Bengals

Welcome to the divisional round of the NFL postseason. Both games should be competitive as the Texans visit the defending champions Chiefs and Washington takes a trip to Detroit to play the NFC’s top seed Lions. 

The purpose of this article is to break down the best plays both on the DFS and betting sides. The article will include my favorite plays and honorable mentions for every DFS position. You can also find my favorite bets under Drago’s Best Bets section at the end of the article.

The QBs:

Jayden Daniels ($7000DK, $8200FD)

Starting with the favorite for the OROY and the highest-priced QB on the slate, Daniels is in a good spot against the Lions on Saturday. The Lions allowed the fifth most passing yards to opposing quarterbacks (4404) and allowed the fourth most rushing yards (454). This game has the highest total (55.5) of all four divisional round games and for good reason as both offenses are great. I’m following the books here and backing Daniels as he will need to pass and run to keep Washington in the game and have an opportunity to upset the Lions.

Who to pair him with: Terry McLaurin, Olamide Zaccheaus, Dyami Brown

Patrick Mahomes ($6000DK, $7700FD)

Although Mahomes didn’t have the best regular season, it is in the playoffs where he usually shines the brightest. Houston was good against quarterbacks in the regular season allowing the seventh-fewest passing yards (3749) and had the second-most interceptions with 19. While they have been good against quarterbacks, one of their worst games this season came against Mahomes last month where he threw for 260 yards and a touchdown while finishing with 23.7 DK. I like the price for Mahomes in this spot.

Who to pair him with: Xavier Worthy. Travis Kelce

Honorable Mentions: Jared Goff.

The RBs:

David Montgomery ($5700DK, $4000FD)

Not much to say here, Montgomery is one of the best running backs in the NFL and is coming into this game with no injury designation which means he should be healthy enough to see his usual workload. If he does get his usual workload (13.2 attempts) then he should be in for a big game as the Commanders are not good against the run. They have 18 running backs this season to reach the 50-yard mark, with 10 of those reaching 75+ and half reaching 100+. Montgomery will split time with Gibbs, who is also in play, but the Lions have proved that both can get enough touches to pay off.

Isiah Pacheco ($5500DK, $5800FD)

Staying in the midrange in salary for running backs, Pacheco is in a good spot against the Texans. Pacheco didn’t finish the regular season as strong as he would have hoped coming back from injury. In his five games since returning from injury he has 49 carries for 175 yards (3.5/carry). The Chiefs decided to let Hunt continue to see a significant workload, only finishing with 4 fewer carries than Pacheco in the five games they played together. But with three weeks of rest (KC rested their starters in Week 18) I think Pacheco should be back to the form he had before the injury.

Honorable Mentions: Jahmyr Gibbs. Joe Mixon. Brian Robinson Jr. Austin Ekeler.

The WRs:

Terry McLaurin ($6300DK, $7400FD)

As I mentioned above the Lions are allowing the fifth most passing yards to quarterbacks, 3147 of the yards they have allowed are from wide receivers which is the most allowed. McLaurin being the Commander’s top target should be able to take advantage of the secondary. He should see a healthy amount of Terrion Arnold who has been an ok corner this season allowing .26 FPRR and 1.26YPRR, McLaurin leads Washington in both categories with .48 FPRR and 2 YPRR. McLaurin has a 37.1% target share among Commander wide receivers and has accounted for 42.1% of the receiving yards for Washington receivers. 

Xavier Worthy ($5200DK, $6400FD)

Worthy has felt like a steal for the Chiefs with the 28th pick. He has been involved in the passing and run game, having a carry in 12 games this season. He was successful in his first matchup against the Texans, finishing the game with 65 receiving yards, and a touchdown, and added 10 yards in the run game. He will be moved a lot during the game so while it looks like on paper he will see Stingley Jr who is the Texan’s best corner, he should have plenty of opportunities to have success.

