The calendar year is continuing to roll along as the 2017 NFL Schedule rolls into Week 11 as daily fantasy owners look to cash in on FanDuel. This week’s schedule looks promising with a solid 12 game slate providing us with some solid fantasy matchups including a matchup in Oakland between the Raiders and the New England Patriots that should provide some big time offensive fireworks.

 

In this matchup, you could go a few different directions as we all look to build our daily fantasy football lineups around. The Patriots enter this contest allowing the the most yards per game in the NFL (408.3) but have been stingy of late allowing 17 or fewer points in four straight games. Over on the other side, the Raiders rank 7^th in the NFL in yards per game (361.1) while allowing over 30 points in three of the team’s last five games.

While each of these teams have some solid options to build around, here are a few of the other NFL teams you want to look to during week 11 to build your FanDuel lineups around based on their matchup.  

 

Miami Dolphins (VS Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

 

This might be one of the better fantasy matchups of the weekend as both of these teams have been bad on defense. That said, I love the idea of looking to them to build a nice stack around including quarterback Jay Cutler, running back Kenyan Drake as well as wide receivers DeVante Parker or Jarvis Landry. The Buccaneers enter this weekend ranked in the top ten in fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers.

 

Kansas City Chiefs (VS New York Giants)

 

Here is the second matchup we really like this weekend from a fantasy standpoint as both teams look to have some solid candidates to build around. The Giants enter this game ranked 2^nd in the NFL in yards allowed with just over 400 per contest and 5^th in the NFL in points allowed per contest. Along with those numbers the Giants enter this weekend’s contest allowing the most fantasy points in the NFL to opposing quarterbacks and tight ends opening up the door for an Alex Smith/Travis Kelce stack.

 

Here is our Daily Fantasy Football Options we like for Week 11 of the 2017 NFL Season.

 

2017 NFL Daily Fantasy Football Options Week 11

 

Quarterback – Tom Brady     

 

Now we could go a few different directions at the quarterback position as we looked to build around Brady, Derek Carr, Alex Smith, Jay Cutler and even Eli Manning this weekend. In the end, we like the matchup Brady has against a mediocre Raiders defense and in a game that could see 50 to 60 points combined. Entering this weekend, the Raiders defense has yet to record an interception something that should benefit one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

 

Other Top Quarterback Options – Alex Smith & Derek Carr

Sleeper Options – Jay Cutler & Joe Flacco

Potential Bust – Matthew Stafford

 

                                    Running Backs – Jerick McKinnon & Kenyan Drake

 

Now this might not be the combination many have considered but looking at the usage that we expect to see from guys like Todd Gurley, Leonard Fournette (injury) and Kareem Hunt this weekend, we elected to turn elsewhere for our GPP lineups. While we like the other three as well as LeSean McCoy we elected to go cheaper. Despite struggling last week against the Washington Redskins, we expect to see McKinnon to continue to see double digit carries while also adding some receiving numbers against a Los Angeles Rams team that ranks 5^th in the NFL in fantasy points allowed to the position. Meanwhile, Drake will look to take advantage of a Buccaneers defense that has allowed nine total touchdowns and nearly 1,300 yards of offense to opposing running backs.  

 

Other Top Running Back Options – LeSean McCoy, Todd Gurley & Kareem Hunt

Sleeper Options – Danny Woodhead (Deep Sleeper), Rod Smith & T.J. Yeldon

Potential Bust – Melvin Gordon

Wide Receivers – Brandin Cooks, Michael Crabtree & DeVante Parker

 

Now depending on the quarterback position, you will want to change up your receiving corps to include one of their go to guys. For us we love the high scoring potential of the Patriots/Raiders matchup so we elected to stack both Cooks for the Patriots and Crabtree for the Raiders. We also considered going with Amari Cooper for the Raiders. The last of our three picks was Parker but we also really like Landry but needed to cheaper to allow us to go with Rob Gronkowski at tight end. For Crabtree and Parker they get to take on a Buccaneers defense allowing the 2^nd most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers while Crabtree gets a shot at a Patriots team that ranks 3^rd. Also consider Mike Evans, Tyreek Hill and Sterling Shepard as other solid candidates.

 

Other Top Wide Receiver Options – Amari Cooper, Mike Evans, Jarvis Landry, Tyreek Hills & Sterling Shepard

Sleeper Options – Cole Beasley, Kenny Golladay & Willie Snead

Potential Bust – A.J. Green, Golden Tate & Adam Thielen

 

Tight End – Rob Gronkowski

 

Now as we looked around at the tight end position the two names that were atop of our list of options were Rob Gronkowski and Kelce. In the end, we leaned towards Gronk with Brady under center but we could easily go with Kelce to free up some cash to insert Landry in place for Parker. Gronk gets a shot at Raiders team that allows allowed nearly 500 yards to opposing tight ends on the year. Meanwhile Kelce has the best matchup against a Giants defense that has allowed a league high 10 touchdown grabs to opposing tight ends.

