Let’s dive into the upcoming week and break down every game for you so you could optimize your team to it’s highest potential.

Teams on BYE: Broncos, Texans, Jaguars, Patriots, Eagles, Redskins

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LA Chargers @ OAK Raiders – Thurs. 8:20 PM ET

Over/Under: 48

Spread: Chargers -1

While the Chiefs are likely to win the AFC West, both the Chargers and Raiders are competing for a wild card spot with multiple teams in the AFC sitting around 4 or 5 wins. The Chargers are coming off of their best win of the season by beating Green Bay last week. They have a new offensive coordinator who was able to get Melvin Gordon going on the ground putting up a season best 80 yards and 2 TDs. The Raiders run defense has been below average while their secondary is awful and ranked in the bottom two behind TB. This will be a perfect opportunity for LA to get Keenan Allen going and get him back to the same numbers he had in the beginning of the season. While Oakland’s defense has been bad, their offense can put up points and has been pretty much all season long. The Chargers only give up 13.55 points per game to QBs and 30.92 to WRs so this could be a big game for Josh Jacobs who’s probably going to be the Offensive Rookie of the Year. Jacobs has been playing great with 3 out of his last 4 games being over 100 yards along with 4 TDs. We expect this to be a higher scoring game depending on which offense the Chargers decide to show up with.

LA Chargers

Philip Rivers – Top streaming option this week and Dan’s Boom or Bust QB pick.

Melvin Gordon – RB2/RB1 upside.

Austin Ekeler – FLEX/RB2 upside.

Keenan Allen – WR1.

Mike Williams – FLEX/WR2 upside.

Hunter Henry – Start.

LA D/ST – Can be started.

OAK Raiders

Derek Carr – There are better streaming options available but can be started if no other choice based on his recent play.

Josh Jacobs – RB1.

Tyrell Williams – WR2.

Hunter Renfrow – FLEX/WR3.

Darren Waller – Start.

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NY Giants @ NY Jets – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 43

Spread: Giants -2

Both teams have a combined 3-14 record but one New York team is on the right track while the other is a disaster. The Giants seem to start off every game well with a capable offense lead by Daniel Jones and a defense that can create turnovers but they can’t seem to hold any lead they build up. On the other hand, Sam Darnold and the Jets offense looks like a complete mess with Darnold throwing 9 interceptions since his return in Week 6. Both defenses are ranked pretty similarly with them giving up 25 points per game to RBs and around 40 per game to WRs so we can expect this to be a messy shootout with the winner being whoever turns the ball over less. For the Giants, Sterling Shepard seems to be out for the time being and now Evan Engram showed up on the injury report with a mid foot sprain leaving Golden Tate as Jones’ primary target. Last time both Shepard and Engram were out, Tate put up 102 yards and 1 TD against the Patriots in Week 6. Plenty of fantasy owners traded for Le’Veon Bell during his buy low period for the Jets’ easier upcoming schedule and he delivered in Week 9 against Miami but is questionable for this match up with knee injury.

NY Giants

Daniel Jones – Not a bad streaming option this week with Jets’ secondary being ranked in the bottom 5.

Saquon Barkley – Weekly start.

Golden Tate – WR2/WR1 upside.

Darius Slayton – FLEX/WR3

Rhett Ellison – Can be started if Engram doesn’t play.

Giants D/ST – Boom or Bust option due to Darnold turning the ball over so much.

NY Jets

Sam Darnold – Can be started if desperate for a QB option.

Le’Veon Bell – Weekly start, keep an eye on injury updates.

Jamison Crowder – WR2

Robby Anderson – FLEX/WR3

Chris Herndon – Start if he’s good to go this week.

Jets D/ST – Can also be started for anticipation of Daniel Jones turning the ball over.

