Every week, I will go through the players I am targeting to play in DFS for all games, tournaments, and game stacks.
The idea is that this will paint a clearer picture of framing lineups.
| Week 3 DFS Picks |
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| Core Plays |
| Tournament Picks |
| Team & Game Stacks |
Our core players are the ones we will have the most exposure to at their respective positions.
They can be played in cash games and tournaments.
I will analyze the player selections and game writeups, but please refer to the Week 3 Worksheet for a detailed breakdown of the players and games.
Quarterback
Marcus Mariota ($6,000/$4,000)
We saw Mariota get extended action twice last season, and both times he was a top-10 fantasy scorer.
In Week 7, Mariota came in for Daniels after only 10 snaps and was the QB8 in weekly scoring (19.6 points).
Daniels sat out the second half in Week 18.
In just one half (55.2% of the snaps), Mariota was the QB6 (26 points).
He threw for 9.1 yards per attempt on 44 attempts last season, completing 77.3% of his passes with 4 touchdowns.
He rushed 18 times for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Both appearances did come on a small sample against arguably the two worst defenses in the NFL last season (Carolina and Dallas).
Still, Mariota averaged more points per dropback (0.90) than Lamar Jackson (0.82).
He is definitely not Jackson, but Mariota is in a system that plays off his mobility while giving him short-area target opportunities.
The Raiders have not been as bad defensively as I expected to open the year, but they are still lagging in passing points allowed (22nd), yards allowed per attempt (23rd), and completion rate (19th).
Dak Prescott ($7,300/$5,900)
This game could be a shootout as neither defense has been efficient over the opening two weeks.
The Bears have allowed QB1 scoring weeks to J.J. McCarthy (22.2 points) and Jared Goff (34 points) to open the year.
Chicago is 31st in pressure rate (18.9%).
When they have not gotten pressure, they have allowed a 75.6% completion rate and 8.8 yards per pass attempt.
The Bears have had issues defending downfield throws through two weeks.
Passers have completed 73.3% (11 of 15) of throws 10 or more yards downfield against them with 3 touchdowns.
The league completion rate on those throws is 49%.
Running Back
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