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WEEK 7 Fantasy Football and Betting Impact from EVERY NFL injury

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26 min
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Oct 23, 2026
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Fri, October 23, 2026
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Aaron JonesAaron RodgersAdonai MitchellAlvin KamaraBaker MayfieldBam KnightBraelon AllenBrandin CooksBreece HallBrian RobinsonBrock BowersBucky IrvingCaleb DouglasCalvin Ridley
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Aaron Jones

PositiveProjection8:32

Ian Hartitz ranks Aaron Jones as RB22, his preferred play over Jordan Mason and other running backs, ahead of Tony Pollard, RJ Harvey, and Blake Corum. However, Hartitz also notes he would jump Tony Pollard ahead of Aaron Jones in committee situations with offenses not expected to perform well.

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Aaron Rodgers

PositiveProjection22:31

Leads the NFL in passing touchdowns over the last month with 3.33 per game. Ian Hartitz recommends over 1.5 passing TDs prop bet against Steelers' second-worst scoring defense. Key supporting stat: Steelers have had 8 snaps inside the 5-yard line this season and Rodgers has dropped back to pass on 7 of them, indicating heavy reliance on passing plays near the goal line rather than running plays.

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Adonai Mitchell

NegativeInjury13:12

Adonai Mitchell is returning from a finger injury but Ian Hartitz advises caution, wanting to see him come back into a role close to his previous usage before getting too carried away with his fantasy value.

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Alvin Kamara

NegativeRole8:32

Alvin Kamara is ready to go for Week 7, but Ian Hartitz expresses difficulty trusting Saints running backs when all are healthy; he ranks Kamara as RB33, noting the Saints offense is not expected to produce significant fantasy points.

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Baker Mayfield

NegativeInjury0:00

Dislocated right throwing thumb less than a month ago and officially listed as questionable despite full practice participation. Custom glove created by Tampa Bay Rays equipment staffer (thumb ripped off, support inserted) raises concerns about performance reliability. Ian Hartitz expresses skepticism about playing with improvised equipment, stating 'I don't love that for a starting quarterback.'

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Bam Knight

NegativeRole9:49

With Jeremiah Love out, Bam Knight continues in the Cardinals split, handling early downs while Tyler Algier takes passing downs. Hartitz notes neither back is an ideal start.

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Braelon Allen

PositiveProjection8:43

If Breece Hall is out, Ian Hartitz has Braelon Allen as RB1; if Hall returns, Allen slots closer to RB18 range. Hartitz highlights Allen as a pure between-the-tackles runner who could serve as a nice change-of-pace option.

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Brandin Cooks

PositiveProjection16:49

Ian Hartitz has Brandon Cooks ranked in the wide receiver four range for Week 7, though he cautions that George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey are likely the primary engines of the 49ers passing game, limiting upside for other receivers.

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Breece Hall

NegativeInjury8:23

Jets RB Breece Hall is looking very questionable; he did not practice to start the week and was limited Thursday and Friday. Aaron Glenn did not give confirmation that Hall would play through the questionable tag. Ian Hartitz has him closer to RB18 range if he returns, noting a potential drop from his usual 80% snap mark to around 55% snaps.

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Brian Robinson

NegativeInjury12:18

Brian Robinson is out with a hamstring injury for Week 7, making him unavailable for fantasy lineups.

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Brock Bowers

PositiveInjury18:26

Confirmed good to go for Week 7 with no injury concerns heading into the week.

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Bucky Irving

PositiveRole7:18

Returning alongside Shawn Tucker; Ian Hartitz maintains Irving as a top-15 running back despite Tucker's return, noting Tucker is more of a nuisance at the goal line. Irving has been performing well this season.

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Caleb Douglas

NegativeInjury13:25

Dolphins wide receiver Caleb Douglas is welcome back to the field with no injury designation, but the Dolphins are not exactly going out of their way to play any of their receivers, suggesting limited opportunity despite his availability.

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Calvin Ridley

NegativeInjury15:35

Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley is questionable with a hip injury heading into Week 7, which could open up additional targets for teammates like Treylon Burks.

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Chris Godwin

NegativeProjection17:20

Chris Godwin will see a bump up the ranks with Mecole Hardman out with a concussion for the Buccaneers; however, Ian Hartitz cautions against getting too carried away given Baker Mayfield's question marks.

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Christian Kirk

PositiveRole16:49

Christian Kirk is tentatively expected to play through a questionable tag for the 49ers in Week 7; Ian Hartitz has him ranked inside the top 50 wide receivers, around Brandon Cooks in the WR4 range, though he notes George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey are likely the primary engines of the passing game.

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Christian McCaffrey

PositiveRole17:02

Christian McCaffrey is identified as one of the two primary engines of the 49ers passing game in Week 7, alongside George Kittle, suggesting elevated usage with Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel out.

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Christian Watson

PositiveProjection12:30

Christian Watson is healthy and available for Week 7, ranked as a top 12 wide receiver option for the Packers alongside Matthew Golden.

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CJ Donaldson

NegativeRole8:32

CJ Donaldson is ready to go for Week 7, but Ian Hartitz expresses difficulty trusting Saints running backs when all are healthy, noting the Saints offense is not expected to produce significant fantasy points.

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Darius Cooper

NegativeValue14:08

Darius Cooper is ranked seventh (last) among Rams alternatives if Puka Nakua cannot play, behind Kendrick Bourne, Kannata Munfield, Jordan Whittington, Mai Lemon, Ryan Fenoy, and Isaac Tesla.

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David Montgomery

NegativeInjury11:01

Texans RB David Montgomery is out for Week 7, did not practice all week with a groin injury. With Jalen Jordan also on IR, Woody Marks becomes the lead back.

