Thursday Night Football kicks off NFL Week 7 tonight and that means we have NFL DFS Showdown contests to play. The Arizona Cardinals, who welcome back all-pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins following a 6-game suspension, host the New Orleans Saints in a battle of 2 desperate teams. Both have opened the season at 2-4 and are in dire need of a win tonight to stay a part of the 2022 NFL playoff picture. The 43.5 game total may not indicate a huge barnburner, but we have seen both teams put up some solid point totals this season and both teams are struggling in pass coverage. There are also a few NFL i njuries we are keeping tabs on, so as you build those winning DFS lineups keep a close watch on who is in and who is out for tonight's action.
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Welcome back, Nuk! It's been a rough six weeks without him and we're going to witness first-hand just how much he was missed by his team. There is no Marshon Lattimore in the secondary for the Saints and their next best corner, Paulson Adebo, is not at 100 percent. The rest of the Cardinals’ receiving corps is pretty average, at best, so look for a boatload of targets. After all, it's not like he's working his way back from an injury; expect him to go all out tonight.
With the ground game banged up and up against a pretty solid run defense, Murray should probably take it to the air plenty. Opposing quarterbacks have been pretty efficient against the Saints, posting a 98.1 passer-rating and allowing nine touchdowns through the air. Murray gets his top target back tonight and is also good for some rushing yards as well.