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Tee Higgins + D.J. Moore
- Tee Higgins ($7,300 DraftKings, $8,000 FanDuel)
- D.J. Moore ($5,800 DraftKings, $7,000 FanDuel)
It would appear the change from Baker Mayfield to P.J. Walker has been the thing to wake D.J. Moore up, as he’s now had his two best games of the season over the past two weeks. Last week especially, as he posted a 6/152/1 line and caught a ridiculous 62-yard touchdown with 12 seconds left, which ultimately led to overtime. This week he gets a Bengals defense that just lost arguably their best cornerback in Chidobe Awuzie and that just got shredded by Amari Cooper for 5/131/1. Moore has now seen 21 targets these past two games and is simply the only reliable offensive weapon the team has. Expect him to keep getting fed.
As for the Bengals side, you could certainly make a strong case to play Tyler Boyd in this spot, and I definitely recommend that if you end up running a Burrow double. However, Higgins is the play here and should only keep ascending for as long as Ja’Marr Chase is sidelined. He had a modest game last week against the Browns but capped it off with a highlight-reel 41-yard touchdown where he essentially took the ball away from the defender and scampered into the end zone.
The Bengals are back home this week and have a strong implied team total of 25. With the way they have failed to run the ball of late, mainly due to their offensive line play, expect them to continue trying to move the ball through their stud wide receiver.
Justin Jefferson + Terry McLaurin
- Justin Jefferson ($8,600 DraftKings, $9,000 FanDuel)
- Terry McLaurin ($5,900 DraftKings, $7,200 FanDuel)
Jefferson has gotten back to a palatable price tag on DraftKing’s at $8,600. It gets too hard to fit these guys at over $9K+ — especially with the lack of value we’ve had lately — which is why both Jefferson and Cooper Kupp’s ownership percentages have been down in recent weeks. Jefferson is still not cheap, but he’s 100% in play at this price, and I love bringing it back with Terry McLaurin, who has a new lease on life since Taylor Heinicke.
Scary Terry is coming off his best game of the season last week against the Colts, catching six-of-eight targets for 113 yards. This was on the heels of a 5/73/1 performance against the Packers a week prior. This connection is real, folks.
The total on this game is not high, but we do, in fact, know where the targets are going. Washington boasts an elite pass rush but are dreadful in the secondary and have allowed the fifth most receiving yards to opposing wideouts in the NFL. Jefferson is coming off a modest game (for him) and has yet to find the end zone since Week 1.
This is the perfect mini-stack, as it allows you to attack two vulnerable secondaries without having to fully go all in on a low total game. Minnesota just got torched by DeAndre Hopkins for 12 catches,136 yards, and a touchdown, and now rank 26th in DK points allowed to opposing wideouts.
McLaurin’s ceiling in this spot is through the roof.
Aaron Jones + A.J. Dillion + Packers D/ST
- Aaron Jones ($7,400 DraftKings, $7,800 FanDuel)
- A.J. Dillon ($5,700 DraftKings, $6,100 FanDuel)
- Packers D/ST ($3,700 DraftKings, $4,100 FanDuel)
The first thing I am going to say about this stack is that you should absolutely NOT run this in anything cash game related. This is strictly a GPP angle that I like, but it’s exactly that — an angle — and something that has to break in an extremely specific way to hit.
Now that we got that out of the way let’s have some fun. How exactly does this work, you ask? Well, it’s very simple. The Packers absolutely stink. This front office has absolutely ruined the majority of Aaron Rodgers’ prime by not providing him the offensive talent requisite to win a Super Bowl. That has never been more true this season, as this receiver corps is a complete dumpster fire, and because of that, A-Rod is averaging a paltry 6.7 yards per pass attempt — the lowest mark of his hall-of-fame career.
Even with that in mind, we must remember the Packers are still playing the Lions, who are giving up 32 points per game, which is by far the worst mark in the NFL. As we saw last week, Green Bay absolutely wants to run the ball, giving both Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon carries deep into the fourth quarter even while still trailing by two touchdowns. There’s a chance both Allen Lazard and Christian Watson will be back for this game, but the point remains, this team wants to establish the run.
In two of the Packers’ three wins this year — against the Patriots and Bears, Jones and Dillon combined for 39 and 39 combined running back opportunities (rushes + targets). Sportsbooks think that Green Bay is going to win this week, as they’re currently 3.5-point road favorites, with an implied team total of 26.5 — the second-highest on the slate behind only Buffalo.
Aaron Jones has established himself as the clear lead back, and he’s also by far the Packers’ best receiving option by a mile. We have seen him go nuts against the Lions in the past, and with the Packers absolutely in a spot where they must win, I would fully expect them to lean on #33 early and often in this one. From there is where it gets a bit dicey, and why this is strictly GPP only.
We have seen the Lions play extremely well on offense to begin the year — especially at home. However, this Packers defense is still very good, and we know Jared Goff can turn into Jared Goof at the drop of a hat. If the Packers get the lead in this spot and hinder the Lions offense, we will see clock-killing machine A.J. Dillon salt this game away in the second half. The only way this works is with the Packers defense, as there’s little chance of both running backs getting to where you need them to get if this game is competitive. If Green Bay dominates, as I believe they will, this stack is quite viable in tourneys of any kind.
There is no other two-player combination on this slate where you can guarantee close to 40 touches for just $13,100. Let alone 40 touches against the LIONS. Just to reiterate, the Lions have allowed the most rushing touchdowns in the NFL (11) through eight weeks and the sixth most rushing yards allowed despite ranking 18th in rush attempts allowed. This defense is a sieve on the ground.
Ideally, you are looking for a combined 50+ plus DK points from Jones and Dillion, which means the touchdowns will obviously have to flow through them, but if this game plays out a specific way, it absolutely can, and you will vault to the top of the leaderboards.
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