No Filters, Exclusions, Locks, or Models Applied. Ran Colossus As Is For Thursday Slate
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Cam Newton is certainly cash and GPP playable this week, and is my favorite option against this Atlanta defense that has allowed 10 passing touchdowns in three games. Newton has one of the higher floors of the week, so I was a bit surprised to see him in only the GPP, but feel free to fire away in cash as well. Blake Bortles pops up in the cash and stacking lineup. Now I like him in the stacking, but I can't trust this guy in cash right now. It is a solid matchup, the Colts secondary did get Vontae Davis back however. Games in London can always be a crapshoot, so I would really reserve for tournaments.
With Le'Veon Bell back, I doubt we see a ton of ownership on David Johnson, who pops up in all three of the lineups. Personally, I love Johnson. His usage in the offense is extremely high, and has a home matchup against the Rams. Johnson's ability to work in both the run and passing game draws comparison to Bell's workload. I really don't mind going with him in any format. Melvin Gordon is likely the highest owned running back of the weekend, and I will be eating the chalk here, and you should as well. New Orleans has allowed a five YPC this season, and Gordon is getting a ton of red zone work. Matt Forte was an interesting call, and I believe this has a lot to do with his price tag. FanDuel's matchup based pricing has dropped Forte down in this matchup against Seattle. I am not particuarly thrilled with the matchup, and Forte isn't on my radar, especially in cash.
Antonio Brown is your Steelers exposure, per usual. You won't get away from him unless you exclude him when running our optimizers. He doesn't need much of an intro, given he is the best receiver in the game. Kansas City isn't the most optimal matchup, but he is basically matchup proof. Doug Baldwin is coming off of a monster week, making it two solid games in the first three. He is certainly the top threat in Seattle right now. New York used to be a matchup to shy away from, but the Jets have been very average against the pass, and WR1's. I will trust the process again. Cole Beasley and Michael Thomas both pop in as the values of the group. Beasley has certainly been a threat for Dak Prescott, but I like him more on DraftKings with full point PPR scoring. Thomas however is one of my favorite options, especially if Willie Snead sits. The Chargers have allowed the second most fantasy points to opposing wideouts this season. The stack includes the top two Jacksonville wideouts. If Julius Thomas sits this week, look for a bump to Hurns. There is potential for this stack to really go off, and I do like the matchup quite a bit. Jacksonville should be very low owned.
Dennis Pitta in cash is someone I am looking to pass on, and just use Zach Miller if I am paying down. If you are paying up, you are looking at Greg Olsen. Pitta is a fine swerve, but Detroit has allowed the most points to tight end this season, and Hoyer and Miller have a solid connection. Pitta's targets are up there given his restored health, and Baltimore-Oakland is a solid GPP game to target. So I would look to flip flop.
Dustin Hopkins and Blair Walsh are fine kicking options, especially Hopkins. No issues for me there, and then we get the Minnesota Vikings defense. They have been tremendous this season, and are coming off of a big road game against Carolina. There is upside here against the high offensive volume of New York. The price is also reasonable. Our optimizer has stumped me on defenses so far this season, and I am going to trust it again.
DFC Stacking Generator: https://www.dailyfantasycafe.com/tools/stackgenerator/nfl
DFC Lineup Optimizer: https://www.dailyfantasycafe.com/tools/lineupoptimizer/nf
