Daily Fantasy NFL GPP Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Week 8

Welcome back football fans. Week four in the NFL is here and DFSR has you covered. Earlier in the week, we look at our top cash game picks and now it's time to look at some stacks that help us get to the top of or GPP contests. Let's get started.

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Game Stack - Raiders @ Saints

Josh Jacobs FD 9000 DK 7500
Opponent NO
Proj Points FD - 21.67 DK - 23.48
Andy Dalton FD 7100 DK 5500
Opponent LV
Proj Points FD - 12.28 DK - 12.28
Chris Olave FD 6900 DK 6000
Opponent LV
Proj Points FD - 14.75 DK - 17.62

This game has the second-highest total on the slate and provides us with multiple ways to stack it. My favorite starts with Josh Jacobs who has been tremendous lately with 20 or more rush attempts and 143 or more rushing yards in three straight games while also reaching the endzone a whopping six times! On top of that, he has also been involved in the passing game catching 13 of 15 targets for another 82 yards in that time and that is key when playing full PPR on DraftKings. That heavy run approach has been key in turning the Raiders season around and I don't see it stopping against a Saints team that has been vulnerable to the run lately. Last week Eno Benjamin rushed for 92 yards on just 12 carries(7.7 yards per rush), Joe Mixon only rushed for 45 yards on them in week 6 but that was on just eight carries(5.6 yards per carry) and he also caught a TD through the air, and Kenneth Walker blew them up for 88 yards on eight carries(11 yards per rush) and a touchdown the week before that.

I will be running this back with Andy Dalton in a game script where the Saints are chasing and need to pass 40+ times once again. Dalton showed us his ceiling last week in a come-from-behind game script where he threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns. I doubt we see that sort of upside again but it's possible against a Raiders defense that is 30th in DVOA against the pass. I will pair Dalton with his primary pass-catcher Chris Olave who is most definitely in the running for Rookie of the Year. Even with more coverage pushed his way with Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry out, he has been terrific lately with two 100+ yard games in his last four and in the games he didn't break 100(67 & 54), he scored a touchdown. I also love the upside in the advanced stats as he comes in with a huge 16.33 aDOT, is second in the NFL in air yards, and faces a Raiders defense that gives up the 10th most yards on deep balls. I will also have some exposure to Alvin Kamara in this matchup who has been putting up elite fantasy numbers even with Taysom Hill vulturing all the touchdowns.

Game Stack - Cardinals @ Vikings

Kyler Murray FD 8200 DK 7500
Opponent MIN
Proj Points FD - 23.44 DK - 23.44
DeAndre Hopkins FD 7900 DK 7400
Opponent MIN
Proj Points FD - 18.44 DK - 22.42
Justin Jefferson FD 9000 DK 9100
Opponent ARI
Proj Points FD - 19.31 DK - 23.12

When looking at game totals this week, there is a pretty big gap between the top three games and the rest so it makes sense to get a ton of exposure to these games. Like the Raiders/Saints, this is a game where we have a ton of options to stack on both sides but for this article, I am going to take a possible low-owned route and it starts with Kyler Murray. I say this as his price falls right in between two of the highest projected owned options at quarterback in Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa on both sites. While Kyler has yet to give us the ceiling game we have been waiting for, he gets another great opportunity this week against a Vikings defense that has me pulling my hair out weekly(yes I am a Vikings fan). They rank 24th overall, 21st against the pass, and 21st in fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks.

I really like the matchup for Rondale Moore in the slot and will have some exposure in double stacks but will be building around DeAndre Hopkins as a core stacking option with Kyler. He returned from a six-week suspension last week and picked up right where he left off commanding 48% of the targets catching 10 of 14 thrown his way tallying 103 yards and 23 fantasy points. I don't see why he wouldn't get another dose of targets this week and the matchup is excellent as well as the Vikings give up the 5th most yards to wideouts on the outside.

On the other side of the game, I love running the Cards stack back with Justin Jefferson who has flashed elite upside all season. He comes in with three straight games tallying 100 or more receiving yards and already has three games with 30+ fantasy points. The matchup looks a little deceiving as the Cards are 11th in fantasy points to wideouts but mainly because they have only allowed three touchdowns yet rank 26th in redzone defense. On top of that, they sit right behind the Vikings allowing the 6th most yards to pass-catchers on the outside.

Other options to consider in this game stack: Kirk Cousins(MIN), Adam Thielen(MIN), Rondale Moore(ARI)

Running Back/Defense Stack

Tony Pollard FD 6300 DK 6100
Opponent CHI
Proj Points FD - 18.75 DK - 20.44
DAL FD 5000 DK 4000
Opponent CHI
Proj Points FD - 11.85 DK - 11.85

The fantasy community and specifically Cowboys fans are finally getting their wish. That's right, Zeke is out in week 8 and Tony Pollard is finally going to get the opportunity to be the workhorse in the backfield and couldn't get a much better matchup as Dallas is a huge 9.5 point home favorite against the Bears who rank 26th in fantasy points to running backs. If the Zeke news was out earlier, I am sure Pollard would be in the $7K range on both sites so despite the projected high ownership, this is the ultimate buy-low situation. To help differentiate your Pollard lineups you can stack him with his defense and I say this only because the norm has been rolling with the cheapest defense to help load up at other positions. Either way, the Cowboys' defense is in a great spot here as their D-line ranks #1 in adjsuted sack rate while the Bears' offensive line ranks dead last in adjusted sack rate. This is a stack I will have a lot of exposure to and be pairing with the stacks I mentioned above.

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