Bengals vs. Jaguars Picks, Lineup Tips for DraftKings Daily Fantasy for MNF
Most of the daily fantasy football focus energy spent on Monday night's game will be used on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jacksonville possesses a well-rounded offense that still has a healthy starting quarterback.
The Cincinnati Bengals will once again rely on Jake Browning in place of Joe Burrow, and that could lead to some struggles.
DraftKings DFS rosters will likely have a heavy reliance on Jacksonville players, starting with Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne.
But Cincinnati's stars can't be completely counted out. After all, Joe Mixon and Ja'Marr Chase are still capable of producing high rushing and receiving totals.
Etienne and Mixon should feature on a bulk of DFS rosters, so you will have to find one or two depth players from either roster to be difference-makers on Monday night.
Use Running Backs as Roster Foundations
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The easy strategy for Monday night's DFS contests is to roster Etienne and Mixon.
Both running backs should receive a heavy dose of touches in their respective offenses, and each player can take advantage of a weakness on the opposing defense.
Cincinnati entered Week 13 with a bottom 10 rushing defense. The Bengals allowed over 100 rushing yards in four of their last five games.
Jacksonville is horrible against pass-catching running backs. It started the weekend with the third-highest receiving-yard concession to opposing running backs.
Mixon has at least 20 receiving yards in five of the last six games and he caught 17 of his 19 targets in that span.
Etienne is also a solid pass-catcher, but Mixon has the better matchup to exploit in that facet of the game.
Each running back should carry high roster percentages in Monday DFS contests, so how you fill out the rest of your lineup will matter to get into winning positions.
Make Sure Evan Engram Is in Your Lineup
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Jacksonville can exploit one of Cincinnati's biggest weaknesses through Evan Engram.
The Bengals entered Week 13 with the second-highest receiving-yard concession to opposing tight ends.
Engram has been targeted at least six times in every game he has played this season with the exception of the Week 1 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts.
Two of Engram's best performances of the season occurred against the Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans, who both rank in the top five in yards allowed to tight ends.
Engram caught seven passes for 67 yards against the Texans and he hauled in seven passes for 59 yards versus the Falcons.
Cincinnati just allowed 120 yards on nine catches to Pat Freiermuth last week, so if Lawrence and Engram take proper advantage of that matchup, the Jaguars tight end could turn in his best performance of the season.
Find Depth with Cincinnati's Pass Catchers
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The obvious strategy for rostering Bengals pass-catchers is to suggest Chase should be your top choice.
Chase could have a solid performance, but he will also be rostered by a good amount of DFS players.
Cincinnati's pass-catching depth could separate you from other participants, especially if the Jags try to blanket Chase's side of the field.
Tight end Tanner Hudson is a fascinating final roster piece for DFS contests since he has had an expanded role in the Bengals offense lately.
Hudson was tied with Tyler Boyd for the second-most catches on the Bengals roster in Browning's first start against the Steelers last week. Chase led Cincinnati with six targets.
Trenton Irwin only had one catch for 25 yards in Week 12. That was a drop off from his 54-and-36-yard showings in the two weeks prior.
Hudson and Irwin are the best depth options to choose from Monday's game. The top-tier pass-catchers, like Chase, Engram, Christian Kirk and Calvin Ridley, will dominate rosters, but if one of the Bengals' depth pieces plays well, they could help you move up the leaderboard in DraftKings contests.
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