DraftKings NFL Daily Fantasy Cash Game Picks Week 14
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Quarterbacks
Baker Mayfield ($6,300) vs Bengals– Baker Mayfield comes into this game questionable with a hand injury but he is fully expected to go vs the Bengals. Despite his poor performance vs a tough Steelers defense I still have confidence in the Browns QB. He has still scored 21+ FPTS in 2 of his last 3 starts and will be going up against a Bengals defense ranks 25thvs QBs in DK so far this season. Baker can take advantage of subpar defenses and this is one of them.
Philip Rivers ($5,600) vs Jaguars– Rivers threw another interception last week but other than that he played pretty well going 20/29 for 265 YDS and 2 TDs. Despite the loss he still threw the ball a lot and had multiple TD passes. The Jaguars have struggled vs the pass in their last two games and despite everyone hopping off the Rivers train he still has tons of passing yards on the season. Coming off of a good game I expect Rivers to play well again this Sunday on the road vs the Jaguars.
Running Backs
Leonard Fournette ($7,800) vs Chargers– Despite only finding the endzone 3 times this season, Leonard Fournette has had a very good year running the football. The Jaguars offense has struggled lately which has limited his impact but Minshew will be returning to start this week and given his mobility over Foles this should open up things a little bit more for Fournette. The Chargers only play close games so it is unlikely that the Jags will be forced to abandon the run at any point in this one. The Chargers defense is pretty solid but they do lack ability to stop the run which is one of the main reasons I like this play on Sunday.
Josh Jacobs ($6,500) vs Titans– Despite the Raiders getting destroyed by the Chiefs last week, Jacobs was still able to muster up 17 carries for 104 yards on the day. This one should be closer and we should see the workload increase to the levels which we saw earlier in the season. The Titans rank 24th against RBs this season on DK and they are allowing over 100 yards on the ground through 13 weeks so far. Jacobs dominates the touches battle in the backfield and I expect him to get it early and often this Sunday at home.
Jamaal Williams ($4,800) vs Redskins– Williams continues to thrive with Aaron Jones in their RB tandem with Williams acting more as the pass down back. He has racked up double digit fantasy points in 6 of the last 7 games this season and surprisingly has double digit rushes out of the backfield in each of the last 3 games. Even with Aaron Jones as the “RB1” that doesn’t mean Williams can’t thrive in his role. If he can continue to do that vs a bad Redskins team and pair it will his receiving abilities Williams can easily exceed his value at this price point on Sunday at home in Green Bay.
Wide Receivers
Davante Adams ($8,000) vs Redskins– Sticking with the Packers I LOVE Davante Adams in their matchup vs the Redskins this Sunday. He has double digit targets in each of the last 5 games and in those games he hasn’t caught less than 6 balls and that was last week when he added 2 touchdowns. Adams is Rodgers top target and with the high target share and downfield ability rostering him at $8,000 is a no brainer for me especially against a Redskins defense that has problem stopping big plays.
Deebo Samuel ($5,600) vs Saints– A lot of people thought after the 49ers acquired Emmanuel Sanders that we would see Deebo’s role in the offense diminish but it has been the opposite of that. He has double digit fantasy points in each of the last 4 games and has gotten a touchdown in each of the last two games. There may be cause for concern with the lack of catches the last two weeks but he has been saved by the score. Even with Kittle and Sanders in the lineup I think Deebo offers value here especially if the Saints take away Emmanuel Sanders with Lattimore following him.
John Ross III ($4,400) vs Browns– John Ross has only played in 4 games this season due to injury but he is expected to return this week and Andy Dalton showed up last week he can still sling the ball around to his WRs. We saw some big games in the limited action for Ross and he was finally utilizing his world class speed. It is very possible that Ross will be on a pitch count because he missed so much time but with no less than 6 targets in the 4 games played this season I am not too worried. If the Bengals get down there will be lots of throwing which only works in Ross’ favor.
Tight End
Ryan Griffin ($4,100) vs Dolphins– Ryan Griffin has emerged as one of Sam Darnold’s favorite targets and even with the offense struggling last week Griffin still hauled in 5 of 7 targets but only for 30 yards. He has 2 TDs in the last 3 games and the Dolphins come into this one ranked as the 25th rated defense vs tight ends this season. I am expecting a big Darnold bounce back game after they took an embarrassing loss vs the then winless Bengals. There is 10 TEs ranked ahead of Griffin this week and I can’t say for certain that a number of the guys above him will play better.
Defense
Los Angeles Chargers D/ST ($3,100) vs Jaguars– The Chargers only allowed 134 passing yards and 84 rushing yards last week vs the Broncos but that only translated to 2 FPTS. They have held teams down but the lack of sacks and INTs really hurts their fantasy value. That will change this week when they meet Gardner Minshew for the first time. Minshew has been giving the ball away at a fairly high clip and I am expecting the Chargers, with some of their key defense players back, to take advantage in a big way on the road after yet another tough loss.