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Denzel Boston

NegativeInjury13:45

Denzel Boston is healthy and available for Week 7, but his fantasy value is limited by the Browns' quarterback play, which needs to improve. Ian Hartitz notes that both Boston and Casey Conception are good to go, but the team's QB performance is the constraint on their upside.

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Drake Maye

PositiveProjection0:36

Ranked QB1 for Week 7 by Ian Hartitz, ahead of Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Jordan Love, and Jared Goff.

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Emanuel Wilson

NegativeProjection10:30

With Zack Charbonnet ruled out, Emanuel Wilson slots in at RB26 behind Quentin Judkins and Tyrone Tracy. However, Ian Hartitz is not too optimistic due to a three-back committee also featuring George Han and former Bears WR Vis Jones on outside runs, plus a tough matchup against the Chiefs and Sam Darnold's weak play limiting scoring upside.

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Isaac TeSlaa

NegativeValue14:08

Isaac Tesla is available in the late afternoon slate and is ranked sixth among Rams alternatives if Puka Nakua cannot play, behind Kendrick Bourne, Kannata Munfield, Jordan Whittington, Mai Lemon, and Ryan Fenoy.

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J.K. Dobbins

NegativeRole10:31

JK Dobbins will face new competition from Jonah Coleman's return for Week 7. Ian Hartitz ranks Dobbins as RB18 but cautions against overvaluing Coleman's impact, noting the Broncos under Sean Payton will continue rotating all three running backs. Coleman had 13 touches in Week 2 when Dobbins left early and RJ Harvey was already out, but the committee approach will persist.

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Jared Goff

PositiveMatchup0:45

Dome game advantage versus Packers historically favors Goff's fantasy production. Ian Hartitz recommends over 51.5 total points at -130 juice, citing dome environment as catalyst for offensive upside. Goff is presented as a viable alternative to Lamar Jackson for Week 7 due to shootout matchup appeal, though Hartitz personally prefers to keep Jackson ranked ahead.

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Jaylen Waddle

PositiveMatchup18:56

Jaylen Waddle is ranked ahead of Michael Bolson in week 7, benefiting from a more favorable matchup situation compared to receivers facing Pastor Tan's shadow coverage.

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Jaylen Warren

PositiveValue8:08

Ian Hartitz likes Jaylen Warren as a strong betting play with his over 63.5 rushing yards against the Saints defense that struggles against the run; with Rico Dattle potentially questionable, Warren is positioned to get heavy usage in the backfield. Hartitz also prefers Warren over Saquon Barkley in the Eagles offense against the Cowboys due to higher potential for scoring.

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Jaylen Wright

NegativeUsage11:43

Jaylen Wright is expected to play through a foot injury for Week 7, but Ian Hartitz notes Wright has only had 5-6 carries in his first two games without Devon Ainge, averaging just 2 yards per carry. Hartitz expects Ollie Gordon to continue leading the way.

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Jaylon Moore

PositiveProjection10:03

Hartitz ranks Jaylen Moore as a top-10 running back regardless of Rico Dattle's status; Moore would receive a boost if Dattle is ruled out. Hartitz also includes Moore over 63.5 rushing yards in a four-leg parlay prop bet.

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Jeremiyah Love

NegativeInjury9:49

Cardinals RB Jeremiah Love did not practice all week and is ruled out. Coach LaFleur indicated the Tyler Algier and Bam Knight split will continue, with Algier more on passing downs and Knight more on early downs.

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Joe Burrow

PositiveProjection0:43

Ranked ahead of Lamar Jackson for Week 7 in Ian Hartitz's QB rankings, positioned as safer option given Lamar's injury concerns and Ravens-Bengals matchup dynamics.

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Jonathan Taylor

NegativeProjection22:16

Ian Hartitz betting play on under 2.5 receptions against Vikings defense that allows the second-fewest targets to opposing running backs. Vikings' aggressive blitzing scheme under Brian Flores forces running backs into pass protection, limiting dump-off opportunities. Included in a four-leg parlay prop bet.

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Jordan Addison

PositiveInjury12:42

Jordan Addison is back after missing the previous week with a hamstring injury and is ranked as a top 4 wide receiver for Week 7. He benefits from good news with Colts cornerback Ahmed Gardner out with a calf issue; while Gardner does not shadow receivers, his absence still provides a favorable matchup for Addison.

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Jordan Love

PositiveProjection0:29

QB4 ranking for Week 7 despite being limited early in the week with back injury; practiced in full by week's end. Positioned in a dome shootout matchup versus Lions that Ian Hartitz expects to be high-scoring. Love is presented as a viable alternative to Lamar Jackson for fantasy purposes.

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Jordan Mason

NegativeInjury7:31

Jordan Mason practiced in full all week and is officially listed as questionable; Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said, quote, 'Things are looking positive for him to be available.' However, Ian Hartitz wants to wait a week to see Mason actively back in a 1A/1B role before fully committing. He ranks Mason as RB33 alongside Alvin Kamara, Rico Dattle, and Tyler Rajir.

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Jordan Whittington

PositiveValue14:08

Jordan Whittington has been used more around the line of scrimmage and is ranked third among Rams alternatives if Puka Nakua cannot play. He is a preferred option over Isaac Tesla and Darius Cooper as a pivot target.

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Josh Jacobs

PositiveRole0:13

Confirmed good to go for Week 7 per Lafur; on track to play Sunday. Ian Hartitz projects he will handle as much volume as possible based on recent performance of backup Marshon Lloyd and other Raiders running backs. Ranked RB19 heading into Week 7, just behind guys Hartitz is confident will have a full-time role like Bucky Irving, Ollie Gordon, and Jaylen Warren.

