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Week 7 Top Play - DAK ATTACK!

QB:

• Dak Prescott, DAL (@SF) - CASH  Dak has improved in every game this year, which is impressive considering he had 17 points in his first game. Coming off of a bye week and going against a 49ers defense that has allowed 300-ish passing yards (Goff had 292) in 4 straight games is a good recipe for success. Prescott hasn't thrown for 300 yards yet this season, but that hasn't stopped him from posting good scores. If you can afford him, Dak has the highest floor this week.

• Russell Wilson, SEA (@NYG) - TOURNAMENT Captain Wilson speaking, here to let you know the Seahawks will be passing all OVER the Giants, but you already knew that. NYG allowing 260.6 pass yards/game to QB. What should worry you? Low Vegas O/U and what the Giants did to Siemian and the Broncos last week... four sacks and two ints. Hence why you're taking Capt. Wilson in a tournament where he's got high upside especially if he catches the "typical" Giants def and not the one that saw a primetime boost. You're talking a QB with unlimited upside who has been relatively quiet thus far, expecting this to be another breakout game - calling it right now.

• Cam Newton, CAR (@CHC) - Uncle Pete’s Contrarian Pick 🏌️ The Bears defense is solid, but it's comparable to, if not worse than, the two previous defenses Cam faced where he put up a combined 53 DK points. Despite Cam's point total last week (24 on DK), he didn't look great, but that was a short week and this is a week with extra rest. Cam's high ceiling and likely low ownership make him a great contrarian option.

Other QBs to consider: 

• Tom Brady, NE (vs. ATL) - The best quarterback is at home with potentially the highest over/under of the season. (only on FanDuel main slate)

• Brett Hundley, GB (vs. NO) - Doesn't need to be Aaron Rodgers to live up to his price tag, but a repeat of Matt Flynn in 2011 wouldn't hurt. Odds are he's going to throw another 3INT, but who knows maybe there's 6TD behind those 3INT's.

RB:

• Ezekiel Elliott, DAL (@SF) - CASH Zeke has the best combination of matchup and health of the elite backs this week. Bell and Gurley face Cincinnati and Arizona, respectively. Fournette would have by far the best matchup, but his ankle scares me, especially because he wasn't the most durable back at LSU. The 49ers will be starting a rookie quarterback this week, which can very possibly lead to a game script that results in a heavy dose of Zeke. Plus he's got something to prove with all this suspension drama.

•  Adrian Peterson, ARI (@LAR) - TOURNAMENT Guess who's back, back again, Peterson's back, tell your friends! Adrian has managed to turn back the clock yet again and has stirred the DFS pot into a fervor. His price has increased significantly, but he's facing the lowly LA Rams who are terrible against the run game. How bad are the Rams at defending the run game? 123.3yds/game and 1.2td/game. If I'm Freddie Kitchens (Arizona's RB coach) and I'm looking at that, I know exactly what to do. Let's face it AP is the second best thing to David Johnson for the Cardinals who built their whole team around him only for that terrible injury to come in the first game. No he can't catch passes, but he sure can bust through tough goal line situations and provide for his team. Actually scratch that, I would love for him to embody DJ and see him catch a TD pass and that's a scenario that I truly believe will happen this game.  

• CJ Anderson, DEN (@LAC) - ContrarianCJ has had 20+ carries in 3 of 5 games this year, including his first game against the Chargers. In that game he only had 80 yards, but the Chargers have shown they can give up way more than that. LeGarrette Blount, Kareem Hunt and Jay Ajayi had 136, 172 and 122 rush yards against this defense, respectively. Coming off an embarrassing primetime loss to the winless and injured Giants, look for the Broncos to give the ball to CJ. They're 3 – 0 in his 20+ carry games and 0 – 2 in the others.

Other RBs to consider: 

• Jordan Howard, CHI (vs Car) - Likely will be under-owned, but will certainly get enough touches to have a big day.

• Doug Martin, TB (@BUF) - Tough matchup should scare many away, but he's looked good in his two games back despite being under-used in the first week and an early huge deficit in the second game. He should have plenty of opportunity to make many pay for not starting him.

• Jarvis Landry, MIA (vs NYJ) - CASH Jarvis has double digit targets in every game he's played in America this year. He's turned that into 7.6 catches per game, and has had at least 40 yards in every game. This dude is PPR royalty. Cutty has finally started to look for him in the red zone over the last couple of weeks, so this high floor player comes with some touchdown potential as well.

• Michael Thomas, NO (@GB) - TOURNAMENT Thomas has a dream matchup this week and he's coming off a slow week which means reasonable salary. Road games in Miami and Carolina he thrived. Here's the sauce that should get you excited... GB allowing 181.8 rec. yards/game to WR. GB allowing 1.4 rec. td/game to WR. Was targeted at least 6 times in each of the past 3 games. Averaging 39% more FP Outdoors. Our forecast on Thomas is good with a high chance of greatness.

• AJ Green, CIN (@PIT) - CONTRARIAN The Steelers have owned top receivers so far this year, but they've played Corey Coleman, Stefon Diggs (in Keenum's first game), Kendall Wright, Jeremy Maclin, Marqise Lee, and a banged-up Tyreek Hill. AJ Green shouldn't be compared to these receivers. The Bengals are coming off of a bye, which adds to the likelihood that Green has another one of his relatively frequent optimal-lineup worthy games. Relatively low ownership makes Green based on face-value matchup data, makes him especially attractive this week.

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Other WRs to consider:

• Antonio Brown, PIT (vs CIN) - Always seems to be under-owned in tough matchups, but his matchups seem to have very low correlation with his performance.