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ATL Falcons @ NO Saints – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 51

Spread: Saints -12.5

Both of these teams are coming off of bye weeks and both of these teams have opposite records with the Falcons at 1-7 and the Saints at 7-1. With the Saints getting Drew Brees back, they’re one of the favorites to make it to the Super Bowl representing the NFC. Brees had a nice first game back from injury in Week 8 against Arizona where he threw for 373 yards and 3 TDs. We can expect more of the same coming from him as Atlanta has one of the worst secondaries giving up 41.60 points per game to WRs and 23.52 to QBs. The Saints’ secondary has also been struggling though with 37.08 points per game given up to WRs. With both run defenses ranked in the top 10, we expect a shootout between Matt Ryan and Drew Brees this week with one of the highest over/unders of the week sitting at 51.

ATL Falcons

Matt Ryan – Start if he’s good to go.

Devonta Freeman – FLEX/RB2

Julio Jones – WR1

Calvin Ridley – WR2/WR1 upside

Austin Hooper – Start.

NO Saints

Drew Brees – Top 5 QB this week.

Alvin Kamara – RB1 if he’s good to go.

Latavius Murray – FLEX with Kamara in. RB2/RB1 upside with Kamara out.

Michael Thomas – WR1

NO D/ST – Can be started with Ryan throwing 8 interceptions so far this season.

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KC Chiefs @ TEN Titans – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 48.5

Spread: Chiefs -3.5

Patrick Mahomes practiced fully on Wednesday which means he should be making his return this week. Mahomes and the KC offense are one of the best in the league so it will be a tough test for the Titans’ defense who have been struggling the past couple of weeks with 374.7 yards per game allowed over the last 3 games. Ryan Tannehill has been playing great since taking over in Week 7 with 6 TDs already! His run could continue this week as anytime a team plays Mahomes they’ll have to put up points in order to win. Derrick Henry has a prime opportunity to put up one of his best games of the season as the Titans will have to control the game and keep it away from the KC offense. The Chiefs run defense is ranked in the bottom 3 and give up 30.50 points per game to RBs. It’ll be interesting to see how the KC backfield plays out this week with Damien Williams having his best game of the season last week while LeSean McCoy was forgotten about.

KC Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes – Start if healthy.

Damien Williams – FLEX/RB2 upside.

LeSean McCoy – Sit, we need to determine his future role in this backfield.

Tyreek Hill – WR1

Sammy Watkins – FLEX/WR2

Travis Kelce – Weekly start

TEN Titans

Ryan Tannehill – Solid streaming option this week.

Derrick Henry – RB1

TEN WRs – FLEX/WR2 upside

Delanie Walker/Jonnu Smith – Start Walker if healthy. Go with Smith if Walker is out again.

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BAL Ravens @ CIN Bengals – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 46

Spread: Ravens -10

The Ravens are coming off of an impressive win over the NE Patriots and Lamar Jackson is looking unstoppable. These 2 teams have played each other already this season and Jackson set a QB record for throwing over 200 yards and rushing over 150 yards in 1 game. The Bengals run defense hasn’t improved much since then so we can expect more of the same from Jackson and Baltimore’s running game. During their Week 9 bye, the Bengals decided to make a QB switch and go with Ryan Finley over Andy Dalton. They likely want to see what Finley has to offer for the rest of the year before they decide what to do with their first round draft pick. A.J. Green was also supposed to come back this week but is day to day all of a sudden due to his ankle swelling. Owners who were hoping to get a WR1 on the cheap during drafts or off waivers are slowly starting to lose hope as Green is taking his sweet time to return to the field and now the Bengals aren’t even sticking with Dalton anymore.

BAL Ravens

Lamar Jackson – Likely to be the QB1 for Week 10.

Mark Ingram – RB2/RB1 upside

Marquise Brown – Probably the only Ravens WR you can start, FLEX/WR3 with WR2 upside.

Mark Andrews – More match up based lately, this one is a positive one for him. Start.

BAL D/ST – With a backup QB starting for an 0-8 team they should be a top 5 defense for Week 10.

CIN Bengals

Ryan Finley – Who has the balls to start him?

