The Patriots and Falcons will begin Week 11 on Thursday Night Football. The Las Vegas sportsbook opened the game with a top score of 48 and with the Patriots taking six points as road favorites. Bill Belichick’s MO is to take away the best player from the opposing team. That’s why you won’t see Kyle Pitts in this one-game FanDuel lineup despite his immense talent, but there are still plenty of potential DFS players and valuable people.
Here are the main scoring settings for FanDuel’s single game competitions: The total score for “MVP” is multiplied by 1.5, but he doesn’t cost him any extra money like “Captain” in competitions the DraftKings Showdown exam. FanDuel’s default score is Half point PPR and TDs pass four points, and have are not bonuses for 100/00 yard games like on DraftKings.
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FanDuel DFS Choice in One Game: Patriots and Falcons
$60,000 budget, need at least one player from each team
MVP: (1.5x points) RB Damien Harris, Patriots ($13,500)
Harris leads the Patriots in touchdown (144) by a good margin despite missing last week’s game with a concussion. He is also tied for the lead of the group with seven touchdowns. The Falcons have one of the game’s worst defenses, and the Patriots won’t mind smashing rocks the entire game if it leads them to victory.
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FLEX: RB Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriot ($13,000)
Stevenson played well when he didn’t book trips to the doghouse. While he was not used freely in the passing game (13 goals), he was efficient with his chances (11 receptions, 10.1 YPC). There will be enough volume for both Harris and Stevenson to deliver an effective score.
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FLEX: TE Hunter Henry, Patriot ($11,000)
Henry has been explosive at the weekend, scoring a goal in six of his past seven games, including two against the Browns last week. His number of chances in that span (29 goals) is a bit unappealing, but it looks like Henry has established himself as the main target of the red zone. We’re not crossing our fingers for a crucial touch on goal, but we’re going to include Henry with the idea that he’ll have another shot to score the goal.
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FLEX: WR Kendrick Bourne, The Patriot ($9,500)
Bourne is third in the group in terms of goals, but he is the most effective recipient of the position group. He caught 33 of his 43 appearances (76.7 per cent) and averaged 15.8 yards per catch. He also leads the Patriots receivers with three touchdowns. In a match that suggested a heavy approach from New England, we wanted to find the part(s) of the passing game that would have the greatest impact on limited opportunities.
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FLEX RB Mike Davis, Falcon ($7,500):
We know how frustrated Davis has been this season, and if you’re one of those people who bought into the idea of him serving as a reliable pick for the whole season, you definitely know him. How big of a bankruptcy he had. However, with Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle) stretched, and Kyle Pitts’ face like a milk carton, Davis could be heavily leaned on the shoulder of a runner and out into the backyard.
