FanDuel Week 14 Lineup: Best Player Picks In DFS Fantasy Football
The fantasy football playoffs may be going on without you in your season-long league, but daily fantasy never takes a weekend off.
So, if you’re looking to scratch your fantasy itch this week, look no further than Sunday’s slate, which features plenty of enticing matchups across the board.
Here are our FanDuel picks for Week 14.
Quarterback: Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers ($7,300)
Is this a gamble after Kaepernick’s no-show last weekend? Absolutely. But the Niners already named him their starter for Week 14, when he faces an awesome matchup against a New York Jets defense that just got torched on Monday Night Football. The value here is too good to pass up.
Running Backs: Matt Forte, New York Jets ($7,700); Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons ($7,500)
The 49ers are a fantasy gold mine for opposing running backs, and considering the Jets are starting second-year QB Bryce Petty on Sunday, you’d better believe they’ll give Forte plenty of touches.
Freeman has scored four times in the last two weeks and should have another chance for success against the Los Angeles Rams, whom Mark Ingram and LeGarrette Blount torched in consecutive games.
Wide Receivers: Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants ($8,500); Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers ($7,100); Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints ($6,600)
Few wideouts are hotter than Beckham, who has 196 receiving yards and two scores in his last two contests. The Dallas Cowboys have allowed the fourth-most passing yards per game this season, so expect more of the same in Week 14.
Yes, Nelson has a tough matchup against Richard Sherman and the Seattle Seahawks. But he’s the clear No. 1 target in an offense that can’t run the ball and just put up 118 yards in the snow against a supposedly strong Houston Texans secondary.
Thomas had just four catches for 42 yards last week but appears primed for a bounce-back week against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers that’s surrendering 250 yards per game through the air and has allowed 22 passing touchdowns in 12 games.
Tight End: Ladarius Green, Pittsburgh Steelers ($5,800)
So that’s why the Steelers signed Green. The former San Diego Charger busted out Sunday for 110 receiving yards and a touchdown, emerging as yet another option for Ben Roethlisberger in this potent offense.
Kicker: Kai Forbath, Minnesota Vikings ($5,200)
Blair Walsh he is not. Forbath is a perfect 6-for-6 on field goals since joining the Vikings and has a dream matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing kickers this season.
Defense: Vikings ($4,800)
Jacksonville also is a great matchup for opposing defenses, especially if that defense is the vaunted Vikings’ unit, which should feast on Blake Bortles and Co.
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