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NFL Week 5 Start or Sit: Bucky Irving

NFL Week 5 Start or Sit: Bucky Irving

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By: Alex Hunter

Irving is coming off his best showing of the season, finishing with 12.5 FPTS in last Sunday’s win over the Eagles, marking his second straight effort of double-digit FPTS. Irving has been more effective than his backfield mate Rachaad White this season, and the Buccaneers’ coaching staff has certainly noticed. In last week’s win over Philadelphia, Irving and White both saw 10 carries each. Irving notably saw five redzone rushes, while White didn’t see one. In the previous three games, White had out carried Irving 31-25 overall and 5-1 in the redzone.

With Tampa Bay running away with a 17-point win over the Eagles with Irving playing his largest role of the season – he logged a season-high 42% of the snaps – Irving should continue to see a sizable workload for the Buccaneers’ Week 5 matchup vs. the Falcons this Thursday.  Irving is averaging a strong 5.8 yards per carry and 0.41 FPTS per snap this season. The massive opportunity discrepancy between the rookie and White in the redzone last week was very telling. If this continues, Irving has a strong chance to find the paydirt vs. Atlanta.

Irving rookie is an intriguing bet to score a touchdown at +140 on the DraftKings Sportsbook and is a viable flex play for Week 5 for most season-long formats.   

Start or Sit Bucky Irving? Start.

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Alex Hunter
Alex Hunter is an avid DFS player and sports handicapper, who has been a proud member of the DraftKings Network team since 2020. He is a data-driven analyst, who earned his bachelor’s degree in communications at Worcester State University and has been in the sports content business for nearly a decade, covering the NBA, NFL and PGA TOUR. Alex is a diehard Boston Celtics fan, who loves to be on the golf course when he isn’t grinding lineups or producing content. For all of Alex’s work or if you need any lineup advice, be sure to follow him @Hunta512 on X.
Disclaimer

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is Hunta512) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.