Favorite Fantasy Game Environment
- Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings - Over/Under 48.5
Favorite Additional Fantasy Spots
- Bills at home vs Jets - Implied Team Total 28.5
- Buccaneers at home vs Panthers - Implied Team Total 28.5
- Colts on road vs Giants - Implied Team Total 24.5
- Dolphins on road vs Browns - Implied Team Total 23.5
Cash Games
Quarterbacks
| Rank | Player | Opponent | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tua Tagovailoa | at Browns | $5,800 |
| 2 | Bryce Young | at Buccaneers | $5,600 |
| 3 | Aidan O'Connell | at Saints | $5,100 |
Tua Tagovailoa ranks fifth in passing yards per game (260.6) and seventh in pass touchdowns per game (1.7). The Dolphins are 6.5-point favorites, and Tagovailoa has a favorable matchup against a Browns defense that only ranks 26th in EPA/Play Allowed and 25th in Dropback EPA Allowed.
Bryce Young has run for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns and thrown for 377 yards and 3 touchdowns over the past two weeks. Young is reviving his young career and showing dual-threat capabilities. Young is in a good spot against the Buccaneers' pass funnel defense that ranks just 22nd in EPA/Play Allowed and 26th in Dropback EPA Allowed.
Aidan O'Connell, in his last two starts he also finished: 340 passing yards and 2 touchdowns and 257 passing yards. O'Connell is a capable pocket passer and gets a matchup against a Saints defense that should allow him to deliver the ball at ease. O'Connell gets a Saints defense that ranks 25th in EPA/Play Allowed.
Running Backs
| Rank | Player | Opponent | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saquon Barkley | vs Cowboys | $8,600 |
| 2 | Bucky Irving | vs Panthers | $6,700 |
| 3 | De'Von Achane | at Browns | $7,700 |
| 4 | Jonathan Taylor | at Giants | $7,900 |
| 5 | Jerome Ford | vs Dolphins | $5,900 |
| 6 | Tyjae Spears | at Jaguars | $5,400 |
Saquon Barkley leads the NFL in opportunities per game (23.7) and total yards per game (140.9). He ranks fourth in total touchdowns (15). The Eagles are home favorites, and Barkley gets to attack a Cowboys defense that ranks 30th in Rush EPA Allowed.
Bucky Irving's averages over his past two games: 18 opportunities per and 102.5 total yards per. Earlier this month, Irving annihilated the Panthers, totaling 185 yards and 1 touchdown on 28 touches. He's now at home and gets that same awful defense that ranks dead last in both EPA/Play Allowed and Rush EPA Allowed.
De'Von Achane ranks 17th in opportunities per game (17.8), 16th in total yards per game (89.3), and 13th in total touchdowns (11). The Dolphins are 6.5-point favorites and Achane gets a bad Browns defense that ranks just 26th in EPA/Play Allowed and 24th in Rush EPA Allowed.
Jonathan Taylor ranks fifth in opportunities per game (21.8) and sixth in total yards per game (104.3). He just turned 29 carries into 218 yards and 3 touchdowns last week and now gets to attack a Giants defense that ranks just 26th in EPA/Play Allowed. The Colts are 8.5-point favorites.
Jerome Ford is priced affordably at $5,900. Without Nick Chubb last week, he turned 16 opportunities into 131 total yards and a touchdown. Ford is at home against an average Dolphins defense that ranks 20th in EPA/Play Allowed and 17th in Rush EPA Allowed.
Tyjae Spears is healthy and putting his talent on full display to end the season. Over the past two weeks, Spears has turned 25 total opportunities into 158 total yards and 4 total touchdowns. Spears is priced affordably at $5,400 and has a favorable matchup against a Jaguars defense that ranks 30th in EPA/Play Allowed and 22nd in Rush EPA Allowed. His running mate, Tony Pollard, is questionable.
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