Joe Mixon – RB2. Tough match up but might get more volume due to the QB situation.

A.J. Green – If he plays, we’ll give him a WR2 ranking.

Tyler Boyd/Auden Tate – Boyd should be a FLEX/WR2 option with Green in or out. Only start Tate if Green is out in the FLEX.

Tyler Eifert – Is coming off of his best game in Week 8. Could be a “safety blanket” for Finley if he’s under pressure a lot. Desperation TE streaming option.

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BUF Bills @ CLE Browns – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 40

Spread: Browns -2.5

Both teams are known for being disappointing but this year the Bills have stepped up and are 6-2 while the Browns look lost and are one of the biggest disappointments in recent memory. Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield were both drafted in the 2018 class and Allen seems to be the better choice right now with 10 TDs thrown this year along with 4 rushing TDs and 7 interceptions. Baker on the other hand has only 7 TDs, 1 rushing TD and 12 interceptions. Both teams also have young RB stars in Nick Chubb and Devin Singletary. Singletary put up his best game of the season last week when he took over the starting role from Frank Gore. He had 20 carries for 95 yards and 1 TD along with 45 yards from 3 receptions. Chubb has been the best thing about Cleveland’s offense and we’ll have to see how the return of Kareem Hunt affects his workload this week.

BUF Bills

Josh Allen – Has been consistent and is a weekly start besides for tougher match ups. This isn’t one of them.

Devin Singletary – RB2

John Brown – WR2

Cole Beasly – FLEX/WR3

BUF D/ST – Start, Baker loves to turn the ball over.

CLE Browns

Baker Mayfield – While he had one of his better games of the season last week, there are better streaming options.

Nick Chubb – RB1

Kareem Hunt – Not sure how he will be used yet, you can throw him in the FLEX if you’re feeling risky.

Odell Beckham/Jarvis Landry – FLEX/WR2 upside.

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ARI Cardinals @ TB Buccaneers – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 52

Spread: Buccaneers -4

This should be a fun one with plenty of fantasy upside. Both teams have high powered offenses that have been involved in multiple shootouts this year and both teams’ run defenses are better than their secondaries so we expect this to be one of the highest scoring games of the week. Kyler Murray surprised everyone last week against SF as he put up one of his better weeks of the season with 241 yards, 2 TDs and 34 rushing yards. We expect this performance this continue against the worst ranked secondary in the league. Kenyan Drake was also a nice surprise for fantasy owners as he dismantled the SF run defense with David Johnson and Chase Edmonds out. DJ seems to be good to go this week so we’re not expecting a repeat of that. On the other side of the field, Jameis Winston keeps slinging it with 5 games over 300 yards this season and a top WR duo of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

ARI Cardinals

Kyler Murray – Top 10 QB this week.

David Johnson – RB1 if healthy, limit expectations against a top 3 ranked run defense.

Kenyan Drake – We will have to see his role with DJ back. Only a desperation FLEX option this week(until he proves us wrong again).

Christian Kirk – WR2/WR1 upside

Larry Fitzgerald – FLEX/WR2 upside

TB Buccaneers

Jameis Winston – Top 5 QB this week.

Ronald Jones – RB2

Mike Evans – WR1

Chris Godwin – WR2/WR1 upside

O.J. Howard – Arizona have been the worst defense against TEs while Howard hasn’t done much all season. Risky TE start if you need one.

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DET Lions @ CHI Bears – Sun 1:00 PM ET

Over/Under: 42.5

Spread: Bears -2.5

After how the Bears looked last year, who would’ve thought that they would be in last place in the NFC North going into Week 10 of this year. The Bears defense has regressed partially due to injuries and from constantly being on the field due to the offense being terrible. Last week, Chicago’s offense had a total of 9 yards going into halftime…that’s just pathetic. Detroit’s offense however has been rolling even with Kerryon Johnson out and it’s mainly due to Matthew Stafford. Stafford has thrown 10 TDs and 1112 yards total in his last 3 games. The Bears’ secondary is solid while their run defense has slipped to the bottom 10 so we’re expecting that the Lions could get Ty Johnson and J.D. McKissic more involved this week.

