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Week 6 FanDuel Tournament Picks

Despite seeing our first dose of bye weeks (SF, NYJ, ATL and NO), the main slate is chock full of great offenses this week. Similar to last week, we’re missing a few great offenses on the main slate such as Tampa, Buffalo, and Tennessee, so decision-making and game selection will be crucial.

Let’s ride.

QBs

Patrick Mahomes ($9,000)

12.1% Projected Ownership

Mahomes has by far the highest ceiling on the slate.The Chiefs are 7-point favorites in a game with a 55-point over/under, giving them an implied point total of 31 points.

Some will opt for the cheaper Taylor Heinicke ($7,300) to save salary, but if you can get up to Mahomes he’s facing a defense that currently sits at 29th in the NFL. Washington is also the only team (other than Chiefs) allowing over 25 FanDuel points per game to QBs (27.6 PPG).

Matthew Stafford ($7,900)

8.2% Projected Ownership

Expected to be one of the higher owned QBs on the slate, I’m okay eating a bit of chalk with Stafford this week. Everything aligns for a big Stafford game.This game projects as the fastest-paced of the entire main slate with both teams under 30 seconds per play and a combined pace of only 58 seconds.

Stafford and the Rams passing offense also has the second biggest advantage of any offense on the slate in terms of pass offense DVOA vs. pass defense DVOA, per Football Outsiders. The Rams also have an implied point total of 29, the second-highest only to the Chiefs.

Aaron Rodgers ($7,700)

1.8% Projected Ownership

This one is contrarian because we haven’t seen a big spike week from Rodgers and the Packers offense in a few games. Rodgers is a phenomenal pivot away from some of the higher owned QBs, priced within $300 of both Matthew Stafford and Justin Herbert.He gives you a lot of leverage if he hits.

In GPPs we want high ceilings at low ownership.Rodgers threw 4 TDs in both matchups against the Bears last year — and we know he has the talent and weapons (read: Davante Adams) around him to help do it again.

Contrarian Play: Justin Fields ($6,400)