Wilson has 706 passing yards and five passing touchdowns over
his last two games, along with two rushing touchdowns and 73 rushing
yards. The Arizona defense is dreadful, but they are far worse
against the pass than they are the run. Seattle will no doubt
continue to be a run-first team, but Wilson will find more success
throwing the ball. Pair Wilson with Tyler Lockett or Will Dissly
for a nice cash stack.
Jones is a favorite tournament play this week based on his high
ceiling against a Redskins team that allows the second-most points
to opposing quarterbacks and his cheap price tag. Jones’ rushing
ability, as evident by his two rushing touchdowns last week against
Tampa Bay, also boosts his outlook and gives him an edge over
other QBs that don’t run like Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan.
Brady enters this week as one of the most expensive quarterbacks
based on his impressive play year to date against three terrible
defenses. Although he did throw for over 300 yards last year in
Buffalo, he has not thrown a touchdown pass on the road against
the Bills dating back to 2016 and should be avoided in DFS this
week.
I am paying up for Ekeler this week with the Chargers taking
on the lowly Dolphins and Ekeler playing in what could be his
final start of the season with Melvin Gordon set to return. I
also like Ekeler even more now that Justin Jackson is out for
the game after walking around practice on Friday in a walking
boot.
Damien Williams is out again with a knee contusion, and LeSean
McCoy is going to play through an ankle injury, but I anticipate
Darrel Williams will be the one running back to play this week
against a Lions defense that allows the fourth-most points to
running backs. McCoy will get his touches and will score fantasy
points, but Williams will be the closer in what could be a lopsided
victory for the Chiefs.
Chubb has been fairly consistent this season with double-digit
fantasy points in all three matchups, but he has failed to reach
20 points in any game, and the Ravens present a terrible matchup
as the No.6 ranked team in fantasy points allowed.
With 31 targets to open the season, Cooper Kupp is once again
Jared Goff’s favorite target in the Rams passing game. Kupp
reached 20 fantasy points in two of his three games, including
36 points last week against the Browns. I’m not sure if
there is a safer wide receiver under 7k this week, making Kupp
a staple in cash games.
We all know that Patrick Mahomes is going to put up points against
the Lions, a team who even when fully healthy in their secondary
would struggle to contain the potent Chiefs offense. Choosing
the receiving options for Mahomes is always a good idea in GPP,
especially if they are relatively cheap like Hardman and Demarcus
Robinson are this week. Hardman is a boom or bust player, but
I think he booms this week to the tune of 100 yards and a score.
Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs have 19 combined catches on the
season. By comparison, Michael Thomas has 25 catches, and Christian
Kirk has 20 of his own. There is not enough volume in the Minnesota
passing game right now to justify paying 6.6k for Thielen when
you can get Cooper Kupp for $100 less.
Dissly is this week’s free space and someone who should
be in your lineup in cash games. The Cardinals give up the most
fantasy points to the position by a large margin, and Dissly continues
to be more involved in the passing game for Seattle.
This is the definition of a home run play, with Hockenson following
up his monster game Week 1 against Arizona with eight combined
receiving yards in his last two matchups. I predict a game flow
that will force Matthew Stafford to air out the ball early and
often, which could bode well for Hockenson to return to fantasy
relevance.
Andrews looks like he is going to play but could see less action
than normal due to his foot injury. I love Andrews and will continue
to use him in future matchups, but I don’t see the value
in paying 5k for an ailing tight end who is going up against a
defense in the Browns that allows the 8th fewest points to the
position.
Defense & Special Teams
High Priced Option Worthy of the Cost: Chargers
($3,800) @ Dolphins
Well Priced with Upside: Colts ($3,100) vs. Raiders
