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Ed’s Tops Starts & Sits – Week 14

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!

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