By now you should know about the one week fantasy football contests we play over at DraftKings. If you haven’t heard or haven’t started playing weekly fantasy football yet then I have the perfect contest to get you started. Since there are two games on Monday night this week Draft Kings are doing Monday Night Only contests. As I always say with these small slates of games, these are the perfect time to take big risks and play for qualifier tickets.
Back once again for week 14 it is the DFS Playbook's Optimal Lineups!! There are a lot of injury situations that are still very much up in the air and thus we are not going to playing guessing games with the likes of Bernard Pierce, Terrance West or Andre Williams. If by chance we learn of Isaiah Crowell, Justin Forsett or Rashad Jennings being ruled out, these lineups could switch dramatically.
But for now these are the best possible scenarios as far as lineups go this week.
Here are the Optimal DFS Lineups for Week 14:
DRAFT KINGS CASH GAMES (50/50'S)
| POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
| QB | Matthew Stafford | Lions | 7,900 | Easy 16+ points at home Vs Bucs |
| RB1 | Marshawn Lynch | Seahawks | 7,700 | Love the multi TD potential and PPR upside in matchup |
| RB2 | Stepfan Taylor | Cardinals | 3,300 | Just a safe value play with multi TD upside |
| WR1 | Randall Cobb | Packers | 7,400 | Amazing price for one of the most prolific fantasy WR's |
| WR2 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 6,500 | Strongly feling a 2 TD game from Benjamin |
| WR3 | Mike Wallace | Dolphins | 5,200 | Ravens give up most points to WR's |
| TE | Jimmy Graham | Saints | 6,500 | Love the price drop here |
| FLEX | Derek Hagan | Titans | 3,000 | Value play should be able to get 10+ FP's |
| DST | Tennessee | Titans | 2,300 | Eli Manning could turn it over 5 times easily |
DRAFT KINGS TOURNAMENTS (GPP'S)
| POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
| QB | Cam Newton | Panthers | 6,700 | Perfect player & price for a larger tournament |
| RB1 | Marshawn Lynch | Seahawks | 7,700 | Love the multi TD potential and PPR upside in matchup |
| RB2 | Dan Herron | Colts | 5,400 | Huge PPR upside for DK tournament |
| WR1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Giants | 7,700 | Could be the highest scoring WR this week |
| WR2 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 6,500 | Hookup for Cam in large field tournaments |
| WR3 | Mike Wallace | Dolphins | 5,200 | Ravens give up the most points to WR's |
| TE | Dwayne Allen | Colts | 3,600 | Healthy and severely underpriced |
| FLEX | Stedman Bailey | Rams | 4,300 | 39.9 FP's in past two games |
| DST | Kansas City | Chiefs | 2,800 | No palmer, no Ellington, no Fitzgerald…no problem |
FANDUEL CASH GAMES (50/50'S)
| POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
| QB | Matthew Stafford | Lions | 8,300 | Love him at home against the Bucs |
| RB1 | Marshawn Lynch | Seahawks | 8,600 | Love the multi TD potential and PPR upside in matchup |
| RB2 | Dan Herron | Colts | 6,400 | Over 12 FD FP's last two weeks |
| WR1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Giants | 8,200 | Could be the highest scoring WR this week |
| WR2 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 7,500 | Multi TD potential |
| WR3 | Kenny Stills | Saints | 6,400 | Will get plenty of recs & has huge upside |
| TE | Delanie Walker | Titans | 5,400 | Should see a ton of targets |
| K | Shayne Graham | Saints | 4,500 | High scoring offense at home |
| DST | Denver | Broncos | 4,700 | Bills offense poses little threat |
FANDUEL TOURNAMENTS (GPP'S)
| POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
| QB | Drew Brees | Saints | 9,400 | Building FD GPP team around Brees |
| RB1 | Dan Herron | Colts | 6,400 | Over 12 FD FP's last two weeks |
| RB2 | Jonathan Stewart | Panthers | 5,200 | Not a huge fan but the price is impossible to beat |
| WR1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Giants | 8,200 | Could be the highest scoring WR this week |
| WR2 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 7,500 | Multi TD potential |
| WR3 | Mike Wallace | Dolphins | 7,100 | Ravens give up the most points to WR's |
| TE | Jimmy Graham | Saints | 7,100 | Hookup for Brees in rebound game for Graham |
| K | Ryan Succop | Titans | 4,500 | Never pay for a kicker |
| DST | Tennessee | Titans | 4,500 | Best minimum DST on the board |