Fantasy Football Week 11: Best FanDuel, DraftKings Lineups and Advice

Yes, yes, one-week leagues are sweeping the nation. There's something undesirably appealing about not having to worry about injuries and about getting to start fresh each and every week. It's basically like getting a mulligan after every...single...shot...

And at least when it comes to golf, I could use a mulligan after most of my shots.

Of course, if you play the one-week leagues right, it never feels like you're getting a mulligan, it only feels like you're going for another birdie. To help you shoot well below par this week—that's a good thing you non-golf fans—I'll break down my lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings leagues and offer analysis for each of my selections. 

FanDuel

Position	Player	Team	Cap Hit
QB	Mark Sanchez	Philadelphia Eagles	$6,900
RB	Alfred Morris	Washington	$7,300
RB	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers	$7,000
WR	Julio Jones	Atlanta Falcons	$8,200
WR	DeSean Jackson	Washington	$8,100
WR	Kelvin Benjamin	Carolina Panthers	$6,600
TE	Travis Kelce	Kansas City Chiefs	$5,900
DEF	-	Denver Broncos	$5,200
K	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	$4,800
			Total = $60,000

From the get-go, I know this lineup is based on one fairly big risk paying off: Mark Sanchez. But for the bargain you are getting him for, I think he's worth the chance. Why?

Well, for starters, in the past game-and-a-half, he has 35.76 fantasy points in FanDuel leagues and gets to run arguably the most quarterback-friendly offense in the NFL, boasting weapons from LeSean McCoy and Darren Sproles to Jeremy Maclin, Jordan Matthews and Zach Ertz.

Plus, with Aaron Rodgers likely torching the Philly secondary all evening long, this game seems likely to quickly become a shootout, so Sanchez should be throwing the ball around quite a bit.

Yes, the Green Bay Packers have been decent against opposing quarterbacks, giving up just 14.7 fantasy points to the position per week in standard leagues, 10th in the NFL. They have given up 16 or more fantasy points to the position six times in standard leagues, however, so they aren't immune to giving up a big performance to an opposing quarterback.

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Remember, you aren't buying Sanchez because you think he'll blow up and post Rodgers-like numbers. You're buying him because you believe he can give you 17-20 points and save you enough money in your budget elsewhere to really load up your lineup.

At running back, I tried to really combine value with matchups this week. Alfred Morris faces a Tampa Bay defense giving up 18.2 fantasy points per week, 22nd in the NFL.

Meanwhile, Morris has really heated up recently, with 38.9 fantasy points in FanDuel leagues the past two games. He probably doesn't have the crazy upside of the top running backs, but as the 13th-most expensive player at the position, you're getting pretty great value for a player who has a great chance to give you at least 15 points.

The same can be said for Frank Gore. Fresh off his 81-yard, one-touchdown performance in Week 10, he faces a New York Giants defense that just gave up four rushing scores to Marshawn Lynch. The Giants have given up at least one touchdown to running backs in six of eight weeks and have given up 20 or more fantasy points to the position in standard leagues in five of six weeks, so Gore seems like a safe bet for double-digit points this week.

In this lineup, I've gone bargain shopping at quarterback and paid RB2 money for players I think could finish as top-10 performers at running back, leaving me the wiggle room to go for two players I think could absolutely blow up this week, Julio Jones and DeSean Jackson. 

Jones always has the potential to post 25 points or more for fantasy owners, but facing a Carolina Panthers defense that has given up 25 or more fantasy points to opposing wideouts five times in standard leagues this season and one that just gave up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns to Philly's receivers, the matchup is particularly tasty.

And then there's D-Jax facing a Tampa Bay defense allowing 26.8 fantasy points to the position per week in standard leagues, worst in the NFL. Always a threat to torch a team deep down the field, Jackson has enormous potential this week.

I was able to go bargain shopping for my third wide receiver, as Kelvin Benjamin was quite cheap at $6,600. Sure, his two touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles last week were in garbage time, but who cares? 

Benjamin is averaging 12.7 fantasy points in FanDuel leagues per week and has reached double-digit points in seven of 10 games. Plus, Atlanta's defense has given up at least one touchdown in every game but one to opposing wideouts and has also allowed 20 or more fantasy points in standard leagues to opposing receivers in all but one game.

Benjamin seems primed for another big game, in other words.

Travis Kelce probably feels like a risky play against the tough Seattle Seahawks defense, but he may not be as dangerous a call as you think. The Seahawks have given up 9.9 fantasy points to opposing tight ends in standard leagues per week, 29th in the NFL, and believe or not, the Seahawks have given up two or more touchdowns to opposing tight ends in four games this season.

For the price, Kelce is a worthwhile gamble.

At kicker, Mason Crosby seems likely to be involved in a shootout, so the extra points should be plentiful, and if he can add in a few field goals on top of that, he could have a very nice week. As for the Denver Broncos, the following tweet from Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch should tell you all you need to know about why I'm starting them:

The St. Louis Rams were already allowing 13.6 fantasy points to opposing defenses per week in standard leagues, 31st in the NFL. It's hard to imagine Shaun Hill righting that ship.

DraftKings

Position	Player	Team	Cap Hit
QB	Mark Sanchez	Philadelphia Eagles	$5,800
RB	Le'Veon Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers	$7,200
RB	Alfred Morris	Washington	$5,400
WR	Jordy Nelson	Green Bay Packers	$7,700
WR	DeSean Jackson	Washington	$7,300
WR	Kelvin Benjamin	Carolina Panthers	$4,900
FLEX	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers	$4,500
TE	Dwayne Allen	Indianapolis Colts	$4,200
DEF	-	Denver Broncos	$3,000
			Total = $50,000

There are obviously going to be some differences going from FanDuel to DraftKings, from a different budget to a different starting lineup to different cap hits for players. But as you can see, I stuck with Sanchez, Morris, Gore (who is an even bigger bargain here), Jackson, Benjamin and the Denver defense.

The two major changes are inserting Jordy Nelson and Le'Veon Bell into the lineup, a luxury I could afford due to the huge money I saved by sticking with Sanchez and Gore. Nelson has double-digit fantasy points in eight of nine games and faces an Eagles secondary allowing 25.2 fantasy points to opposing wide receivers per week in standard leagues, 30th in the NFL.

Yes, the major fear is that Randall Cobb could steal his thunder. But considering the two players have both posted double-digit fantasy points in the same game in DraftKings leagues seven times this season, it certainly would appear that there will be enough fantasy points to go around between the two of them.

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And then there's Bell, one of the safest players in fantasy football this year. Bell has yet to post less than 14 points in DraftKings leagues and is averaging 20 points per game, fourth in the site's rankings. Against a Tennessee Titans defense that has given up 353 rushing yards and five touchdowns to opposing running backs in their past two games, Bell should run wild.

Finally, I went with Dwayne Allen over Kelce in my DraftKings lineup. Allen has touchdowns in seven of nine games this year, and the New England Patriots have allowed a touchdown to an opposing tight end in each of the past three weeks. With a solid secondary, the Pats are a tough matchup for Indy's wideouts, but Allen has been a red-zone beast for the Colts all season long and has a great chance to reach paydirt once more.

All points-against statistics via ESPN standard scoring leagues. Hit me up on Twitter—I'll answer your fantasy questions and make some corny jokes, too. It's more fun than a passing drill against the Chicago Bears defense.