarrisawOT · Last listed Wk 5: Out (concussion)—
  • Jauan JenningsWR · Last listed Wk 2: Out—
  • Jordan AddisonWR · Last listed Wk 5: Q (hamstring)—
  • Jordan MasonRB · Last listed Wk 7: Q (thumb)Cleared
  • Justin JeffersonWR · Last listed Wk 5: Q (ankle)—
  • Kyler MurrayQB · Last listed Wk 2: Out (concussion)—
  • Michael JurgensG · Last listed Wk 5: Q (elbow)—

Form

What he has done, game by game, against lines like this one.

Recent output relative to line

Full season · every game against the selected line.

Receiving Yards, last 6

against the posted 17.5
Cleared 17.5Under 17.5Nuvela projection this week
Explore line17.5
Consensus line
17.5
yards
Nuvela projection
19.1
+1.6 on the line
Above the line
3 of 6
50% of the sample
vs closing lines
3 of 6
each week's own close
Median
18
regular season
Average
32.8
+15.3 on the line

Distribution by time window

The same games cut four ways, against the line posted now and against the line each game actually closed at.

Windows

WindowMedianAbove % · vs current lineAbove % · vs closing line
Last 31033%1/333%1/3
Last 52660%3/560%3/5
Season1850%3/650%3/6
Last season12.543%6/1443%6/14

Custom splits

Cut the same games by where they were played, who was on the field, and what the game was doing.

Cut the sample

6 of 6 games
Venue
Game state
Opponent defense
Games
6
of 6
Average
32.8
yards
Median
18
yards
Above 17.5
3 of 6
50% of the sample
vs the full 6
0.0
yards

Sample under 8 games, so treat it as directional.

WeekOpponentReceiving YardsLine that weekAgainst it
Week 1vs NO017.5−17.5
Week 2@ BUF2617.5+8.5
Week 3vs NYJ6615.5+50.5
Week 4@ CAR9557.5+37.5
Week 5@ ARI025.5−25.5
Week 7vs GB1025.5−15.5

Game log · season

Most recent first: his weekly output for this market.

Every game

6 played
WeekOpponentTargetsRecRec ydsLongaDOTTD
Wk 7vs GB211010—0
Wk 5@ ARI200——0
Wk 4@ CAR84955716.90
Wk 3vs NYJ336649—0
Wk 2@ BUF52262015.70
Wk 1vs NO100——0

Comparable players vs Minnesota

9 of 16

wide receivers went under their line vs Minnesota

TeSlaa this weekLine17.5Nuvela projection19.1
  1. Josh DownsIND · Week 718Rec ydsUnder 49.5
  2. Laquon TreadwellIND · Week 719Rec ydsUnder 19.5
  3. Chris OlaveNO · Week 546Rec ydsUnder 80.5
  4. Devaughn VeleNO · Week 526Rec ydsUnder 40.5
  5. Chris BellMIA · Week 40Rec ydsUnder 34.5
  6. Kevin Coleman Jr.MIA · Week 43Rec ydsUnder 14.5
  7. Malik WashingtonMIA · Week 467Rec ydsOver 40.5
  8. Chris Godwin Jr.TB · Week 325Rec ydsUnder 35.5
  9. Emeka EgbukaTB · Week 362Rec ydsOver 49.5
  10. Ted Hurst IIITB · Week 340Rec ydsOver 24.5
  11. Kalif RaymondCHI · Week 240Rec ydsOver 23.5
  12. Luther Burden IIICHI · Week 232Rec ydsUnder 49.5
  13. Rome OdunzeCHI · Week 243Rec ydsOver 39.5
  14. Christian WatsonGB · Week 1147Rec ydsOver 56.5
  15. Jayden ReedGB · Week 120Rec ydsUnder 43.5
  16. Matthew GoldenGB · Week 195Rec ydsOver 39.5

Matchup

The defense he faces and the game around him.

Opponent defense

How Minnesota Vikings defends each position (fantasy points allowed per game, rank 1 = toughest) and what comparable roles have done against them.

How this defense handles receivers

What Minnesota Vikings actually allows to WRs, against the rest of the league. Rank 1 = toughest draw.

MeasureAllowedLeague avgRank
Targets allowedTo this position, per game: the volume a receptions line rests on.1718.49th of 32
Catch rate allowedReceptions per target.58%62%8th of 32
Receiving yards allowedTo this position.123.8148.85th of 32
Yards per target allowedVolume-independent efficiency conceded to this position.7.38.19th of 32
Target depth allowedAverage air yards per target: how far downfield this defence lets the ball go.10.811.116th of 32
Yards after catch allowedPer reception: tackling and pursuit, the other half of a receiving line.4.74.323rd of 32
Deep attempts allowedShare of throws against this defence travelling 20+ air yards.10%11%14th of 32

By position

fantasy points allowed
PositionFP allowed / gRank1 = toughest
QB7.61st of 32
RB161st of 32
WRhis position25.34th of 32
TE6.91st of 32

Similar players

most recent vs this defense
PlayerRec yds
Wan'Dale Robinson2025 · Wk 1619
Devaughn Vele2026 · Wk 526
Jakobie Keeney-James2025 · Wk 1815
A.J. Brown2025 · Wk 7121
Chris Olave2026 · Wk 546

Game context

The game the line sits inside. A total and a script set how many chances there are before any of his own rates matter.

