The last regular play crippled of the 2021 NFL play volition spell down successful Sin City wherever the Raiders volition big the Chargers successful a (likely) "winner-take-all" affair. There is a bizarre script successful which a necktie would let some the Raiders and Chargers to clinch postseason berths, but that would necessitate the Colts -- inactive connected the extracurricular looking successful themselves -- losing to the Jaguars. We person to overgarment the afloat picture, but we’re anticipating a high-stakes contention for Week 18's installment of Sunday Night Football. With some teams undoubtedly going all-in for a win, we're excited astir our FanDuel single-game DFS ineup.
Here are the notable scoring settings for FanDuel single-game contests: The constituent full for the "MVP" is multiplied by 1.5, but helium doesn't outgo immoderate further wealth similar the "Captain" successful DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel's default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs, and determination are no bonuses for 300-yard/100-yard games similar connected DraftKings.
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FanDuel Single Game DFS Picks: Chargers vs. Raiders
$60,000 budget, request astatine slightest 1 subordinate from each team
MVP (1.5x points): Justin Herbert, Chargers ($17,500)
Big games telephone for large players, and successful a "win-or-go-home" spot, Herbert volition person the enactment resting connected his shoulders. He comes equipped with 30-point upside and volition instrumentality purpose astatine a defence that ranks 25th successful passing DVOA, an precocious ratio metric.
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FLEX RB Austin Ekeler, Chargers ($15,000)
Ekeler has been a beardown performer each season, routinely flirting with the 20-point plateau. He’s scored a touchdown successful 7 consecutive games, and whether it’s connected the crushed oregon done the air, helium volition apt find himself successful presumption to widen that streak to eight.
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FLEX RB Josh Jacobs, Raiders ($12,000)
The Chargers' defence ranks dormant past successful rushing DVOA and allows 4.7 yards per carry. Jacobs has breached the 20-touch obstruction 4 times successful his past six, and this is simply a concern successful which helium would look primed to grip different hefty load. He’s averaged 5 targets per crippled implicit the past five, truthful we’re excited astir his accrued relation successful the passing game.
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FLEX K Daniel Carlson, Raiders ($9,000)
Carlson has scored double-digit phantasy points successful 4 of the Raiders' past six games -- including a 21-point outburst connected Thanksgiving. He’s improbable to spell disconnected similar that, but different 10-plus is solidly wrong his scope of outcomes.
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FLEX TE Tre’ McKitty, Chargers ($5,500)
This is simply a rotation of the dice, but McKitty has received his highest drawback counts of the play implicit the past 3 weeks -- 41 successful Week 15 and 35 successful Week 17. McKitty volition play down Jared Cook, who appears successful enactment to beryllium progressive aft missing past Sunday’s matchup portion connected the COVID list. However, if helium plays up of -- oregon is astatine slightest targeted instead of -- Stephen Anderson, McKitty could wage disconnected here.
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