NFL Week 15 DFS Picks For Fanduel

We are on fire! In the last two weeks, my lineups have only missed on one contest between both main slates and all the prime time single games. Hopefully you have been trailing recently, because if not, you have been missing out on some free printed money. Regardless, this article serves to offer my best advice on the upcoming NFL main slate, not to rejoice on the recent hot streak. This slate features potential shoot outs with KC-NO, ATL-TB, IND-HOU, and TEN-DET, so I can see tomorrow's contest being very high scoring. Expectedly, I will be targeting many pieces in these games as the core of my lineup building strategy. Let's jump in to the top plays of the Week 15 NFL main slate on Fanduel!

Injury News:

QB OUT:

Jimmy Garoppolo, Alex Smith

QB Questionable:

Matt Stafford

RB OUT:

Ronald Jones, Myles Gaskin, Damien Harris, Duke Johnson, La'Mical Perine

RB Questionable:

Ezekiel Elliot, Antonio Gibson (doubtful), Chase Edmonds, James White, Salvon Ahmed

WR OUT:

Julio Jones, Michael Thomas, Kenny Golladay, Deebo Samuel, Julian Edelman, Randall Cobb, Will Fuller

WR Questionable:

Jamison Crowder, DeVante Parker

TE OUT:

George Kittle, Kyle Rudolph

TE Questionable:

Mike Gesicki, Jimmy Graham, Mo Alie-Cox

Top Play:

Alvin Kamara - $7,800:

What do the return of Drew Brees, a potential shootout, and a Michael Thomas injury all have in common? Alvin Kamara benefits from them all! With Brees under center earlier in the season prior to injury, Alvin Kamara was averaging nearly 25 FD points per game. A large part of that was due to his insane volume as a receiver, and Taysom Hill not vulturing his goal line touchdowns. At $7,800, you simply need Alvin Kamara in your lineup in all cash games and a large portion of your tournaments. He is going to be chalky, but don't let that dissuade you from rostering him.

Best Value:

Leonard Fournette - $5,500:

Ronald Jones is not expected to play in Week 15 due to a COVID designation and a finger injury. With that being said, it is no secret that Leonard Fournette is the beneficiary of his injury. Although possible, I don't expect Fournette to be the workhorse back as Bruce Arians loves to mix things up - expect some Vaughn or Shady McCoy. However, at just $5,500, Fournette has the match-up and workload to be a great flex play for DFS. I like him more for cash games than for tournaments, but he is fine for both. Other great value options include J.K. Dobbins, J.D. McKissic, Salvon Ahmed (if he plays), Russell Gage, Emmanuel Sanders, Christian Kirk, and Tre'Quan Smith.

Fade:

David Montgomery - $7,300:

I struggled to find my fade of the week, but decided to settle on David Montgomery. Montgomery currently projects to draw the 10th most ownership of any running back on the slate, so he isn't a normal fade, but just one that I thought should be included. Montgomery has scored 20+ FD points in three consecutive games, but that is largely due to the 4 touchdowns he has scored in that span. Prior to that span, Montgomery only had 2 touchdowns on the season, so I don't think his current numbers are sustainable. On the other hand, he does have a good match-up against a poor Vikings defense. Play at your own risk.

Main Player Pool:

Quarterback:

Patrick Mahomes - $8,900

Lamar Jackson - $8,200

Kyler Murray - $8,000

Other great plays: Deshaun Watson - $8,100, Tom Brady - $7,900, Drew Brees - $7,500, Phillip Rivers - $7,100, Jalen Hurts - $6,900, Gardner Minshew - $6,600

Running Back:

Derrick Henry - $10,200

Alvin Kamara - $7,800

Leonard Fournette - $5,500

Other great plays: Dalvin Cook - $9,400, James Robinson - $7,000, Miles Sanders - $6,800, Cam Akers - $6,700, Kenyan Drake - $6,600, J.K. Dobbins - $5,900, J.D. McKissic - $5,800, Salvon Ahmed - $5,100 (if he plays)

Wide Receiver:

Tyreek Hill - $9,300

Marvin Jones - $6,100

Russell Gage - $5,700

Other great plays: Deandre Hopkins - $8,600, Robert Woods - $7,400, Brandon Aiyuk - $6,900, Terry McLaurin - $6,900, Emmanuel Sanders - $5,500, Christian Kirk - $5,300, Tre'Quan Smith - $5,000

Tight End:

Travis Kelce - $8,500

Mark Andrews - $6,800

T.J. Hockenson - $6,200

Other great plays: Logan Thomas - $5,600, Cole Kmet - $5,100, Jordan Reed - $5,100

D/ST:

Rams - $5,000

Seahawks - $4,500

Cowboys - $3,600

Other great plays: Ravens - $4,800

Core/Lineup: My core 3 are Alvin Kamara, Russell Gage, and Travis Kelce.

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