FanDuel NFL: Week 16 lineup
Kicker: Josh Lambo, Jacksonville Jaguars-$4,800
Team Defense: Kansas City Chiefs-$4,500
Over eight games as the Jaguars’ kicker, Lambo is 17-for-18 on field goals and 19-for-20 on extra points with a least nine FanDuel points in three straight games (7-for-7 on field goals, 10-for-10 on extra points over that span).
The San Francisco 49ers have been a lot better lately, but they are still in the bottom-10 of the league against kickers (ESPN scoring) and Titans’ kicker Ryan Succop just put up 14 FanDuel points on them in Week 15.
Weather will not be an issue in Santa Clara on Sunday, so that alone stands out with likely inclement or cold conditions virtually everywhere else around the league. Lambo should have no trouble returning great value in DFS this week.
The Chiefs’ defense had a downturn in line with the entire team. But they have allowed 14 points per game over their last two games, with five sacks and seven takeaways. Over the last five games, Kansas City has allowed less than 17 points four times. Now they get Jay Cutler and the Miami Dolphins in Week 16.
Cutler has thrown multiple interceptions in three of his last four games, while taking seven sacks over the last three. The Dolphins are clinging to playoff hopes, which may be all but officially gone by kickoff on Sunday. So more erratic, and thoroughly disinterested, plays like the one below from last week may be coming from Cutler.
Dolphins get the onside kick and will have a chance to score with 37 seconds left and down 8.....and then Jay Cutler arm punts the game away pic.twitter.com/iAHLbQOREi
— Ian Valentino (@NFLDraftStudy) December 17, 2017
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So the Chiefs have about as good a matchup as there is for a defense this week. And they’re also a fantastic value on FanDuel.