DET Lions

Matthew Stafford – Has been very consistent all season so unless you have another top 10 QB option on your bench, you’re starting him even against a tougher match up.

Ty Johnson/J.D. McKissic – FLEX options

Kenny Golladay – WR2

Marvin Jones Jr. – FLEX/WR2 upside

T.J. Hockenson – Zach Ertz had his best game of the season against the Bears last week. Not a bad start if you need a TE option.

DET D/ST – Hit or miss defense but can take the ball away. Better options this week but are a viable choice against a stagnant Bears’ offense.

CHI Bears

Mitchell Trubisky – Hopefully those who started him against the Eagles learned their lesson.

David Montgomery – RB2/RB1 upside

Allen Robinson – WR2

CHI D/ST – While the defense has regressed, the secondary is still ranked top 5 and Detroit has a struggling run game. If the Bears can stop the run, they shouldn’t give up too many points.

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MIA Dolphins @ IND Colts – Sun 4:05 PM ET

Over/Under: 44

Spread: Colts -10.5

Can Miami get a win streak going? Probably not this week as the Colts should get past the Dolphins pretty easily whether Jacoby Brissett plays or not. Brissett went down early last week with a knee injury and never returned so Brian Hoyer stepped in and actually did well throwing 3 TDs against the Steelers. Brissett has been practicing this week but keeping Hoyer for another week and focusing on the run with Marlon Mack wouldn’t be the worst idea for the Colts. While the Colts don’t have an elite defense, they’re still ranked in the top 10 so Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Dolphins might slow down a bit. Miami just lost Preston Williams for the rest of the season to a knee injury and their starting RB, Mark Walton, was suspended for 4 games for violating the NFL’s conduct and substance abuse policy. Not the best scenario for the Dolphins but you never know what could happen!

MIA Dolphins

Ryan Fitzpatrick – Had his best game of the season last week but there are better streaming options.

Kalen Ballage – Hasn’t done anything all season and we don’t expect him to even with a volume boost this week.

DeVante Parker – WR3/FLEX

Mike Gesicki – Colts give up 14.44 points per game to TEs and he has been heating up lately. Viable option for a TE streamer.

IND Colts

Jacoby Brissett – If he plays, he’s a solid option against one of the worst defenses. If he’s out, Hoyer isn’t a bad option if there’s truly no one else on the waivers.

Marlon Mack – RB2/RB1 upside

Zach Pascal – WR2

Eric Ebron/Jack Doyle – Can take a gamble on one of these guys with Hilton and Campbell being out, someone has to step up besides Pascal.

IND D/ST – Should be one of the top defenses this week.

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CAR Panthers @ GB Packers – Sun 4:25 PM ET

Over/Under: 47.5

Spread: Packers -5

The Packers are coming off of a tough loss against the Chargers where the offense couldn’t get anything going at all even with Davante Adams back. Aaron Rodgers had his worst game of the season only throwing for 161 yards and 1 TD. GB’s run game was completely shut down with Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams combining for a total of 40 yards on 10 carries. Carolina’s defense has been struggling giving up 28.19 points per game to RBs and 38.81 points per game to WRs making it a perfect opportunity for a bounce back game for the Packers. Green Bay’s run defense is also struggling this year being ranked in the bottom 5 and giving up 28.82 points per game to RBs. That likely won’t change this week as they face as against the #1 RB in the league, Christian McCaffrey, who’s been tearing it up all season long on the ground and through the air.

CAR Panthers

Kyle Allen – Allen has been a solid backup to Cam Newton but has struggled in some games with turning the ball over. GB has a top 10 secondary so would look for better options to stream this week.

Christian McCaffrey – RB1

D.J. Moore/Curtis Samuel – Samuel might miss this week with a hamstring injury giving Moore a pretty safe floor even against a tougher match up. Moore is a WR2.

