Week 9 DFS plays, and picks against the spread
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🗓️ 6 November 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper break down the Week 9 DFS slate. They discuss Dalvin Cook chalk, the appeal of mid-tier backs and cheap receivers, a possible Lamar Jackson bargain, and more.
Later, Beller and Vic Tafur run through every Week 9 game, highlighting their favorite picks against the spread (begins at 30:02). Who wins—or, more importantly, covers—the NFC South clash between the Saints and Buccaneers? Can the Ravens' offense get going in Indianapolis? Are the Dolphins a live dog again, this time against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals? The guys answer those questions, and a whole lot more.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Athletic Football Show. |
| 0:05.9 | Hello, everyone, and welcome in to the Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast and the Athletic Football Show. |
| 0:25.2 | Friday, November 6th is the day and the date. |
| 0:30.0 | We are ready to talk DFS and against the spread picks for week nine, one week nine game in the books with the Packers and 49ers. |
| 0:37.2 | Getting things underway for us yesterday. We are nine game in the books with the package in 49ers getting things |
| 0:37.7 | underway for us yesterday. |
| 0:39.9 | We are now ready for the 13 games that are still ahead of us in this weekend. |
| 0:45.5 | I am Michael Beller, joined as always to start things off here on Fridays by Derek Van |
| 0:50.2 | Reiper. |
| 0:51.4 | DVR, an interesting DFS week. |
| 0:53.5 | This copper ambulance out here I think agrees with me when I say that. I'm not sure. I don't know. Interesting feels like the right way. I don't feel great. I don't feel bad. It's just, it's an interesting week on the slate. How you feel it? Yeah, it's not quite as robust as week seven where there's value everywhere but it's certainly better than week |
| 1:12.4 | eight so i'll take it there's a lot of different ways to build lineups this week that you can feel |
| 1:18.0 | good about so uh looking forward to it there's a good mix of games too it's not all low scoring it's not |
| 1:24.0 | all high scoring it's just a decent decent mix of games to pick from. |
| 1:32.9 | And, you know, we always obviously focus our attention here for obvious reasons on the main slate. So that means Buccaneer Saints are off that with that game being Sunday night football. |
| 1:38.2 | And then, I mean, Buckingier Saints, how about Patriots Jets off the main slate? I mean, what are we |
| 1:43.3 | going to do? What are we going to do without La Michael P. Rhine available to us? I don't know if we're going to be able to figure this out. No, Jacoby Myers. Going to have to find some real scrounge opportunities at wide receiver and running back without those guys. But still plenty of good players to go with. We're going to start at the running back position. |
| 2:01.9 | And no Alvin Camaro, we do have Christian McCaffrey back almost for sure. |
| 2:06.6 | It's not a guarantee just yet. |
| 2:08.3 | He's you and I are recording this, but it's basically a guarantee. |
| 2:12.8 | But the chalk to me is looking as though it'll be Delvin Cook or Derek Henry. |
| 2:18.6 | Delvin Cook's at 8200. |
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