The Daily Spin – NFL Cash Game Edition – Week 7

The Daily Spin – NFL Cash Game Edition – Week 7

Week 6 Results

DraftKings
Lamar Jackson	7800	22.92
Tony Pollard	6000	17.8
Bucky Irving	5400	18.5
Drake London	6700	19.4
Diontae Johnson	6100	19.8
Xavier Hutchinson	3300	0
Jake Ferguson	5000	4.1
Bijan Robinson	6600	25.5
Bucs	2600	17
	49500	145.02

 

 

Week 7
QB	DK	%  Cap	FD	%  Cap
Jayden Daniels	7600	15.2%	9100	15.2%
Jared Goff	6500	13.0%	7800	13.0%
Sam Darnold	6200	12.4%	7500	12.5%
Geno Smith	5800	11.6%	7600	12.7%

 

• Jayden Daniels – Daniels continues to impress this season and even though the Commanders came up short against the Ravens, he still kept his team close on the road against one of the better teams in the league. The Panthers rank 31st in the league against the pass and 31st in the league overall. The only way Daniels has a quiet day is if the Commanders happen to score all four or five of their TDs on the ground from close range.
• Jared Goff – This game has high shootout potential as both games last season had at least 50 points. The Vikings have played well on defense this season but have give up the third most passing yards per game this season. The Lions have one of the best offensive lines in the league so if they can protect Goff against the heavy blitzing scheme of Brian Flores, there will be plenty of time for him to carve up a vulnerable secondary.
• Sam Darnold – With Aaron Jones questionable this week, the game will be in the hands of Sam Darnold for the Vikes. The Lions lost Aiden Hutchinson for the season last week which is huge and should allow for the Vikings to get the ball deep to JJ or Jordan Addison. Last season, Nick Mullens threw for over 800 yards in two games against the Lions so the potential upside here is huge.
• Geno Smith – Geno should be involved in one of the more high scoring games this week against the Falcons. In games where the Seahawks are favorites, playing from the lead, his stat lines can be a little lacking, but once you get him involved in a game where they are playing from behind, he is not afraid to get the ball downfield or to throw it 40-50 times as he’s done the last three weeks. The Falcons will give up a lot of points through the air against even decent QBs so this looks like a great punt option if you need it at QB.

 

RB	DK	%  Cap	FD	%  Cap
Kyren Williams	8100	16.2%	8600	14.3%
Kenneth Walker III	7300	14.6%	7500	12.5%
David Montgomery	6600	13.2%	8100	13.5%
Chuba Hubbard	6500	13.0%	7400	12.3%
Tony Pollard	6300	12.6%	7100	11.8%

 

• Kyren Williams – The RB situation is not great this week for the main slate so I am going to tighten things up and stick to the top tier players. Nobody has been more dependable than Kyren Williams this season, especially with the top two pass catchers out for the Rams. he will have 20+ touches this week and 3-4 of those will be catches out of the backfield. He’s scored 7 TDs this season and at least one every game. The Raiders rank 28th against the run this season and given that the Rams are a TD favorite, Williams is likely to see a lot of touches late in the game.
• Kenneth Walker – It has been interesting to watch Walker develop in the passing game this season as he’s seen 16 targets the last two weeks. He has needed them as he only had 19 carries in total those two games. However, he has a knack for finding the endzone as he has five TDs so far this season. The Falcons are ranked 18th against the run and gave up 114 yards last week on the ground to the Panthers and 160 the week prior against the Bucs.
• David Montgomery – David Montgomery has scored a TD in every game this season for the Lions. He also scored in both games against the Vikings last season. This game figures to be high scoring and Montgomery is clearly the RB of choice down near the goal line which gives him an amazing fantasy floor every single week even if he does split touches.
• Chuba Hubbard – The Panthers are atrocious this season, but the silver lining for them has to be Chuba Hubbard who is averaging over 100 rushing yards per game since Andy Dalton took over as the starting QB. When you add in that he is also averaging 4 targets per game, you have one of the most reliable three down RBs in the league not named Kyren Williams. While the Commanders are great on offense, this is still a defense that can be exploited as they rank 21st against the run this season.
• Tony Pollard – Tyjae Spears is out with a hamstring injury this week leaving the backfield open for Pollard to be a three down horse, which he was already on his way to assuming this season. He’s been great in both the running and passing game this season and is likely to see over 20 touches in a game where the script should not matter much to his output. Buffalo just gave up 169 total yards to Breece Hall on Monday night so this is a great spot for Pollard as the Titans will want to put the game in his hands as opposed to their mistake prone QB Will Levis.

 

WR	DK	%  Cap	FD	%  Cap
Justin Jefferson	8500	17.0%	9400	15.7%
Drake London	6900	13.8%	7500	12.5%
Terry McLaurin	6800	13.6%	7200	12.0%
Diontae Johnson	6600	13.2%	7100	11.8%
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	5900	11.8%	6100	10.2%
Tre Tucker	4200	8.4%	5500	9.2%
JuJu Smith-Schuster	4000	8.0%	6100	10.2%

 

