NFL DFS Main Slate Advice | Picks, Stacks, Strategy Projections for Week 5 | FanDuel

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NFL Quarterbacks:

Jalen Hurts ($8,600 at Los Angeles Rams)

Hurts comes in as one of my top point-per-dollar quarterback options this week as he is priced back under 9K after not getting a rushing TD for what seems like the first time in forever last week. He now gets a Rams team that ranks 13th against QBs so far but they haven’t faced a guy with the same rushing upside as Hurts. The Rams can allow a lot of big plays which is what this Eagles team thrives on so I’m expecting a monster game from Hurts and I love the price on him here, stack him with AJ Brown or Devonta Smith for big time upside.

Jared Goff ($7,400 vs. Carolina Panthers)

This Carolina secondary is pretty banged up but have held their own so far, but I love a good bounce back game from Goff here as they are playing at home in the dome which is known to produce some shootouts and after Monty punched it in 3 times last week his price has come way down. He’s not going to do that again so I expect this Lions offense to be humming especially in the passing game right out of the gate. It also looks like Amon-Ra will be good to go here so he’ll have his top option along with Sam LaPorta who has already emerged as another reliable option as well so stack him with those two guys.

Joshua Dobbs ($6,600 vs. Cincinnati Bengals)

Dobbs has actually been very good from a fantasy perspective so far as the Cardinals QB. In addition to passing, he has also gotten it going on the ground in each game as well so he provides a safe floor with that rushing upside. We saw a few weeks ago that the Bengals pass rush is pretty elite so he should be scrambling a bunch here and at this price he has a sky high ceiling with a pretty safe floor as well. The Bengals also rank 19th against QBs through 4 weeks so far and I like Dobb

Running Backs:

Joe Mixon ($7,000 at Arizona Cardinals)

The Cardinals rank 31st against the run through 4 weeks this season, allowing opposing RBs to average 32.1 FPPG against them through the first 4 weeks. Mixon has been getting his full workload and even had a very solid game last week against a Titans run defense that I think is the best in the league. I’m expecting about 20-25 touches for Mixon in this one with Burrow still not at full strength so look for them to lean on their workhorse RB to get this offense going against one of the worst teams in the league.

De’Von Achane ($7,500 vs. New York Giants)

This game has blowout written all over it, as the Giants O-Line can’t keep Jones upright and this Miami offense is firing on all cyclinders.  Achane has scored 6 TD’s in the last two games, and his workload has increased each week as well. He’ll be the primary passing down back here and his big play upside and the game script favor him touching the ball about 15-20 times and at this price he can smash that price tag.

Bijan Robinson ($8,200 vs. Houston Texans)

The Texans rank 26th against the run through the first four weeks of the season. The world all saw Robinson last week as he put up a great performance against a Jags team and I think they’ll move forward with him as their primary back for the rest of the season. Expect 20+ touches here and he was very involved in the passing game as well, he should find the endzone here as the Falcons are much better at home and he’ll be 9K+ within a few weeks.

Wide Receivers:

Amon-Ra St. Brown ($7,700 vs. Carolina Panthers)

All reports that I’ve read say that Amon-Ra is going to be playing in this game, this is a perfect game script for this to be a shootout as well as the Lions defense tends to not show up much at home in the dome. He is gonna see heavy targets here and I think the injury designation is what kept his price down this week as he should be closer to the mid 8K price range. As long as we get a glowing report by Sunday I absolutely love this matchup for him against a banged up Panthers secondary.

Jaylen Waddle ($6,800 vs. New York Giants)

Well no sooner do I publish this article that St. Brown gets downgraded to doubtful about half an hour later, so we pivot to my man Jaylen Waddle and this elite Miami Dolphins offense which has been firing on all cylinders. Now they come into a home game against a team that is struggling big time in the Giants and I think the Dolphins absolutely thrash them here. We haven’t had a big Waddle week yet but we know it is coming and I think he’s due this week, he’s gonna be one of my top FP/$ options on this slate for sure at this price tag.

DeAndre Hopkins ($6,100 at Indianapolis Colts)

The Titans passing game has to get going at some point right? They have a favorable matchup here against the Colts and with Burks out again D-Hop should see 10+ targets here as they will likely be playing from behind. This game sets up to be sneakily high scoring as the Colts get Taylor back here and Richardson has been very good as well, love the price on D-Hop here to run it back.

Michael Pittman ($6,600 vs. Tennessee Titans)

Speaking of good matchups, Tennessee has been not good in their secondary as they are a great run defense and the balance hasn’t hit their yet. Pittman has seen the majority of the targets from Richardson and the price is way too cheap here as well, I would pair Richardson with him and you can run it back with D-Hop for a nice mid-range stack and pay up somewhere else in what should be lower ownership for both these guys.

Tight Ends:

Travis Kelce ($8,700 @ Minnesota Vikings)

Kelce is gonna be leaned on heavily here as Mahomes doesn’t have any other reliable receivers right now. Expect heavy target volume and red zone targets in what should be a shootout. I know he is pricey but he has the same type of upside as a Jefferson on this slate for under 9K.

Zach Ertz ($5,100 vs. Cincinnati Bengals)

The Bengals rank 27th against TE’s so far on the year, allowing opposing TE to average just over 15 FPPG against them. Ertz has been involved in this passing game and his connection with Dobbs is getting better by the week, love this matchup for him here and this price.

Dalton Schultz ($4,900 at Atlanta Falcons)

Schultz got involved last week and now gets a Falcons team that just got destroyed by Evan Engram and the Jags. The Falcons rank 28th against TE’s this year and with Dameon Pierce a bit banged up expect the Texans to throw the ball a bit more here and he’s a bargain at under 5K.

Defense/Special Teams:

Indianapolis Colts $3,800 – The Colts take on a Tennessee offense that can’t get it going in the passing game and the Colts will sell out to stop Henry in this one and they’ve been a very solid unit. They also look like they’ll get Taylor back here so their offense should get a spark and I like them at under 4K this week.

New Orleans Saints $4,000 – The Pats offense is having the same problems they had last year…they’re not good and Mac may be on his way out in New England, this New Orleans front 7 has been dominant so look for him to be under a lot of pressure and possibly turning the ball over a few times here.

Houston Texans $3,600 – Texans have actually been a very solid defense under Ryans this year and outside of Bijan Robinson this Atlanta offense is pretty anemic and they can’t throw the ball at all either.

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