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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Opponent MIN
Proj Points FD - 19.24 DK - 19.24
Opponent MIN
Proj Points FD - 17.57 DK - 21.22
Opponent MIN
Proj Points FD - 9.98 DK - 12.33
Opponent DAL
Proj Points FD - 15.72 DK - 17.27
This is going to be a popular landing spot for many stacks this week but I think the ownership is somewhat spread out with so many different ways to stack it. With Ezekiel Elliott likely to return, it muddies up the backfield which has my favorite build in this game starting with Dak Prescott and the passing game. Last week wasn't pretty if you are a Cowboys fan as he threw two crucial interceptions but for fantasy, he threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns for his second straight 20+ fantasy point game. He now faces a Vikings defense that is middle of the pack in defensive efficiency against the pass(15th) but has given up a pile of fantasy points to opposing passing games ranking 25th and 29th in fantasy points against quarterbacks and wide receivers.
I will start my Prescott stacks with CeeDee Lamb who is coming off his best game of the season and has been a very consistent option all season long, no matter who has been under center. I mentioned the Vikings' struggles against wide receivers above(29th in fantasy points to the position) and a lot of that production has come lately as four different wideouts have tallied 100 or more yards against the Vikings in the last four weeks. I also love double-stacking with Dak and making it very appealing are the value secondary options starting with Dalton Schultz who has quietly tallied 15 targets in two games since Dak's return.
My game script in this build is Vikings leading in the second half which would give Dalvin Cook access to his upside of 20+ touches. Despite the lack of consistent touches, in relation to his peers in the same price range, Cook has been a beast with 100+ rushing yards in two of his last three games, has scored at least one touchdown in four of his last five games, and has tallied 26+ DraftKings points in three of those games. While the Cowboys have allowed the 5th fewest fantasy points to running backs, they have been torched recently allowing 200+ rushing yards in back-to-back games.
Also consider in this game stack: Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson, Michael Gallup
Opponent DET
Proj Points FD - 21.02 DK - 21.02
Opponent DET
Proj Points FD - 26.71 DK - 29.14
Opponent DET
Proj Points FD - 11 DK - 13.29
There are not many games I feel hit the over this week but this is one of them as both teams have above-average offences (NYG-15th, DET-13th) going up against below-average defences (NYG-24th, DET-26th). You can easily game stack this one but I wanted to highlight my favorite piece and core of this game with the Giants' offence.
While Daniel Jones rarely throws enough to give us the 300-yard bonus on DraftKings, the goal here is to try and capture all the rushing and overall touchdowns in this game against the only defence in the league that ranks 25th or worse in fantasy points against every position. The matchup also lines up nicely for Jones as the Lions also allow a league-high 41 rushing yards per game to the quarterback position and we have already seen Jones flash his 100-yard rushing ability earlier this season. On the passing side, I love pairing Jones with Darius Slayton who has been terrific since week 5 with 11.6 or more DK points in four of five games and is the field stretcher with catches of 18 or more yards in each of those games. He backs that up with a massive 13.4 aDOT and 11.7 yards per target.
Doug highlighted Saquon Barkley in the cash article this week and the biggest takeaway was that he gets monster usage because he is game script independent. He leads all players with a monster 25.2 touches per game and he and Jones enter a dream matchup against a Lions defense that just gave up 258 yards rushing to the Bears and has given up 100 or more yards rushing in eight of nine games this season.
My favorite run-back option in this game is Amon-Ra St. Brown who is back trending in the right direction with 9+ targets in three straight games including catching 10 of 11 for 119 yards last week.
Opponent CHI
Proj Points FD - 18.56 DK - 18.56
Opponent CHI
Proj Points FD - 11.39 DK - 13.97
Opponent ATL
Proj Points FD - 17.42 DK - 19.16
This game in particular isn't contrarian, just the way I am stacking it here. I will have a ton of exposure overall in this game but this is one way I building to be a bit different and it starts with David Montgomery who is a direct leverage play off his own quarterback. Fields has been amazing lately going from a dumpster option in fantasy to QB1 over the last four to five weeks and in no way do I think he is a bad option I just think there is a path for Montgomery to have the blow-up game stealing not only the rushing yards but also the touchdowns. I also think the Bears could win this game on the back of that rushing pushing the Falcons to have to throw more. Marcus Mariota has been very up and down this season which was to be expected but he has also flashed 5x upside on DraftKings multiple times. Adding to the leverage, Kyle Pitts is only $300 more than Cole Kmet who is likely one of the highest-owned tight ends on the slate. It has been disappointing to no end for anyone who has rostered Pitts but the good news is that the volume has been there with seven or more targets in three straight with at least one completion of 18 or more yards in each of those games. This combination stack also leaves a nice bit of salary on the table to help load up with some running backs and wide receivers.
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