4 FanDuel Stacks to Target in Week 10

Stacking in daily fantasy football on FanDuel is a key strategy and a way to shoot for upside. There are a few different ways to correlate lineups that can help us maximize our ceiling.

The classic stack is a quarterback with one of his pass-catchers. Sometimes, it makes sense to use two pass catchers with their signal-caller, especially when the target share is concentrated around two players.

In other situations, we can pair a running back and a defense on the same team. This makes sense when a team is a huge favorite and expected to dominate, which can lead to carries for the back and chances for sacks and turnovers for the D/ST. We also can look to deploy a game stack -- rostering a QB, one of his pass-catchers, and a pass-catcher from the other team. Game stacks can work best in matchups that have high totals and close spreads.

Our Brandon Gdula did a study on stacking that is worth checking out before you make your lineups.

Here are four of the best stacks to zero in on in NFL DFS for this week's main slate.

Seattle Seahawks

Geno Smith ($6,900), D.K. Metcalf ($7,300), and Tyler Lockett ($6,800)

Last week was absolutely brutal for the Seattle Seahawks. They got their doors blown off 38-3 by the Baltimore Ravens. This week, they have a great opportunity to bounce back against a much easier opponent.

It was the worst game for Geno Smith since he took over as the Seahawks' starter last season. He had just 157 yards and 3.68 FanDuel points. Overall this season, he's the QB24 in fantasy after being the QB5 last season.

D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett have suffered similar downfalls this season. Metcalf hasn't had double-digit fantasy points since Week 4 -- although he did have a bye week and missed a game through injury in that span.

Lockett has been better, but he's still a far cry from his WR13 finish last season. He ranks as the WR35 in half-PPR scoring but did have 8 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown just two weeks ago against a stingy Cleveland Browns defense.

This WR duo is still seeing 45% of the team's targets and 80% of the air yards, per PFF. That means we can continue betting on them in good spots.

They are definitely in a good spot this week against the Washington Commanders. Washington's pass defense ranks 27th, according to numberFire's metrics. They also rank second-to-last in both adjusted fantasy points per drop back and adjusted fantasy points per target to wide receivers.

Seattle's implied team total is 25.5, the fourth-highest on the main slate. If the passing game is to get going this season, this is as good of a time as ever.

Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow ($8,200) and Ja'Marr Chase ($9,300)

A team that has gotten back on track is the Cincinnati Bengals. They've won four games in a row and are firmly in the playoff hunt in the AFC.

Joe Burrow is definitely back to his best -- or at least close to it. He struggled while dealing with an injury for the first four weeks of the season but, lately, has been great. He's the fantasy QB4 in points per game since Week 5.

His injury and slump to start the season definitely impacted Ja'Marr Chase to start the season, but it wasn't enough to completely kill him in fantasy. He had a big game in Week 3 even while Burrow wasn't playing well. In the stretch where Burrow has been playing better, Chase is the WR3 by half-PPR points per game.

Chase's best game came in Week 5 when Tee Higgins was injured. The star wide receiver saw a 43% target share and exploded for 44.7 fantasy points that week. Higgins is expected to miss the game this week, meaning Chase could go off again.

Chase got in a limited practice and told media members that he expects to play after suffering a back injury last Sunday. That's good news because the matchup this week is excellent

The Bengals will play the Houston Texans at home this week. Houston has been better than expected, but their pass defense is still fairly weak. They rank 25th in numberFire's scheduled-adjusted pass-defense metrics.

Cincinnati has the second-highest implied team total on this week's main slate. With the highest pass rate over expectation in the NFL, we can expect a lot of those points to be scored via the air.

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff ($8,000), Amon-Ra St. Brown ($8,600), and Sam LaPorta ($6,500)

There will be a lot of attention paid to the running game usage for the Detroit Lions, but the passing game is perhaps in a better spot.

Jared Goff takes a lot of flack from fans and media but is having a decent fantasy season. He is the QB12 overall, ahead of someone like Trevor Lawrence. He clearly benefits from Detroit having an elite offensive line, but since they will continue to have that, we can continue to rely on Goff.

Amon-Ra St. Brown had his breakout season last year. This season, it's gone a bit under the radar how good and consistent he's been. He has at least 11.2 half-PPR points in every game he's played this season and is the half-PPR WR7 in terms of points per game.

St.-Brown sees 30% of Lions' targets when he's on the field and 33% of the air yards. Detroit hasn't been able to establish a second target behind him at wide receiver, but they have made up for it at the tight end position.

Sam LaPorta has been a revelation at tight end as a rookie. He is averaging 11.1 half-PPR points per game -- better than his predecessor T.J. Hockenson ever did during his time in Detroit.

LaPorta and St. Brown combine for a 52% target share for the Lions. They'll face a Los Angeles Chargers team that ranks 30th against the pass, according to numberFire. They also are 25th in adjusted fantasy points per target against receivers and 21st in the same metric against tight ends.

The Lions have the third-highest implied team total on the slate, and their passing game might go overlooked in tournaments.

Dallas Cowboys

Tony Pollard ($7,800) and Cowboys D/ST ($5,200)

For the final stack, we're going with a running back and a defense.

People are definitely sick of playing Tony Pollard after he disappointed again in Week 9. He saw 22 adjusted opportunities (carries + 2x targets) in that game, but the deck -- i.e. a tough Philadelphia Eagles' defense -- was stacked against him.

Pollard had his best game of the season against the New York Giants in Week 1. The Giants aren't awful against the run, ranking 16th according to nF, but much of that was before trading run-stuffing defensive lineman Leonard Williams. In their first game since trading Williams last week, Josh Jacobs had 21.8 FanDuel points in a game that could follow a similar script to this one.

The Giants lost that game 30-6 largely because of an injury to Daniel Jones. He was replaced by Tommy DeVito at QB, who will also be starting this week. It's a tiny sample size, but DeVito has taken sacks on an astounding 22.9% of his drop backs and also has a 7.4% interception rate.

The Cowboys' defense absolutely dominated the Giants in the Week 1 meeting. They posted 37 FanDuel points, one of the highest scores for a defense of all-time. That was with Jones at QB, so with DeVito, it's not unreasonable to expect something in the double digits once again.

Dallas' D has a high salary, which could make fantasy players shy away from them. They have the upside to get turnovers that we need to look for when considering a defense, and if they aren't scoring the touchdowns from DeVito's mistakes, Pollard, hopefully, can punch them in.

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