Colossus whipped up some nice lineups for week 6 on FanDuel, using zero filters, outside of excluding a few questionable players.
Using cash game projections, Colossus has faith in Ryan Fitzpatrick, and so do I! He has Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall as his weapons, and also has Chris Ivory who gives them nice balance. For $6,900, he should be able to exceed value, even against a decent Washington defense.
Baltimore has finally figured out Justin Forsett makes their offense better. He has a 5.7 YPC in the last two games, which have been heavy volume performances. It seems he has avoided a high ankle sprain, and has made progress. Deon Lewis' price on FanDuel is not very attractive, but in a high total for the Pats, he has a chance to pay it off. I do feel he is a little risky for cash games, but certainly in play in tournaments.
DeAndre Hopkins has really established himself as a great cash game wideout. He is going to get a ton of targets, and his matchup is great this week. Brian Hoyer under center is a nice bump as well. Fitz has six touchdowns on the season, in a high firing Cardinals offense. Generally Arizona has taken their foot off the gas in the passing game a few times this season due to blowing opponents out of the water. Fitz still came away with 50+ yards and a touchdown last week. Jordan Matthews has been frustrating, well not really him, but the Eagles wide range of targets. For a WR1, the ball is so spread out, he is an inconsistent play. This game should be very high scoring, and I do like him to get in on the action.
Martellus Bennett was one of the many tight end duds last week, but has a chance for a rebound. With Alshon Jeffrey and Eddie Royal questionable again, he will see plenty of targets. Mason Crosby is a safe kicker play, with the Packers facing a bad Chargers defense. While Cam Newton and the Panthers are undefeated, this has been due to the schedule they've faced. Seattle's defense has not been the safe play we've known them to be, but they are stout at home. They also have a ton of upside with Tyler Lockett returning kicks.
Using GPP projections, Teddy Bridgewater enters the lineup, facing the 29th ranked pass defense in the league. The Chiefs have been bad all year against the pass, and Bridgewater is an interesting play. He certainly is in place to have a solid game, but has only thrown the ball 115 times this season. Now of course why would he air it out when Adrian Peterson is the running back. We will need a multi-touchdown game here, and that is a lot to ask from the Vikings QB.
Matt Forte is up there as one of the top priced running backs, and should be worth it against a bad Lions defense. Regardless of the players that are injured, and if they come back or not, Forte has a lot of the offense run through him. If game script goes according to plan, the Chargers will be in a ton of passing situations, meaning Danny Woodhead gets a lot of looks. A great GPP play here, and should be overlooked.
The receiving core stays the same, and I have no issues with that. They are a solid bunch across all formats. Tyler Eifert is bumped in here, and he has monster upside. I really think he is a great GPP pivot from Gronk. The Bills are middle of the road against tight ends, and Eifert has established himself as a red zone threat for Dalton.
Gostowski is the safest kicker on the board, kicking in a dome as well in a high scoring affair.
The Pats are the FanDuel stack of the week here too, and Colossus has to come up with some big value plays in this one. If you have read the DraftKings post already, I do have a little concern here. The Pats could flip the script from what we think is going to happen, which as of now is a monster Brady game. A big middle finger to the Colts. But... We could also see them just run the ball the entire game, with the occasional Brady to Gronk TD. Still solid, but points-per-dollar we need a big game here.
The value here is interesting, mainly due to the two pass-catching backs. Theo Riddick had ten catches last week, and seems to have that role on lockdown. There is a lot that needs to happen for these guys to have big games, but this does make sense for such a tournament style lineup.
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