 

Other Top Tight End Options – Travis Kelce

                                        Sleeper Option – Mercedes Lewis & Tyler Kroft

Potential Bust – Evan Engram

Kicker – Jake Elliott

 

Looking at the matchups for Week 11, it opened up the door for a few options at kicker including Stephen Gostkowski, Will Lutz and Justin Tucker. That being said, it’s hard to look past the Philadelphia Eagles kicker as he enters Week 11 with double digit fantasy performances in seven straight games. Over that stretch, his potential for an even bigger performance was there as he attempted at least three extra points in five of those seven contests. If one or more of those drives finished with a field goal his production would increase.

 

Other Kicker Options – Stephen Gostkowski, Will Lutz & Justin Tucker.

 

Defense – Baltimore Ravens

 

The top option for Week 11 is easily the Jacksonville Jaguars but the expected high usage in GPP formats led to us to look at defenses that could sneak in with big time performances. For us the Ravens have a really good matchup this weekend against a Green Bay Packers team that has yet to find their groove without Aaron Rodgers under center. Add that with the fact the Ravens defense leads the NFL in interceptions opens up the door on every pass for a chance for their defense to find the end zone.

 

Other Defensive Options –  Jacksonville Jaguars & Cincinnati Bengals

 

Don’t forget to set your FanDuel Lineups today to take advantage of some great contests taking place in Week 11 including the $1.5 Sunday Million ($250k top prize). 

The daily fantasy football action continues to heat up as the 2017 NFL schedule rolls into Week 10. This weekend’s slate is heavy as 24 teams take the field on Sunday to provide us with some solid daily fantasy options to build around. A group of options that includes Dak Prescott under center, Le’Veon Bell at running back and Julio Jones at wide receiver.

Along with some top tier options, Week 10 has some promising sleeper and bargain options to build around. This includes one of the three running backs who will take over for Ezekiel Elliott in Dallas as the Cowboys will look to find some production. While many fantasy football, owners are turning to Alfred Morris or Darren McFadden, but for us the guy that could be worth the risk in GPP lineups is Rod Smith.

Before we get to who we like in Week 10 to build our NFL FanDuel lineup around, here are a few of the top offenses to build around based on their matchups this weekend.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Indianapolis Colts

This might be the perfect team to build a stack around this weekend as they take on a very bad Indianapolis Colts team. The Colts enter this weekend allowing the seventh most rushing yards and most passing yards in the NFL.

New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers

Now before you decide to jump off this idea, just look at the statiticis to see how bad this 49ers defense has been this year. The 49ers are allowing the third most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks and the most fantasy points to opposing running back.

Here is our Daily Fantasy Football Options we like for Week 10 of the 2017 NFL Season.

2017 NFL Daily Fantasy Football Options Week 10

Quarterback – Ben Roethlisberger

You could go a few different directions this weekend under center as guys like Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford are both solid options to build around. In the end, we just can’t look past the matchup that Roethlisberger and his teammates have this weekend against a very bad Colts defense. While Roethlisberger has struggled at times he has been pretty consistent against some solid defenses opening up the possibility for a big time fantasy performance this weekend.

Other Top Quarterback Options – Tom Brady & Matthew Stafford
Sleeper Options – C.J. Brethard
Potential Bust – Drew Brees

Running Backs –Le’Veon Bell & Jordan Howard

At the top of our play list at the running back position for Week 10 sits Bell who has a fantastic matchup against the Colts. The Colts are one of eight teams in the NFL that have allowed their opponents to top the 1,000 yard mark on the ground while also being the only team to allow double digit rushing touchdowns. Meanwhile Howard will continue to be asked to carry as much of the Chicago Bears offense as possible as they limit their rookie quarterback Entering Week 10, Howard has touched the ball over 23 times in three straight games. A sleeper play that is not only high risk but high reward this weekend is Tarik Cohen.