• Justin Jefferson – I was listening to the local sports talk morning show on KFAN yesterday morning and heard Paul Charchian bring up how ridiculous Justin Jefferson has been in his career versus the Lions. In 8 career games against Detroit, he’s been averaged just over 10 targets, 8 receptions for 134 yards and .375 TDs per game. With Aaron Jones looking shaky at best to play this week, the Vikings run game could come to a grinding halt against the Lions who have been dominant against the run, but not so much against the pass the last couple of seasons. With Aiden Hutchinson gone, the Vikes should have more time to get the ball downfield and Carlton Davis also is questionable to play so this secondary could be ripe for the picking in what should be a shootout of a game.
• Drake London – London is becoming a true WR1 for the Falcons this season. Over the last four games, he is averaging 11 targets and is clearly developing strong chemistry with his new starting QB. Riq Woolen and Tre Brown are both out for the Seahawks who were already awful defending the pass. This game has shootout potential as well so I think London will again see double digit targets in a favorable matchup.
• Terry McLaurin – McLaurin has always had elite level talent, but had the misfortune of not playing with a QB who was anywhere near that level until now. With Jayden Daniels, a QB that has the ability to stretch plays with his legs, McLaurin is now a much more dangerous target downfield for the Commanders and his stats are finally catching up. The Panthers are among the worst defenses in the league and missing many key players on defense. The only way McLaurin does not have a huge week is if the Commanders get out to such a big lead that they keep the ball on the ground for most of the second half against the worst run defense in the league.
• Diontae Johnson – I am still waiting for an update on Diontae this week. He’s questionable with an ankle injury which could keep him out against the Commanders and since it is a late afternoon game on Sunday, we might not know until most of the other games have started. He’s been great so far this season and with Adam Thielen out, has averaged over 10 targets per game. Watch this one for updates.
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba – This should be a high scoring game that finds the Seahawks trailing in the second half. I love when the Seahawks get into shootout mode as they do have the ability to put up some points when they tilt their offense towards the passing game. JSN has averaged just over 9 targets per game in the last three games and had 16 targets two weeks prior to that. Atlanta ranks 21st against the pass this season and Dee Alford is really poor in the slot where JSN will line up all day.
• JuJu Smith-Schuster – I was surprised to see this price for JuJu this week after a breakout performance against the Saints where he went for 8/7/130/0. It is clear that he is being set up to take over the hole left by the Rashee Rice injury this season. I am not banking on a lot of 100 yard receiving games for JuJu this season, but this price is ridiculous.

 

TE	DK	% Cap	FD	% Cap
Travis Kelce	6300	12.6%	7100	11.8%
Brock Bowers	5800	11.6%	7000	11.7%
David Njoku	4100	8.2%	5300	8.8%
Colby Parkinson	3800	7.6%	5200	8.7%
Grant Calcaterra	3200	6.4%	5100	8.5%

 

• Travis Kelce – With Rashee Rice out for the season, Kelce is again elevated to a key role in the offense for the Chiefs. It is likely that as his production soars, his salary will go with it, but he has yet to find the endzone this season so his stats have not blasted off for fantasy purposes yet. It is only a matter of time before that happens as he’s seen 19 targets in the last two games. He caught nine passes for 93 yards against the 49ers when these two teams met in the Super Bowl in February.
• Brock Bowers – With Davante Adams gone and Jakobi Meyers doubtful, this should be the Brock Bowers show going forward for the Raiders. The Rams rank dead last in the league in defending against the TE this season and Bowers has seen 22 targets over the last two games.
• David Njoku – The Browns dealt Amari Cooper to the Bills this week which means that someone is going to have to pick up those targets going forward. Njoku had a break out season last year, but an injury slowed him up this fall until now. As road underdogs to the Bengals, the Browns are likely to be throwing often late in the game against a defense that ranks 25th against the TE this season. There is no reason for him to have less than 8-10 targets.
• Colby Parkinson – The Rams are still finding their way in the passing game without Cooper Kupp (who may or may not return Sunday) and Puka Nakua. They have a collection of players at WR, but even backup Jordan Whittington is banged up and questionable to play. Parkinson saw a whopping 13 targets against Green Bay two weeks ago and the Raiders rank 31st against the TE this season.
• Grant Calcaterra – If you need to pay way down, I do not mind dropping to Calcaterra against the Giants. With Dallas Goedert out with an injury, Calcaterra will step into his role and he looked good last week against the Browns, hauling in four passes for 67 yards. The Giants are middle of the pack against the TE, but with the pressure they generate on the QB, I can envision Hurts dumping off a lot of short passes to Calcaterra this week who should easily hit value at this salary.

 

DEF	DK	% Cap	FD	% Cap
Bills	3500	7.0%	5000	8.3%
Rams	3000	6.0%	4100	6.8%
Browns	2500	5.0%	3500	5.8%
Giants	2500	5.0%	3200	5.3%

 

• Bills – The Titans are a trainwreck this season and Will Levis consistently finds a way to put the opposing defense in a position to score a TD every week.
• Rams – The Raiders traded away DaVante Adams this week, officially waving the white flag on their season. Aiden O’Connell is now the Raiders QB and they are still also without Zahir White. Jakobi Meyers is also looking unlikely to play so the Raiders are working with next to nothing on offense.
• Browns – This is a great pay down option this week. Deshaun Watson is awful, but the Browns defense, led by Myles Garrett will still put up a fight and make this a tough, low scoring game.
• Giants – The Eagles look good on paper, but that has been about it this season as they appear to be an underachieving team for the second year in a row. The one area where the Giants are really good is the defensive line and their ability to pressure opposing QBs. Jalen Hurts has developed a bit of a turnover problem of late so the Giants should be able to hang in against a team that is on the brink of blowing up in the locker room again.