Honorable Mentions: Nico Collins. Amon-Ra St.Brown. Jameson Williams. DeAndre Hopkins.

Value WRs: Olamide Zacchaeus. Dyami Brown. John Metchie. Justin Watson. Tim Patrick.

The TEs

Dalton Schultz ($3300DK, $5300FD)

It’s hard to pass on Schultz in this spot. He is priced as the lowest starting tight end but he is in the best spot out of the four. The Chiefs are allowing the most receiving yards to tight ends (1191) and are giving up the fourth most fantasy points. In the first meeting, Schultz had five receptions for 45 yards and a score. Schultz’s 45 receiving yards was the fifth-fewest they have allowed in a game as they have allowed 50+ yards in more than half of their games. At this price, I am locking in Schultz as my tight end in every lineup.

Honorable Mentions: Travis Kelce. Sam LaPorta. Zach Ertz. Noah Gray. *I think all tight ends are in play for Saturday but Schultz would be my favorite.*

Drago’s Best Bets:

• Washington Commanders +8.5 (-108) vs Detroit Lions
• David Montgomery Over 45.5 Rushing Yards (-115)/ 50+ (+105)/ 60+ (+155)
• Kansas City Chiefs Alt Spread -6.5 (-161) vs Houston Texans
• Dalton Schultz Over 39.5 Receiving Yards (-110)/ 50+ (+150)

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Welcome to the first slate of the NFL postseason. Both games should be competitive as the Texans host the Chargers and AFC North rivals, Steelers and Ravens face off in Baltimore. 
The purpose of this article is to break down the best plays both on the DFS and betting sides. The article will include my favorite plays and honorable mentions for every DFS position. You can also find my favorite bets under Drago’s Best Bets section at the end of the article.

The QBs:

Lamar Jackson ($8000DK, $8700FD)

Jackson has been a top-two QB this season alongside Josh Allen, and he is very much in play on Saturday for the playoffs. In his two regular-season games against the Steelers, Jackson threw for 207 in each of them, three passing touchdowns, and added 133 yards and a score on the ground. In those two games, he averaged 18.7 points on DraftKings. The Steelers are the sixth-best defense (best on the slate) against quarterbacks in fantasy but with the success that Jackson has had against them, I am comfortable paying up for him in this spot. 

Who to pair him with: Mark Andrews. Isaiah Likely. Nelson Agholor

Justin Herbert ($6000DK, $7500FD)

I like Herbert’s matchup against the Texans on Saturday. Houston is allowing the 15th most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks (second most on the slate). The Chargers finished off the season with a lot more passing attempts with seven of Hebert’s 10 30+ passing attempt games coming over the past eight weeks. Over the past five weeks, Herbert has also thrown 43% of his touchdowns this season (10 of his 23). With the Texans allowing the third most passing touchdowns, if this trend continues for the Chargers then Hebert should be in for a big day.

Who to pair him with: Ladd McConkey. Derius Davis. Will Dissly.

Honorable Mentions: Cj Stroud. Russell Wilson

The RBs:

Derrick Henry ($8200DK, $9800FD)

Not much to say here, Henry was second in rushing yards and was tied with James Cook and Jahmyr Gibbs with 16 rushing touchdowns for the league lead. In his two games against the Steelers this season Henry averaged 113.5 rushing yards and scored one rushing touchdown and added 27 receiving yards. Henry will always be in play no matter which defense he is playing against. 

Joe Mixon ($7200DK, $7500FD)

I want to pair Mixon with Henry on the Saturday slate. With Stroud struggling this season and the Chargers being ranked the 10th-best defense against quarter backs, I expect Mixon to be heavily involved in both the passing and run game. The Chargers have been good against running backs, allowing the third-fewest fantasy points, but I have Houston winning this game thanks to a good game from Mixon.

Honorable Mentions: Jaylen Warren. Justice Hill. Najee Harris. JK Dobbins.