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Kendrick Bourne

PositiveValue14:08

Kendrick Bourne is Ian Hartitz's top-ranked Rams alternative if Puka Nakua is unavailable due to his calf injury, ranked ahead of Kannata Munfield, Jordan Whittington, and other options. Additionally, Hartitz recommends the over 3.5 receptions prop for Bourne. Without Marvin Harrison Jr., Bourne has averaged 8 targets and 5 catches in both recent games. Jeremiah Love's absence removes underneath backfield opportunities, funneling more targets to Bourne; his average route depth ranks among the shallowest in the league (comparable to Kio Shakir and Debo Samuel), positioning him as a gadget/underneath receiver. Hartitz expects at least 4 catches despite modest yardage projection.

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Lamar Jackson

NegativeInjury0:20

Officially limited in practice all week including Friday; officially questionable status. Pain (not swelling) is now the limiting factor. Vegas moved line back to Ravens -1.5 (from Bengals favored after Wednesday video of limping), suggesting likely play but with active injury concern. Ranked below Drake May (QB1), Joe Burrow, Jordan Love, and Jared Goff for Week 7 despite normally being top-5 option. Ian Hartitz expresses discomfort benching him for Goff despite shootout appeal, maintaining Jackson will still be in top five to top six for the week.

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Malik Washington

NegativeProjection17:38

Malik Washington is ranked below Xavier Worthy (WR33) in Ian Hartitz's Week 7 rankings, placing him outside the top 33 wide receivers.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveProjection12:30

Matthew Golden is healthy and available for Week 7, ranked as a top 12 wide receiver option for the Packers alongside Christian Watson.

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Mecole Hardman

NegativeInjury17:20

Mecole Hardman is out with a concussion for the Buccaneers in Week 7; he did get in a limited session on Friday and should be back for Week 8.

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Mike Evans

NegativeInjury16:46

49ers wide receiver Mike Evans is officially ruled out for Week 7; the 49ers have a Week 8 bye, creating a two-week absence for the receiver.

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Mike Washington Jr.

NegativeInjury10:07

Raiders RB Mike Washington is officially questionable with a foot issue despite not practicing Thursday or Friday; Raiders coach Clint Kubiak told Hartitz he is expecting Washington to play. This would be a small bump for Gentry if Washington is eventually ruled out.

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Ollie Gordon II

PositiveValue11:56

Ian Hartitz expresses strong conviction that Ollie Gordon is a good football player and should be ranked in the RB15-20 range despite the Dolphins' weak offense. Hartitz notes that while the offense is poor, Gordon's talent is evident and he's not afraid to advocate for him. Volume will be Gordon's biggest opportunity on a bad team; Hartitz backs him in the RB20 range, potentially lower mid-teens.

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Omar Cooper Jr.

PositiveProjection13:12

Ian Hartitz is holding strong with Omar Cooper as a wide receiver 3 for Week 7, ranking him ahead of Trey Tucker, Deon Bailey, and Xavier Worthy.

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Rashee Rice

NegativeInjury17:33

Rasheed Rice is out of the picture again with a hamstring injury for the Chiefs in Week 7.

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Saquon Barkley

PositiveInjury7:31

Saquon Barkley is tentatively expected to return to action for Week 7 against the Cowboys; he has practiced both days to start the week and Mike Goff as well as Eagles beat reporters are saying he should be available. Ian Hartitz ranks Barkley inside his top 12 running backs and likes his matchup against the Cowboys, ranking him ahead of Woody Marks despite the Cowboys' D-line not being the worst matchup.

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Tank Dell

NegativeInjury14:18

Texans wide receiver Tank Dell is officially questionable for Week 7 but is expected to play. Ian Hartitz frames this as more of a good story than a major fantasy impact, advising to wait and see his route rate before getting carried away in fantasy.

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Ted Hurst

NegativeProjection17:20

Ted Hurst will see a bump up the ranks with Mecole Hardman out with a concussion for the Buccaneers; however, Ian Hartitz cautions against getting too carried away given Baker Mayfield's question marks.

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Tony Pollard

NegativeProjection8:32

Ian Hartitz is not going out of his way to play Tony Pollard even if Taj Spears is sidelined, though Pollard would rank ahead of Aaron Jones and JK Dobbins in committee situations. Hartitz prefers Aaron Jones (RB22) ahead of Pollard, RJ Harvey, and Blake Corum.

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Travis Kelce

PositiveInjury18:26

Confirmed good to go for Week 7 with no injury concerns heading into the week.

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Tre Tucker

PositiveProjection17:38

Trey Tucker is ranked ahead of Xavier Worthy (WR33) in Ian Hartitz's Week 7 rankings, placing him in the top 33 wide receivers for the week.

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Tucker Kraft

PositiveRole17:21

Tucker Craft could deserve a bump in rankings if DeVonta Smith is ruled out, potentially increasing his role and opportunity; however, he faces a tough matchup with Lions safety Brian Branch expected to return. Despite this, the Lions defense has allowed 11 additional fantasy points per game to tight ends compared to the next worst group, making them still the worst defense against the position.

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Xavier Worthy

NegativeMatchup17:38

Xavier Worthy faces a tough matchup in Week 7 and is ranked as wide receiver 33 by Ian Hartitz, ahead of receivers like Jaylen Null, Malik Washington, and Kendrick Bourne, but behind Steelers wide receivers Devon Vele and Trey Tucker. The tough matchup reflects the impact of Rasheed Rice's absence.

