There are 11 games for the NFL's Week 15 Sunday slate, and we're tapping in on eight of those games with no team stacks for our Week 15 DraftKings daily fantasy football cash-game lineup. This week, our strategy focuses on budgeting for Russell Wilson, and thankfully, there's enough mid-price running back value on slate to do just that.
We smashed last week by playing Dak Prescott at a mere $5600 against a defense that used to be good. Our 157 DraftKings points did the job in cash games, and hopefully a December heater can bolster our tally thus far.
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Week 15 DraftKings Picks: cash lineup, advice
For DraftKings’ 11-game Sunday featured slate in NFL Week 15.
QB Russell Wilson, SEA vs. LAR ($7300): Wilson hasn’t fallen below 19 points since Week 5, so we're taking our best shot at securing the 2.5X here. Wilson even dropped 25 on Jacksonville, the stingiest unit against quarterbacks in DraftKings scoring. Bargains on workhorse running backs let us jam the QB.
RB Kenyan Drake, MIA @ BUF ($5800): We’re taking the Monday night discount since it gifts us 25-plus touches in consecutive weeks for sub-6$K. Monitor to see if Damien Williams is out, though Drake might be locked in the featured role regardless.
RB Alex Collins, BAL @ CLE ($5000): Collins has posted back-to-back 20-30 DraftKings points, despite mid-week concerns with migraine issues. Each Sunday, he's come out and crushed on a 17-touch floor, and the game script for the Ravens this week, favored against Cleveland, suggests a similar day for Collins.
WEEK 15 RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker
WR Devin Funchess, CAR vs. GB ($6600): Funchess produced decently in a tough Vikes secondary matchup, and now sees a Packers secondary with no corner graded higher than 80th by Pro Football Focus. Cam Newton should continue to feed the 10th-ranked WR in targets since Carolina's bye.
WR Jordy Nelson, GB @ CAR ($6300): Nelson is a top-five PPR scorer in games he's played start-to-finish alongside Aaron Rodgers this year, and pretty much any year. For $6300, don't overthink it.
WR Dede Westbrook, JAX vs. HOU ($5100): Like Funchess, Westbrook ranks 10th among receivers in targets over the past three weeks, and he has surged to the lead in his team's WR target market share over that span. Westbrook's contest projects for far lower scoring and offensive firepower than the Packers-Panthers game we're stacking, but the $5,000 tag remains a bargain.
TE Delanie Walker, TEN @ SF ($5200): Walker's price drops $500 after posting 9.2 points in Arizona, his only week below 12 DraftKings points since Week 6. There's no floor like his south of $6,000, and no tight end with fewer receptions since Week 10.
FLEX Samaje Perine, WAS vs. ARI ($4800): Washington's three-down back by circumstance has either hit or paced for 20 touches in four straight weeks - his one week falling short due to responsible use of concussion evaluation. He hit 21 touches on Sunday, despite being removed early with a stomach issue, and we'll bank on that not affecting him a week later.
D/ST New Orleans Saints vs. Jets ($4000): Paying up for the Bryce Petty fade since we were able to save so much on our backfield. The Jets go from Josh McCown to a quarterback who last year averaged 6.1 yards per attempt and 2.3 picks for every touchdown.