Welcome to Week 11! Below, you’ll find a quick recap of our most recent DFS Academy podcast with a list of our picks, our favorite props, and a replay of the show, just in case you missed it.
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Recap of DFS Academy for Week 11
Top of the Class
Players that are priced $8,000 or more who we are targeting in Cash Games (Austin) and Tournaments (Kelly)
- Austin
- Tyreek Hill (DraftKings: $9,300 / FanDuel: $9,500)
- Kelly
- Austin Ekeler ($8.6K DraftKings / $8.8K FanDuel)
- 8% projected rostership
- Good matchup for RBs
- Could be his 4th game in a row with 70+ scrimmage yards & TD
- Austin Ekeler ($8.6K DraftKings / $8.8K FanDuel)
Band Nerds
Mid-tier players priced between $6,000 and $8,000 who we are targeting in Cash Games (Austin) and Tournaments (Kelly)
- Austin
- Kyler Murray (DraftKings:$6,100 / FanDuel: $7,600)
- Tony Pollard (DraftKings: $6,600 / FanDuel: $6.900)
- Kelly
- CJ Stroud ($7.0K DraftKings / $8.0K FanDuel)
- 7% projected rostership
- Had his 3rd game with 350+ passing yards this season, tied for most in the NFL.
- Brandon Aiyuk ($7.2K DraftKings / $7.8K FanDuel)
- 7% projected rostership
- Could be his 7th game in a row with 50 or more receiving yards.
- Projected for 14.9 FPPG on DraftKings and 12.6 on FanDuel.
- CJ Stroud ($7.0K DraftKings / $8.0K FanDuel)
Bookworms
Value plays priced between $4,000 and $6,000 we are targeting in Cash Games (Austin) and Tournaments (Kelly)
- Austin
- Trey McBride (DraftKings: $4,400 / FanDuel $5,900)
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba (DraftKings: $4,300 / FanDuel: $5,500)
- Kelly
- Trey McBride ($4.4K DraftKings / $5.9K FanDuel)
- 18% projected rostership
- 8+ catches and 95+ receiving yards in 2 of his last 3 games (including the last one with Kyler Murray back on the field… 131 receiving yards)
- Devin Singletary ($5.3K DraftKings / $6.5K FanDuel)
- 20% projected rostership
- Texans are a bit banged up, bringing even more upside
- Super manageable salary against an inconsistent AZ defense
- Trey McBride ($4.4K DraftKings / $5.9K FanDuel)
C’s get Degrees
Punt players of the week (less than $4,000) in Cash Games (Austin) and Tournaments (Kelly)
- Austin
- Luke Musgrave (DraftKings: $3,600 / FanDuel: $5,200)
- Green Bay Packers (DraftKings: $2,300 / FanDuel: $3,700)
- Kelly
- Chigoziem Okonkwo ($3.2K DraftKings / $4.8K FanDuel)
- 4% projected rostership
- Consistent this season in meeting his modest FP projections
- Salary cap relief
- Pittsburgh Steelers ($3.5K DraftKings / $4.0K FanDuel)
- 12% projected rostership (highest projection)
- Good matchup with the Browns w/out their QB
- Could pay up a little more for Detroit vs Chicago
- 4% projected rostership
- Chigoziem Okonkwo ($3.2K DraftKings / $4.8K FanDuel)
Prop Quiz
Our favorite prop bets of the week, brought to you by Betstamp!
- Austin
- Last week went 2 of 5, bringing me to 33 of 62 (53%) on the year
- Picks
- Jerome Ford over 11.5 receiving yards (everywhere)
- Aaron Jones over 52.5 rushing yards (everywhere)
- Jaylen Waddle under 63.5 receiving yards (everywhere)
- Breece Hall over 56.5 rushing yards (everywhere)
- Marquise Brown over 57.5 receiving yards (everywhere)
- Kelly
- Underdog – last week ALL hit 4/4
- Stroud 267.5 passing yards over
- Goff 276.5 passing yards over
- A Jones 53.5 rushing yards over
- Kyler Murray SPICY .5 rush/rec TD
- McBride 54.5 rec yards over
- DJ Moore 64.5 rec yards over Fields is back
- Underdog – last week ALL hit 4/4
Replay of Week 11 DFS Academy
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