FanDuel Lineups Of The Week; Slaying The Sunday Million.

We were able to money in Wednesday’s article but since this one is so long, I thought I’d feature the winning lineups in tomorrows article.

Colt McCoy: Colt hasn’t officially been named the starter for the Giants. Daniel Jones’ status has been trending down throughout the week. Jones entered the week with a doubtful designation and hasn’t been able to attend a practice yet this week. McCoy is only $200 more expensive than New York Jets backup Joe Flacco which allows us to grab chalk at every Running Back position. McCoy is mostly a pricing play, but he does have upside. The Seahawks gave up 238 yards and 2 touchdowns on 25 attempts to Nick Mullens a month ago. Your biggest worry with McCoy is Wayne Gallman stealing his touchdowns in the redzone.

Dalvin Cook: Dalvin doesn’t currently have an injury designation going into Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. The Vikings have shown how much they love to run the ball early and often. The Jaguars, in complete rebuild mode, have nobody on the defensive end that can hope to stop Dalvin. Cook’s workload will probably lessen but he can most certainly produce on a limited carry count.

Austin Ekeler: Ekeler is the biggest chalk of the slate. With his current pricing, you can fully expect a high ownership of the Chargers satellite back this weekend. One strategy would be to fade him as, if he doesn’t perform, then your lineup catapults into the top of the tournament rankings. I took the complete opposite approach, putting him in every lineup. I believe Austin Ekeler is a top 5 Running Back rest of season and I’m especially happy to squeeze him in here with other top 5 backs.

Cooper Kupp: I understand Kupp had a disappointing showing last week and that he’s playing against a tough Cardinals defense, but he shouldn’t be $100 more expensive than Colt McCoy. Cooper has always been Goff’s favorite target, and while he doesn’t posses the same rushing floor that Robert Woods does, he has more targets on the season. Kupp only hasn’t caught a receiving touchdown since October 4th against the Giants and yet he has scored 16.5, 7.5, 20.0, and 5.1 FanDuel points in the last 4 weeks. Kupps due to find the endzone and blow his pricing out of the water.

Jarvis Landry: On the opposite side of weird pricing why is Landry $6000? He put up 24.3 FanDuel points against Jacksonville last week, and while his performances on the year haven’t been great, a lot of that has to do with Odell and weather. Last week, with neither of those factors present he excelled. At only $6000 he doesn’t need to have a 24.3 points to be an enticing option for your lineup.

Michael Pittman Jr: I’ve featured this guy a lot, so you probably understand my feelings on him by now. Houston is run funnel defense, but none of the Colts Running Backs can make out the other side. This game definitely has shoot out potential.

Adam Shaheen: TE is a such a mess this year that unless you’re paying up you might as well pay all the way down. Fitzpatrick will most likely end up and the Dolphins QB and he has consistently targeted Shaheen in the redzone in his starts this year.

Derrick Henry: All bow down before King Henry! We’ve entered the part of the season where the Titans really start to lean on Henry. The Browns put up 0 points last week against the Jaguars, mostly because of their inability to stop James Robinson.

New York Jets: Like I said on Wednesday’s article, Gase doesn’t coach the defense and Raiders play down to their competition. Devontae Booker is a great running back, but this game should be close enough to where it’s worth it to pay down for the defense.

Mike Glennon: I might have a problem when it comes to paying down for Quarterbacks. Glennon has a decent matchup against the Vikings secondary. Glennon could certainly be spending most of his weekend handing the ball off, but the Jags might want to throw the ball to combat the Vikings attempt to run out the clock.

Davante Adams: Adams is going to line up across Darius Slay in his matchup with Philadelphia this Sunday. Slay is a talented corner who struggled against D.K Metcalf last weekend. If the problem was entirely Metcalf’s size then Adams could see a lackluster day, but Davante has proven himself to be matchup proof this year, and you shouldn’t have any worries with him in your line up this week.

Henry Ruggs: Ruggs has been mostly phased out of the Raiders game plan as of late but he has always been the type of player who can make his fantasy day on one play. The raiders might lean on the passing game more with the absence of Josh Jacobs, opening up an opportunity for Ruggs to dust the Jets defense.

Kyle Rudolph: Irv Smith Jr is out this week which means the Rudolph is most likely the third option in the redzone behind Dalvin Cook and Adam Thielen.

David Montgomery: Montgomery has failed to get much of anything done on the ground on the year. Lucky for him, the lions haven’t been able to stop much on the ground this year, and although there might be some new energy in the locker room with the firing of Matt Patricia it’s unlikely it will show in their run stopping.

Packers: Defense is the number one position that you have to hit on if you want your lineup to be viable. Carson Wentz will always been an easy target as long as his offensive line stays terrible and Doug Peterson is his coach. The Packers have to keep rolling if they want to keep their current spot in the second seed. The packers are on a war path, that no NFC East team can stop.

Justin Herbert: The current Rookie of the Year leader always knows how to make me shake my terrible habit of paying down for QBs. The Patriots looked better last week holding last years rookie of the year Kyler Murray to a lackluster performance in the air and on the ground. However, Murray was struggling with a shoulder injury the whole game and the Chargers just got Austin Ekeler back, who is one of the most important parts of their offense. This will be a big game for the rookie to make a statement.

Kenyan Drake: Speaking of Murray shoulder, the Cards have been increasing Drake’s usage in attempt to supplement for Murray’s lost explosiveness on the ground. The rams are a very tough matchup, but I think that is reflected in enough in Drake’s pricing for him to be a solid play. Since the matchup is so tough, the Cardinal’s will run more in an effort to protect Murray. Kyler also won’t want to throw with in the redzone with an AC joint sprain, leaving drake to soak up the touchdowns.

Denzel Mims: Mims may not be a rookie name that most people are aware of, but Denzel is currently ranked 5th in air yards behind Michael Thomas, Davante Adams, Terry McLaurin and Adam Thielen. Mims has a shot to shine if the Raiders continue to play down to their competition.

Robert Tonyan: Even with Lazard returning Tonyan was able to carve out a role for himself against the Chicago Bears. Marques Valdez-Scantling was the odd man out with zero catches on the day. This means that Tonyan is Rodger’s second option when his receiving core is healthy.

James Robinson: If it wasn’t for Justin Herbert, James Robinson would win Rookie of the Year. This league winner is matchup proof, being able to get it done both on the ground and through the air. If the passing game falters, the Jags have shown that they aren’t shy to give Robinson all the carries that he can handle. Robinson’s stock will also rise should D.J. Chark be out in their contest against the Vikings.

Jaguars: Admittedly, this was the only defense I could afford if I wanted to keep the rest of my lineup. The Vikings are the far surperior team. They also have a history of collapsing every now and then like they did against the Dallas Cowboys. It’s the not the worst I’ve ever felt playing the cheapest defense available.