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Zach Charbonnet

NegativeInjury10:12

Seahawks RB Zack Charbonnet practiced in full all week and Ian Rapoport reported he would expect him to play and play a lot, but Mike McDonald ruled him officially out. Hartitz notes the late-breaking nature of the decision is frustrating.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00is a great day to break down the week seven NFL injury report. Going to be going through all the fantasy relevant
0:05quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. Touching on the weather games to worry about and have some best bets thrown in at the end
0:12and throughout as well, courtesy of my boy here, Billy Collins. Shout out to our friends at Oz Jammer. Shout out to
0:17you for hanging out with us today. And with that, guys, let's get right into it with the quarterback position. So, we
0:22are expecting to have Baker Mayfield back in action. He practiced in full all week. officially listed as questionable, but Todd Bulls has already told us that
0:29it looks like he is ready to go. I will say, Billy, this dude dislocated his right throwing thumb less than a month
0:36ago. And then we get this story coming out that apparently the Tampa Bay Rays, the baseball team, sent an equipment staffer to the Bucks to help make Ber
0:44Baker a custom glove that involved ripping off the thumb part of the glove and inserting a support. They basically from the insiders we heard that they
0:53quote Frankensteined a glove together. I don't love that for a starting quarterback. Am I Am I out of line here?
1:00>> No, you're not out of line. I mean, we know Baker's one tough dude and sometimes that's to his detriment when
1:05it comes to his play on the field. Like he's going out there and playing no matter what. Uh shout out to I guess
1:09Tampa as a city in general. Everyone's banding together.
1:13>> Yeah, I don't Again, it's very questionable just like his status.
1:18>> It's a cool story. I that fact is not lost upon me. But when we're trying to be in the business of hopefully getting
1:24passing production out of this offense, I'm going to need to see it with my own two eyes before I rank anyone too
1:29highly, including Baker. Good news though for the Packers is Jordan Love does not need a customized glove. He is very much good to go despite being
1:36limited with a back injury to start the week. Practice in full to end the week and he is my QB4 on the week ahead of
1:41this shootout. A shootout, Billy, that you are comfortable buying the over on.
1:45>> No doubt about it. I know that Watson and Golden have been limited all week in practice, but the fact that we have just
1:50it's in a dome. It's Jared Goff for fantasy that normally means wheels up for Jared Goff. Give me the over 51 and
1:56a half over at Bet Rivers, Ballet Bet, Bet Parks, guys, wherever you find your Cami Sports Books. Minus 130. I'll drink
2:01a little juice here. This I just want overs galore in this every player prop.
2:05Even with Fat Jots, Jacobs coming back to it. I still like it.
2:09>> Going to be a very fun late afternoon game. We have three late afternoon games. The fact that they can't fill out
2:13the quad box always pisses me off, but that one should at least be a fun one.
2:17Meanwhile, we do have one questionable quarterback, and it's a big one, guys.
2:20Lamar Jackson, he has been officially limited in practice all week, including Friday. Did speak with the media at the end and told us that basically the pain
2:27is now the obstacle, not the swelling, but again, officially questionable. And head coach Jesse Mentor said they're still working through whether or not
2:34he'll play. I would imagine, Billy, that we're going to get the final word on this sometime on Saturday. Usually, it's a good sign if the team winds up
2:40elevating another quarterback or not.
2:42The Vegas books have swung back to Ravens minus one and a half because they opened up the week with the Ravens. I
2:47think it was three-point favorites. Then it went to Cincy after we got that video of Lamar limping and seemingly not practicing Wednesday, but it has gone
2:54back to the Ravens. So, I do think Lamar's going to play, but it does seem like he's actively dealing with an
3:00injury. Makes you want to go on the side of the Bengals.
3:02>> Yeah. So, I like the Bengals at plus three and minus 152. This is a heavy favorite, but the way I look at this is
3:08you're on the safe side of a number if Lamar plays and he plays well. If he doesn't play well or he gets knocked out
3:13in the first half or he doesn't go, like I said, like you got incredible value here at plus three with the Bengals. So,
3:19you know, it's a heavy favorite. Give this to me guys again. Bet Rivers Valley bet. We're picking off the easier books
3:24to beat. But plus three, if you can get between minus 150 to - 165 for my bet 365 people, I like that. The way Lamar
3:31was talking about just want to make sure that he's ready to go basically to play up to the standards that he has for
3:36himself makes me think that he'll be close to 100% if he is ultimately out there. I get I look I ranked Drake May
3:43QB1 this week so obviously not putting Leno Lamar ahead of that after the fact.
3:47But I would rank Burough over him for sure.
3:50Jordan Love, Jared Goff. I totally get just going into that shootout matchup and preferring those guys. It would just be tough for me, Billy, to have Lamar in
4:00my fantasy team and actively slot in Jared Goff ahead of Lamar Jackson. So, I hope we get some more info on Saturday,
4:06Sunday. He's going to still be in the top five, top six for me. Again, one of those things where pretty good options
4:11if you do happen to have Love or Goff.
4:13I'll leave it up to you guys. Over in the running back streets, guys, Josh Jacobs is good to go. Uh Lafur said he's
4:18on track to play Sunday. How much remains to be determined, but based on kind of the performance of Marshon Lloyd and the rest of these running backs, I
4:25would guess it's going to be as much as he can handle. I have my RB19 just behind guys I'm really confident are
4:30gonna have a full-time role. Bucky Irving, Woody Mox, Arley Gordon. I do have Jacob ahead of guys like JK Dobbins, Aaron Jones, Tony Pard, dudes
4:38in offenses that maybe we aren't expecting as many points from and also have their own competition to worry about. Also good to go, Bucky Irving and
4:44a returning Shawn Tucker. That said, Buckyy's been so good this year and Tucker really more of just a nuisance at the goal line. I still do have Bucky as
4:51a top 15 running back. Also expected to be welcoming back Vikings running back Jordan Mason. He practiced in full all week. Officially listed as questionable,