The WRs:

Ladd McConkey ($6800DK, $7500FD)

The Chargers found their franchise wide receiver with Ladd McConkey. He is having a great season as a rookie, and there is no reason to expect that to change on Saturday against the Texans. Working out of the slot, McConkey should avoid Derek Stingley who is the Texan’s best corner. McConkey has a 34.6% target share so he has been seeing the ball a lot, and is averaging 2.35 yards per route run. At his price, he is a hard player to pass on.

Rashod Bateman ($5000DK, $6000FD)

With no Zay Flowers for this game, Bateman gets the chance to be the WR1 for the Ravens. Bateman has seen 72 targets and has been able to turn that into 45 receptions, 756 yards, and nine touchdowns. The unfortunate part of being the number one target at the wide receiver spot for Bateman is that he will now see Joey Porter Jr for majority of the game who is the Steeler’s top guy. Porter Jr is allowing the fewest fantasy points per route run, but is allowing the most yards by a Steeler corner. With an increase in targets with no Flowers, Bateman should be able to work in space and find a solid amount of receptions against Porter Jr.

Honorable Mentions: Nico Collins. George Pickens. Quentin Johnston. Calvin Austin III

Value WRs: DJ Chark. Derius Davis. Nelson Agholor. Robert Woods.

The TEs

Mark Andrews ($6200 DK, $6200 FD)

As I mentioned above the Ravens will be without their top wide receiver, Zay Flowers. Andrews who started off the season slow seemed to pick it up as the season was ending. He has reached double-digit points in seven of his final eight games and is averaging 13.9 points in that span. The Steelers are allowing the 8th most fantasy points (14.4) and are tiedfor the second-most receptions allowed (106) to opposing tight ends. Andrews had only six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown in his first two games against the Steelers, but he is still the best tight end option on the slate.

Honorable Mentions: Isaiah Likely. Will Dissly. Pat Freiermuth. Dalton Schultz.

Drago’s Best Bets:

• Texans ML (+136) vs Chargers
• Ravens -8.5 (-112) vs Steelers
• Quentin Johnston Over 43.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
• CJ Stroud Over 13.5 Rushing Yards (-110)
• Rashod Bateman Over 47.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
• Justice Hill Over 29.5 Rush + Receiving Yards (-115)

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Welcome to Week 18’s Saturday slate of the NFL season. Both games on the slate have playoff implications. The Browns however are dead on arrival. The purpose of this article is to give a quick cheat sheet at how I will be building my DFS lineups.

The QBs:

• Joe Burrow
• Russell Wilson

I have to assume Lamar Jackson will not get a full game here with the spread being -20.

The RBs:

• Khalil Herbert: We of course need confirmation about if Chase Brown will play. If he is out, Herbert is the top option.
• Jaylen Warren/Najee Harris: These are the same guy to me. It appears more are flocking to Warren in GPP, so going over the field on Harris is something I am considering against a poor Bengals rush defense.
• Derrick Henry: He won’t be paying a full game, but he will be scoring.

Others to consider

• D’Onta Foreman: He should serve as the Browns lead back. He is cheap but will be in a terrible offense. He may have a better shot to score if the Ravens pull their defensive starters which isn’t a guarantee.
• Keaton Mitchell should fill in for as the Ravens primary back when Henry is off the field.

The WRs:

• Ja’Marr Chase: Lock
• George Pickens
• Tee Higgins: He is currently questionable, Andrei Iosivas would step into a larger role if Higgins were ruled out
• Rashad Bateman
• Zay Flowers

Value:

• Calvin Austin
• Mike Williams
• Elijah Moore
• Michael Woods ( if he is out Jamari Thrash, James Proche and Kaden Davis would get a bump in playing time at min price)

The TEs

• Pat Freiermuth: I play tight ends against the Bengals
• Darnell Washington

Defense

• Ravens

CORE:

• Joe Burrow
• Khalil Herbert if Chase Brown is out
• Ja’Marr Chase
• Steelers TE
• Ravens D

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Welcome to Week 17’s Saturday slate of the NFL season. All three games on the slate have playoff implications so expect the teams fighting for a playoff spot to treat this game as a do-or-die situation. 

