I’m back to go through my favourite plays in the Bet365 Saturday Redzone competition. Teams consist of 9 players (1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 DST). This week the budget has been adjusted again, down slightly to 124M, an average of 13.9M per player. My plays will generally lean towards the cheaper side to allow some stud players to be fitted into a line-up as well.

Over the holiday period, I will be continuing to write Value Play articles, but may not be posting my weekly line-ups. I will still be playing and I’ll recap how the holidays treated me in the new year.

Quarterbacks

My choice at QB is Gardner Minshew (13.2M) who will be making a spot start for the Philadelphia Eagles. He takes over a high-powered offence with talent across the board and could have some rushing upside to boot. Hurts has run the ball a lot in the redzone, and while Minshew is note the same athlete he is mobile enough to have TD potential. The match-up isn’t the best on paper, Cowboys have been one of the better defences in the league this season however they have struggled in the last two weeks. I’m backing the Minshew to make the most of the talent around him and put up a solid score.

Running Backs

• Isiah Pacheco (11.3M) – Pacheco hasn’t had as many splash plays as his teammate, Jerrick McKinnon, but he has quietly had at least 80 yards from scrimmage in each of the last 6 games. The match-up against the Seahawks is ideal, with them allowing over 25 fantasy points per game to running backs.
• JK Dobbins (11.8M) – JK Dobbins has taken control of the Ravens backfield since returning from injury with 120+ rushing yards in both games at an absurd 8.8+ yards per carry. The Ravens got away from the run a little bit last week, but Greg Roman has acknowledged the need to commit to the run more this week. It is the week to do it, against a poor Falcons defence.

Wide Receivers

• KJ Osborn (10.5M) – Osborn exploded last week, going for 157 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings will comeback victory over the Colts. Whilst he might not score that highly again this week, he does face a Giants secondary that gave up 249 passing yards to Taylor Heinicke on just 29 attempts. Cousins is likely to throw more and be more efficient than Heinicke and Osborn could take advantage of extra attention going Justin Jefferson’s way.
• Marquise Goodwin (10.3M) – With Marquise Goodwin, we’re betting on an uptick in targets as Tyler Lockett is out injured. On top of that the Seahawks face the Chiefs this week and figure to playing from behind for most of the game. The Chiefs are also pretty kind to wide receivers, allowing the 6th most fantasy points to the position.
• Rashid Shaheed (8.4M) – The Saints will be without both Chris Olave and Jarvis Landry this week leaving plenty of opportunities for someone to step up. Shaheed has shown himself to have a big play potential with three 40+ yard touchdowns this season. His target numbers are trending in the right direction as well, with 4 in each of the last two games.

Tight Ends

• Jordan Akins (8.1M) – This one’s a bit of a dart throw, but the Titans are a huge pass funnel and the Texans have little option at RB anyways. Akins’ points totals haven’t been great, but he has earned 5+ targets in 3 of the last 4 games. There is a chance he busts completely but, for the price, he’s offers some decent upside.

Defence/Special Teams

The Ravens (8.6M) jump out at defence this week facing off against Desmond Ridder and the Atlanta Falcons. Last week against the Saints Ridder was sacked 4 times, but did manage to avoid turning the ball over. However, it wasn’t for lack of trying he should have been intercepted at least twice and I don’t see a significant improvement coming this week.

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