4:58but they did ask Kevin Oonnell about it.
5:00He did say, quote, "Things are looking positive for him to be available." That said, I want to wait a week until we
5:05actually see that Mason is actively back in that 1A 1B role. I have him as my RB33 alongside guys like Alvin Chimera,
5:12Rico Dattle, and Tyler Rajir. Aaron Jones is my preferred play. He is my RB22 ahead of Tony Pard, RJ Harvey, Blake Cororm, and more. All Saints
5:20running backs are ready to go. Alvin Camra and CJ Donaldson. Accordingly, it's tough to trust them when they're all ready to go. Similar sentiment in
5:26Cleveland with Quinnon Judkins not listed. We have Dylan Samson though expected to play through that questionable tag. That's at least according to head coach Tom Monkin who
5:34seems to know a thing or two about a thing or two. So, with Judkins again losing that pass game stuff and an
5:39offense that we're not exactly expecting to light up the scoreboard, I do have him more so as his borderline RB2 would
5:44play him ahead of the Saints and Cardinals RBs, but I do prefer Aaron Jones and Tony Pard. Billy, your Steelers running back, Rico Dattle is
5:50officially questionable. I am kind of worried about this one initially because he p he was questionable last week and he played that was a toe injury though
5:58and this one is a knee. So look, you're not really starting Rico D either way, but would be a nice boost up for Jaylen
6:03Moore. I have Jayla Moore as a top 10 running back either way though, so probably not too much to worry about
6:07there. Another guy questionable that we are expecting to play though, surprisingly, Raiders running back Mike Washington. He had the foot issue. Did
6:13not practice on Thursday, did not practice on Friday. I was expecting him to get ruled out. He is officially questionable though and Clint Kubak told
6:20us that he is expecting to play. So would be a small bump for Genty if he is going to be eventually out of the
6:25picture. It is a late afternoon game. I have Genty RB18 next to guys like Josh Jacobs and JK Dobbins. Just tough to be
6:31too optimistic there. Speaking of Dobbins, he will face some new competition. Jonah Coleman is tentatively expecting to return to action. Broncos are always freaking slow
6:40getting their injury reports out. So, as we record this at 4:45 p.m. Eastern, I do not have the final words just yet,
6:45but he has been practicing in full all week and Tyler Beday is out of the picture. I would just caution some of
6:51the Jonah Coleman hype. He did have 13 touches last time we saw him in week two. That was with Dobbins leaving early
6:56though and with RJ Harvey already out of the picture. So, good player. I just think with Shawn Peyton, they're going to continue rotating all three guys.
7:03Also know with the Dolphins, Jaylen Wright is expected to play through that foot injury. just five and six carries though in his first two games without
7:10Devon Aan only averaging two yards per carry. I think Ollie Gordon's gonna continue leading the way and Billy I think Ollie Gordon is really good at
7:16football man. Now I'm trying to watch myself and not just put too much on the old eye test, but you can find some
7:23analytics that back it up. The offense sucks, but you know, man, I was ranking running backs this week and I got to
7:28about RB15 and already was just scrolling like, you got to be kidding me. There must be someone else to rank.
7:33I think Ollie Gordon's good at football and I'm not afraid to say it, man.
7:36>> No, you shouldn't be. I mean, volume volume is going to be his biggest opportunity. There's it's a bad team and
7:43so I I I I back you on this one. You can't take him out of RB20 range and put him up there. So, I like him in those
7:48maybe lower mid- teens.
7:51>> Saquon Barkley tentatively expected to return to action. Okay, we'll find out the official designation on Saturday, but he has practiced both days to start
7:57the week and Mike Goff as well as the Eagles beat reporters are saying that he should be out there. So, look, Cowboys
8:02are a little bit better against the run than the pass. I would still be ranking Saquon inside my top 12 RBs, though. I
8:08think I would prefer Javvante Williams and Jaylen Warren just because of their potential to perhaps be scoring a little bit more inside an Eagles offense that
8:15we don't exactly love overall, but they are facing the Cowboys. I would be starting Saquon ahead of Chase Brown and Bucky Irving amongst others. Meanwhile,
8:23Jets running back Bruce Hall, guys, looking very much questionable. Okay, he did not practice to start the week and then he was limited on Thursday and
8:29Friday. Aaron Glenn's actually usually pretty good about telling us when guys are going to be playing through questionable tags. He did not give us
8:35that confirmation here with Bree Hall.
8:37So, we'll see what happens. It's in the early slate um 1 p.m. on Sunday, so we should find out, you know, sooner rather
8:43than later there. I have Bron Allen RB1 if Bree is out of the picture. I'm going to have Bree closer to Ashen Jensy and
8:49Josh Jacobs in that RB18 range, though.
8:51If he is back, we did hear Aaron Glenn say that Garrett Wilson and Bree Hall are his bell cows. I think that Bree is
8:57going to lead the way, but there's a difference between leading the way at 55% snaps and the 80% snap mark that we
9:02were used to seeing. So again, just a testament to Brillin Allen as a pure between the tackles runner. Not trying to say he's better than Bree Hall, but I
9:09do think maybe at that particular piece of playing a running back, he could be a nice, you know, just change of pace
9:14option for them. Over in Tennessee, Taj Spears was initially on the injury report just wrestling throughout the week, but he got added on Friday as a
9:21limited participant with a newfound knee injury. So he is questionable. Obviously not ideal to get the late week impact.
9:27Look, I'm not going to be going out of my way to play Tony Pard even if Spears is sideline, but he would be someone I
9:32would jump ahead of Aaron Jones, of JK Dobbins, guys that are in those committees and offenses that maybe we aren't expecting to exactly be killing
9:39it either way. Now, some running backs that are out of the picture. Cardinals running back Jeremiah Love did not practice all week. He is out and we did
9:45hear from Laflur talking about the Algier Bam Knight split. Basically saying that it is going to continue to be just that, a split to some extent.
9:52Tyler Alier more so on passing downs.
