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Zamir White is an auto-start if Josh Jacobs has to miss again. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 17 lineups!
Start: Sam LaPorta, Brandin Cooks
LaPorta is coming off his quietest game of the season but should bounce back in a favorable spot Saturday night. All nine of his touchdowns have come against single-high coverage, which Dallas uses at the league’s second-highest rate. The Cowboys have also allowed the second-fewest schedule-adjusted fantasy points to the slot over the last five weeks, so LaPorta could be busier than Amon-Ra St. Brown in a matchup with this week’s highest total (52.5 points). LaPorta could be the top option this week at a suddenly loaded tight end position.
Cooks is averaging 67.2 receiving yards with four touchdowns over six home games this season; he’s averaging just 19.4 receiving yards over eight games on the road. The Lions are a pass-funnel defense allowing the fewest fantasy points to running backs but the sixth-most to wide receivers this season. The Cowboys have a 29-point implied team total, so Cooks can be started during championship week.
Sit: Tua Tagovailoa, Gus Edwards
Tagovailoa is banged up along with his offensive line, Raheem Mostert, De’Von Achane and Tyreek Hill, while Jaylen Waddle is expected to be out Sunday. The Ravens are allowing the second-fewest fantasy points to QBs and NFL-lows in YPA (5.8) and TD passes (15). The Dolphins have a lower implied team point total than the Jaren Hall-led Vikings this week. Given Miami’s injuries and the matchup, Tagovailoa is a bench candidate in Week 17.
Edwards has scored in back-to-back games, but it’s required seven carries inside the five-yard line. He saw just 43% of the snaps last week and lost 13-of-23 RB opportunities to Justice Hill, so Edwards managers are banking on another short score….
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Publish date : 2023-12-29 16:21:07
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