Other Top Running Back Options – LeSean McCoy, Aaron Jones & Todd Gurley
Sleeper Options – Rob Kelley, Alfred Morris & Rod Smith
Potential Bust – Melvin Gordon

Wide Receivers – Antonio Brown, Robert Woods & Tre McBride

The Steelers stack couldn’t be finished without adding Brown as our top option at the wide receiver position while also giving both JuJu Smith-Schuster and Martavis Bryant consideration. After strong consideration, it was hard to look past Brown who has been targeted at least ten times in all but one games this season leading to at least 14.5 points in three of his last four games. Another option who has seen a bunch of targets of late is Woods, the Los Angeles Rams receiver is becoming a favorite of Jared Goff pulling in at least four catches in four straight games. This weekend he should have a chance to produce against a beat-up Houston Texans defense that has allowed 1,339 receiving yards and nine touchdowns to opposing receivers. Rounding out of receiving corps is Tre McBride who slowly emerged as a threat in the receiving game for Bears. After a slew of injuries the Bears seem to have a few receivers opening up some opportunities for McBride. In his last game, McBride pulled in three catches for 92 yards.

Other Top Wide Receiver Options – Robbie Anderson, DeMaryius Thomas, Brandin Cooks, A.J. Green & Julio Jones
Sleeper Options – Martavis Bryant, Willie Snead, Kendall Wright & Adam Humphries
Potential Bust – DeAndre Hopkins & Keenan Allen

Tight End – Eric Ebron

After stacking a trio of Steelers based on their matchup with the Colts it limits us at the tight end position. While we considered Rob Gronkowski, we couldn’t look past the matchup that Stafford and Ebron has on Sunday against a bad Cleveland Browns defense. Entering this weekend’s matchup, the Browns have allowed 542 receiving yards and six touchdowns to opposing tight ends on the year. Add that with the fact that Stafford continues to target him makes him a solid play this weekend.

Other Top Tight End Options – Rob Gronkowski & Hunter Henry
Sleeper Option – Mercedes Lewis
Potential Bust – Jack Doyle

Kicker – Matt Prater

When looking at kickers we continue to look at options that play indoor each week. One of those options this weekend is Matt Prater who should see a ton of options to put points on the board as the Lions look to take advantage of a very bad Browns defense. The Lions kicker enters this weekend’s contest posting back to back double digit fantasy performances for his fantasy owners.

Other Kicker Options –Greg Zuerlein & Chris Boswell

Defense – Detroit Lions

Seems like nothing is going right for the Browns this season and that should continue this weekend against a solid Lions defense. At the front of those struggles has been the play under center as DeShone Kizer, Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan have all struggled. Entering this weekend’s showdown, the Browns bad offense has opened up the door for their opponents to score the second most fantasy points for their owner from the defensive position.

Other Defensive Options – Jacksonville Jaguars & Dallas Cowboys

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The second half of the 2017 NFL Schedule gets underway this week as daily fantasy football owners look to cash in on FanDuel. Unfortunately for everyone taking part in any type of fantasy football action, the options will be thin with six teams set for their bye weeks including both the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers. Furthermore, another top tier fantasy option in Deshaun Watson will not only miss this weekend but the rest of the year.

 

Luckily for every one this weekend, there are plenty of options to go around to build a winning daily fantasy football lineup. That being said one matchup that we are paying extra close attention to is the San Francisco 49ers heading to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. These two teams enter this game struggling to slow down opposing offenses while allowing a ton of fantasy points.

 

The 49ers enter allowing the second most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks and most points to opposing running backs. This opens up the door for us to look at Drew Stanton as a possible sleeper option at quarterback as well as Adrian Peterson as a feature back as the team looks to take the pressure off their new starting quarterback. Meanwhile over on the other side the Cardinals are allowing the third most fantasy points to quarterbacks and fourth most to opposing wide receivers.

Now before we get to our top NFL FanDuel plays for Week 9 of the 2017 NFL Season, let’s take a look at a few of the key matchups that feature offenses that you can build a stack around.

 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New Orleans Saints

 

Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys

 

Here is our Daily Fantasy Football Options we like for Week 9 of the 2017 NFL Season.

 

2017 NFL Daily Fantasy Football Options Week 9

 

Quarterback – Jared Goff

 

The options are heavy for us this weekend at the quarterback position as we have a few that will be inserted in various lineups including both Drew Brees & Derek Carr while Drew Stanton is worth the gamble in GPP tournaments. In the end, it’s hard for us to look past Goff this weekend against a very bad New York Giants team. Entering week 9, the Giants have allowed over 1,800 yards passing to go with 14 touchdowns while picking off just three passes. In games this season against teams with a bad pass defense Goff has posted 19.7, 23.58 and 16.44 fantasy points for his owners.  

