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 5 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 5 Worksheet for a detailed breakdown of the players and games.
Quarterback
Justin Fields ($7,700/$5,600)
It was not always pretty, but Fields has two top-5 scoring weeks in his three appearances this season.
Fields has rushed for 48, 49, and 81 yards in his three appearances this season.
He leads the NFL with a 13.3% scramble rate.
The passing is always volatile with Fields, but he draws the best matchup for quarterbacks right now.
Dallas is allowing a league-high 21.9 passing points per game to quarterbacks.
On top of that, they have allowed 6.1 rushing points per game to quarterbacks (29th).
They have allowed a top-eight scorer in all four weeks to Jalen Hurts (24.3 points), Russell Wilson (30.3 points), Caleb Williams (29.1 points), and Jordan Love (26.3 points).
Jared Goff ($7,800/$6,500)
Goff has only posted one week inside the top 20 for fantasy so far.
He has faced two of the better defenses in the league, Green Bay and Cleveland.
He let down for fantasy in the other as Detroit ran in 4 touchdowns.
That could be the outcome here again, but his spike week came against a soft defense versus Chicago.
This Cincinnati defense could be worse.
The Bengals are 28th in pressure rate (29.1%) and 27th in sack rate (3.8%).
They have allowed 7.1 yards per pass attempt (21st) and a 5.2% touchdown rate (20th) to go along with 16.4 passing points per game (24th).
Over the past three weeks, Cincinnati has allowed 19.2 fantasy points to Trevor Lawrence, 15.3 points to Carson Wentz, and 25.7 points to Bo Nix.
Detroit has a team total just below 30 points here in a don’t overthink it spot.
Running Back
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