Greg Olsen – Olsen also gets a boost from Samuel’s absence and GB gives up 14.43 points per game to TEs.

CAR D/ST – Have been consistent all year besides 1 game. Start them this week.

GB Packers

Aaron Rodgers – He’s still the QB4 on the season even with a bad week, should bounce back this week. Start him.

Aaron Jones/Jamaal Williams – Jones is a RB2 this week with RB1 upside and Williams is a FLEX option with RB2 upside.

Davante Adams – WR1

Jimmy Graham – Carolina is top 5 against the TE position and Graham is already hit or miss so look for better options.

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LA Rams @ PIT Steelers – Sun 4:25 PM ET

Over/Under: 45

Spread: Rams -3.5

The Steelers took care of business last week against the Colts and are back in the wild card race with backup QB, Mason Rudolph, and James Conner currently dealing with a shoulder injury. They’ll look to keep things moving this week against a Rams team that is definitely not the same team it was last year when they made it to the Super Bowl. The Rams have not looked good against stronger defenses this year as they only put up 7 points against the 49ers in Week 6. The Steelers defense has been the second best defense since Week 4 right behind the NE Patriots and have 9 interceptions, 6 fumble recoveries and 2 TDs in that time span. We’ll see if the Rams can get what’s supposed to be a high powered offense rolling this week as they’ve fallen behind in a very competitive NFC West Division.

LA Rams

Jared Goff – Goff has been a hit or miss QB this season. The Steelers secondary has improved since the beginning of the year so there are better streaming options this week.

Todd Gurley – One of the biggest disappointments of the season, can start him as a RB2 with limited upside.

Cooper Kupp – WR1

Robert Woods/Brandin Cooks/Josh Reynolds – Woods didn’t do much even against the Bengals in Week 8 so we’re putting him in the FLEX with WR2 upside. Cooks is likely out being under the NFL’s concussion protocol so Josh Reynolds may also be a FLEX option as he stepped up right away when Cooks went down in Week 8.

Gerald Everett – Everett has been consistent for the most part over the past 5 weeks, also gets an upgrade with Cooks out so start him.

LA D/ST – The Rams have been hit or miss this season but have a solid opportunity to put up some points with a backup QB playing as well as backup RBs possibly starting instead of Conner.

PIT Steelers

Mason Rudolph – Not consistent enough to start yet. Better streaming options out there.

James Conner – Questionable going into the week after missing last week. Did practice in limited fashion on Wednesday so that’s a good sign as he didn’t practice at all last week.

Jaylen Samuels/Trey Edmunds – Samuels might have some FLEX potential if Conner does end up starting especially in PPR formats. Samuels’ floor obviously increases if Conner were to miss time but seems to be more valuable in PPR as Trey Edmunds took over majority of the carries last week.

Juju Smith-Schuster – Going to be a boom or bust for the rest of the year. Not an ideal match up with an improved Rams’ secondary so we’ll put him as a FLEX option for this week.

PIT D/ST – As mentioned above they have been the second best defense since Week 4 and the Rams’ offense isn’t what it used to be. They are a good start if you don’t have a better match up.

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MIN Vikings @ DAL Cowboys – Sun 8:20 PM ET

Over/Under: 47

Spread: Cowboys -3

Both teams are fighting for first place in their divisions and both teams have been on and off this season. The Cowboys struggled a bit at the start of the Week 9 MNF game against the Giants but managed to bounce back and win by a good margin. Dallas managed to hold Saquon to his lowest yardage all season when playing a full game and have another tough test this week against Dalvin Cook. Cook has been great all season on the ground and in the passing game which has put him as the RB2 on the season right behind Christian McCaffrey. Kirk Cousins has also been playing very well since that Week 4 game against Chicago when the Vikings decided to balance their offense more between the pass and run. Cousins is going to be missing his top WR, Adam Thielen, for another week so we’ll have to see if Stefon Diggs gets more involved this week as he only had 1 catch last week with Thielen missing majority of the game. Dallas also has a star RB of their own in Ezekiel Elliot who hasn’t been putting up crazy numbers like last year but is very consistent and the Cowboys have been using him more and more over the past couple of weeks. Dak Prescott might also be missing his star WR, Amari Cooper, so we’ll see if Michael Gallup can step up against a struggling MIN secondary.

