Jason Perl 
Victory Values – Week 3
Welcome to Victory Values – Week 3! In this article, I’ll be looking at the best player values that will lead you to DFS paydirt! You won’t see lame advice to start Kamara, Hopkins or Kelce. You know that already. I’ll go under the hood to find the players with the best matchups and lowest salaries to round out your DFS lineups with big upside – so that you CAN start the studs you want and have a great chance to win! Let’s get started!
QB Values Under $6,000
Ryan Tannehill – TEN @ MIN – $5,900 ($7,400 in FanDuel) – Why fight it? Tannehill has picked up where he left off last year with multiple TD games in nine consecutive regular season starts. Last week, he destroyed the Jags D to a tune of 18-24-239 and four TD’s. The Vikings have given up 5 passing TD’s and 289 passing yards per game over the first two weeks. This is a smash spot for Tannehill and a Top 5 finish is in the cards.
Carson Wentz – PHI vrs CIN – $5,800 ($7,600 in FanDuel) – It’s been brutal for Wentz over the first two weeks. He did score a TD on the ground in Week 2’s loss to the Rams, but now has 4 picks on the year with only 2 TD’s. Cue the Cincinnati Bengals. Wentz should be getting some more skill position players back in Week 3, and is too good a QB to put up a stinker against this Bengal defense. Look for a Top 10 finish in this one.
RB Values Under $5,000
Jerick McKinnon – SF @ NYG – $4,900 ($5,700 in FanDuel) – With knee injuries to Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman, McKinnon could be in line for a huge workload vrs the Giants. In limited action, McKinnon has 6 carries for 101 yards and a TD as well as 3 catches for 20 yds and a TD through two games. Running backs have shredded the Giants in two games thus far both on the ground and through the air. McKinnon makes for a terrific value play
Antonio Gibson – WASH @ CLE – $4,700 ($5,500 in FanDuel) – Gibson’s usage ticked up in Week 2 with 13 carries (55 yards) and two targets, scoring an 11 yard TD on the ground. It’s apparent that Washington realizes what they have and they are making a concerted effort to involve Gibson in the game plan. The Browns gave up 86 scrimmage yards to Joe Mixon last week, so there is opportunity for production against this defense.
Tarik Cohen – CHI @ ATL- $4,300 ($5,000 in FanDuel) – It’s been slim pickings for Cohen so far, as both David Montgomery and Cordarelle Patterson have more carries and targets. But that should change this week against the porous Falcon defense. The Bears will need to keep up against the high powered Falcon offense, and Cohen should return to his pass catching, PPR role.
WR Values Under $5,000
Anthony Miller – CHI @ ATL – $4,900 ($5,500 in FanDuel) – It’s criminal to see how little the Bears have used Miller to this point. With only three targets (no catches) last week, the Bears seem to have forgotten that Miller (4-76-1 in Week One) scored the winning touchdown in their Week 1 win. Many DFS players will see Miller’s Week 2 zero stat line and be off of him. Don’t make that mistake. The Bears will need to score 30-35 points to beat the Falcons and Miller should be heavily involved in that effort.
Darius Slayton – NYG vrs SF – $4,900 ($5,500 in FanDuel) – Slayton was quiet with just 3-33 last week, but he’s still Daniel Jones’ favorite target and is always capable of his Week 1 stat line (6-102-2). The Niners D is beset with injuries as both Joey Bosa and Soloman Thomas are out for the year. This defense is simply not the same without those players. Start Slayton with confidence as he should be very productive.
Michael Pittman Jr. – INDY vrs NYJ – $4,000 ($5,000 in FanDuel) – Pittman’s usage increased in Week 2 has he had 6 targets, producing 4 catches for 37 yards. His involvement should continue to rise in the coming weeks, as Pittman lands in a smash shot vrs the awful New York Jets defense. You should be starting as many Colt offensive players as you can in this match up, especially an inexpensive one with Pittman.
TE Values Under $4,000
Logan Thomas – WASH @ CLE – $3,700 ($4,900 in FanDuel) – With 17 targets through two weeks, Thomas is a prime candidate to produce against the 32nd ranked Browns D. After Terry McLaurin, Thomas (4-37-1) is Dwayne Haskins favorite receiver. There should be a good deal of fireworks in this game and Thomas is likely to find the end zone.
Drew Sample – CIN @ PHI – $3,500 ($4,800 in FanDuel) – If you watched last Thursday’s Browns/Bengals game, you’d notice that Sample’s name was called a lot. It’s normal for a rookie QB to depend on his tight end. Joe Burrow looked Sample’s way 9x last week (7-45) as the Bengals look to be playing catch up again in Philadelphia. Garbage receptions count too. Sample is a sneaky good play as his target share dictates success.
D Value Under $3,000
GIANTS vrs SF – $2,700 ($3,600 in FanDuel) – Jimmy Garoppolo is most likely out for this game. Jerick McKinnon seems to be the Niners’ only starting caliber RB available. George Kittle is doubtful to play as Deebo Samuel is still on IR. As long as the Giants double cover Jordan Reed (9-62-2 last week), they should be able to force Nick Mullens into some turnovers, sacks and negative plays.
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