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Ravens vs. Chargers Picks, Lineup Tips for Daily Fantasy DraftKings for SNF

D.Miller3 months ago

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    OK, here's where it gets weird.

    You're going to start Keenan Allen ($8,800). Duh. But after that, a bunch of players come into Sunday with questionable designations.

    If healthy, you want to start Zay Flowers ($5,600) and Odell Beckham Jr. ($3,800) as your two other starting wideouts. For one, the Chargers give up the second-most fantasy points to opposing wideouts each week, while the Ravens give up the fourth fewest.

    But it's also really, really hard to trust any Chargers' wideouts behind Allen since the injuries to Mike Williams III and Joshua Palmer. Quentin Johnston ($4,000) has been unreliable all season and dropped a potential game-winning touchdown pass last week. Plus, you won't have the budget for him in a lineup that allows you to start Jackson, Ekeler, Edwards and Allen.

    But while Johnston has been meh, Jalen Guyton ($3,300) turned six targets into four catches for 41 yards and a touchdown in Week 10 before a groin injury kept him out of action last week. If he's healthy, he's a better flex option than Johnston.

    If Flowers, Beckham or Guyton can't go, that's where things could get tricky. If Flowers is out, you can go with Mitchell ($4,900) at the flex and go cheap at wideout. If Flowers is available but Beckham or Guyton can't go, you probably want to roll with Nelson Agholor ($3,100), who has similar numbers to Rashod Bateman ($3,200) this year but two more touchdowns. That gives him slightly more upside as your backup plan.

    You could also swap Jackson for Herbert ($7,300) at quarterback and have enough budget for Johnston, or make a change at defense (more on that later). But giving up upside at quarterback for a disappointing player like Johnston doesn't feel like the right allocation of resources.

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