DraftKings Week 8 Dream Lineup: Danny Amendola Among Top Value Picks
Week 8 of the NFL season begins Thursday, so it’s time for fantasy football enthusiasts to start filling out their lineups for one-week games at DraftKings.
There are 14 games on the schedule, including 12 on Sunday. Here’s our Week 8 dream lineup for DraftKings.
Quarterback: Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers ($6,600)
Rivers has a good matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, who have allowed the fourth-most pass yards and the third-most passing touchdowns. The veteran quarterback also leads the league in pass yards and has hit the 300-yard mark in four straight games.
Running Backs: Lamar Miller, Miami Dolphins ($4,700); Todd Gurley, St. Louis Rams ($6,300)
Miller has 288 yards and two touchdowns in the two games since Dan Campbell took over as head coach. Miami is putting a larger emphasis on running the football, and Miller should be productive against a New England Patriots defense that allows 110.3 rush yards per game and 4.5 yards per carry.
Gurley is on track to be the NFC Rookie of the Year after three straight games of 125-plus rushing yards. He found the end zone twice last week and probably won’t have a tough time doing it again versus a San Francisco 49ers defense allowing 113.3 rush yards per game.
Wide Receivers: Danny Amendola, New England Patriots ($3,600); Stefon Diggs, Minnesota Vikings ($4,800); DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans ($8,700)
Back-to-back games of at least seven receptions and 85 receiving yards makes Amendola a great value pick at less than $4,000. Diggs is enjoying a breakout season with two 100-yard games and at least nine targets in all three of his starts. Hopkins is so talented, it doesn’t matter how bad the Texans’ quarterback situation has become. He leads the league in receiving yards, targets and ranks T-2nd in receptions.
Tight End: Eric Ebron, Detroit Lions ($3,300)
Ebron has emerged as the No. 2 target in the prolific Lions passing attack and is a great value pick for Sunday. He caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown last week and has a pretty good Week 8 matchup against a Kansas City Chiefs defense that ranks 24th against the pass.
Flex: Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots ($8,000)
Gronkowski has three 100-yard games and six touchdowns this season. He also caught a touchdown pass in each of his two games against the Miami Dolphins last season.
Defense: New York Jets ($2,900)
The Jets rank third in pass defense and first in run defense, and their secondary, led by elite cornerback Darrelle Revis, should be able to neutralize an Oakland Raiders passing attack built around rookie wideout Amari Cooper. Only three teams have allowed fewer points than New York this season.
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