9:54Bam. Knights more on early downs. I think the most likely answer to which one you want to start is no. That said,
9:58I would slightly prefer Tyler Alier. And then Billy, this one came out just before Seahawks running back Zack Char.
10:04Practices in full all week. Ian Rapaort comes out and tells us, quote, I would expect him to play and play a lot. Mike
10:11McDonald said, "Not so fast, my friend.
10:13He is officially out. Thanks, insiders.
10:15>> Peace out, Sharps." Yeah. Uh, sometimes you get them wrong. Hey, the pros mess up, too, man.
10:21>> That's true, man. I just uh freaking annoying. Okay. Uh real quick, Jonah Coleman is expecting to be activated off IR, so that is good. But yeah, Zack
10:30Sharren will not be so unfortunate. That said, at least he is ruled out. It's not going to be going up to, you know, the
10:35end of Sunday Night Football. So, Emanuel Wilson for me slots in RB26 behind Quinn Sean Judkins and Tyrone Tracy going to be ahead of the Saints
10:43and Cardinals guys. Just tough to be too optimistic because as we saw last Thursday night, they are going to be using George Han a little bit as well.
10:49and even former Bears wide receiver Vis Jones showing some juice there in some of those outside runs. So going to be a
10:55three-back committee in a tough matchup against the Chiefs. And let's face it, the way Sam Darnold has been playing, tough to think there's too much scoring
11:01upside going on in Seattle. Texans running back Dave Montgomery also out, did not practice all week with the groin injury. And Jard Jordan though is on IR.
11:09So that's one of those things where we saw him eating a little bit too much into Woody Mark's workload last week.
11:14Now it's going to be Dario Goomba next to Woody Marks. So, I have Woody RB1 15 and Billy. I'm tempted to move him even
11:20higher, man. Chase Brown, Saquon Barkley. I think I got to start those guys ahead of Woody, but the volume should be there. And it is the Giants
11:29run defense, man. Like, I would really think I'll be answering most close start sit questions with Woody Marks. And I imagine people aren't trying to go too
11:37much higher than this, but it he does have a lot of factors going his way here.
11:41>> There is. And then also there's the the possibility the Texans are just rising right now. You could see this game being
11:47a bit of a blowout. Maybe not a blow up, but maybe the game's one-handedly and Woody's getting some carries in the
11:52second half where he's just chewing up clock.
11:55>> So, there could be some volume there.
11:56Um, yeah, I mean, I like I would agree with you, Saquon a little bit ahead because I do like that matchup against
12:01the Cowboys, even though it's not the best against Dline. Chase Brown I'm bullish on. I do own some shares of Chase Brown. Um, so yeah, I could see
12:09him though. RB15, I don't have any qualms with that.
12:12>> It'll be ahead of the Jets. I'll probably bump him ahead of Bucky since Shawn Tucker's back in the picture, but
12:18I don't think I can quite get there over Chase and Saquon. Also note, Brian Robinson, not Bejon. Brian is out with
12:24the hamstring injury. So, yeah, I would start Bjun Robinson. That's your uh fantasy football expert advice right there. Moving on to wide receivers.
12:30Packers wide receivers Matthew Golden and Christian Watson. They are good to go and they are both top 12 options.
12:35George Pickkins ahead of Monday Night Football has already told us that he will be playing. So, thank you for that, George. Jordan Addison is back after
12:42missing the week before thereby with the hamstring injury. He's a boomer wide receiver four. Also, welcome back. Adnai Mitchell with the finger injury. I am
12:49still holding strong though with Omar Cooper as a wide receiver three ahead of guys like Trey Tucker, Deon Bailey, and Xavier Worthy. I would be starting the
12:56Steelers wide receivers Carnell Tate and Jaylen Wadd though ahead of Omar Cooper.
13:00Mitchell, let's make sure he's coming back into something close to a future role before we get too carried away there. Browns wide receivers Denzel
13:07Boston, Casey Conception, they are both good to go. just need their quarterback to also start playing better football.
13:12Ravens wide receiver Sha Baitman, he's good to go. That does not help the Jacobe Lane breakout. He was playing well behind Baitman last week. Texans
13:18wide receiver Tank Bell Tank Dell officially questionable. He is expecting to play again. More so a good story than anything. Let's see how he looks and see
13:25again what the route rate looks like before we get too carried away in fantasy land. Dolphins wide receiver Caleb Douglas, similar sentiment.
13:31Welcome back to the field. He does not have a designation, but it's the Dolphins not exactly trying to go out of
13:36our way to play any of them. The real big story line Billy that unfortunately is going to go up into the late
13:41afternoon slate though a wide receiver is Puka Nakua popped up with the calf issue on Thursday and then did not practice on Friday. So according to Ian
13:49Rapaort who again isn't exactly batting a thousand today but according to Rapaort is believed to be minor and then Shawn McVey told reporters that Puka
13:57basically quote uh didn't feel like he was able to have some of the power and full explosion with his calf. So I hope
14:04he's out there. If he is, then you're gonna play him, but you do need to have a backup plan because this does sound
14:08like a true game time decision. So, Kannata Munfield would be my preferred Rams play. That said, Jordan Whittington, someone who that we have
14:15seen used more so and Puka Manners, you know, around the line of scrimmage. I think ultimately the top pass game options are going to be Kron Williams
14:22and Tyler Higgby as well as Kobe Parkinson. If you can't get Mumfield or Whittington, Isaac Tesla is also in that late afternoon spot and then also
14:30Kendrick Bourne if you can get him would be a preferred pick for me. Mai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Ryan Floren are the
14:36mother options. So ranking them, I would say ideally Kendrick Bourne number one.
14:40Number two, I would go Canado Munfield, three Jordan Whittington, four, Mai Lemon. Five, Ryan Fenoy. Six, Isaac
14:50Tesla. Seven, Darius Cooper. Hopefully Cuka just plays though. Eagles wide receiver Dvonte Smith. I don't think he's going to play, guys. Unfortunately,
14:57Eagles beat reporter Jeff Mlan actually said the sense that he got as of Thursday was that Devonte Smith and Dantavian Wixs were going to be down
15:04this week. So, could be a chance Billy Tax to get some Mai Lemon Darius Cooper props going. I'm not too excited to play
