Cracking DraftKings Week 7

Sunday Morning Update:

Check back here each Sunday morning for final thoughts on the slate, and any adjustments to the Primary Cash Lineup

Week 6 Result- Win- 2-4

Week 6 was a strange week as it as incredibly low scoring. However, the Primary Cash Lineup comfortably cashed in 50/50’s this past week.

I still can't get Josh Allen right to save my life. He's been dominant in the one-off primetime games, but when it comes to Sunday at 1PM EST starts, he's been far less impressive. The keys to Week 6 were Germie Bernard who was about 50% rostered, as well as D'Andre Swift who was massive putting up 23 points at just 5% rostered. 

Fading Bijan Robinson ended up working out this week, as Robinson was 41% rostered, while putting up just 7.3 DraftKings points in his worst outing of the season.  

Total Points: 138.7 

• QB Josh Allen, BUF, $7,500- 18.3
• RB Kyren Williams, LAR, $6,800- 9.7
• RB D'Andre Swift, CHI, $6,700- 23.0
• WR Germie Bernard, PIT, $4,000- 25.7
• WR Xavier Worthy, KC, $4,600- 14.3
• WR Puka Nacua, LAR, $8,100- 14.0
• TE Isaiah Likely, NYG, $4,800- 23.9
• Flex Tyler Allgeier, ARI, $4,800- 5.8
• TD Carolina, $2,500- 4.0

Injury Creates Opportunity

Puka Nacua is questionable with a calf injury after leaving Thursday’s practice early and sitting out Friday. Sean McVay called it “minor,” but he also said Nacua wasn’t able to have “some of the power and explosion,” and that’s not what you want to hear about a wide receiver two days before a game. Since coming back from the hip injury, Nacua has 32 receptions for 343 yards over three games, so if he plays, you play him. The problem is this is a 4:25 PM game, so you need a pivot ready. If he’s out, it’s tough to trust Matthew Stafford. Konata Mumpfield (8 receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown this season) would be the top cheap receiver, and with Terrance Ferguson on IR, Tyler Higbee becomes a real option at tight end. Kyren Williams would also see additional targets after being used minimally last week.

Lamar Jackson is questionable once again with the ankle injury from Week 4 that has cost him the last two games. He was limited all week and says he’s trending in the right direction, which is more encouraging than anything we heard last week. If he plays, Zay Flowers goes back to being a WR1 against a Bengals defense that has no designations of its own. If it’s Tyler Huntley again, Flowers is more of a WR2, and the Ravens offense keeps playing it safe with a game manager under center. Rashod Bateman is back from his shoulder injury, which adds a little more competition for targets.