 

Other Top Quarterback Options – Drew Brees & Derek Carr

Sleeper Options – Drew Stanton

Potential Bust – Carson Wentz

 

                                    Running Backs – Adrian Peterson & Marlon Mack

 

Looking at the matchups and defensive production opened up the door for us to lock in Peterson as our top option for Week 9. Peterson will look to take advantage of a 49ers defense that has allowed over 1,400 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns to opposing running backs. Over their last two games, they have allowed over 470 yards on the ground with four rushing touchdowns. Meanwhile a GPP type of play that we love this week is Mack who should see an increased work load going forward despite the Indianapolis Colts failing to find a trade partner for Frank Gore. Mackhas also seen his looks increase in the passing game over the past two weeks adding more value to his stock.

 

Other Top Running Back Options – Todd Gurley & Mark Ingram

Sleeper Options – Orleans Darkwa & Jonathan Stewart

Potential Bust – Ezekiel Elliott

Wide Receivers – Mike Evans, Julio Jones & Larry Fitzgerald

 

Now we could go many different options here but after the injury to Watson both Will Fuller and DeAndre Hopkins are too big of a gamble play for us with Tom Savage under center. Luckliy for us though after spending cheap at quarterback and running back, guys like Jones and Evans are easy options that we could afford. For me both Evans and Michael Thomas are near locks or guys you need to rotate in lineups as we expect to see a shootout in New Orleans. Jones meanwhile will continue to six a ton of targets the question mark is whether or not he can find the endzone for his second time this season. The last of our options we really like is Fitzgerald as we expect Stanton to turn to the veteran as a security blanket as he takes over at quarterback.

 

Other Top Wide Receiver Options – Michael Thomas & Michael Crabtree

Sleeper Options – Corey Davis, Kenny Stills & Willie Snead

Potential Bust – A.J. Green, Will Fuller & DeAndre Hopkins

 

Tight End – Jimmy Graham

 

We expect to see the tight end usage spread out around the NFL in Week 9 with Rob Gronkowski not available. This opens up the door for Graham who has seen at least five targets in five straight games while picking up touchdowns in three straight games. Add that with the fact the Washington Redskins have allowed the most receiving yards in the NFL to opposing tight ends makes him an even bigger option for us. You could consider Tyler Kroft as a gamble play or even O.J. Howard.  

 

Other Top Tight End Options – Travis Kelce

                                           Sleeper Option – Tyler Kroft & O.J. Howard

Potential Bust – Zach Ertz

 Kicker – Wil Lutz

 

Lutz matches our criteria when looking to fill the kicker position. First he will get the advantage of playing in doors at home while avoiding any type of weather that might be thrown at other kickers around the league. Secondly, the Saints/Buccaneers matchup has the potential to be a high scoring contest with both teams having the ability to post 25-40 points this weekend opening up the door for Lutz to have a chance to put up some points.  

 

Other Kicker Options – Matt Bryant & Justin Tucker

 

Defense – Los Angeles Rams

 

The money is there for us to use nearly any defense that is available during the NFL Schedule in Week 9. In the end, we like the idea of this matchup as the Giants continue to struggle on offense including at the wide receiver position. These struggles and the fact the Rams have been solid on defense makes them a solid option to build around this weekend after coming off back to back strong performances (17 & 22).

 

Other Defensive Options – Baltimore Ravens & Arizona Cardinals

 

Don’t forget to set your FanDuel Lineups today to take advantage of some great contests taking place in Week 9 including the $1.5M Sunday Million ($300k top prize). 

 

The half way point is slowly approaching as the 2017 NFL Schedule rolls into week 7 of the season. Now luckily for daily fantasy football owners, the action is just heating up as FanDuel continues to deliver some big-time opportunities to cash in weekly. One of those contests that should be on the top of everyone’s list this weekend is Fanduel’s $2M Sunday Million with a top prize of $500k to first place.

With that said the big questions for everyone this week will simply come down to deciding which players from each position should be selected to build around. Should we target Tom Brady against the Atlanta Falcons or Le’Veon Bell against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Could Brett Hundley be the sleeper play of the week as he looks to help lead this Green Bay Packers to a playoff run.

Now with that said here is a look at a few of the key defenses that we should be able to take advantage of this week as we look to build some key offenses stacks during Week 7.

Arizona Cardinals (5th in PPG allowed, 8th most passing yards per game)

If you are looking for some value this is the matchup you might want to turn to as the Los Angeles Rams have a shot to put up some points in this contest. The Cardinals enter their week 7 matchup allowing over 26 points a game while allowing opposing offenses to move the ball through the air. Through the first six weeks of the season, the Cardinals have allowed a league high 10 touchdown receptions to opposing receivers.

