QB
Start of the Week
Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals (at Cleveland Browns)
- Cleveland gives up the 2nd most fantasy points to opposing QBs
- Dalton is averaging 308 pass yards over last two games
- 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions over that same span
- Look for Dalton to put up numbers in this cross-state match up.
Sit of the Week
Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. Minnesota Vikings)
- Minnesota gives up the 3rd fewest fantasy points to QBs
- Bortles is averaging just 194 pass yards/gm over last 4 games
- Over that same span, 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions
- Wake and Blake will be a snoozer in week 14.
RB
Start of the Week
LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills (vs. Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Pittsburgh gives up the 6th most fantasy points to opposing RBs
- McCoy is averaging 18 carries for 117 rush yards over last two games
- McCoy has 3 touchdowns in each of his last three games
- The Real McCoy is back!
Sit of the Week
Theo Riddick, Detroit Lions (vs. Chicago Bears)
- Chicago gives up the 4th fewest fantasy points to RBs
- Riddick had season lows in touches and yards in week 13
- Only 1 touchdown (last week) since week 8
- Theo is a The-NO start for me against the division rivals
WR
Start of the Week
Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants (vs. Dallas Cowboys)
- Dallas gives up the 13th most fantasy points to opposing WRs
- OBJ has 15 or more fantasy points in four of his last 5 games
- 5 touchdowns over that same span
- Am I starting Beckham in DFS this week? Oh-Dell yeah!
Sit of the Week
Jarvis Landry, Miami Dolphins (vs. Arizona Cardinals)
- Arizona is a top 10 defense against opposing WRs
- No 100 yard receiving games since week 3; only 1 touchdown since then as well
- Averaging an eye-rolling 9 fantasy points per game since week 7
- If you’re hoping for a Landry miracle this Christmas…not gonna happen.
TE
Start of the Week
Cameron Brate, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. New Orleans Saints)
- Saints give up the 17th most points to opposing TEs
- Brate has secured a touchdown in four of his last six games
- Averaging 5 catches per game over that span
- Brate has become the #2 option behind Mike Evans in Tampa Bay’s pass game.
Sit of the Week
Dwayne Allen, Indianapolis Colts (vs. Houston Texans)
- Houston allows the 3rd fewest points to opposing TEs
- Prior to week 13: only 1 touchdown on season; never had multiple TD game
- In the 4 games leading up to week 13, averaged 2.7 fantasy points per game
- Allen blew his entire Christmas bonus on TDs week 13. Expect a big bust this week.
DEF
Start of the Week
Atlanta Falcons (at Los Angeles Rams)
- Rams give up the 3rd most fantasy points to opposing Defenses
- Rams have given up 15+ fantasy points to Defenses in last two games
- Atlanta has 4 fumble recoveries in last four games
- The Falcons will be circling the Rams’ carcass like buzzards in SoCal this Sunday.
Sit of the Week
Arizona Cardinals (at Miami Dolphins)
- Miami gives up the 15th fewest fantasy points to Defenses
- Arizona Defense is averaging less than 8 fantasy points/gm over last 5
- Arizona is giving up nearly 26 points to opposing teams over that same 5 game span
- The Cards’ Defense is not the unstoppable force it once was. Stay away!