My initial thought on next week's pricing is to go double Tate—don't leave! Kyler Murray and Austin Hooper smashed for us in last week's DraftKings cash lineup, but positive game script robbed us of the Le'Veon Bell dump-offs to really make that entry sing. We'll try to continue some of that positive momentum into our Week 7 DFS lineup for DraftKings cash games.
The regular season isn't quite yet halfway over. This gives me *positive energy* today. Let's spend that $50K in DraftKings salary cap and find ourselves a cash lineup for the main slate.
WEEK 7 DFS LINEUPS:
Y! cash | Y! GPP | DK cash | DK GPP | FD cash | FD GPP
DraftKings Week 7 Picks: NFL DFS cash lineup
QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens @ Seahawks ($6,800). Jackson topped 150 on the ground last week to hit three bills for the second time this season and increase his lead among QBs. The rushing floor is just so insane - how do you not slam at sub-$7K against a middling defense?
RB Leonard Fournette, Jaguars @ Bengals ($7,000). Fournette quietly drew another 20 carries and six catches in Week 6. Goes from top-five defense to Bengals, and only goes up $300 DK. I like jokes about Fournette getting tripped up by DBs and being seventh-best in his draft class (probably true), but I also like not overthinking it.
RB Marlon Mack, Colts vs. Texans ($6,000). Mack gave me pause over game script sensitivity for cash games through the first few weeks, but at a certain point you consider that every RB with his volume consistency is priced $1000-plus higher, save for Chris Carson. Hard not to come away with one or both in cash this week.
WR Cooper Kupp, Rams @ Falcons ($7,400). Perfect positive regression candidate after Jared Goff's nightmare week against the Niners' suddenly dominant defenses. Kupp did lead the league in targest heading into Sunday and now faces the Falcons (Yes!).
MORE WEEK 7 DFS: Stacks | Values | Lineup Builder
WR Golden Tate, Giants vs. Cardinals: ($5,800). Against the best pass defense in football by some metrics, Golden Tate managed six catches for 102 yards on nine targets in Foxboro. Assuming one or both of Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram remain out, the volume should be locked in hosting the Cardinals' No. 30 pass defense.
WR Auden Tate, Bengals vs. Jaguars ($4,500). Tate has seen 32 percent WR target market share since Week 3 and runs routes in an offense that is addicted to playing from behind. The Bengals have found themselves in negative game script in every contest since Week 2.
TE Hunter Henry, Chargers @ Titans ($4,000): Everyone's getting on this one, but can live with it in cash. Saves us $2,700 off the positional ceiling for a QB-TE connection with history, which was just affirmed with an eight-catch, 100-yard Sunday night.
FLEX Tevin Coleman, 49ers @ Washington ($5,600): The cap saved at tight end lets us go three-workhorse, as Coleman and Breida can co-exist fine in positive game script. Washington hosts as two-score dogs, and Coleman averages 18 touches since returning in Week 5.
DST Saints @ Bears ($2,900): Whether it's Mitchell Trubisky or Chase Daniel, one of the two least efficient starting quarterbacks will face a defense coming off a road game where they kept their host out of the end zone. At sub-$3K, thank you.