The AMBUSH – NFL Week 8

Quarterback is the toughest position this week & likely the one that once again means the least amount when it comes to your cashing or not.  You miss on QB, no big deal, you can make it up.  You miss on the chalk WR or RB and you are dead.

Thus there are a bunch of guys who I would strongly consider just plugging in ‘naked’ this week.  Caleb Williams is going to get the Ravens best today, but can he still scramble and make a couple big plays to pay off $5600?  Yes.  Jalen Hurts feels cheap on DK given he should get at least one tush push TD and the Eagles will drop 30 on the G-Men.  And then there is Josh Allen, who has a much higher ownership projection than I had anticipated.  Kind of a bummer for me, because I think he and the Bills are going to wipe the Panthers out of their own stadium today.

Those were my original three, but then there is no point in providing content if you aren’t going to put your neck out there and finally make a claim on someone, now is there?

• SLEEPER PICK:   Tyler Huntley
• CHALK PLAY:   Josh Allen
• DONT MIND:  Daniel Jones

 

AMBUSH CORE PLAYS

BIJAN ROBINSON (DK: $8800, FD: $10k)

They priced him appropriately given that the Dolphins might be the worlds nut matchup for a RB right now.  With Tyler Allgeier banged up we should be free of any vulture scenarios too.

CHASE BROWN (DK: $5400, FD: $6900)

The Jets getting a win finally would not shock me up against the Bengals who got their ‘Super Bowl’ win vs the Steelers 10 days ago on TNF.  This is a lean on Brown and the ground game scenario with good red zone upside for Brown too.

ALSO LIKE

• Saquoon Barkley (DK: $7600, FD: $8100)
• Breece Hall (DK: $6100, FD: $7400) — Expected to play despite the injury designation.
• Quinshon Judkins (DK: $6500, FD: $7800)

 

AMBUSH CORE PLAYS

EMEKA EGBUKA (DK: $7000, FD: $7500)

Hard to imagine Egbuka not having 10 catches today.

COURTLAND SUTTON (DK: $6200, FD: $7700)

While Bo Nix is likely 10%+ owned today, the path for his value should come through the WR.  Sutton obviously is our core volume play here but lets not sleep on Marvin Mims, who when they are forced to score through the air is a consistent option as a second big threat.  Sutton, Mims or going to Evan Engram are better one off plays than trying to get Nix, who’s value really comes when he runs.

ALSO LIKE

• Michael Pittman (DK: $5600, FD: $6800)
• Keon Coleman (DK: $5000, FD: $5500)
• Marvin Mims (DK: $3900, FD: $5200)
• Tez Johnson (DK: $4300, FD: $5700)

 

Hey, so it’s National Tight End Day!  Have you heard?  Obviously if you arent living under the rock then you know this.  That’s nice and all.

AMBUSH CORE PLAY

TYLER WARREN (DK: $5500, FD: $7200)

Since everyone is obviously sick of me on Taysom Hill and my Brock Bowers love fest died before it started this season, I figured it was time to come in and destroy another TE who is doing great things.  Warren’s versatility should be a major problem for the Titans and the Colts seem to be getting more and more comfortable finding ways to use him.

OTHER TE I LIKE

• Dalton Schultz
• Dallas Goedert
• George Kittle … I don’t feel like looking it up but among the “Which TE always scores on TE day”, it sure does feel like Kittle is that 1st TE to score a touchdown today pick, doesn’t it?  And then the Niners go to sleep after that.

 

1. Houston Texans
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. Buffalo Bills

 

OVERALL CORE PLAYS

• RB – Bijan Robinson
• WR – Emeka Egbuka
• TE – Tyler Warrren

FAVORITE ALL IN GAME STACKS

• None, lower scoring week.  If you stack, stack a team, not a game….

FAVORITE BETS

• DAL/DEN under 51.5
• TB/NO under 46.5
• Jets +6.5
• Texans -2.5
• Browns +7