Daily Fantasy NFL GPP Leverage Plays for FanDuel and DraftKings - Week 12

The 2020 NFL season is now in full swing and the DFSR team has covered in every area. Earlier in the week, we covered Cash Game Plays, our Top Bets, and looked at Injury Report.

Now let's take a look at a few possible low owned GPP plays based on some of the industry buzz and ownership projections. Keep in mind, these are not safe plays and are generally very boom or bust. Roster accordingly.

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Running Back

The Chalk - Wayne Gallman, Salvon Ahmed

The Pivot 

Nyheim Hines FD 5700 DK 4600
Opponent TEN
Proj Points FD - 9.04 DK - 10.73

I will start off with a perfect example of recency bias and how we can attack it in GPP formats. At his highest ownership of the season last week(12-13% in GPP), Hines let everyone down with just 33 total yards and eight fantasy points. He is now in the same price range as projected chalk value running backs Wayne Gallman and Salvon Ahmed which should easily have his ownership back down in the 5% range and if that's the case, I definitely want a piece of the action. He went off two weeks ago against these very Titans and at these prices has hit 4x or greater value on DraftKings three times. It is a crowded backfield but the low ownership also means we don't need a ton of exposure to get leverage on the field.

 

Wide Receiver

The Chalk - Tyreek Hill, Keenan Allen, Stefon Diggs, Justin Jefferson

The Pivot

Calvin Ridley FD 8100 DK 7100
Opponent LV
Proj Points FD - 15.33 DK - 18.39

The wide receiver position provides us an excellent opportunity for leverage in top tier as Calvin Ridley sits right in the middle of multiple chalk plays in terms of pricing. He made his return last week against a very good Saints defense adn caught five of nine targets for 90 yards. He and teh Falcons now get a home matchup vs. the Raiders in a game with the second-highest total(55) on the slate.

As for the matchup, the Raiders have allowed the 12th most receiving yards and 15th most fantasy points to the wide receiver position. Since the game when the Raiders completely shut down the Browns, things have gotten worse as they have given up the following to the opponents top pass catchers over the last three weeks:

• vs. KC - Travis Kelce(8 for 127 yards & 1 TD) & Tyreek Hill(11 for 102 yards & 1 TD)
• vs. DEN - Jerry Jeudy(4 for 68 yards), Tim Patrick(4 for 61 yards), & KJ Hamler(4 for 50 yards)
• vs. LAC - Keenan Allen(9 for 1-3 yards & 1 TD), Mike Williams(5 for 81 yards

Ridley was questionable all week up until Friday when his injury tag was removed while teammate Julio Jones did not practice on Friday and is questionable for Sunday. Should he miss, Ridley would get a nice boost in target share raising his ceiling even further. Either way, I am on board with Ridley in GPP formats at a projected low ownership.

Wide Receiver

The Chalk - Michael Pittman Jr, Cole Beasley, Curtis Samuel

The Pivot

Corey Davis FD 6000 DK 4900
Opponent IND
Proj Points FD - 11.26 DK - 13.53

In the value range, I have a sneaking suspicion Corey Davis will come in under-owned this week. It starts with the projected chalk with Pittman, Beasley, and Curtis Samuel who are all in good spots and/or in line to get more volume due to injuries. Add that with the fact Davis and the Titans face the #2 overall defense(#3 passing, #3 rushing) in Indianapolis.

Picking a player who is low owned is one thing but we also need him to perform. The reason I think Davis can beat this matchup this week is the fact the Colts defense is very likely to put all efforts into slowing down the leagues rushing leader in Derrick Henry. After that, I would guess their second gameplan would be shut down A.J. Brown which should leave Davis with a ton of one on one coverage and most likely against Rock Ya-Sin who is rated as one of the worst corners in football.

At these prices, I am willing to take the risk with the reward being a ceiling game and possible GPP glory!

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