• Pierre Garcon, SF (vs. DAL) - CJ Beathard getting his first start leaves some uncertainty for Garcon, but this target monster (10 Targets PG over last 4 weeks) gets to go against a weak pass defense. Hopefully, Beathard can finally show Garcon where the end zone is.

TE:

• Austin Seferian-Jenkins, NYJ (@MIA) - CashASF is back as the cash tight end, but this time with a higher price tag. The offense as a whole may not be very good, but ASF is a big enough part of this offense to make him very fantasy relevant. He got robbed of his second touchdowns last week, and still managed to be one of the highest scoring tight ends. In a week where a lot of the best tight ends are on bye, or are missing from some slates, ASF looks great going against the Dolphins who struggle with the pass. Bottom line, he deserves redemption for that TD that got reversed last week.

• Jimmy Graham, SEA (@NYG) - TournamentHasn't been any huge fireworks for Jimmy this year, however this matchup at the Giants is by far the most favorable he's seen all year. Here's the INSTA-Lock line you need to hear: Giants have allowed TD's to 5/6 TE's they've faced this year. I like those odds. There are not many guaranteed things in life, but Jimmy Graham getting multiple TD-target's this week is about as close as it gets. Further proof: 5 Red Zone Targets in the past 3 games.

• Evan Engram, NYG (vs SEA) - ContrarianThe Giants just have no other options in the passing game. Last week against the Broncos, the Giants' first game without Odell, Brandon and Sterling, Engram had 7 targets. The second-highest targeted player had 3. Engram has a bad matchup with the Seahawks, but this will be their road defense. Also, Engram turned those 7 targets at Denver into 5 catches for 82 yards and a score, so the potential is definitely there for him to be a part of a great lineup this weekend. They may get Sterling Shepard back this week, but that shouldn't change his value too much one way or the other.

Other TEs to consider:

• Cameron Brate, TB (@BUF) - 8 red zone targets in the last 4 weeks, including a touchdown in each of those games. No tight end has more red zone targets in that span.

• George Kittle, SF (vs. DAL) -Kittle followed up his massive performance in Indy with 4 catches for 46 yards on 8 targets in Washington. Most of that game was played by CJ Beathard, however. It's unsure how Kittle will be affected by the quarterback change, but he has 7 red zone targets in the last two weeks, so he needs to be considered at least for tournaments.

DEFENSE:

• Jacksonville DST (@IND) - CashThe Jags will have a yummy matchup in Indianapolis this weekend. Jacoby Brissett has 3 Pass TDs, 3 INTs and 3 Fumbles (1 Lost) in his 5 starts this year, and now he gets arguably the best pass defense. The Jags can be beat on the ground, but the Colts average 3.5 yards per carry which is bottom 5 in the league. I'll put my money on the Jags defense in this one.

• New Orleans DST (@GB) - TournamentYou saw what NO did last week? They're pumped and headed into GB's Brett Hundley territory. You know, that Brett Hundley who threw 3INT's against the Vikings. What's with GB and Brett's anyways? Don't they know that Brett & Intercept rhyme? Overheard in NO lockeroom: INTERCEPT BRETT! INTERCEPT BRETT! Here's some additional sauce for your ice cream: GB is taking 3.1 sacks/game. Will New Orleans be the top defense two weeks in a row? We think so!

• Tennessee DST (@ CLE) (Contrarian):Even for a contrarian pick, it's hard to recommend the Titans defense, but their matchup with the Browns make it a lot easier. The Browns throw TWO POINT THREE interceptions per game. That’s a full interception more than any other team. They're also allowing 3 sacks per game and score 15.7 points per game (second-worst in the league). If the Titans defense can be average this week, they'll be in good shape.

Other DEF to consider:

• Minnesota DST (vs BAL): Baltimore's offense is rough. They average 2 turnovers and under 300 yards of total offense per game. Minnesota's defense has been great, their opponents average less than 300 yards of total offense per game and in the last 4 weeks their opponents are averaging 2 turnovers per game.

• Miami Dolphins (vs NYJ): Going with the defense against the Jets once again. Defenses haven't been going off against them, but they haven't been bad either. Belichick with a mini bye could lead to a great performance this week.

INJURIES TO WATCH:

• Jameis Winston, TB – Shoulder, didn't throw in practice, day-to-day, likely to play

• Trevor Siemian, DEN – Left Shoulder, likely to play

• Rob Kelley, WSH – Ankle, will practice, didn't play last week, questionable

• Wendell Smallwood, PHI – Knee, practiced, expected to play

• Bilal Powell, NYJ – Calf, didn't practice, didn't play last week, questionable

• CJ Prosise, SEA – Ankle, expected to play

• Paul Perkins, NYG – Ribs, limited at practice, didn't play last week, questionable

• Demaryius Thomas – Leg, didn't practice, played through injury last week

• Stefon Diggs – Groin, didn't practice, didn't play last week, questionable

• Sterling Shepard – Ankle, limited at practice, didn't play last wek, questionable

• Mohamed Sanu – Hamstring, will practice, didn't play last week, questionable

• DeVante Parker – Ankle, didn't practice, unlikely to play

• Kelvin Benjamin – Knee, re-injured in practice, unlikely to play

• Mike Wallace – Back, limited at practice, likely to play

• Jeremy Maclin – Shoulder, limited at practice, didn't play last week, unlikely

• Sam Bradford – Knee, didn't practice, unlikely to play

• Terrance West – Calf, won't practice, unlikely to play

• Charles Clay – Knee, didn't practice, very unlikely to play

• Chris Hogan – Ribs, limited at practice, will play

• Emmanuel Sanders – Ankle, won't play

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