Game total
46
combined
DET implied total
24.75
favored
MIN implied total
21.25
underdog
Projected script
Neutral/Lead
favored
Pace
28.3s
seconds / play
Wind
Indoors
no wind factor
Conditions
Dome
climate controlled

What the game projects

volume, not rates
Offensive play count
65.8
6-game avg
Dropbacks
40
61% pass
Red-zone trips
4.5
6-game avg
Pass rate ± exp
−0.6
PROE

A yards prop is a rate times a volume. The rates live in Usage; this is the volume they act on: the offence’s per-game workload and his projected share of it.

Role

How much of the offense runs through him, and who is in or out around him.

Usage & opportunity

Roughly 70% of any prop outcome is opportunity, not efficiency. This is the section that predicts.

Share of the offence

season to date
Snap share60%
Of the offence's snaps
Route %66%
Of the team's dropbacks
Target share9%
Of all his team's targets
Air-yards share15%
Of the team's intended air yards
RZ target share11%
Inside the opponent's 20
Targets / g3.5
Targets per game
Yards / route run1.3
Receiving yards per route run
aDOT12.4
Average depth of target, in yards

Availability

Practice participation through the week.

His practice week

Not reported
Injury
None reported
Game status
No designation
Snap share, last game
49%
Games missed this season
0

If TeSlaa sits

If a receiver sits, the player who replaces him gets the routes, but the second receiver and the tight end gain most of the targets.

Next up

Tay MartinWR · 3% of the snaps

Where his work goes

No teammate stands out to take his work.

No games without him to measure, so this split is our estimate

Market

Every line posted for him, how it moved, and what each book charges.

In this groupMarketsOdds

All player props

Every line available this week, with how often he cleared it recently. Selecting one re-anchors the rest of the page.

Last five games against the line each of those games closed at. Filled is over, pale is under.

Every market compared

6 posted · 2 waiting on a book
MarketLineProjectionDiffCleared L5OpenedSince open
Receiving Yards17.519.1Nuvela projection+1.63 of 518.5−1.0
Receptions1.51.5Nuvela projection0.03 of 51.5level
Anytime TD18%Market only—0 of 519%−1%
Longest Reception13.526.1Nuvela+12.64 of 5 incl. 202514.5−1.0
1st TD4%Market only—0 of 54%level
Last TD5%Market only—0 of 54%level
2+ TDsNo line posted yet
Rush + Rec YardsNo line posted yet
What these figures mean
Cleared L5
How many of his last 5 games went over this line. It counts overs only.
Since open
How far the consensus line has moved since books first posted it this week.

How the line moved

net −1 (range 17.5–18.5)
  1. Tue 4:45 PM18.5opened
  2. Wed 4:46 PM19.5+1.0
  3. Fri 5:01 AM17.5−2.0

Opened 18.5, now 17.5.

Catalysts are matched to each move by timing, which is approximate. Read them as what was in the news around the move, not a proven cause.

Moves with this

same game · role level

How the WR1's receiving tends to move with each teammate role, across the league.

  1. The QB's passing yardsmove together · 760 games+0.6
  2. The WR2's receiving yardsmove loosely together · 760 games+0.2
  3. The RB1's rushing yardsroughly independent · 760 games0.0
  4. The TE1's receiving yardsroughly independent · 758 games0.0

A role-level tendency across the league: a general pattern for this role, not a measured link between these two specific players.

Prop odds

Over/under prices across the market for the selected line.

Receiving Yards

3 books
SportsbookLineOverUnder
BetOnline17.5−115−112
DraftKings17.5−112−112
FanDuel19.5−114−114

Odds aggregated from licensed US sportsbooks via The Odds API, shown for research only. Nuvela does not accept bets and is not affiliated with any sportsbook.

About these numbers

Where the lines and the projection come from. The long version is on the methodology page.

Where do Isaac TeSlaa's prop lines come from?
From The Odds API, which aggregates licensed US sportsbooks. Each of Isaac TeSlaa's markets shows the consensus line and, book by book, the Over and Under price, plus how far the line has moved since the books first posted it. Nuvela is not a sportsbook and takes no wagers.
How is Isaac TeSlaa's projection made?
The projection is the expected number for that stat this week, built from Isaac TeSlaa's recent usage and output, the role on the team, the injury report and the game ahead. The label beside each line names the source of its projection, Nuvela or Tank01. A player ruled out gets no projection.
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