Daily Fantasy Football 2023 Week 10: Best Plays And Bargains On FanDuel and DraftKings
The best way to cash on weekly fantasy football sites is to load up on as many stars with good matchups as possible. Here, you'll find the best plays and top bargains at each position on FanDuel and DraftKings. And remember, scoring is IMPORTANT. Here are Fanduel’s and DraftKings’ scoring systems.
For each position I’ll provide the best big name, the best mid range value, and the best low-price bargain. At the end, I’ll also list a big name to avoid at each position.
Quarterback
Best Big Name
Josh Allen, Bills ($9,000/$8,300): Allen almost always delivers the goods, and he’s been especially valuable lately due to three straight games with rushing TDs. Having lost two of their last three games, Buffalo is going to be on fire in primetime vs. the NFL’s worst pass defense (Broncos), so he’ll be worth the price tag, especially with some heavy hitters (Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa) all on bye.
Mid Range Value
Jared Goff, Lions ($8,000/$6,400): With some of the bigger names out, it thinned out the top of the QB list, and pushed up some of the mid-tier guys into higher prices. That’s how you end up with Goff as a value, even at these prices. Goff has historically been an iffy proposition on the road, which he will be this week, but he’s matched up with a soft Chargers pass defense in the most favorable road environment possible. Goff has been over 270 yards in three straight games and is due for a little bit of touchdown regression after having thrown just three in those three games. A nice game is coming, and there are some fun stacks to be had with him.
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Geno Smith, Seahawks ($6,900/$5,800): Smith has sucked lately, which has depressed his price and likely made most people scurry away from him. He’s quietly thrown two touchdown passes in two of his last three games though, and gets to eat this week against the Commanders, the NFL’s fourth-worst pass defense per FTN Fantasy and a unit that just traded away its two top pass rushers. Yes, there’s a low floor with Geno not running nearly as much as he did last season, but he’s got elite receivers and a plus matchup. Even if he doesn’t pile up yardage, there’s a chance for 3+ passing TDs here. Lovely deal.
Running Back
Best Big Name
Tony Pollard, Cowboys ($7,800/$7,300): Pollard is extremely overdue for a smash game, and the fading New York Giants are about to be an elixir for Pollard’s disappointing season. He has rushed for fewer than 55 yards in five straight games, and been kept out of the end zone in all of them, but he continues to dominate backfield touches and snaps. He retains his big play potential. And he’s got Top 5 matchup coming off a slew of tough ones that helped limit his production. Complete smash game incoming.
Mid Range Value
Bijan Robinson, Falcons ($6,600/$6,000): Like Pollard, Robinson is also an incredibly talented rusher who has underperformed this season, although Robinson’s struggles are moreso due to inane usage. While Arthur Smith has baffled us all with his play calling choices since becoming the Falcons coach, he could lean on the numbers in the win column to keep the crying fantasy voices at bay. No longer! Atlanta has dropped some games recently, and struggled in the red zone, probably because the RB they drafted in the Top 10 isn’t getting touches near the end zone. Football fans are really starting to notice the bizarre refusal to use this nuclear weapon, which has to nudge Smith in the direction of deploying him properly. A soft matchup vs. the Arizona Cardinals, FTN’s 30th-ranked run defense, will offer an opportunity for Bijan to not only play well, but run wild.
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Jaylen Warren, Steelers ($5,600/$5,000): Warren had a bit of a coming out party on Thursday vs. the Titans, racking up 88 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards and looking electric in comparison to Najee Harris’ bulldozer style. Harris isn’t really in danger of losing his superiority in the time share, but Warren has clearly earned himself a greater slice of touches than he’d had to start the season. Warren is more efficient than Harris, so he can do more with fewer opportunities, and the Green Bay matchup is a favorable one. I expect more games like he had last week, so if he can find the end zone, he’ll vastly outperform his price tag.
Wide Receivers
Best Big Name
Mike Evans, Buccaneers ($7,600/$7,200): Evans is good for at least one huge play per week, and he’s been a touchdown machine, scoring five in eight games, one in which he left early with an injury. He’s Tampa Bay’s most-targeted receiver, and he has a matchup vs. the Titans this week, who allow 83.6 yards per game to WR1s. This is a clear-cut smash spot for him, and multiple TDs wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
Mid Range Value
Calvin Ridley, Jaguars ($6,700/$5,600): The mighty 49ers defense has been…mediocre for much of the season, and they’re shockingly vulnerable to WR1s, who rack up 91.8 yards per game against them, fifth-most in the NFL. Ridley’s performances have been very volatile this season, but when he spikes, it’s impressive. There’s definitely a low floor here, considering Christian Kirk can go off, as can RB Travis Etienne, but San Fran does a nice job against TEs, which likely means a down game for Evan Engram. I’ll accept the risk here because Ridley’s ceiling is the WR1 overall on the week.
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Jamison Crowder, Commanders ($5,300/$3,400): We’re digging deep with Crowder because the Commanders have been throwing the ball a ton, and Tampa Bay has the NFL’s worst DVOA vs. slot receivers and give up the fourth-most yards to them. Curtis Samuel has been hurt (what’s new?) and Crowder saw six targets last week and almost 50% of the snaps. I would not expect a huge spike game, but he should provide a useful floor, and at this cost you can spend up elsewhere on big names in a week where many of the heavy hitters are on bye.
Tight End
Best Big Name
Sam LaPorta, Lions ($6,500/$5,700): LaPorta hasn’t really had many blowup weeks as a rookie, but he’s the rare first-year TE who has been rock solid every single week. LaPorta has hit the 50-yard mark in five of eight games, spread four touchdowns out across three games, and caught four or more passes in all but one game. He hasn’t quite hit the ceiling of Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews, but he has been every bit as consistent as those guys, and at a cheaper cost. This week, it’s time for the spike game, as he gets the Chargers who are surrendering a league-high 71.6 yards per game to the position. Fire him up.
Mid Range Value
Dalton Kincaid, Bills ($5,500/$4,300): Kincaid has been unleashed since Dawson Knox went out, going for 65+ yards with at least five receptions in every game since Knox’s injury. The Bills were desperate for a consistent secondary pass catcher behind Stefon Diggs, and drafted Kincaid to be that, and now he’s emerging into that consistent target for Allen. He makes for a phenomenal stack with Allen, not only because of the recent production, but because Denver gives up the second-most yards per game (68.2) to TEs.
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Jonnu Smith, Falcons ($5,300/$3,600): Smith is coming off a 100-yard game that involved a TD, and has shockingly logged six games with at least four receptions. Chalk it up to what I mentioned earlier about Arthur Smith’s usage patterns. Smith has always been a talented player though, and while most of us had turned our backs on him after years of middling output, it does make some sense that he’s doing pretty well when given chances, especially since Smith coached him in Tennessee. Arizona is a poor defense overall, and while they haven’t proven particularly vulnerable to TEs this season, all Falcons skill players are fair to use in this matchup vs. a team headed toward a top draft pick.
Quarterback to Avoid: Dak Prescott, Cowboys ($8,100/$6,700)
Running Back to Avoid: Saquon Barkley, Giants ($7,400/$7,700)
Wide Receiver to Avoid: Jordan Addison, Vikings (6,900/$5,900)
Tight End to Avoid: Mark Andrews, Ravens ($7,300/$6,900)