The purpose of this article is to break down the best plays both on the DFS and betting sides. The article will include my favorite plays and honorable mentions for every DFS position. You can also find my favorite bets under Drago’s Best Bets section at the end of the article.

The QBs:

Bo Nix ($6200DK, $8600FD)

The best rookie quarterback not named Jayden Daniels, Nix has the Broncos a win away from clinching a playoff spot. On Saturday he takes on the Bengals who are in a must-win game to stay alive in the playoff heading into the final week. The Bengals are coming off holding Dorian Thompson-Robinson to only 9.2 DraftKings points, but before that, the Bengals have struggled against quarterbacks in fantasy. They are allowing the fourth most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks at 20.9. One of the main reasons they are allowing the fourth most points is because they have given up the most rushing yards to quarterbacks, 479 yards. That is something that Nix can take advantage of as he is 10th in rushing yards by a quarterback this season with 352 yards. 

Who to pair him with: Courtland Sutton. Devaughn Vele, Marvin Mims Jr

Joe Burrow ($7200DK, $7500FD)

Staying in the Denver/Cincinnati game, Burrow is very much in play on Saturday. Over the past seven games, he has had at least 250 yards and three touchdowns in each of them and has only thrown a combined five interceptions in that span. The Broncos are a stronger defense than the seven he has played over that stretch, allowing the fifth-lowest fantasy points to quarterbacks at 16.5. This game has the highest total on the slate which means that Cincinnati will surely need another strong performance from Burrow to keep up in a potential shootout.

Who to pair him with: Ja’Marr Chase. Tee Higgins.

Honorable Mentions: Justin Herbert. Kyler Murray

The RBs:

JK Dobbins ($5800DK, $8000FD)

As of writing this Dobbins is expected to play, but if he is ruled out I will post an update on Discord. Dobbins hasn’t been seen since Week 12’s game against the Ravens. With the Chargers being down Gus Edwards for this game and Kimani Vidal not being able to get any momentum going, I’m expecting a significant workload for Dobbins. The Patriots are allowing the fourth most fantasy points to running backs, 21. At his price compared to other starters, Dobbins feels like one of the better plays on the slate if he is active. 

Kyren Williams ($7500DK, $9200FD)

Heading up to the second highest-priced running back, Kyren Williams is a great play on Saturday. Williams has consistently put up solid fantasy numbers over on DraftKings, with only Week 11 being his lone single-digit fantasy performance. In his first game against the Cardinals, he had 15.2 points despite the game getting out of hand early on and getting a season-low 12 carries. The Cardinals are allowing the tenth most fantasy points to running backs, 20, and as long as the game doesn’t get out of hand like it did in Week 2, Williams should have plenty of opportunities to have a great fantasy day.

Honorable Mentions: Chase Brown (highest owned on DraftKings). James Conner. Audric Estime, Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin

The WRs:

Puka Nacua ($8000DK, $9100FD)

I was debating Nacua and Chase, but I am giving the slight edge to Nacua based on Chase having to deal with Patrick Surtain. Puka gets a better matchup against Sean Murphy-Bunting who is allowing the most fantasy points (.34), and yards (.9), and has the highest target percentage (20%) on the Cardinals. Puka leads the Rams in all three of those categories with .72 fantasy points and 3.49 yards per route ran, and has a target percentage of 39%. The numbers are too good to fade Nacua for me, while I’ll switch between him and Chase depending on the lineups, Nacua is a priority for me. 

Ladd McConkey ($6600DK, $6600FD)

The Chargers found their franchise wide receiver with Ladd McConkey. He is having a great season as a rookie, and there is no reason to expect that to change on Saturday against the Patriots. Working out of the slot, McConkey should avoid Christian Gonzalez and instead lineup across Marcus Jones who has been the weakest of the Patriots wide receivers. McConkey has a 35.2% target share so he has been seeing the ball a lot, and is averaging 2.32 yards per route run. At his price, he is a hard player to pass on.

