With the divisional round of the NFL playoffs set to get underway, there are four games on the schedule this weekend. According to the oddsmakers, two (Seattle at Atlanta, Green Bay at Dallas) are projected to be shootouts, one (Houston at New England) is projected to be a blowout, and the other (Pittsburgh at Kansas City) is a rematch of a game that featured 57 total points the first time around. All-in-all, there are four Super-Bowl winning quarterbacks, a fifth who is potentially this year's MVP, and a sixth was arguably the best rookie QB of all-time. Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting weekend for DFS purposes, as a case could be made to stack any of the four games, and there are plenty of different directions to go with your lineup. With that in mind, you can click through the gallery for my ideal FanDuel picks, and you can read here for even more breakdown of this weekend's slate. (Getty)
QB: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Opponent: at Atlanta Falcons
Price: $8,200
Much ado is made about Wilson's road struggles, but if you take out his five-interception game against the Green Bay Packers, he threw for 256.86 yards per game with a 7:3 TD:INT ratio in seven games away from home. I know you can't just forget about a player's worst game, but that's more to show that he wasn't consistently bad on the road. He's had some big games away from CenturyLink (300-plus yards and three scores against both the Jets and Patriots), and it wouldn't be surprising if had another against the Falcons--who allowed the fifth-most passing yards and fifth-most passing touchdowns during the season--in what is projected as the highest-scoring game of the week. (Getty)
RB: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Opponent: at Kansas City Chiefs
Price: $9,900
The price is steep, but you can't think about fading him, especially on FanDuel where it's relatively easy to find the savings elsewhere. He's averaging 28.05 FanDuel points over the last eight games, boasting a low of 15.6 and a high of 49.8 during that stretch. No one has that kind of floor and ceiling. And only one running back is remotely close... (Getty)
RB: Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys
Opponent: vs. Green Bay Packers
Price: $8,500
The only one close to Bell is Elliott, who has hit double-digit FanDuel points in every game this season with a high of 39.9. 'Zeke gashed the Packers for 28 carries and 157 yards back in Week 6, and he should get a similar--if not greater--workload in this one, as the Cowboys would be wise to play the time-of-possession game and keep Aaron Rodgers off the field for as long possible. The combo of Bell and Elliott is obviously expensive, but there's no limit to their upside. (Getty)
WR: Doug Baldwin, Seattle Seahawks
Opponent: at Atlanta Falcons
Price: $7,900
Pairing Baldwin with Wilson is an easy choice. The team's No. 1 WR didn't do much against the Falcons back in Week 6 (five targets, four catches, 31 yards), but he also had to deal with Desmond Trufant following him around. Trufant has since hit the IR, leaving Baldwin free to terrorize a defense that gave up the third-most PPR points per game to wide receivers out of the slot. Throw in the potential shootout, and it could be another huge day for Baldwin after going for 11 catches, 104 yards and a score last week. (Getty)
WR: Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Opponent: at Dallas Cowboys
Price: $6,500
This feels a bit like chasing points, as Cobb is fresh off a monster 116-yard, three-touchdown performance, but he's just too tough to pass up at a reasonable $6,500. Jordy Nelson is out, which should leave Cobb with a huge role in a game where Aaron Rodgers--with the Packers sitting as 4.5-point underdogs with an over/under of 51.5--may end up throwing the ball 40-plus times. (Getty)
WR: Paul Richardson, Seattle Seahawks
Opponent: at Atlanta Falcons
Price: $4,700
Richardson has hit double-digit FanDuel points in two of the three games since Tyler Lockett's injury, and as he continues to have games like last week, his role only figures to grow. He's still only looking at around 5-to-7 targets, but many of those will be high-value targets (either deep down the field or in the red zone), making him a good bet to hit value at such a low price. (Getty)
TE: C.J. Fiedorowicz, Houston Texans
Opponent: at New England Patriots
Price: $5,200
If the Patriots turn this one into the blowout many are expecting, the Texans are going to be forced to throw the ball often. That means lots of work for Fiederowicz, who has tallied at least seven targets in four of his last five games. He may not have huge upside, but when you consider the lack of depth at the position plus his price, it's not going to take much for him to become one of the more valuable tight-end options this weekend. (Getty)
K: Nick Novak, Houston Texans
Opponent: at New England Patriots
Price: $4,500
Novak has attempted multiple field goals in five straight games, averaging 11.2 FanDuel points during that stretch. Even if it's a blowout, he should still get a couple of opportunities to put points on the board, and the most important thing here is that he comes at the minimum price. (Getty)
DEF: Pittsburgh Steelers
Opponent: at Kansas City Chiefs
Price: $4,500
After the Patriots ($5,100), there's a whole lot of uncertainty at this position, as good quarterbacks and explosive offenses are littered throughout the slate. Nevertheless, we'll go with the Steelers, who have tallied double-digit FanDuel points in two straight games, who have really played well on the defensive side of the ball during the second half of the season, and who are playing the least-intimidating quarterback outside of Brock Osweiler. (Getty)
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