Author: Ben Russell

NO. 1 Seed: Minnesota Vikings With the Eagles losing last week in Seattle, the Minnesota Vikings are now the top team in the NFC. The Vikings control their own destiny with four weeks left in the season and have some pretty easy opponents in those games. They square up against the Panthers, Bengals, Packers and Bears, so they have a pretty good chance at ending the season with just their two losses. Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs have proven to be arguably the league’s best receiving duo and will help lead the team alongside their stout defense to the top seed…

QB: Jared Goff FanDuel – $7,700 DraftKings – $6,600 The Rams will play host to the Philadelphia Eagles in week 14, which is poised to be one of the best games of the season. The game has a pretty high over/under, currently listed at 48 points, which is the second-highest on the slate. The Rams star quarterback has recorded multi touchdown games in four out of his last five and has a great shot to do that again against the average Eagles pass defense. Goff should be low owned this week, so he is a good tournament play, but his…

Giants announced that the two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning will be benched for the ex-New York Jet, Geno Smith. For the first time in 13 years, the Giants are making a change at the quarterback position, and in turn, it will snap Eli’s streak of 210 consecutive starts. This leaves him just 87 games short of Brett Favre’s record. Ben McAdoo reportedly offered Eli the chance to continue starting just to keep the streak alive, but he felt that if he was not given the opportunity to finish the games, it was pointless. Manning would go on to say:…

QB: Philip Rivers FanDuel – $8,000 DraftKings – $7,800 Philip Rivers seems like he’s finally starting to heat up, and now he gets a home matchup against arguably the worst team in the league. To be fair to the Browns, they rank as a middle of the pack team against the pass, but have given up an average of 30 PPG over their last four outings. Rivers is coming off of his best game of the season and has recorded multiple passing touchdowns in each of his last three games. Although his upside may be limited due to game flow,…

QB: Alex Smith FanDuel – $7,900 DraftKings – $6,700 Alex Smith has been one of the highest scoring fantasy quarterbacks all season long and now gets a dream matchup against the New York Giants, who are arguably the worst team in the league right now. The Chiefs quarterback comes into the game totaling 20 touchdowns on the season with just two turnovers. His lack of turnovers gives him an incredibly high floor, making him a great cash game play, and against a Giants team that has allowed an opponent QB passing rating of 143.4, Smith is set up to have…

QB: Ryan Fitzpatrick FanDuel – $6,100 DraftKings – $4,900 In DFS, it is crucial to find value so you have the extra salary to pay up for your studs. Although going with Fitzpatrick this week is a little risky, I think he has a great shot at exceeding value and he gives us some room to fit in some of the higher-end players at running back and wide receiver. My favorite part about this pick is the narrative; Fitzpatrick played for the Jets in 2015 and 2016 and will definitely be looking to get some revenge on them after they…

With the first eight weeks of the NFL season in the books, let’s take a look at some of our midseason awards.   MVP: Carson Wentz It’s pretty crazy to think that Carson Wentz is in the discussion for MVP after a modest 2016 campaign, but through the first half of the 2017 season, he has done nothing but impress. Wentz has led the Eagles to a 7-1 record thus far, marking their best start to a season since 2004, the year they reached the Super Bowl. The Eagles young phenom currently leads the NFL with 19 touchdowns and has…

QB: Tom Savage FanDuel – $6,000 DraftKings – $4,600 Yes, I know the risk that comes with taking a guy like Tom Savage in DFS, but if there’s ever a week to pull the trigger on him, it would be in week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have allowed the second-most yards per game through the air, which trails only the Patriots, and they have overall looked like one of the worst teams in the NFL. Indy hasn’t won a game since early October and has been consistently getting lit up by opposing quarterbacks since. The price that…

QB:  Carson Wentz FanDuel – $7,900 DraftKings – $7,200 Wentz is the clear-cut top option at quarterback this week with this dream matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are still winless and are coming off of a routing against the Cowboys where they let up 40 points at home. Having allowed the sixth-most yards to opposing quarterbacks, Wentz is set up nicely to continue his recent dominance. The Eagles quarterback has played some of the best football of his career in his last three games, totaling an impressive 11 touchdowns. With the Eagles at home against such a…

After ten years, the Yankees have decided to part ways with Joe Girardi. Girardi has been a key part of the organization since joining them in 2008 and has led the team to much success, including a World Series win in just his second year with the team. He was able to put up an impressive record of 910-710 over the last ten years, which trails only Joe Maddon, current manager of the Cubs. Girardi said in final press conference as a Yankee, “With a heavy heart, I come to you because the Yankees have decided not to bring me…