By Ian Rosen (@iozen9)
After two weeks of what seemed like universally poor offensive play, Week 3 finally saw its fair share of scoring. This week should be no different, as there are some great matchups for some lethal offenses.
My Favorite Stacks
Trevor Siemian and Emmanuel Sanders (Denver; $5,200 and $6,100)
With Michael Crabtree sidelined and considering how stellar Denver’s defense has played thus far this season, I expect Denver to dominate the time of possession in this game. Also, the Broncos are at home and the last time they played in Denver, Siemian threw for four touchdowns and Sanders snagged two of them. The Raiders’ secondary has been among the worst in the N.F.L, so this stack will do just fine.
Dak Prescott and Dez Bryant (Dallas; $6,200 and $6,500)
It’s about time Dez doesn’t end up with a top-five corner covering him. After three very difficult matchups, Bryant and Prescott will face a much easier pass defense in Week 4. This should be a breakout game for Dez and look for Dak to pick up at least a couple of touchdowns.
[sc name=”Google Inline Ad”]
Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants; $5,700 and $8,900)
In case you missed last week’s contest between the Vikings and the Bucs, let me sum it up for you: The Vikings won and pretty much EVERYBODY on Tampa Bay’s defense got injured. With Lavonte David and Kwon Alexander not suiting up for this matchup, Eli should have more time to throw. If you give Eli a little more time in the pocket than usual, as we saw last week, he can put up very nice numbers. This stack should be insanely low owned.
QBs that I like
Tom Brady (New England; $8,000)
He’s Tom Brady and he’s on a roll, with 825 yards and 8 touchdowns over the past two weeks.
Projection: 300 yd 2 td
Deshaun Watson (Houston; $5,100)
Last week was the breakout week that everyone was waiting for. This week he gets a weak Titans secondary at home. He has been averaging 54 yards on the ground this season, which is basically equivalent to a touchdown in DraftKings scoring.
Projection: 250 yd 2td
RBs that I like
Zeke Elliott (Dallas; $8,200)
The Rams’ run defense has been pretty poor over the past couple of weeks, allowing Carlos Hyde to run for nearly 100 yards and two touchdowns. Let’s see what a much more talented running back behind a much better offensive line can do at home.
Projection: 145 yd 1 td
Devonta Freeman (Atlanta; $7,300)
The Falcons are expected to be ahead early in this game, taking advantage of a poor Bills defense at home. That being said, they should stick with the run game early. Freeman will find room to run against this Bills front seven.
Projection: 80 yd 2 td
WR’s that I like
A.J. Green (Cincinnati; $8,600)
I don’t care if he gets quadruple teamed; he is still going up against the Browns secondary. Teams also must respect the Bengals’ run game with the emergence of Joe Mixon, which should open up more single coverage for Green.
Projection: 120 yd 1 td
Tyler Lockett (Seattle; $4,300)
Let me preface this by saying that this play could be a total flop, but worth consideration in tournament lineups. With Doug Baldwin banged up and Lockett receiving 9 targets last week, he’s a sneaky play against a terrible Colts secondary.
Projection: 4 rec 72 yd 1 td
TEs that I like
Rob Gronkowski (New England; $6,600)
Boy did Gronk look like himself last week. He will continue looking terrific this week at home versus a Panthers defense that is nothing to be scared of.
Projection: 90 yd 1td
Zach Ertz (Philadelphia; $6,300)
Alshon will have a tough day versus this terrific Chargers cornerback group. Wentz needs to throw to someone and that someone will be Ertz. Look for him to have eight targets or more.
Projection: 80 yd 1 td
DSTs that I like
Denver ($3,300)
With Crabtree out, I expect the Raiders to have an even worse offensive showing than last week.
Projection: 17 points
Bengals ($3,500)
I understand that they are on the road, but every time Kizer touches the ball he’s a turnover risk. He could easily turn it over at least twice against this very solid Bengals defense.
Projection: 13 points
Ian Rosen will be contributing DFS/DraftKings advice to 5thDownFantasy.com this season. Check out his blog at fancavelive.com for more football and other sports posts.
[sc name=”Google Matched Content Ad”]
