Bender's Favorite NFL DFS Pickem Picks: Week 14

Fri Dec 6 1:30pm ET
By HOWARD BENDER
Fantasy Writer

Welcome to NFL Week 14! We’re back on our regular schedule and if Thursday night’s game was any indication of what we can expect from Sunday’s games, we are in for some serious fireworks. We do have six teams on a bye this week so there are fewer games from which to choose, but some of these match-ups have me eager to drop in quite a few DFS Pickem plays this week.

It was an unfortunate down week for us last time out as our Pick of the Week, Calvin Ridley, came up short on the receiving yards. It wasn’t for a lack of targets as he saw seven throughout the game, but he only managed to catch two and came up about a dozen yards shy of what we needed. We also missed on Puka Nacua who actually led the Rams in receiving yards but the total was just short of what we needed and who in the world thought Jameis Winston was going to throw for nearly 500 yards against the vaunted Broncos secondary? We would have been shut out completely had it not been for Marquez Valdes-Scantling, but I don’t believe in moral victories when money is on the line. We need better picks for this week and that’s exactly what I have for you here.

Once again, if you are new to the RT Sports family or haven’t played the DFS Pickem format yet, let me help steer you along properly. It’s incredibly easy to play and a great opportunity to increase your bankroll throughout the season. All you do is make your picks for players to produce more or less than their designated stat line and if you are right, you can earn up to 40 times your wager (minimum wager of $1). Pick correctly for two players and you will 3x your money. Three correct picks will get you a 6x return, four is 10x and so on, up to 40x for six correct picks. You should give a look at the full contest rules, but that’s the gist of it for how to play.

Here are my favorites for NFL Week 14:

Pick of the Week:

Will Levis -- MORE than 211.5 passing yards

Levis has exceeded this number in each of his last four games and while many believe the Titans will go run-heavy with Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears, this is the exact type of match-up that a young quarterback like Levis needs to help build his confidence. Consistency has not been his strong suit this season but we have seen marked improvement from game to game since he returned from his shoulder injury in Week 10. The accuracy has been up and down, but he is averaging 240 passing yards per game over the last four weeks with seven touchdowns to just two interceptions. Three of those games were on the road and all four of them were against better pass defenses than what he’ll see this weekend. In fact, the Jaguars rank dead-last in nearly every defensive metric against the pass and they’re allowing 273.3 passing yards per game this season.

Other Favorite Week 14 Picks:

Brandin Cooks MORE than 2.5 receptions
James Cook MORE than 60.5 rushing yards
Cade Otton MORE than 42.5 receiving yards

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Bender's Favorite NFL DFS Pickem Picks: Week 14

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