Oh, Week 17, what chaos you bring. The annual “some of us are playing” week for NFL DFS is upon us. A few teams have extremely big games on the table, others are resting most of their players for some or all of their Sunday contests. If there was a week made for FOUR hours of coverage, this is the one! NFL DFS picks of all kinds at all salary levels will be discussed and picked apart by our team of experts for all you DraftKings and FanDuel lineup needs. The team will discuss the relevant news, player popularity and make some NFL DFS picks to help you take down those big GPPs.
Josh Engleman and Adam “ShipMyMoney” Scherer start things off at 9 a.m. EST discussing the slate on a macro-level. Next up is the boss, Alex “Awesemo” Baker with Dave Loughran and Ben Rasa from 10 a.m. to 11:30. The team will go into game by game deeper dive for the Week 15 NFL DFS slate, finding the best NFL DFS picks for cash games and tournaments on DraftKings and FanDuel. Matt Gajewski and Adam Kaufman will be along for the Q&A Show, taking your questions from 11:30 until the start of Live Before Lock at Noon, where Josh comes back and joins Greg Ehrenberg to take you all the way up to lock, answering your start/sit question, and which players to plug into your daily fantasy football lineups.
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Here’s a preview of the Week 17 NFL DFS Injury Tracker for daily fantasy football lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Be sure to find the complete article here for a full analysis of every DFS-relevant player with an injury.
Week 17 Awesemo Injury Report Sneak Peek:
Latavius Murray, RB | New Orleans Saints (COVID): The Saints will be extremely thin at the running back position during Week 17. Murray will join Dwayne Washington, Michael Burton, and Alvin Kamara on the team’s injured reserve/COVID list for Week 17. The Saints have elevated running back Ty Montgomery from the teams’ practice squad on Saturday, and he will likely split carries with Taysom Hill. Expect to see Murray and Kamara available for their Wild Card round game next weekend.
Damien Harris, RB | New England Patriots: (Ankle): The Patriots have ruled Harris out for Week 17. Harris will end his season having rushed for 691 yards on 137 rush attempts and two touchdowns. Sony Michel and James White look to play larger roles in the Patriots running game during Week 17. The Patriots face the New York Jets this Sunday, which is advantageous for both White and Michel.
Ben Roethlisberger, QB | Pittsburgh Steelers (Rest): The Steelers will rest Rothlisberger during Pittsburgh’s final game of the season as the team prepares for the playoffs. Mason Rudolph will be starting in place of Rothlisberger during Week 17. With Rudolph taking snaps under center this Sunday for the Steelers, it’s hard to recommend any skill players in this game. The Browns defense could be the play this week.
Gus Edwards, RB | Baltimore Ravens (Back): It appears that Edwards sustained a back injury during the team’s practice on Friday. There was no note of any injury for Edwards on the Thursday injury report at all. Edwards will head into this Sunday’s game, barring a questionable tag. J.K. Dobbins looks to see a monster uptick in carries this weekend if Edwards is to miss any time. Mark Ingram did not practice with the team all week and is unlikely to suit up Sunday. Dobbins is an Rb1 this week when the Baltimore Ravens face the Cincinnati Bengals if Edwards sits.
Tee Higgins, WR | Cincinnati Bengals (Hamstring): Higgins and Tyler Boyd (concussion) were both removed from the Bengals injury report on Friday. The Bengals have a tough Week 17 match with the Baltimore Ravens. With quarterback Brandon Allen taking snaps under center for the Bengals, Higgins and Boyd should both be avoided for fantasy purposes.
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