After 10 games in Week 10, the Week 11 main DFS fantasy football slate has 11 games on the scoreboard for this Sunday. It should be an intense week with eight divisional matchups included in the 11 matchups. The non-divisional matchups include a juicy matchup between the Bucs and Bills in Buffalo, and the Chargers heading to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars.
Which players are flying under the radar this weekend? Here are three value plays to consider in all DFS
contests before Week 11’s eleven-game featured slate.
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WR Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans vs. HOU ($4,100)
The Titans could get Calvin Ridley ($4,700; hamstring, questionable) back in the mix after a three-game absence this week. However, if he does come back, he’ll have a difficult matchup with Texans’ shutdown corner Derek Stingley Jr. If Ridley is out again, it will probably be Elic Ayomanor ($3,900) who gets that tough matchup on the outside. Dike should avoid the matchup either way, since he has been working mostly out of the slot.
Dike has had an exciting progression to watch this season, from playing only 10 snaps in Week 1 to becoming an emerging part of the offense and playing over 85% of snaps in his last two games.
Before the Titans’ bye week, he was building some nice momentum as a value play with four catches for 70 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots in Week 7, followed by seven catches for 93 yards against the Colts. He put up over 16 fantasy points in each of those matchups. In Week 9, he only had one catch for five yards, but he still made a big play since he returned a punt for a touchdown to get 7.5 fantasy points against the Chargers.
He’s a dynamic playmaker and coming off the bye week, the Titans should look to help the rookie take a leap and be a key contributor with fellow rookie QB Cam Ward ($4,300) the rest of the season. Both rookies have shown flashes of potential, and Dike comes in a little under the radar as a good contrarian value play that brings good upside this week.
TE Kyle Pitts Sr., Atlanta Falcons vs. CAR ($4,000)
The Falcons listed Drake London ($7,400; back/illness) as questionable for their rematch with the Panthers, and if he’s at anything less than 100% for this game, it will mean an even bigger workload for Pitts, who is already having a very solid season.
Pitts has been one of the top targets for starting QB Michael Penix Jr. ($4,700) this season, hauling in 45 catches for 420 yards and one touchdown in his first nine games. Pitts has averaged double-digit fantasy points and has been targeted 6.5 times per contest.
He’ll be in a favorable matchup against the Panthers at home this week, since Carolina has allowed over 70 receiving yards per game to the position this season. Pitts had four catches for 39 yards against the Panthers in Week 3, when they claimed a 30-0 victory. The Falcons will look to avenge that loss at home, and Pitts has been especially effective at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, hauling in 24-of-26 targets in four games and producing 12.6 fantasy points per contest.
With a few more looks potentially heading his way, he has a very high ceiling for a play at only $4,000 this week.
WR Michael Wilson, Arizona Cardinals vs. SF ($3,800)
In a surprise to everyone, Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendix) was ruled out after the salaries for this week were released, leaving lots of potential value for the Cardinals receivers. Wilson and Greg Dortch ($3,300) will step up as the team’s top wide receivers since Zay Jones (Achilles) and Simi Fehoko (wrist) are also on IR.
Wilson has at least three catches in four straight games working with Jacoby Brissett ($4,900). He hasn’t hit double-digit fantasy points in any game this season, but he has hauled in a total of 22 catches for 231 yards and a touchdown, which came in Week 2 against the Panthers.
Brissett has done a good job running the Cardinals’ offense with Kyler Murray (foot) out, and he’ll look to work with Wilson a lot more this week in a solid matchup against the banged-up 49ers defense. Wilson won’t have to do much to be a great value at under $4,000, and his recent multi-catch efforts show he can be a solid PPR contributor.
