Time to take a look at some Monday-Thursday short-slate DFS for Weeks 10 and 11.

As always, I encourage you to check out Ryan Hallam’s Weekly Previews to get a deeper look into tonight’s action. In the meantime, here’s a snapshot of each game. Take a read and go build some lineups – remember, I only play GPP tournaments for short slates – then come back and compare to the ones I am leaving here as examples. As always, these are meant to serve as a comparison tool for your own lineups. These aren’t to be taken and submitted into contests as your own.

Here's a breakdown of the two games involved:

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Spread: 49ers -6

O/U: 47.5

Defense Rankings:

49ers: Run D – 20th Pass D – 1st 

Seahawks: Run D – 22nd Pass D – 21st  

Offensive Breakdown:

Passing: 

Two very different pass defenses here and something we should pay very close attention to when picking our players for the short slate. The Seahawks are allowing the fourth-most passing yards per game (278.1) and have coughed up just over 300 passing yards per game over the last three weeks. However, they've only allowed 11 passing touchdowns on the year. As the field shortens, the pass defense tightens up and Jimmy Garoppolo is going to have to either figure out how to beat it through the air inside the red zone or the 49ers are going to get most of their scores from the ground.

Meanwhile, the 49ers own the No. 1 pass defense in the league. They allow the fewest passsing yards per game this season (138.1) and have given up just seven passing touchdowns. Russell Wilson is averaging 8.8 yards per attempt this season and knows how to, not only move the chains up and down the field, but with 22 passing touchdowns, finish the job. His receivers all have negative match-ups in coverage on paper (according to Pro Football Focus), but can they truly contain Wilson? And let's not forget how capable he is at running for the end zone too, with his three rushing touchdowns.

Rushing:

Both run defenses haave been solid this season and both teams are allowing close to 103 rushing yards per game. Over the last three games, that number has spiked to 122.3 yards against for the Seahawks and 129 for the 49ers. Chris Carson should continue to see his usual touches, both on the ground and in the passing attack, in the Seahawks run-first offense and after watching Kenyan Drake torch the Niners two weeks ago on Thursday, there is more than just promise here. Drake hit them for 110 yards and a touchdown on the ground and 52 yards on four catches through the air. Heck, if a tomato can like Drake can do it, we are hoping to see Carson do the same or, at the least, close.

The Niners run that split backfield between Tevin Coleman and Matt Breida . Both can catch passes but Coleman does a little better between the tackles. The problem is trying to figure out which guy has the stronger potential. Coleman has the higher snap-count over the last four games and the Seahawks rank sixth against running back pass plays, so the assumption is that Coleman is the guy to start. For me, he should stay the lean with the Niners missing Kwon Alexander in the middle of the field. If the offensive line can get a decent push and Coleman can get paast the defensive linemen, the linebacker corps could have issues with him.

Receiving:

Jimmy Garoppolo has bonded well with Emmanuel Sanders and the Seahawks rank 26th against the opposing team's WR1. They're giving up 80.6 receiving yards per game to them, so with Sanders seeing such a heavy target share, he should definitely be on your DFS radar. Deebo Samuel will match up with Tre Flowers most often while Dante Pettis will be dealing with Shaquill Griffin . The match-up looks better for Pettis and the Seahawks rank just 19th against the No. 3 option, so if you had to choose a pecking order -- Sanders, Pettis, Samuel. With George Kittle out, I have a tough time trusting Ross Dwelley . Maybe as a dart throw in the two-game slate as the Seahawks rank 25th against the tight end, but that's about it.

For the Seahawks, all the WR/CB match-ups favor the Niners on paper. That's what the data tells you. For me, I'll stick with Tyler Lockett because I'm not a big believer in K'Waun Williams . I think Lockett's speed plays here. Same for D.K. Metcalf. He can stretch the field well and actually has a nice four-inch height advantage over Emmanuel Moseley. David Moore , Jaron Brown and yes, even Josh Gordon are all darts. I might give a lean towards Jacob Hollister with Kwon out of the middle, but it's a dart throw just the same.

Pittsburgh Stelers at Cleveland Browns

Spread: Browns -2.5

O/U: 40

Defense Ranking:

Browns: Run D – 21st Pass – 18th 

Steelers: Run D – 16th Pass D – 6th

Offensive Breakdown:

Passing: 

If you're playing the short slate, neither of these guys looks like a favorable option. We all know about Baker Mayfield 's shortcomings and the Steelers are only allowing 226.9 passing yards per game with an even lower mark of 192.3 over their last three games. Minkah Fitzpatrick has been a force since coming over from the Dolphins and he's really helped keep opposing quarterbacks from dominating through the air.

As for Mason Rudolph , well, more of the same. The Browns secondary with, now healthy, Denzel Ward and Greedy Williams is tight in coverage and the Browns are giving up just 221.1 passing yards per game. Over seven games this season, Rudolph is averaging just 190 yards per game. He's a relatively conservative guy on the field and the Steelers are going to continue to lean heavily on the run.

Rushing:

Nick Chubb owners are cringing right now. Not only did he fail to punch it in from the one-yard line the six times he was given, but a new report has Freddie Kitchens saying that he wants to continue to increase Kareem Hunt 's touches. The Steelers do rank fourth against running back pass plays, so hopefully the Hunt experiement gets limited. Of course, the Steelers are allowing just 83.2 rughing yards per game, so it could be tough for the Browns to consistently move the ball.

For the Steelers, we'll have to wait and see about James Conner 's health. He was a full participant at Monday's practice, so that is certainly encouraging, but we expect Jaylen Samuels to maintain a significant role in this offense as the pass-catching back. The Browns are giving up 123.9 rushing yards per game and they rank 22nd against running back pass plays, so both could eat in what should still be a low-scoring game.

Receiving:

With Cleveland's strength on the corners, I definitely have concern regarding guys like James Washington and Diontae Johnson. However, the match-up between JuJu Smith-Schuster and T.J. Carrie s should be one we'd like to see exploited. Maybe it's only going to be for short-yardage at a time, but if the Steelers get inside the 10-yard line and want to take a shot at the end zone, JuJu should be the target. Well, him and big Vance McDonald . That's right, I'm high on my boy Vance this week facing a Browns team that ranks 23rd against the tight end and gives up the 11-th most fantasy points per game to the psotion.

If Mayfield can show even an inkling of accuracy, these Browns receivers can actually have a productive night. The Steelers rank 15th and 17th against the opposing WR1 and WR2, respectively, so Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry have decent upside. They rank even lower, 31st overall, against the WR3, so Rashard Higgins , who caught a touchdown this past Sunday, may be an intriguing dart. At least a little more intriguing than the Browns tight end, whomever that may be this week as Ricky Seals-Jones is still banged-up.