The second week of the season is naturally littered with ‘bounceback’ candidates galore, as each team tries to re-establish itself after only sixty minutes of play were used to define it. Thankfully, we did get some clarity about the top targets for a few teams, as well as witness the emergence of some fantasy options we will need to consider in the coming weeks.
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Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
Luke’s DFS Take: While the Browns may be 0-1 – which everyone would have predicted – they put up a valiant effort against a strong Steelers team in Week 1. And, if it were not for a blocked punt touchdown, it may have been an even better game. I’m hesitant to predict an ‘upset’ in this game, but I fully expect the Browns to keep this close as they did just a week ago. The Ravens offense did not look particularly strong last week, and were huge benefactors of their defensive play. While their defense looked dominant, and should be able to to keep the Browns offense quiet, I don’t see it translating into much offense for the Ravens as that unit looked out of sync for a majority of the game. Both defenses in this game present strong options, this week. The Ravens’ unit will likely be the most popular pick of the week, which is not undeserved, but the Browns’ defense may provide more value this week if this game plays out to be a low-scoring battle like it seems. At a low price, rostering the Browns’ defense may serve as a great contrarian option that allows you to add extra star power elsewhere.
Mario’s DFS Take: This is not