15:10him, but it is the Cowboys.
15:12>> Yeah, it's the Cowboys. I mean, does anybody really want to play for the Eagles right now? But yeah, it's a nice
15:17opportunity for the young guys to get an opportunity to see what we what they're going to have. Um, and you know, the
15:22Cowboys pass defense not the scariest out there. So, yeah, let's see. This this could be the Mai Lemon like oh snap
15:28maybe he breaks out a little bit.
15:30>> I'll have him. I'll just be moving him up guys in that wide receiver four range. They'll kind of be with the Colts
15:35and 49ers wide receivers though. So not getting too carried away but definitely bumps deserved. Also know Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley. He's
15:41questionable with a hip injury. Maybe a few more targets for Carell Tape but you know I start I will not be starting Alec
15:46AO Manor over at my freaking dead body.
15:49Again waiting on the Broncos. Jaylen Wadd's been limited with a chest injury.
15:53I don't believe he is really at risk of missing this one, but if he is going to be questionable, something to keep an
15:59eye on there. Uh, also guys, 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans is officially ruled out. They have the week eight buy. By
16:06the way, with that week eight buy, you have Brock Perie, you have Tyler Shook.
16:09Go pick up Shako Brassette. He plays the Cowboys next week. Just a little two cents there. Evans is out. Debo is out,
16:14but Christian Kirk is tentatively expected to play and play through that questionable tag. So, I have Brandon Cooks in that wide receiver four range.
16:22I'd have Christian Kirk right up around him inside the top 50. The problem is I could just more so see George KD and CMC
16:28being the two engines of this passing game. So, not getting too carried away with the other wide receivers, but then again, we've seen Kendrick Bourne, we've
16:35seen Richie James and these other guys have blowups over the years. If you are in a bind, you can do worse than just
16:40having any piece of this offense. Also know Buccaneers wide receiver Mecha Ibuka. He's out with the concussion. Did get in a limited session on Friday, so
16:47should be back for next week. Again, not trying to get too carried away with Chris Goblin or Ted Hurst with Baker
16:52Mayfield having so many question marks.
16:53They will be getting bumps up the ranks though. Also, Rasheed Rice out of the picture again with the hamstring injury.
16:58Tough match up for Xavier Worthy wide receiver 33 ahead of guys like Jaylen Null, Malik Washington, Kendrick Bourne, but behind the Steelers wide receivers
17:06Devon Vele and Trey Tucker. Tight ends pretty straightforward. Brock Bowers, T.J. Hawinson, Travis Kelce good to go.
17:13Dallas Goddard has not practiced yet.
17:15However, again, per Jeff Mlan, there is optimism that he will be able to go. I as my tight end eight behind Higgby and
17:21Tucker Craft could deserve a little bit of a bump if Devonte Smith is going to get ruled out. Again, we'll see what
17:25happens there on Saturday. And then also another week of Tyler Warren being out.
17:30Colts Vikings looking more and more like a slaughter Billy. Like the only thing that I can fathom with the Colts making
17:36this one competitive is the fact that it is the NFL and it seems like whenever we all consensusly think something, the
17:40opposite happens. But just man, if you really did ask me to outline a way how this Colts offense moves the ball
17:47against the Vikings, I'd have nothing for you.
17:49>> Yeah, I agree. And you know, unless Kyler does some Kyler things and gets in the Colts defense, maybe puts up six on
17:54the board and, you know, we see maybe a blown coverage or something, but >> yeah, I love I love the unders on this
17:59Colts Vikings game.
18:01>> I actually found one too, shout out to our presenting sponsor always better where it was under Daniel Jones.5 passing touchdowns at like plus 170 odds
18:09or something like that. So he's only thrown one in his last three games.
18:13We've had the Vikings only allow three passing touchdowns all season and the Colts are one of the most runheavy offenses inside the 10 yard line. So a
18:20lot of factors going but again only one touchdown but hey I will certainly be throwing a few doll hairs on that. Uh
18:26real quick guys do have a handful of defensive injuries. Browns are getting Mason Graham back which is bad news for Tony Pard. Did have Denzel Ward pop up
18:33though as a Friday edition. Questionable with a hand injury. So hand injury doesn't gives me too many concerns and he also doesn't been sh hasn't been
18:40shadowing wide receivers anyway. So not going to be drastically moving my ranks.
18:43But obviously Browns are a much better defense and team with Denzel Ward on the field. Freaking Broncos once again making me wait. But if Pat Certan does
18:51manage to return, which it sounds like he will be because he was limited in practice all throughout this week. Had a
18:56little bit of extra time following the Thursday night game as well. I will be giving Michael Wilson a decent bump down. guys. Pastor Tan is one of the
19:03very few quarterbacks, I would say, alongside Christian Gonzalez, who I do give major bumps down the rank because they actually shadowed these guys across
19:10the entire field. So, I would have Michael Bolson behind the Steelers, wide receivers, and Jaylen Waddle. Still a top 30 play with better days ahead
19:17against the Cowboys in week eight. Not so sure it's going to be in week seven.
19:20Uh, Colts quarterback Ahmed Gardner out with the calf issue. He doesn't really shadow anyway, but yeah, more good news for Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
19:28Rams quarterback Trent McDuffy could be missing another game with that groin issue. And the Lions will be getting back most likely safety Brian Branch
19:35officially questionable, but Dan Campbell said that he does expect him to play. So, a little bit of a tough, you know, news for Tucker Craft. But Billy,
19:43the crazy thing is is like this Lions defense against tight ends, they have allowed 11 additional fantasy points per game over the next worst group. So,
19:51let's say that Brian Branch is worth a touchdown. Like, he's going to save a touchdown from Tucker Craft. I mean, we're still talking about the worst
19:58defense in football against the position.
20:00>> Oh, yeah. 100%. Um, you know, you love a team that typically has a great offense and a terrible defense. You know, that's
20:05what the Lions basically have. I mean, I know they've dealt with a lot of injuries. Brian Branch, great player.