Indianapolis Colts (Most PPG allowed, 2nd most yards allowed per game)

Now only good news for the Colts leading into their week 7 matchup with division rivals the Jacksonville Jaguars is the fact that Leonard Fournette isn’t 100% healthy. That being said this Colts team has looked bad on defense for most of the season as they are allowing over 400 total yards of offense and over 30 points a game. Entering week 7, the Colts are ranked 4th in fantasy points allowed to both opposing quarterbacks and running backs while wide receivers have pulled in nearly 1,200 yards of offense.

Here is our Daily Fantasy Football Options we like for Week 7 of the 2017 NFL Season.

2017 NFL Daily Fantasy Football Options Week 7

Quarterback – Jared Goff

Now the quarterback position is one of those slots that can either win you a lot of money or ruin your roster in just a few minutes. This week it will be hard for me to look past Goff as he looks to take advantage of a suspect Arizona Cardinals team who has trouble on the defensive side of the ball. That being said if the Cardinals offense comes out moving the ball this should play into the advantage of the Rams and any daily fantasy owners who might build around him. One deep sleeper to consider as he has struggled for most of the season but could break out with one of those top tier performances is Joe Flacco against the Minneota Vikings.

Other Top Quarterback Options – Tom Brady & Drew Brees
Sleeper Options – Joe Flacco & C.J. Beathard
Potential Bust – Cam Newton

Running Backs – Ezekiel Elliott & Adrian Peterson

The running back position could be one of those slots where you wait to see who is set to go and who will miss action. For us we love Fournette if healthy but we could also turn to Chris Ivory as a very solid option under the $6k mark. That being said how can we not look to these two backs as they look to take advantage of suspect defenses. Elliott will get a shot a San Francisco 49ers team that has allowed nearly 1,000 yards of offense to opposing running backs with six touchdowns through just six contests. Meanwhile, Peterson will get a shot at a Rams defense that has allowed 732 yards on the ground to go with seven rushing touchdowns to opposing running backs.

Other Top Running Back Options – Leonard Fournette & Jay Ajayi
Sleeper Options – Chris Ivory & Matt Breida
Potential Bust – LeSean McCoy

Wide Receivers – Julio Jones, Michael Thomas & Robert Woods

As some daily fantasy football owners shy away from Jones after a disappointing start, week 7 could be the time for a breakout performance. Jones will look to take advantage of a New England Patriots defense that ranks 1st in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game and fourth in total fantasy points allowed to opposing wide receivers. Meanwhile rounding out our receiving corps is Thomas who has yet to see fewer than six targets in any game this season and Woods who has a shot to see some spots to make some big plays with Patrick Peterson being assigned to Sammy Watkins.

Other Top Wide Receiver Options – Antonio Brown & Dez Bryant
Sleeper Options – Zay Jones, Laquon Treadwell & Chris Moore
Potential Bust – Mike Evans & Brandin Cooks

Tight End – Jimmy Graham

We could have easily inserted Rob Gronkowski into this slot and been very happy with our lineup. That being said in GPP lineups we expect to see a ton of usage on Gronk, leaving us to look for another option. In the end, I gave the slight advantage to Graham but could also see someone like Evan Engram or Austin Hooper as solid playmaker options. For Graham, he should have a chance to make some plays against a Giants defense that has allowed a league high seven touchdown receptions to opposing tight ends.
Other Top Tight End Options – Rob Gronkowski
Sleeper Option – Evan Engram & Austin Hooper
Potential Bust – Jimmy Graham

Kicker – Dan Bailey

For us the kicker position is one of those slots where we could go really any direction. In the end, we stuck with the idea of going with a kicker playing indoors as well as one that has a solid matchup. While the San Francisco 49ers have been bad in the win/loss standings, they have kept all of their games close making each field goal mean even more. If the Cowboys can get Elliott moving it should open up opportunities for Bailey.

Other Kicker Options – Justin Tucker & Greg Zuerlein

Defense – Carolina Panthers

In cash game lineups, we suggest looking at a team like the Seattle Seahawks against a Giants team lacking playmakers. Meanwhile in GPP formats we looked at a team that has the potential to put together a big game despite being on the road against a rookie quarterback. The key to this matchup will be whether or not the Bears elect to throw the ball or stick to the ground. In the end, the Panthers as well as a team like the Jaguars or even the Cowboys could reward us all with a big time fantasy performance.

Other Defensive Options – Jacksonville Jaguars & Dallas Cowboys

Don’t forget to set your FanDuel Lineups today to take advantage of some great contests taking place in Week 7 including the $2 Sunday Million ($500k top prize).