Honorable Mentions: Ja’Marr Chase. Courtland Sutton. Marvin Harrison Jr. Tee Higgins. Cooper Kupp, .

Value WRs: Marvin Mimms Jr. Devaughn Vele. Michael Wilson. Demarcus Robinson. Kayshon Boutte.

The TEs

Trey McBride ($6200 DK, $6100 FD)

I’m going with the highest-priced tight end as my favorite on the slate. McBride has been one of Murray’s favorite targets for the past five weeks. In the last five games, he has 55 targets for 43 receptions and 406 yards. The only issue for McBride this season is despite having 92 receptions, none of them have ended with a trip to the end zone. He should get plenty of chances this week as the Rams are allowing the tenth most receptions to tight ends.
If you don’t want to pay up on DraftKings and FanDuel then I would move down $2000 to Hunter Henry.

Honorable Mentions: Hunter Henry. Will Dissly. Tyler Higbee.

Drago’s Best Bets:

• LA Chargers -5.5 (-108) vs New England Patriots
• JK Dobbins Over 54.5 (-115) and 60+ Rushing Yards (+110)
• Bo Nix Over 21.5 (-115) and 25+ Rushing Yards (+120)
• Puka Nacua Over 86.5 Receiving Yards (-115)

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Welcome to the Christmas Day slate of the NFL season. Both games on the slate have playoff implications so expect the four teams fighting for a playoff spot to treat this game as a do-or-die situation. 

Happy Holidays to everyone! Hope you enjoy your day.

The purpose of this article is to break down the best plays both on the DFS and betting sides. The article will include my favorite plays and honorable mentions for every DFS position. You can also find my favorite bets under Drago’s Best Bets section at the end of the article.

The QBs:

Lamar Jackson ($8000DK, $8600FD)

Starting with the best quarterback on the slate, Jackson is in play on Christmas Day. This is a do-or-die game for the Ravens, as a win will give them a chance to lead the AFC North if Pittsburgh loses to Kansas City earlier in the day. Stix’s model has Jackson as the highest scorer on the slate. The Texans are allowing the 13th most fantasy points against fantasy QBs and have given up an average of 17.9 points to opposing QBs this season. 

Who to pair him with: Mark Andrews, Zay Flowers, Isaiah Likely

Patrick Mahomes ($6500DK, $7500FD)

The ankle did not seem to hinder Mahomes at all last week as he had his third-best fantasy day of the season. The Christmas Day game against the Steelers will be a tough test for Mahomes as they are the 5th best fantasy defense against QBs. They are allowing only 16 points to opposing quarterbacks. This is a big game for KC as a win will secure them the 1st seed in the AFC and will allow them to rest players in the final week of the season if they want to. I’m expecting Mahomes and the Chiefs to go out and try to secure this win so that Mahomes can rest for two weeks and get back to 100%.

Who to pair him with: Travis Kelce. Xavier Worthy. DeAndre Hopkins

Honorable Mentions: CJ Stroud. Russell Wilson

The RBs:

Joe Mixon ($7700DK, $8000FD)

If you had been on Discord on the 24th or today you would have seen Jason post his Mixon receiving ladder and I for one am following him. Mixon has been a great running back in his season with the Texans and he has been doing it both in the running and passing game. He is averaging 104.8 rushing plus receiving yards per game. On Christmas Day he takes on a Baltimore defense that is allowing the second-fewest rushing yards (65.5) but is also allowing the third-most receiving yards to running backs (42.1). With the injury to Tank Dell last week, we should see Mixon get more touches in the passing game as Nico Collins is the only active wide receiver with over 25 targets. 

