TL;DR Week 17
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TL;DR Season-Long Week 17
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Allen Lazard is sixth in the league in average air yards this season and posted 5-98-1 in his last outing. (Full Article)
- The Ravens are now on a four-game losing streak, allowing 29.25 points per game, and are being forced to rely on three cornerbacks who had been on their practice squad. (Full Article)
- Over the past 10 weeks, Rams WRs and TEs are averaging 60.54 PPR points. Over that same span, the Ravens are allowing an average of 77.3 fantasy points per game to those positions. (Full Article)
- In five games without DeAndre Hopkins, Zach Ertz's target share has jumped from 15% to an elite 26.8%. This has come with fantasy production, too, with a 5.1 PPR point per game increase without Hopkins. (Full Article)
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TL;DR DFS Week 17
- This season, the Bills rank third in the league in points, averaging 28.4 points per game. The Falcons have had four games against teams that rank in the top 10 of points per game—in those games, they have given up an average of 38.3 points. (Full Article)
- Devin Singletary has finished with 75+ total yards and double-digit fantasy points in three straight games. Facing Atlanta’s fifth-worst rush defense in a game Buffalo should control throughout, Singletary could earn 25 opportunities. (Full Article)
- Braxton Berrios has a target share of at least 25% in two of the last three games and the Jets will certainly be forced to pass as 13-point underdogs. (Full Article)
- Since Week 10, Van Jefferson is averaging six targets & 84 air yards with an aDOT of 14.4. He should be covered by Chris Westry, who is yielding 2.1 fantasy points per target. (Full Article)
TL;DR Betting Week 17
- Dallas has DVOA’s top defense, and maybe they’ll continue to create turnovers against Kyler Murray and company. But the pace and proficiency of Arizona’s offense can overcome a certain quota of mistakes, especially when their job for our purposes is to keep the game within six points. (Full Article)
- The Ravens have now lost four straight and scored more than 22 points just once in the last seven games. (Full Article)
- Ronald Jones is a talented running back as he has a ceiling game in his career of 192 yards when he was the workhorse last year. We have Jones projected for the fifth-most rushing yards on Sunday in a dynamite matchup. (Full Article)
- The Seahawks are the only team to allow at least 300 yards in every game this season and are surrendering a league-high 110 running back receptions through Week 16. (Full Article)