Week 9 includes another 13-game slate of action, but it is peppered with ‘traps’ throughout. This offers the opportunity to ‘buy-low’ on ‘sneaky’ teams who have the potential to surprise. And, with no early game in London and Thursday already behind us, we get 12 games from which to choose.
Sporfolio’s NFL Daily Fantasy Sports game-by-game analysis columns are driven by expected game flow. Based on a combination of our Week 9 NFL picks against the spread and our expectations for a given game, we project the actions necessary to make these picks come to fruition. We aim to pinpoint players integral to our predicted game flow for each game of the week.
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Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
Luke’s DFS Take: I have not been kind to the Ravens’ offense all season, and it has been justified given their overall struggles. Last week they crushed the Dolphins to smithereens winning by a score of 40-0. That type of performance is highly unlikely to continue for them, and this week almost certainly sends them back to reality. I have no problem rolling out the Titans’ defense. The Titans’ offensive strength should play well in this game, as the Ravens are allowing the third most rushing yards per game at 132.8 yards per game. Normally that makes it easy to plug in an opposing running back, but with Derrick Henry carving out a bigger role in the offense – he has received 19 and 13 carries in their last two games – it is hard to love either guy. DeMarco Murray still gets to nod as the better option because he is much less likely to be forgotten about in the gameplan. Both guys are decent options as either could have a huge game, but neither is an elite play due to the other’s presence.
Mario’s DFS Take: It’s always the same issue with the Tennessee Titans. That is, the team loves to run the ball – sixth-most yards-per-attempt and most rushing touchdowns – but it splits carries between DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry to a maddening degree. Making matters worse, there is usually an injury designation for one of the two, so risks must be taken if buying into a Titans’ offensive player. With Baltimore surprisingly struggling against-the-run – it has allowed the third-most rushing yards – we might have to roll the dice. I like to lean on Murray, as his 17 receptions gives him immense value in point-per-reception formats. The best play from the Ravens and Titans game might simply be Tennessee’s defense, as it will go against a Baltimore offense ranked 31st in the league in yards-per-game.
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