MIN Vikings

Kirk Cousins – Has been playing great the past couple of weeks but this is his toughest opponent since Chicago in Week 4. He’s not a bad option if you don’t have anyone else to stream.

Dalvin Cook – RB1

Stefon Diggs – With Adam Thielen out, Diggs should get enough volume for a safe floor as a WR2 enough though he only had 1 reception last week.

Kyle Rudolph – Probably the only other receiving option that you can start on Minnesota. Dallas gives up 14.69 points per game to TEs and Rudolph can get more involved with Thielen out.

MIN D/ST – Dallas does give up the least amount of fantasy points to defenses so it’s the worst match up for the Vikings but they have been pretty consistent all year and the Cowboys can be hit or miss.

DAL Cowboys

Dak Prescott – The Vikings have a struggling secondary giving up 37.74 points per game to WRs so Prescott is a good start.

Ezekiel Elliot – RB1

Amari Cooper/Michael Gallup – If Cooper is good to go, he’s a WR1. Gallup is a WR2 with Cooper out and a WR3/FLEX with WR2 upside with Cooper in.

Jason Witten – He had his best game of the season last week against the Giants and is a solid TE option on a weekly basis with a pretty safe floor.

DAL D/ST – They’re a top 5 defense across the board and if they could stop Dalvin Cook this week with Thielen out. The Vikings might struggle to put up points.

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SEA Seahawks @ SF 49ers – Mon. 8:15 PM ET

Over/Under: 45.5

Spread: 49ers -6

This is the game of the week in our opinion and it’s a MNF game as well so hopefully it doesn’t disappoint. Both teams are on the top of the NFC West with the 49ers being the only undefeated team left at 8-0 and the Seahawks sitting at 7-2. This is a match up of one of the leagues best offenses against one of the leagues best defenses. Russell Wilson has been playing at an MVP level and is coming off a 5 TD game in Week 9 against TB. This is the toughest defense the Seahawks have faced all season so it will be a good test for WR duo Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. Josh Gordon also joins the WR core so we’ll be looking to see how he affects the current target volume. The 49ers added a new WR of their own a couple weeks ago, Emmanuel Sanders, and got the passing game going with Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 9 againsnt Arizona. Seattle does have a better run defense than their secondary so we might expect Jimmy G to be throwing more this week especially if Seattle is able to put up a lot of points quickly.

SEA Seahawks

Russell Wilson – Start every week even against tougher match ups unless you have another top 5 QB on your bench.

Chris Carson – RB2, not the best match up with SF only giving up 16.54 points per game to RBs but he’s been consistent all year.

Tyler Lockett/DK Metcalf/Josh Gordon – Lockett should also be started every week but we’re putting him as a WR2 this week. DK has proved himself to be a weekly FLEX start but with Gordon coming in and them being up against a top 5 secondary, he’s more of a Boom or Bust option this week along with Gordon.

SF 49ers

Jimmy Garoppolo – Jimmy G had his best game last week and is a solid option with the Seahawks having a below average secondary.

Tevin Coleman/Matt Breida – They’re still splitting carries 50/50 and the Seahawks are ranked just outside the top 10 for run defenses so they’re both RB2 options at best this week.

Emmanuel Sanders – WR2

George Kittle – Kittle is likely to be a game time decision. If he plays he’s a must start against Seattle who give up the 5th most points to TEs. You should have a backup plan since the game in on Monday and both teams don’t have reliable TE options besides Kittle.

SF D/ST – Weekly start.