Derrick Henry ($8200DK, $9200FD)

Staying in the Houston vs Baltimore game, my RB2 on the slate is Derrick Henry. Henry had his best fantasy day since Week 9 last week against the Steelers where he ran for 162 and had 27 receiving yards. He looks to keep the momentum going this week against the Texans. Houston is allowing the seventh-fewest total yards to opposing running backs at 1657 yards (1227 rushing, 430 receiving). While I think it’ll be a tough game for Henry, he should be able to get enough touches to finish with a great fantasy day.

Honorable Mentions: Isiah Pacheco. Jaylen Warren. Kareem Hunt.

The WRs:

Nico Collins ($8100DK, 9100FD)

Like I mentioned above with Joe Mixon, the Houston receiver room is hurting with Nico Collins being their only active wide receiver from the original top three when the season started. Collins is averaging 8.8 targets per game and has 43 in Houston’s five games since returning from injury. Collins has the seventh-highest target % in the league with a target % of 29.2% and he is second in the league in FPRR with .67. He gets a good matchup against Brandon Stephens of Baltimore. Stephens is allowing the highest target % (17%) and fantasy points (.32). With no other real option at wide receiver for the Texans I expect Collins to see a season-high target number.

Xavier Worthy ($5600DK, $6600FD)

Worthy has been great for the Chiefs in his rookie season. His production didn’t take a hit with Hollywood Brown returning. He has seen back-to-back season-high 11 targets and has turned those 22 targets into 13 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. He has also seen three rushing attempts in back-to-back games for 40 yards and a score. While the Pittsburgh defense has been good this season, I still like Worthy for how he can be used in different ways. Worthy should see a lot of Cam Sutton who lines up as the Slot Corner 93% of the time. Sutton is a good matchup for him as he is allowing a Texan-high .4 fantasy points per route covered.

Honorable Mentions: DeAndre Hopkins. George Pickens. Zay Flowers. Rashod Bateman.

Value WRs: Xavier Hutchinson. Hollywood Brown. John Metchie III. Robert Woods. Calvin Austin III

The TEs

Mark Andrews ($4300 DK, $6100 FD)

Andrews is always in play and on Christmas Day it is no different. Andrews has had a great four-game stretch, he isaveraging 14.7 DraftKing points. He is going to face the Texans who are allowing the seventh fewest fantasy points to opposing tight ends. Last week with no Dionate Johnson (Now released) and no Nelson Agholor (injury) Andrews was second in targets only two behind Zay Flowers. For Baltimore to have a shot to beat Houston they will likely have to rely on Andrews.

Honorable Mentions: Travis Kelce. Dalton Schultz. Isaiah Likely. Pat Freiermuth

Drago’s Best Bets:

• Kansas City -3 (+100) vs Pittsburgh Steelers
• Baltimore Ravens -5.5 (-105) vs Houston Texans
• DeAndre Hopkins 40+ Receiving Yards (+105)
• Mark Andrews 40+ Receiving Yards (-105)

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Welcome to the first Saturday slate of the NFL season. Both games on the slate have playoff implications so expect the four teams fighting for a playoff spot to treat this game as a do-or-die situation. 

The purpose of this article is to break down the best plays both on the DFS and betting sides. The article will include my favorite plays and honorable mentions for every DFS position. You can also find my favorite bets under Drago’s Best Bets section at the end of the article.

The QBs:

Lamar Jackson ($8200DK, $8800FD)

Starting with the best quarterback on the slate, Jackson is in play on Saturday. This is a do-or-die game for the Ravens, as a win will give them the same record as Pittsburgh going into the final two games of the year. Stix’s model has Jackson as the highest scorer on the slate, and after what Jalen Hurts did to the Steeler’s defense, I wouldn’t put it past Jackson to have his best DFS performance of the season. The Steelers are the 4th-ranked team against fantasy QBs and have given up an average of 15.6 points to opposing QBs this season. Being projected at around 22.5% ownership, Jackson is a great play in all formats, along with the next QB on the list.

