FanDuel NFL Week 7 Tournament GPP Picks: Daily Fantasy Advice & Strategy
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When playing in large-field tournaments you need to have a balance of players hitting their absolute ceiling for the week, whether that be with a stack of using a lineup of one-offs. Ownership is important but many tournaments have been won with having a few high owned players that go off that week. This article will bring you my favorite tournament plays stretched across a range of prices where I am looking at them hitting their peak. Some will carry some ownership just for the sake of being top plays while some will be lesser owned.
Quarterbacks
Joe Burrow – $7,100 – Projection: 19.1
Joe Burrow registers as the fourth-highest points per dollar play based on projections this week. He gets a Cleveland defense allowing 2.17 passing touchdowns per game, 271 passing yards per game, and 19.2 FD points per game. The Benahlas have a 23.5 implied total and are three-point dogs. One of Burrow’s best fantasy games came against Cleveland earlier this season. It makes sense given they are in the bottom ten for fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks.
The Patriots offense dropped a dud last game and on a week with so many quarterbacks in a good spot, Cam Newton will come in lower owned. He has that rushing upside which is always huge and $7,600 is well worth the risk in tournaments. The 49ers have allowed 18.7 FD points per game to opposing quarterbacks this season, so not that bad of a matchup. Newton is certainly a high-risk high reward play given the Patriots offense isn’t really built to put up monster numbers. We will need a rushing centered day around Newton.
Running Backs
Kareem Hunt – $7,100 – Projection: 18.7
It is a rebound spot for Kareem Hunt this week and the price tag has hardly moved since he became the lead back with Nick Chubb out. He is projected for 18.7 points this week and is the best points per dollar value at $7,100. Cleveland has an implied total of 26.5 and they get a Bengals defense that struggles against the run. This is the best matchup of the three games since Chubb has been injured and I expect Hunt to go off in this spot.
Aaron Jones – $8,500 – Projection: 18.8
Aaron Jones is in a great spot this week and I love his upside regardless of him being a popular name. He has a 24 FD point ceiling over the last eight games and gets a Houston defense that is allowing 28 FD points per game to opposing running backs. They have given up 1.5 rushing touchdowns, and Jones is certainly a multi-touchdown candidate for this week. Green Bay has a whopping 30 implied total and are field goal favorites, but I would argue it should be around five points.
Wide Receivers
Tyler Boyd – $6,000 – Projection: 13.4
You can use a few Bengals wideouts this week but Tyler Boyd remains my favorite. At $6,000 he gives you some salary relief and he is going up against a defense that is allowing 194 receiving yards to receivers 1.5 touchdowns and 30.4 FD points per game. Both Boyd, Tee Higgins, and AJ Green are all cheap. Boyd has been the more reliable option, although Higgins has really broken into the offense over the last few weeks. Boyd is averaging eight targets per game this season which leads the Bengals.
Terry McLaurin – $7,100 – Projection: 13.9
Terry McLaurin has made it known it doesn’t matter who is throwing the ball for Washington. While we would like a more stable arm, McLaurin remains one of the top wideouts and is only in his second year. The Cowboys have secondary continues to get torched and are allowing 1.83 touchdowns to receivers per game this season, alongside a whopping 32.1 FD points per game. McLaurin is the top targeted option in Washington, averaging 9.8 per game this season. That is fifth among wide receivers.
Mike Williams – $5,900 – Projection: 11.4
Mike Williams is a sneaky WR3 option this week with plenty of upside. The Chargers offense has an implied total of 28.25 and Justin Herbert has really gotten this offense going. The Jaguars secondary has struggled and Williams is a mismatch against these corners. Keenan Allen is also battling back spasms and isn’t a lock to finish this one. Williams could easily sneak into a big target game and Herbert has not been shy about airing it out.
Tight Ends
Jared Cook – $6,100 – Projection: 9.5
When you get past the first few tight ends it is a bit of a struggle but there are a few mid-range options with upside this week. Jared Cook is one of them going up against Carolina this week. Cook is one of those tight ends who relies on the big play and with everyone back healthy for the Saints this week he is going to fly under the radar. Carolina has limited tight ends this season, although Cook found himself in double-digit fantasy points in both meetings last season.
TJ Hockenson – $5,900 – Projection: 10.7
We have a high scoring game set in Atlanta this week and the Falcons have allowed seven total touchdowns to tight ends this season, and three double-digit fantasy performers in six games. The games they didn’t it was Greg Olsen, Ian Thomas, and the Vikings tight ends, although they still allowed over 100 yards to both Irv Smith and Kyle Rudolph combined. Hockenson’s usage is still a bit average but this game should set up for 6-7 targets for Hockenson.
Defense
Los Angeles Chargers – $4,500 – Projection: 9.5
The Jaguars have not really played a lot of good defenses to start the season and this will be the first test. They have turned the ball over four times in the last two weeks and have scored just 30 combined points. While the Chargers are missing a few key players on the defensive side this is still a good group who can pay off this price tag.
