NFL DFS Week 13: Can’t Go Wrong With a Dolphins Stack
It’s time to set those Week 13 DFS lineups!
The highest game totals of the week are the Dolphins-Commanders, Niners-Eagles and Broncos-Texans games. We will target players from all those contests in today’s list. The players presented today are expected to return value regardless of salary. Some you will have to spend up for them, but they aren’t on this list unless they are expected to be worth the spend. Look for Friday’s bargains article, which will feature strictly lower-priced players who you can plug in to stay under the salary cap.
Let’s have a look.
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Quarterbacks
Tua Tagavailoa, Dolphins
Tua put up a stinker last week but faced a tough Jets defense. This week should be pretty different vs. a Commanders secondary that has allowed the most DFS points to opposing passers this season. Expect Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle to benefit in this game, which has the highest total of the week at SI Sportsbook.
C.J. Stroud, Texans
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Stroud is not just in the Rookie of the Year conversion; he’s in the MVP conversation as well. Stroud finished as the QB4 last week and I expect him to play well again this week at home vs. Denver. Denver’s defense has been much better of late, but for the season, it has allowed the 11th-most DFS points to opposing quarterbacks. This game has the third-highest total of the week at SI Sportsbook, and I don’t see it all coming from Denver.
Brock Purdy, 49ers
This Niners-Eagles matchup is bound to be the game of the week. SI Sportsbook has the total as the second-highest of the slate. The offenses are closely matched with each team scoring exactly 28.2 points per game this season; however, the Eagles have a much more generous defense -- allowing 22.2 points per game to opponents and the most DFS points to opposing quarterbacks across their last three contests.
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tyreek Hill, Dolphins
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Are you noticing a theme here? Start Dolphins! Yes, they will be chalk, but they are good chalk. Hill leads the NFL in receiving yards and touchdowns, and he’s facing the team that has allowed the most yards per target and the most receiving touchdowns to wideouts this year.
Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers
No team has allowed more DFS points to opposing wideouts this year than the Eagles. This game could be a shootout, and Aiyuk, who has the seventh-most receiving yards per game this season, should be front and center.
Adam Thielen, Panthers
There’s a new regime in Carolina, and we’ll be looking for a spark on Sunday. We know Thielen is Bryce Young’s favorite target, and he should have no trouble connecting with the veteran vs. a Tampa Bay secondary that has allowed the fourth-most DFS points to opposing wide receivers this season.
Terry McLaurin, Commanders
If we’re using a lot of Dolphins, we should also send some points back the other way in hopes this game total stays high. No team has more passing attempts than the Commanders, and McLaurin is the top target in this offense.
Tight Ends
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