

Now comes a Chiefs defense that does not use top CB Marcus Peters to shadow. He’s coming off a predictably slow game against Patrick Peterson and the Cardinals. If you’re paying up for a WR in cash games, Antonio Brown ($9,100) and Mike Evans ($8,600) are better bets.īut this could be a classic Julio Blowup spot. Play of the Week and Pay up for: Julio Jones, Falcons ($8,700) San Diego sits 28th in DraftKings points allowed to RBs and 13th in Football Outsiders’ run defense rankings.
PATRICK MAHOMES VS BEN ROETHLISBERGER STATS PLUS
It could happen this week in a plus matchup against the Chargers. But it will soon for a guy this talented. That volume didn’t produce big fantasy numbers in tough spots at Kansas City or home for Seattle. Over the past 2 games, he’s played 78.5% of Tampa’s offensive snaps and racked up 53 total touches. Tournament target: Doug Martin, Bucs ($5,700)ĭoug Martin, the workhorse, is back. And there’s upside for much more if Baltimore finally decides to hand the backfield over to its best RB. Even another 10 or so carries and a few catches would give him a good shot to pay off. Yet his DraftKings price is down $100 from last week and at its lowest level since Week 9. His playing time has grown in each of the past 5 weeks. He also played a season-high 45.6% of the snaps. Value option: Kenneth Dixon, Ravens ($3,700)ĭixon is coming off season highs in carries (13) and total touches (17). But they’re susceptible to RBs in the passing game, allowing the 9th most catches to the position (59). The Giants have been tough against the run, allowing just 3.7 yards per carry. And his team has the higher implied total (27.75 vs. But I’d recommend getting 1 in there, at least in cash games. So it’s a challenge to fit either in lineups - let alone both. (Duh.) They’re both also more expensive than they’ve been all season. Pay up for: Le’Veon Bell, RB, Steelers ($9,200)īell and David Johnson are both awesome plays. (They’re only 1.5-point underdogs.) That means game flow should allow the ‘Niners to feed Hyde.Īt $5,300, he’s just 17th among RBs in price. And it’s a game San Francisco can actually win. This is a matchup Hyde should be able to take advantage of. And that’s all on top of the absences of DL Will Sutton and LB Lamarr Houston. LB Leonard Floyd figures to remain sidelined with his concussion. LB and leading tackler Jerrell Freeman is serving a PED suspension. LB Danny Trevathan suffered a season-ending knee injury last week. Hyde draws a ravaged Bears defense on Sunday. Play of the Week: Carlos Hyde, 49ers ($5,300) But check out some of the QBs they’ve faced: Bradford, Flacco, Keenum, Wentz, Dalton, Cutler, McCown. The Giants have allowed the 2nd fewest passing TDs. He’s topped 31 DraftKings points in each of his last 3 home games. Big Ben has posted video-game numbers at Heinz Field this year: 1,347 yards, 15 TDs and 2 INTs in 4 outings.

He’s always in play for tourneys when he’s at home. That’ll leave Roethlisberger lower owned than he would be most other weeks. Lots of tournament ownership figures to be focused on that Lions-Saints game - and rightfully so. Tournament target: Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers ($7,400) Manning rolls into Sunday’s game with 12 TDs over his last 4 outings Opposing QBs, meanwhile, have averaged 290 passing yards per game at Heinz Field, with 8 TDs vs. You know the Steelers offense will score - they’ve averaged 28.8 points at home this year. Giants-Steelers has shootout potential, with an over/under of 49.5. Value option: Eli Manning, Giants ($5,900) He’s back at the Superdome this Sunday for a Lions defense sitting 28th in DK points allowed to QBs and dead last in Football Outsiders’ pass defense rankings.īrees is the most expensive QB but still isn’t exorbitantly priced. Rodgers has ripped off 26+ DK points in 6 straight.īrees is averaging an insane 30.9 DraftKings points across 6 home games this season. For a home game against a Texans defense that’s allowed 8 passing TDs over its last 3 games. In fact, he’s the cheapest he’s been all season. But DraftKings also raised the price tag on all 3 guys. Play of the Week: Aaron Rodgers, Packers ($6,700)ĭrew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Stafford are all elite plays this week. It figures to take a higher score than usual to get into the money. And we might even want to seek out more upside in cash games. It sets this up as an interesting tournament week. But that could leave other likely shootouts - Giants-Steelers, Chiefs-Falcons, Bucs-Chargers - lower-owned than they deserve to be. Lions-Saints leads the way with a massive 53.5-point total and figures to be the most popular DFS target. We’ve got 7 games sporting an over/under of 49+. This has a shot to be the wildest, highest-scoring week of the season.