20:12Still not worried about it. Give me the over.
20:14>> I'm with you. I'm with you. Uh, Olly Williams weather report. Here's a quick one this week, guys. Just one game
20:19seemingly with any sort of weather concern. There is a 42% chance of rain in that Chief Seahawks Sunday night matchup. That said, our friend Kevin
20:26Roth does believe that the current concern le level is low. So yeah, Paris game as well. He mentioned there could be some wind, maybe some riots leaking
20:34on the field. Hopefully not that happening, but yeah, not worried about the weather this week, which is always nice to be able to say. I am worried
20:41about some bets in a good way. You know, I guess we'll work on that transition, but we'll get to the bets in a second,
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21:17Billy, time to get some bets in. And look, we're wrong plenty of times, but we were right last week, which is pretty
21:23cool. You hit Josh Quue's anytime touchdown plus 2400, which was an incredible call. So, kudos to you, my friend. And our better slip actually
21:31cash. I think we won like 150 bucks or so on that $10 parlay. So, my family gets to eat this week. Let's try to make
21:38it happen again for week seven. So starts off, Billy, with one of your best bets involving a certain Steelers running back who again based on the
21:45potential for Rico Dattle to be on the wrong side of Questionable. Things looking pretty good for Jaylen Moore in this spot.
21:51>> 100%. Yeah, I like Jaylen Warren. Give me his over 63 and a half rushing yards.
21:55The Saints defense against the run stinks. And then Rico Dowel iffy. And we know what happens if there's no doubt.
22:03It's just all Jaylen all the time. even if for those that want to maybe sprinkle some rushing plus receiving yards, he's
22:08just going to get used a ton. Um, so that's play number one. I love his over 63 and a half rushing yards. And then
22:13play number two is going to be Jonathan Taylor under two and a half receptions.
22:16The Vikings defense we highlighted is pretty good at playing football. Brian Flores and company. So, um, you know, the dump offs, I know that Taylor's hit
22:24this under half the time, but I don't know if he's ever went up against a defense like this before. You know, the
22:29only concern here, Ian, is if if the Vikings get off to a massive lead and then it's just, you know, garbage time.
22:35That's going to be the big concern. But I still like his under two and a half receptions.
22:38>> And it is one of those things where you look at it this year and the Vikings have allowed the second fewest targets
22:42to opposing running backs because in large part they got to stay in the pass protect because of all the blitzers that
22:47Brian Flores is sending play after play after play. So I like both those calls.
22:51I am going back to that Steelers game and actually giving an overall for the quarterback in question. Don't look now, guys, but Aaron Rogers leads the NFL on
22:58passing touchdowns over the course of the last month of action. 333 and two.
23:03I'm taking over one and a half passing touchdowns. And the other part of this, the stat shocked me. I was trying to
23:08again find just more reason to expect it because it feels to me, Billy, every time I watch the Steelers get inside
23:13like near the goal line, it seems like Rogers is throwing the ball almost every time. And it truly is almost every time.
23:19They've had eight snaps inside the 5yd line this year and Rogers has dropped back to pass on seven of them. So
23:26whenever they get near the goal line, you know, Jaylen Moore, Rico Dow, step aside. It's time to let Aaron Rogers throw the football. So over one and a
23:33half passing touchdowns against the second worst scoring defense in football. Hopefully get a nice little win to start the day there in that Paris
23:39game. Then also I'm going Kendrick Bourne guys over three and a half receptions. He's had eight targets and five catches in both of these games
23:46without Marvin Harrison Jr. with Pastor Tan likely following Michael Wilson all over the field. I think there's going to be more just again opportunity afforded
23:53to Mr. Kendrick Bourne than ever. And it's also a situation where Jeremiah Love Out, I think that's been taken away some of the underneath opportunities
24:01again from the backfield and they're more so going to Kendrick Bourne. If you look at the average route depth of a lot
24:06of these players this season, Bourne's all the way down there with guys like Kio Shakir and Debo Samuels. So very much being used more of a gadget
24:13underneath way, which accordingly makes me feel even that much better about taking a prop that involves just his receptions. He might get 10 yards, he
24:20might get 20. I don't expect a big day out of Kendrick Bourne, but I do believe very much believe he can get us at least
24:25four catches out there. So, Jaylen Moore over 63 and a half rushing yards, Jonathan Taylor under two and a half receptions, Aaron Rogers over 1.5
24:33passing touchdowns, and Kendrick Bourne over three and a half receptions. I'll check the payout. It's actually a pretty decent one again, Billy. So, we already
24:40got everyone co covered last week. All right, we're good for the season, everyone. But we'll get another one going. $10 to win 125 over a better.
24:48What can go wrong?
24:49>> Nothing. I love both of those plays. I'm going to go cook up that slip right now.
24:52Probably throw a hundred bucks on it. Uh keep the lights on and pay my electric bill for another couple months and we'll
24:57be good to go. But um I there's I love all four of those picks.
25:01>> We are accordingly good to go with that.
25:04So guys, hope you enjoyed the video. If you like the video, please like the video and hit that subscribe button.
25:07Always helps as well. Make sure you check out all of Billy's work at over at Ozjam. Great stuff from the entire team.
25:12Again, just trying to help make you a smarter and more informed better. How could you be mad at that? And otherwise,
25:17head on over to Rotoire for all my updated ranks. Of course, I talk through them with you guys each and every week.
25:22Quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end. But if you want all the updates and all that jazz, do have to head over to rotowire.com for
25:29that. So, I will see you guys there and I will see you again on Sunday night breaking down all the action with my
25:34dude Joy McFarland starting at 8:00 PM Eastern. So, appreciate you guys tuning in. I'm Ian Hart. That's Billy Collins.
25:39Until next time, take care everybody.

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