NFL DFS bargain bin: Week 17 early slate
NFL DFS bargain bin: Week 17 Early Slate Wide Receivers
Anthony Miller, CHI at MIN
(DraftKings- $5,800/FanDuel-$6,700/FantasyDraft-$10,200/Yahoo-$17)
Miller isn’t likely to carry heavy ownership, since the Vikings defense has a strong track record at home. However, as noted in Trubisky’s entry, Minnesota isn’t likely to sport its regular group of first-unit players for the entirety of this game, and Miller brings the type of playmaking ability that can exploit lesser talent. Before a dud in Week 16 against the Chiefs — a game that the entire Bears offense struggled in — Miller had a pair of 100-yard efforts and a 77-yard tally in three of his prior four games.
It’s worth noting the Vikings have allowed 18 touchdowns to wide receivers this season with their front-line players, which ranks them in the bottom half of the league. They’ve also yielded an average of 40.3 DK/FantasyDraft points and 31.4 FanDuel points per game to the position, along with the aforementioned elevated catch rate and air yards already noted in Trubisky’s entry.
Mike Williams, LAC at KC
(DraftKings- $5,900/FanDuel-$6,300/FantasyDraft-$9,800/Yahoo-$16)
The Chargers will undoubtedly try to get Williams the 37 yards he needs to get to 1,000 for the season in Sunday’s otherwise meaningless game for Los Angeles. The Chiefs will have their regular starters on the field, as they still have a chance at a No. 2 seed and accompanying playoff bye week with a victory and some help elsewhere. Williams posted a 2-76 line on five targets when he first saw the Chiefs in Week 11, with both his receptions going for over 20 yards.
KC has been a tough secondary overall, especially as the year has unfolded, but they’ve allowed the seventh-most yards after catch (1,921). Williams is seeing an elevated average depth of target of 17.1 yards, which carries a high risk/reward ratio. With the athletic receiver only needing a couple of big plays to pay off his modest salaries, he’s worth a roll of the dice in tournaments, especially as the Chargers potentially throw caution to the wind in what could be quarterback Philip Rivers‘ last game with the franchise.