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Patrick Mahomes + Travis Kelce
- Patrick Mahomes ($8,200 DraftKings, $9,000 FanDuel)
- Travis Kelce ($7,700 DraftKings, $8,200 FanDuel)
Scoff if you may and tell me how obvious this seems, but Travis Kelce goes overlooked quite a bit on a weekly basis. He’s always difficult to fit due to the nature of the build you’re left with after rostering him, and he very rarely pops up in optimals.
The fact is the state of the tight end position right now is pretty rough. Mark Andrews is back but still getting over multiple injuries, while Darren Waller, Zach Ertz, and Kyle Pitts are all on IR. Then factor in the matchup difficulty for George Kittle, and you’re virtually left with either punting for the 12th consecutive week or simply playing the best tight end on the slate by a wide margin. The state of the Kansas City passing game has taken a bit of a hit of late as well, as Mecole Hardman is still on IR, while JuJu Smith-Schuster has been out with a concussion.
Kelce has 10 or more targets in four of his past seven games and eight receiving touchdowns over his past six. He’s Mahomes’ first read on basically every play and is used in a Davante Adams-type role around the goal line. The Rams absolutely stink and have likely packed it in for the season. Kansas City is a 15.5-point home favorite in this spot while boasting the slate’s second-highest implied team total at 29 points.
Mahomes has thrown for 300+ yards in each of his past five games and has hit the 30-DK point threshold in each of his past four. These two are locked in right now, and I would not be betting against them in this home spot against a dead team.
Chris Godwin + Amari Cooper
- Chris Godwin ($6,000 DraftKings, $7,000 FanDuel)
- Amari Cooper ($6,400 DraftKings, $7,800 FanDuel)
Are the Browns playing a home game? Yes? If so, get some exposure to Amari Cooper. Technically the home road splits were put on hold last week because the game against the Bills was played in a neutral location in Detroit. Prior to that, however, Cooper had been averaging a measly 11.5 DraftKings points on the road, compared to 23.1 in the friendly confines of Cleveland. Just to put that in perspective, Tyreek Hill is averaging 23.7 DK points per game on the season, just to show how dominant Cooper has been at home. Obviously, this is a bit noisy, but the Browns get a home tilt vs. the Bucs this week, who we know force teams throw against them. At just $6,400, Cooper is still a bit underpriced for his role, especially if the Browns fall behind.
On the other side, the clear bring-back is Chris Godwin, who is getting just absurd usage right now. Prior to two weeks ago, where he saw eight targets against Seattle, Godwin had seen target counts of 10, 11, 13, 12, and 10 across his previous five games. He actually scored his first touchdown of the year in his last game and looks incredibly healthy right now. The Browns played solid defense against Buffalo last week, but before that were routinely getting torched. This mini stack is cheap enough to play plenty of other spots you like while boasting an incredibly high ceiling.
Jeff Wilson Jr. + Dolphins D/ST
- Jeff Wilson Jr. ($5,900 DraftKings, $7,700 FanDuel)
- Dolphins D/ST ($3,900 DraftKings, $4,400 FanDuel)
We don’t have to spend too much time on this one, as you know the drill by now. Just play running backs against the Texans. Houston has given up the most rush attempts in the NFL by a pretty significant margin while allowing both the most rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in the league as well. This defense is egregious. As it stands, the Dolphins are 14-point home favorites this week while ranking No. 1 on the slate with a 30.5 implied team total.
We saw a changing of the guard at the running back position for Miami last week, as the newly acquired Jeff Wilson Jr. out-carried Raheem Mostert 17-8. He turned that workload into 119 yards and a touchdown while also adding two receptions for 24 yards en route to a 25.3 DK point day. Teams just choose to run against Houston as much as possible, so I would again expect another 17-20 carries for Wilson this week at the minimum, while the likelihood of him finding the end zone could be pretty high in this spot.
The Dolphins defense naturally correlates with Wilson, and they also have done their best work in home games this year. They average nine DraftKings points per game as a unit in Miami, compared to just one point on the road. Houston simply has no difference-makers on offense right now, and Davis Mills has thrown 11 picks and fumbled four times already this season. We could easily see a double-digit fantasy performance from Miami here.
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