{{Updated 1-2-22, 11:47}}Let's try to finish with regular season with two winning weeks
It was another frustrating week for my cash lineup in Week 16.
I finished with only 122.48 points last week as my QB-WR stacking let me down for a second straight week. Matthew Stafford finished with 9.68 points for a snowflake, while Cooper Kupp had a nice day of 24.30 points but no TDs.
This week I’m going back to avoiding the QB-WR stack and go with a cheaper QB who runs.
I will be providing my main cash and GPP lineups (after early game inactives are announced) on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/fantasyfbguru
My friends at the Warrior Bowl charity league also run a weekly DFS tournament, and there are a few spots remaining if you want battle me for the first- and second-place prizes.
Here is the link to the tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/draft/contest/121633382
Onto this week’s top players!
Quarterback
Top Play
Patrick Mahomes II, Kansas City ($7,800): You can save a couple hundred going with Mahomes than Josh Allen, even though both have solid floors.
Sneaky QBs
Tyler Huntley, Baltimore ($5,600)
Trey Lance, San Francisco ($4,800)
Huntley will get the start for the Ravens and scored 35.9 DraftKings points in his last start two weeks ago against Green Bay. Lance replaces the injured Jimmy Garoppolo and has a favorable matchup against Houston.
Running Back
Top Play
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis ($9,000): Taylor’s price point may keep him out of a lot of cash lineups but with the return of Carson Wentz, he becomes viable in cash and GPPs.
Value Plays
Darrel Williams, Kansas City ($5,800)
Sony Michel, LA Rams ($5,800)
The last time Williams started he accounted for 32.4 DK points, riding a 9-catch, 101-yard and one-touchdown game. Michel will continue to be RB1 in the offense even with the return of Cam Akers.
Cheap Plays
Jaret Patterson, Washington ($4,800): Patterson should get the majority of the touches in the Football Team’s backfield which is missing Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic.
Wide Receiver
Top Play
Cooper Kupp, LA Rams ($9,500): Cooper Kupp met the Baltimore depleted defense. Enough said!
Value Plays
Christian Kirk, Arizona ($5,800)
O’Dell Beckham Jr., LA Rams ($5,700)
Kirk has seen 21 targets in the last two games without DeAndre Hopkins in of the lineup. Beckham Jr. also gets the benefit of facing the Ravens’ defense.
Cheap Plays
Zay Jones, Las Vegas ($3,900)
Braxton Berrios, NY Jets ($3,700)
Jones has seen at least 5 targets for 5 straight weeks, including 12 catches on 17 targets the last two weeks. Berrios should be the beneficiary of Elijah Moore and Jamison Crowder missing Sunday’s game.
Tight End
Top Plays
Travis Kelce, Kansas City ($7,300)
Mark Andrews, Baltimore ($7,400)
I really don’t think you can go wrong starting either one this week. The Bengals have given up 18 or more points to tight ends the last three weeks. Andrews is a target monster when Huntley is under center for the Ravens.
Value Plays
Noah Fant, Denver ($4,400)
Tyler Higbee, LA Rams ($4,000)
Foster Moreau, Las Vegas ($3,800)
Cole Kmet, Chicago ($3,400)
Fant faces a Chargers team that has given up the 2nd most fantasy points to TEs this season. The Ravens have also struggled against TEs, giving Higbee a chance to build off last week’s 5-catch game. Moreau has 11 catches on 13 targets the last two games, while Kmet has seen 5 or more targets for 5 straight weeks.
DraftKings Cash Core
{{UPDATED 1-2-22}} Trey Lance, David Montgomery, CeeDee Lamb, Travis Kelce.
Sneaky GPP Stacks
Tyler Huntley, Sony Michel, Cooper Kupp, Mark Andrews
Patrick Mahomes II, Darrel Williams, Tee Higgins, Travis Kelce
Last Week’s DK by the Numbers
Cash Core: Matthew Stafford 9.68, Cordarrelle Patterson 8.3, Cooper Kupp 24.3, Cole Kmet 8.9.
QB: Matthew Stafford 9.68, Joe Burrow 41.1.
RB: Alexander Mattison 16.0, James Robinson 1.0, David Montgomery 23.6, Miles Sanders 5.8, Ronald Jones II 16.1, Justin Jackson 35.2.
WR: Cooper Kupp 24.3, Russell Gage 6.9, Van Jefferson Jr 1.6., O’Dell Beckham Jr. 13.7, Antonio Brown 23.1, Tyler Johnson 0, Scotty Miller 0, Mecole Hardman 12.1, Byron Pringle 25.5.
TE: Mark Andrews 29.5, Cole Kmet 8.9, James Shaughnessy 8.9, Zach Gentry 7.1, Noah Gray 3.2.
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