Fanball Fantasy Football: Week 13 Value Picks

Fanball Fantasy Football: Week 13 Value Picks

This article is part of our Fanball Fantasy Football series.

Bye weeks in the rearview mirror, all 32 NFL teams are in action Week 13. Besides the participants of Thursday's Redskins-Cowboys game and Monday's Steelers-Bengals clash, all 28 other teams are included in Fanball's Sunday-only slate. The Fanball format calls for a QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX WR/TE, FLEX RB/WR/TE, D/ST lineup with a $55,000 salary cap. The players below can fit into lineups regardless of strategy, as they all offer strong value relative to price.

QUARTERBACK

Brett Hundley, GB vs. TB ($5,900): Hundley looked like a different quarterback in last week's Sunday Night Football loss at Pittsburgh, carving up an elite secondary for 245 yards and three touchdowns. He gets the added benefit of feeding off the crowd at Lambeau Field this week while facing a Buccaneers defense that allows a league-high 284.6 yards per game through the air. In addition to his high passing upside relative to price, Hundley can also be counted upon to add value with his legs after averaging 21.7 rushing yards per game while scoring two rushing touchdowns in five starts.

Jared Goff, LAR at ARI ($7,000):
Goff has dominated lately, throwing for more than 300 yards in three of the last four weeks while topping 350 twice with a 9:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. The second-year quarterback is starting to move into the upper echelon at his position and should have no trouble carving up an Arizona defense that allows 25.3 points per game, seventh most in the league. Goff's passing total was depressed to 235 yards because of the blowout nature of his team's Week 7 win over the Cardinals in London, but the rematch in Arizona projects to be a more tightly contested game that keeps Goff throwing throughout. His buy-low window is closing rapidly, so act while you still can.

RUNNING BACK

Kenyan Drake, MIA vs. DEN ($5,200): Drake is likely to handle a heavy load this week with Damien Williams (shoulder) and Senorise Perry (concussion) both no expected to play after suffering injuries in last week's loss to the Patriots. The 2016 third-rounder has gotten into the end zone in two of his last three games, so Drake has solid upside in terms of both yardage and scoring ability. He's also averaging 5.5 yards per carry and 3.0 catches per game since Jay Ajayi was traded.

Leonard Fournette, JAC vs. IND ($8,500):
Fournette's produced two duds in the last three weeks, but has a golden opportunity to get back on track. The rookie running back should get all the work he can handle after averaging more than 20 carries per game thus far, and a Colts defense that allows 109.5 yards per game on the ground and a league-high 27.3 points per game is unlikely to stop him. A fifth performance of more than 100 rushing yards is well within Fournette's reach, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a running back more likely to get into the end zone this week.

Jordan Howard, CHI vs. SF ($7,800):
Chicago's likely to be playing from ahead at home against this 1-10 San Francisco club, so Howard's workload should skyrocket after last week's season-low six carries against Philadelphia's league-best run defense. The second-year running back bounced back from a seven-yard rushing performance in Week 2 with 140 and two scores in Week 3 and looks primed for a similar shift against a unit that allows 129.5 yards per game on the ground after managing only six yards last game. Given how unreliable his team's passing game is, Howard should also get first crack at any goal-line opportunities.

WIDE RECEIVER

Robby Anderson, NYJ vs. KC ($5,700): Anderson's morphed into a scoring machine before our very eyes, making six trips to the end zone during his five-game touchdown streak while averaging 83.6 receiving yards per contest. There's little reason to believe the 24-year-old wideout will slow down Sunday against a reeling Chiefs team that allows the fifth-most passing yards per game.

Keenan Allen, LAC vs. CLE ($8,200):
Allen's caught fire the last two weeks, hauling in 23 catches for 331 yards and three touchdowns. The shifty receiver's had a few extra days of preparation after playing on Thanksgiving, making him even more dangerous than usual with the Browns in town. Cleveland's tied for the second-most points allowed per game at 26.3, so expect a productive day from Los Angeles' offense led by Allen.

Tyreek Hill, KC at NYJ ($6,800):
The struggling Chiefs offense has funneled Hill targets lately, as he's tied his season high of seven catches in each of the last two weeks. Given his recent volume, the explosive playmaker's ceiling against an aggressive and mistake-prone Jets defense is astronomical. At worst, Hill's once again unable to break out in the open field but provides solid PPR value.

TIGHT END

Jared Cook, OAK vs. NYG ($5,900): Owners will be hesitant to go back to Cook after he hauled in only one of five targets in what also looked like a favorable matchup last week against the Broncos. His line, though, would have looked much less disappointing if not for an overturned touchdown. The inconsistent tight end has more than 100 yards in two of his last five games and should see an increase in usage with wide receivers Michael Crabtree (suspension) and Amari Cooper (concussion) both unavailable. Tight ends have averaged a hair less than 70 yards per game while scoring 10 touchdowns in 11 weeks against the Giants, so expect Cook to bounce back this week.

Ricky Seals-Jones, ARI vs. LAR ($4,200):
Seals-Jones wasn't on anybody's radar two weeks ago, but the 22-year-old tight end's outburst of production since Blaine Gabbert took over under center can't be ignored. In Gabbert's two starts, Seals-Jones has produced his career's first seven catches for 126 yards and three touchdowns. Keep rolling Seals-Jones out there until someone proves capable of stopping him.

DEFENSE

Los Angeles Chargers, LAC vs. CLE ($2,900): The Chargers are extremely affordable considering their recent success and opponent. Los Angeles has posted 37 fantasy points in the last two weeks and 42 in its last two home games, and now gets to play host to a Browns offense that scores a league-low 15.1 points per game and has committed a league-high 28 turnovers. Between the price and situation, this is a no-brainer pick.

Tennessee Titans, TEN vs. HOU ($3,000):
Texans quarterback Tom Savage has been extremely turnover-prone, with a 4:5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and eight fumbles (seven lost) in 4.5 games of action this season. Those turnovers generate points for defenses on their own while also giving them opportunities to hit the jackpot by scoring defensive touchdowns. Additionally, rookie cornerback and return man Adoree' Jackson has displayed tremendous open-field ability with the ball in his hands, and it's only a matter of time until he scores a special teams touchdown for this unit. Houston has only topped 16 points in one of the five games started by Savage, so this is a low-risk pick.

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. Sasha Yodashkin plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: Youngsash, DraftKings: Yashdogg,Yahoo: Sasha, Fanball: Yashdogg.
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Sasha Yodashkin
Sasha has been contributing NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and Tennis content to RotoWire since 2015, with an emphasis on DFS. He is a huge New York sports fan who has been playing fantasy sports since middle school.
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