Conference championship Sunday may mean there are only two games on the schedule, but that's no problem for FanDuel. That's because those two games happen to have a combined over/under of 110.5 points, which means lots of touchdowns and lots of fantasy points. The most difficult part of small slates like this one is typically finding a lineup that is different from the masses but not at the cost of choosing players who you don't even like. With all the potential scoring on tap Sunday, that shouldn't be nearly as difficult this time around. There's no shortage of compelling picks, and a case could really be made for using any player who has even a decent offensive role. With that in mind, you can click through the gallery for my ideal FanDuel lineup, and you can click here for more analysis of this weekend's conference championship games. You can also find my DraftKings lineup here. (Getty)
QB: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Opponent: at Atlanta Falcons
Price: $9,600
It's tough to go wrong at quarterback, as there will be three Super Bowl winners and Matt Ryan, who is strong candidate for this year's MVP. That said, there may a chance you can get Rodgers at a relatively low ownership percentage. He's on the road, he has a banged up WR group, and he's the most expensive of the quartet. Nevertheless, he fared pretty well last week with a bunch of injured wide receivers (355 yards, two touchdowns, one interception), and he now has a ludicrous 24:1 TD:INT ratio over the last nine games. In a likely offensive slugfest (there were 65 points scored when these teams met back in Week 8), Rodgers should torch a Falcons defense that allowed the second-most FanDuel points to QB's this season. (Getty)
RB: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Opponent: at New England Patriots
Price: $9,500
Sure, $9,500 is tough to swallow when there isn't as much value at other positions. But one, it's easier on FanDuel, and two, I don't want a lineup without Bell. It's that simple. He's averaging 24.42 FanDuel points per game over the last nine weeks, and if the Patriots stout run D slows him down on the ground, the league's best pass-catching back will get his production through the air against a defense that allowed the third-most targets and second-most receptions to running backs this season. Thanks to 10 receptions back against the Patriots in Week 7, Bell scored 19.9 FanDuel points in these teams' first matchup, and that feels like his floor at this point. (Getty)
RB: Tevin Coleman, Atlanta Falcons
Opponent: vs. Green Bay Packers
Price: $6,300
There are essentially six running backs to choose from, and Coleman is the cheapest of them all. That's not bad value for a guy who has tallied double-digit touches in each of the seven games since returning from a month-long absence, averaging 12.73 FanDuel points during that stretch. He has also scored in four of the last five games and is a strong bet to do so again in what should turn into a shootout. (Getty)
WR: Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Opponent: at Atlanta Falcons
Price: $6,500
As of writing this, it's tough to know who will suit up for the Packers, as Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison are all looking like game-time decisions. Nevertheless, it's clear that Cobb is the healthiest of the bunch, so I like stacking him with Rodgers. (Getty)
WR: Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
Opponent: vs. Green Bay Packers
Price: $8,800
Just to reiterate: This game has an over/under of 60 points, the first matchup resulted in 65 points and seven total passing touchdowns, both defenses are at less than full strength, and both quarterbacks are playing at an MVP level. I want as many playmakers as possible on both sides of the ball, and, well, Julio is a pretty good playmaker. (Getty)
WR: Eli Rogers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Opponent: at New England Patriots
Price: $4,900
Rogers has tallied at least five targets and four receptions in four of the last five games, averaging 8.74 FanDuel points per contest, and if you take out the Week 17 game that Ben Roethlisberger didn't play, that average jumps up to 10.325. The slot received has carved himself a productive role in this offense, and there's a good chance he sees consistent looks on Sunday with Antonio Brown battling Malcolm Butler on the outside. (Getty)
TE: Martellus Bennett, New England Patriots
Opponent: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Price: $5,500
Jared Cook will be the popular pick here, but I like Bennett as a contrarian play if you're looking to save money. He did pretty much nothing last week, but he had scored in three of the previous four games and now goes up against a Steelers defense that has been pretty generous against tight ends (14th most FanDuel points allowed) for much of the season. (Getty)
K: Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Opponent: at New England Patriots
Price: $4,600
Yes, he kicked six field goals last week and out-scored Le'Veon Bell with 21 FanDuel points, but more importantly, he's the cheapest kicker on the slate. (Getty)
DEF: Pittsburgh Steelers
Opponent: at New England Patriots
Price: $4,200
No defense has a favorable matchup here, but the New England-Pittsburgh game has a projected over/under that is 10 points less than that of Atlanta and Green Bay's contest. Throw in the fact that the last six Patriots conference championship games have hit the under, and there should be significantly less scoring in this one. And since I can't afford the home-team Patriots, I'll go with the Steelers, who have tallied at least six FanDuel points seven times during their nine-game winning streak. (Getty)
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