NFL DFS Week 12: The Sunday Crossword

It was a very sleepy Week 11, with low scoring and several injuries decimating tickets. Only Thomas Rawls (this week’s price $4,500) was a required selection to make a DraftKings Millionaire Maker top-10 ticket. 112 points were all that were needed to win most 50/50s, a paltry 12.5 points/player.

This makes two weeks in a row that scoring and matchups failed to live up to expectations. But just like any other trend in NFL DFS, it will only continue until it doesn’t.

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The trend that everyone will play this week, taking the Houston battery against the woeful New Orleans defense, seems ripe to end…sometime. Will this be the week, and will you be on the right side of it? I also like Pittsburgh’s passing game to continue its stellar play despite a paper tiger matchup against Seattle. Many will stay away just because of the ‘Hawks D, and I welcome the lower percentage ownership on my ticket.

With so many injuries, especially to running backs, there are a plethora of cheap starting plays. Too bad so many are unattractive. Thomas Rawls may be too cheap not to take, however, so expect sky-high percentage ownership. I still want the blue chippers.

No more byes! Although we do have the Thanksgiving day games of Carolina vs Dallas, Philadelphia vs Detroit, and Chicago vs Green Bay to bisect our fantasy week. Here are some DFS players for your week 12 consideration:

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QB

Carson Palmer ($7,100) – Highest floor of anyone

Ben Roethlisberger ($6,700) – Should be priced like Brady ($8,000)

Eli Manning ($6,500) – Favorable matchup with Washington

Jameis Wilson ($5,500) – Growing up before our eyes

Kirk Cousins ($5,400) – Only as good as his opponent’s defense is bad

Brian Hoyer ($5,000) – Minimum-priced and now New Orleans

Doug Martin could be a good option this week. Photo by Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

RB

Adrian Peterson ($7,300) – Must always consider

Chris Ivory ($5,800) – Already ate up Miami once

Doug Martin ($5,800) – Great GPP play

T.J. Yeldon ($4,800) – San Diego is very forgiving

Buck Allen ($4,600) – The only game left in Baltimore

Thomas Rawls ($4,500) – Great price for the upside; don’t love his matchup

WR

DeAndre Hopkins ($9,100) – Nuk vs New Orleans doesn’t seem fair

Odell Beckham ($8,700) – More than half the time he’s been above 20 points

Antonio Brown ($8,700) – Not afraid of Seattle

Larry Fitzgerald ($7,400) – In consideration every week

Mike Evans ($7,400), Vincent Jackson ($4,700) – Not loving the stack; want one or the other

Travis Benjamin ($5,300) – If you want to go against the Baltimore passing defense

DeSean Jackson ($5,100) – Itching to go long against the Giants

Delanie Walker is quickly establishing himself as one of the best TEs in the game. Photo by Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

TE

Delanie Walker ($5,400) – Becoming the surest thing at TE?

Jordan Reed ($5,100) – Love his matchup if he plays

Kyle Rudolph ($3,400) – Last week he caught the ball

Julius Thomas ($3,400) – Ready for a bigger role

Heath Miller ($3,100) – Doesn’t always get the targets you’d want

DEF

Arizona ($3,900) – Waiting for Blaine Gabbert to crack

Pittsburgh ($3,000) – Several high-scoring games

Tennessee ($2,200) – Haven’t scored much but still tough to play against

My DraftKings Ticket

Ben Roethlisberger, Adrian Peterson, Thomas Rawls, Antonio Brown, Larry Fitzgerald, DeSean Jackson, Julius Thomas, Vincent Jackson, Tennessee Defense

Craig Clark is a Daily Fantasy Sports expert who appears weekly on the Harris Football Podcast (www.HarrisFootball.com). You can follow him on Twitter @pcclark59.