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Thursday night games have a reputation of being stale and boring and for the most part that is true. But unlike most Thursday night games I am not fading tonight's Jets/Patriots contest completely. Tom Brady is in a great spot to rack up points againt a Jets secondary that ranks 30th in fantasy points given up to QB's. I also really like Rob Gronkowski this week as he is the obvious #1 TE (to me) now that Jimmy Graham is out for awhile. Yeah I love Julius Thomas too but the Broncos have way too many options for Thomas to continue this torrid pace.
As always I will update this DFS Playbook over the weekend after we find out more about this weeks injuries. I hope that you guys have been taking advantage of our actual optimal lineups that we've been posting every week here in the DFS Playbook.
Here is the Thursday edition of the DFS NFL Playbook for Week 7:
QUARTERBACK
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Tom Brady | Patriots | 7,600 | 8,300 | Red hot Brady always carves up Jets & this could get ugly |
Aaron Rodgers | Packers | 8,800 | 9,700 | Panthers D ranks 26th Vs QB's & 28th overall |
Matthew Stafford | Lions | 7,000 | 8,300 | The price is right in a game that could be very high scoring |
Colin Kaepernick | 49ers | 6,500 | 7,800 | Kap always runs the ball more in big games |
Ben Roethlisberger | Steelers | 5,700 | 7,500 | So cheap Vs defense that is 29th in passing yards against |
RUNNING BACK
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Chris Ivory | Jets | 4,300 | 5,400 | If you HAVE to play a RB Thurs make it Ivory |
DeMarco Murray | Cowboys | 9,600 | 9,400 | 100 yard game is a lock with record on the line |
Jamaal Charles | Chiefs | 6,700 | 8,500 | Forgotten about, always a 30+ point threat |
Justin Forsett | Ravens | 5,600 | 6,200 | Best mathcup of the week |
Ben Tate | Browns | 5,300 | 7,300 | 20+ carries Vs worst defnese in NFL at price is AMAZING |
Lamar Miller | Dolphins | 5,300 | 7,200 | Price not reflective of workload now that Moreno is out |
Eddie Lacy | Packers | 4,700 | 7,700 | Panthers give up 2nd most points to RB's |
WIDE RECEIVER
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Brandon LaFell | Patriots | 4,300 | 5,400 | GPP only play Vs 29th ranked Def Vs WR's |
Antonio Brown | Steelers | 7,900 | 8,700 | Think of pinball points racking up on Monday night |
Brandon Marshall | Bears | 6,300 | 7,700 | Still so underpriced considering per snap production |
Golden Tate | Lions | 5,900 | 6,700 | Matchup meets opportunity with great price point |
Michael Floyd | Cardinals | 5,000 | 6,400 | 9-166-1 with Palmer at QB |
Andre Holmes | Raiders | 4,800 | 6,000 | Cardinals give up most points to WR's |
Roddy White | Falcons | 4,100 | 6,700 | Can't go wrong at this price |
Percy Harvin | Seahawks | 4,100 | 7,200 | Ultimate GPP play, due to go off here on fast track |
Odell Beckham | Giants | 3,800 | 6,200 | Stunned at price on DK with Cruz out |
Marques Colston | Saints | 4,300 | 5,500 | Cheapest multi TD WR on board on Fanduel this week |
TIGHT END
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Rob Gronkowski | Patriots | 6,700 | 7,500 | Always a multi TD threat |
Jordan Reed | Redskins | 5,000 | 5,400 | PPR machine with good matchup |
Dwayne Allen | Colts | 3,700 | 5,700 | Bengals give up most points to TE's |
Jared Cook | Rams | 3,600 | 5,200 | 30 targets, 15 Recs, 193 yards in last 3 games |
Eric Ebron | Lions | 3,000 | 4,900 | Value play could carve up the Saints for multi TD's |
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
New England | Patriots | 4,200 | 5,600 | Always go against Geno Smith |
Seattle | Seahawks | 3,200 | 5,300 | Seahawks D pissed and up agianst rookie QB |
Tennessee | Titans | 2,600 | 5,000 | Cousins very INT prone right now |
Minnesota | Vikings | 2,800 | 4,500 | Cheapest with most special team upside |
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