Who to pair him with: Mark Andrews, Zay Flowers, Isaiah Likely

CJ Stroud ($6000DK, $7200FD)

Stroud is the third-highest-owned and priced QB on the slate. He has hit a bit of a sophomore slump this season but that has been partly due to injuries to his top wide receivers. Stroud has a chance to outduel Patrick Mahomes and clinch Houston the AFC South title. The Chiefs have allowed the 13th fewest fantasy points (17.3) to opposing quarterbacks, but they have given up multiple 20+ fantasy performances to quarterbacks that season. 

Who to pair him with: Nico Collins. Tank Dell. Dalton Schultz

Honorable Mentions: Patrick Mahomes. Russell Wilson

The RBs:

Derrick Henry ($8000DK, $9000FD)

Henry is always in play and this Saturday is no different. He is second in rushing with 1474 yards and is tied for most rushing touchdowns (13) by a running back. The Steelers are allowing the 10th fewest fantasy points (21.3) but that is the most points allowed by a team on the slate. They held Henry in check the last time they played, holding him to 65 rushing yards and a touchdown. With how tough all four defenses are, I want to rely on the best running back. 

Najee Harris ($5700DK, $6600FD)

As I mentioned above all four defenses are good against the run so none of the running backs have a clear advantage on paper. I like Harris this week for his value, as he is the lowest-priced starting running back on the slate. The Ravens are allowing the seventh fewest fantasy points (20.4) but they are allowing the sixth most receiving yards to running backs at 41.4 yards. Harris is averaging 18.3 receiving yards and has had at least three receptions in five games this season including going 4 for 30 against the Ravens in their first matchup. 

Honorable Mentions: Isiah Pacheco. Joe Mixon. Justice Hill

The WRs:

Nico Collins ($8100DK, 9000FD)

Collins is my favorite wide receiver on the slate and he is projected to be the third-highest-scoring player on the slate based on the Win Daily projections. Since coming back from injury he is averaging 5.3 receptions for 70.5 yards and found the end zone three times. I mentioned with Stroud above that this is a big game for Houston as they can clinch the division and they can put pressure on the AFC North winner for the third seed. Collins will need to come up big against Joshua Williams who has been one of the better corners this season. 

Zay Flowers ($5900DK, $7200FD)

The dip in price between the highest priced WR, Collins, and Flowers who is second is interesting. Being priced 2.2K less than Collins on DK makes him a much better play for me. The projection model has Flowers as the second-best wide receiver on the slate. With the injuries to the other Raven wide receivers, Flowers should see an uptick in targets. Flowers gets a great matchup against James Pierre who has been the worst Steeler corner in fantasy this season.

Honorable Mentions: DeAndre Hopkins. Tank Dell. Xavier Worthy. Calvin Austin III. 

Punt WRs: Tylan Wallace and Devontez Walker. The Ravens’ wide receiver room is depleted, so Wallace and Walker can see more work this week. Neither is a sure thing, but in a two-game slate, they can make a difference if they can find the end zone. 

The TEs

Mark Andrews ($4300 DK, $6000 FD)

As I have mentioned above, the Ravens are down to their WR4/WR5 due to injuries and off-the-field issues. Andrews started the season slow but has picked it up over the last couple of weeks averaging 15 points on DraftKings over the past three weeks. The Steelers are allowing the 16th most fantasy points per game (12.2) and the 12th most receptions (76). Andrew’s first game against the Steelers was one of his worst since regaining his form and is the only game of the last five where he failed to reach the end zone.

Honorable Mentions: Travis Kelce. Dalton Schultz. Isaiah Likely.

Drago’s Best Bets:

• Houston Texans ML (+150) vs Kansas City Chiefs
• Baltimore Ravens Alt Line -4.5 (-158) vs Pittsburgh Steelers
• Justice Hill 25+ Receiving Yards (+110)
• Joe Mixon Over 87.5 Rush + Receiving Yards (-115)

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