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FanDuel fantasy football picks: week 8

By Zachary Thompson

Oct 25, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) carries the ball against the Cleveland Browns during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) carries the ball against the Cleveland Browns during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 25, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) runs with the ball against the New England Patriots during the second half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) runs with the ball against the New England Patriots during the second half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value Quarterbacks

Ryan Fitzpatrick (7,400): Somewhat quietly, Ryan Fitzpatrick is putting together a very nice season for the Jets and even had decent numbers last week in the team’s loss to New England.  Fitzgerald threw for 295 yards and a pair of touchdowns while also adding 29 yards on the ground.  He has at least 14 FanDuel points in every game this season and at least 20 in each of the last two weeks.  This week, he and the Jets are on the road in Oakland as they play the Raiders in a late afternoon start.  Oakland is 24th in the league in limiting opposing QB’s, so look for FitzMagic to again be a solid value buy at only 7,400 this week.

Eli Manning (7,300): Eli has really struggled the last two weeks throwing for under 200 yards in back-to-back games with just one total touchdown in those contests. However, he is set up to bounce back in a big way this week as the Giants go to New Orleans and take on the Saints.  No team in the NFL has allowed more fantasy points to opposing QB’s than the Saints, and I think Manning will bounce back with Odell Beckham and Reuben Randle getting healthy. His recent track record definitely is cause for concern, but Manning’s weapons should serve him well as he visits his father’s old team in New Orleans this week.

Teddy Bridgewater (6,900): Bridgewater threw for 300 yards on Sunday completing 25 of 35 passes for 316 and a pair of touchdowns in the Vikings win in Detroit.  He has at least 249 yards passing in each of his last three games all of which have been started by breakout receiver Stefon Diggs.  With Diggs, Kyle Rudolph, and Adrian Peterson out of the backfield, Bridgewater is starting to get the kind of playmakers he needs to succeed in Norv Turner’s offense.  This week, he’ll face a vulnerable Bears secondary and makes an intriguing play on the cheap.

Week 7 picks: Ryan Tannehill, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Derek Carr, Landry Jones

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