As always, it’s best to stick with a kicker from a good offense that will move the ball. It also helps if the kicker has a big leg. This week, Mason Crosby is one of the top potential streamers at kicker. He gets to take on the Cardinals at Lambeau Field. The Packers should move the ball easily and provided that weather doesn’t become a factor, Crosby should have a chance at a few field goals....
The big debate is who to put against Alabama in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Will Georgia disrupt that in the SEC championship? Or will it be Ohio State or Oklahoma against the Crimson Tide? For now, the College Football Playoff semifinal we have scheduled will feature Ohio State vs. Alabama. MORE: Sporting News’ Week 13 Power Rankings Notre Dame and Clemson are slated to face off in the Capital One Orange Bowl....
Always remember that any of our sleeper picks could disappoint this week. We force ourselves to take chances with our sleeper picks because recommending a bunch of highly owned “must-starts” doesn’t help anyone. You shouldn’t start the players below over proven stars, but if your roster is full of studs, then you shouldn’t need our help anyway. If nothing else, our sleeper picks can help you find DFS values, as the prices of these players should be affordable....
The strategy for this week’s lineup was to target a couple of value plays at TE and D/ST and use RB injuries to capitalize on some of the underpriced injury fill-ins. In particular, the pending absences of Cam Akers and Clyde Edwards-Helaire provided us a couple of bargain options. Per usual, we spent up a bit more at QB than we would in tournament play, as having a QB with a high rushing floor is always a good thing in cash game lineups....
The key on a small slate is to not sweat the little overlaps that might bother you on a regular Sunday. A RB-WR stack from the same team doesn’t make a ton of sense, but it might happen in a three-game contest. There’s also less to choose from, so leaving some money on the table isn’t the worst thing if you feel you’ve made a better lineup than by simply filling up the dollars....
Check back for live weather updates during our Sunday morning start/sit chat. Wet Conditions Possible: These games have at least a 30 percent chance of precipitation. Dolphins at Bills (100 percent chance of rain) Saints at Panthers (81 percent chance of rain) Browns at Jets (54 percent chance of rain) Cowboys at Redskins (51 percent chance of rain) Cardinals at Seahawks (59 percent chance of rain) Steelers at Packers (100 percent chance of snow) Patriots at Ravens (51 percent chance of rain) Bears at Eagles (94 percent chance of rain) A wet track could encourage teams to rely more heavily on the run....
TCU held its own against an underrated LSU team and Baylor put on the type of offensive display that rivals Oregon. But it wasn't the best PR week for the Big 12 after losing to a pair of FCS teams and nearly falling to another. MORE: Week 1 upsets | Week 1 photos How they rank 1. Oklahoma 2. Texas 3. Oklahoma State 4. TCU 5. Baylor 6. Texas Tech 7....
The top game total of the week yet again belongs to the Saints as they take on the Browns at home in the Superdome. The Steelers also head back home to face the Chiefs in a game that has shootout written all over it, given the quality (or lack thereof) of both defenses. For the unfamiliar, stacking is one of the most important elements of DFS strategy, and the RotoQL’s tools help make it easy to find the right stacks....
It gets complicated when trying to account for injuries. Some players only play the slot, while some play the Z or X positions. If a top WR is out, that also means the other team’s best cornerback might now guard the No. 2-turned-No. 1 guy, which could hurt more than help (see Preston Williams and DeVante Parker). Often, WR injuries just lead to more production for TEs or pass-catching RBs....
No. 6 Wisconsin and No. 7 Auburn both took big losses at home on Saturday, affecting where they could play at the end of the season — and whether they make the College Football Playoff. This week, we kept Alabama, Georgia, Clemson and Ohio State in the Playoff. There is a heavy SEC influence in the New Year’s Day Six, too, with LSU and Mississippi State moving in. MORE: Week 4 College Football Playoff picture...
We all know that even superstars bust from time-to-time (looking at you, Justin Jefferson), but you won’t see studs on our list unless we legitimately advise benching them. We focus on players on the start ’em, sit ’em bubble – not “must-starts” and not players with sub-20-percent ownership levels. We know you can’t always afford to bench players on this list (especially when byes kick in and injuries occur), and there are times you don’t have the depth to bench these players without taking on even more risk....
DraftKings basically wanted to give us 5X value from James Conner en route to 162.9 points on Sunday’s featured slate, and we obliged! If this week’s RB2 could even give us 3X value, that would be delightful. Week 6 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker NFL Week 6 DraftKings Cash Lineup Picks For DraftKings cash games on the Sunday 12-game slate....
Throw in some bad matchups for teams owned above a 50-percent clip, such as Philadelphia (@ Cowboys), Seattle (vs. Ravens), Dallas (vs. Eagles), and Baltimore (@ Seahawks), and the options whittle down in a hurry. It doesn’t help that the heavily owned Patriots (@ Jets), Bills (vs. Dolphins), 49ers (@ Redskins), and Jaguars (@ Bengals) are hogging four of the top-five matchups on the slate – with the unplayable Dolphins (@ Bills) getting the other top-five opponent in D/ST fantasy points allowed per game....
— MLB NLCS: Dodgers-Cubs Game 6. Prediction: 5.3; final rating: 5.2. — CFB regular season: Texas A&M-Alabama. Prediction: 5.2; final rating: 5.0. — CFB regular season: Ohio State-Penn State. Prediction: 3.3; final rating: 3.9. — NFL “Sunday Night Football”: Seahawks-Cardinals. Prediction: 9.8; final rating: 10.2. — NFL national window: Patriots-Steelers. Prediction: 14.3; final rating: 12.6. — NFL singleheader: Mostly Vikings-Eagles or Chargers-Falcons. Prediction: 11.8; final rating: 10.1. — NFL International Series: Giants-Rams....
Video Game News ‘DMC’ Creator Has No Problem With ‘Big Tits’; Won’t Be Any In ‘DMC,’ Though The reboot of Devil May Cry sparked some controversy when its trailer premiered last year due to its departures from the original series, especially when dealing with main man Dante. Now horny nerds everywhere might have another reason to be disgruntled. Tameem Antoniades, Ninja Theory Design Boss, told PSM3 that to broaden the appeal of the franchise, they would need to stimulate gamers on different levels and that big tits were out of the equation – though he was quick to note that he had nothing against them....
The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on August 20, show patients experienced similar metabolic benefits like improved insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, and 24-hour plasma glucose and insulin profiles over the course of six months, regardless of whether they dieted or had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. To conduct the study, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine evaluated 11 people who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for weight loss and 11 people who achieved weight loss through diet alone....
The study, led by researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and published last week in JAMA Dermatology, found that obese patients who underwent procedures like gastric bypass or gastric band surgery to help them lose weight were less likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. The research used data derived from observations of 4,047 obese adults who belonged to a study cohort known as the Swedish Obese Subjects....
However, that doesn’t mean the first choice in necessarily the right choice. Oftentimes studios and directors will offer well-established actors key roles first, hoping their celebrity will guarantee a project commercial success. If they turn down the part, whether due to scheduling, price, or simple lack of interest, then the creative team can approach their real favorite choice. Because of this weird quirk of practice, Hollywood has countless horror stories of weird choices for iconic roles....
