The New Orleans Saints vs. Cleveland Browns Week 16 matchup should feature plenty of running backs Nick Chubb and Alvin Kamara. With winds at 28 MPH and “feels like” temperatures near -20 degrees in Cleveland on Saturday, let’s take a look at the Nick Chubb-Alvin Kamara DFS and fantasy football projections.
Nick Chubb-Alvin Kamara Fantasy Football, DFS Rankings
Using our expert DFS projections, Nick Chubb ($7,700) ranks as a slightly more valuable play than Alvin Kamara ($6,800). With our projected ownership tool, Chubb is looking at about a 3.3% ownership rate, with Kamara at a much higher 7.8%. According to our player compare tool, Chubb is projected to outscore Kamara 16.33 to 13.87.
Per our weekly fantasy football running back rankings, Nick Chubb (No. 9 on the board) ranks ahead of Alvin Kamara (No. 13). But both should be strong plays for your playoff matchup.
Playing in all 14 games, Chubb is in the midst of another monster season. He ranks third in the NFL in both rushing yards (1,252) and rushing touchdowns (12), although he has not found the end zone in the past three games. Chubb has been nursing a foot injury, but returned to practice on Thursday and is expected to be a full-go against the Saints.
“It is what it is,” running back Nick Chubb said about the weather forecast via Akron Beacon-Journal . “Can’t do anything about it. We are preparing for whatever so we will be ready.”
Alvin Kamara comes into the frigid matchup coming off a 21 carry, 91-yard performance in the Week 15 win over the Atlanta Falcons. It was the most rushing yards he has had since Week 6. He has only scored rushing TD, but has two receiving touchdowns on the season.
With the cold and wind, Kamara may be limited to short routes and screens in the passing game, but should see a good amount of carries.
Both Alvin Kamara and Nick Chubb should be good DFS and fantasy options on Saturday, but if you’re between the two, go with the more pure runner in Chubb.
