Stacking to Win It: NFL Week 13

Welcome back to Stacking to Win it. In this article I will give you my top stacks of the week. I will give you my top two stacks to consider, a value stack and a team that I feel is flying under the radar to consider.

I like the options for stacks this week. There are many ways you can go. Some stacks that did not make my list this week are the Pats stack and Panthers stack. I love the pairing of both quarterbacks with their tight ends this week but both are huge favorites and may go into running mode in the second half.

Top Stack 1

Steelers vs Colts- Team Total 27.8

With Ben Roethlisberger practicing fully on Wednesday and being on track to play on Sunday, the Steelers dangerous passing attack is the one I want. Big Ben leads the NFL in passing yards per game at 335. He has been downright in a zone the last three weeks and has passed for 1,169 yards which equates to 390 yards a game. He has scored at least 22 fantasy points in those three games. Antonio Brown is his top target and may be the best wide out in the NFL. He only went for six catches and 51 yards last week against Richard Sherman but had 27 catches for 423 yards, two scores and 70 FanDuel points (90.5 on DraftKings) in his prior two games. You can also add in Martavis Bryant who is a touchdown machine who has 14 touchdowns in 16 career games. The Colts are also a plus matchup for the Steelers. They allow 23.6 points per game and rank 27^th in passing yards allowed per game with 273. They are middle of the road in touchdown passes allowed at 20 but that is only three less than the 3^rd to last team in that category in the NFL. In this matchup on a prime time game, the Steelers are a team I am going to have a lot of exposure to.

Top Stack 2

Jets @ Giants - Team Total 23.5

If you are going to fade the Steelers, the Jets are the team I would look at. The matchup is one of the best you can ask for. The Giants allow the most passing yards per game with 309 and it's not even close as they lead that category by 25 yards. They have been awful the past four weeks. In that time frame, they have allowed 1,388 yards and 10 touchdowns. Quarterbacks are averaging 25 fantasy points scored in that frame as well. The Jets passing attack has been great this season as well. Both Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker are touchdown machines. Decker has scored a touchdown in all but two games this season and has scored at least 10 fantasy points in every game. Marshall has four straight games with a touchdown catch and has over 100 receiving yards six times this season. Ryan Fitzpatrick has been consistent and has scored at least 15 fantasy points in every game he has played this season minus the game he left early due to injury. The Jets are in a good position to succeed once again this week and are my co-favorite stack of the week.

Value Stack

Bears vs 49ers - Team Total 25.0

If you are looking for value this week, I love pairing Jay Cutler with Alshon Jeffery. Jeffery, when healthy, has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. In his past four games that Jeffery has managed to play start to finish, he has 35 catches for 504 yards and two scores. He has a great matchup against Kenneth Acker who, according to Pro Football Focus's rating, is an F rated cornerback. Cutler has face three tough defenses in a row and played decent but does not have to worry about that this week against the 49ers. The 49ers allow 277 passing yards per game and have allowed at least 16 fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks the past three games. In Cutler's last matchup against a weak pass defense, he went for 345 yards and two scores. At just $14,700 on FanDuel and $12,000 on DraftKings, this duo is very affordable and has huge upside.

Contrarian Stack

Dolphins vs Ravens - Team Total 23.8

The stack that is not getting enough love this week but should be is the Dolphins. The Dolphins just fired their offensive coordinator and all signs point to the new coordinator trying to have a more balanced pass/run ration, but the matchup is too good to ignore this week. The Ravens are an awful defense that is allowing over 20 fantasy points a game to opposing quarterbacks. That number ranks them between one and four depending on the site for most fantasy points allowed to the position. They allow 259 passing yards per game and 25.1 points. Ryan Tannehill has been a roller coaster this season but is coming off a huge 351 yard three touchdown performance. Jarvis Landry has been a constant threat all season and is fifth in the NFL in catches with 76 and is coming off a 13 catch game. DeVante Parker is scheduled to get his first start of the season after struggling with injury in the early part of the season and was buried on the depth chart but not anymore. The first-round pick has loads of talent and is coming off a four catch, 80 yard with a score performance. All three players were less than 10% owned in the Thursday night contests with Tannehill and Parker being less than 5%. As a contrarian stack with huge upside, the Dolphins could pay off huge this weekend.