Every week seems to go faster and faster. Week 16 is upon us and for most of you, the championship is on the line. If you’re fortunate enough to be in your final game of your yearly long fantasy league, we wish you well and good luck. For many of you, there’s still plenty of action to be had. Week 16 brings a lot of fantasy action to the daily leagues. We are going to try to find some sleeper picks and some other guys that might help you get a win for the low cost on the salary cap.
Let’s begin with some quarterbacks. Although not all of these are considered sleepers, we do feel like they’re good setups for the week. If Julio Jones comes back against the Saints, we really like Matt Ryan. Although it won’t necessarily get you a blowout game, he could give you enough points for the cost. We also like Matthew Stafford against Chicago. Although they are in Chicago. we all saw what happened to the bear on Monday night. They are dreadful to watch and have no right being on the field right now. Meanwhile, Detroit is ready to pounce and move into the playoffs. This gives Stafford are two thumbs up. Another quarterback that’s pretty cheap is Mark Sanchez. Although he’s not considered the number one quarterback in leagues, he is up against the Washington Redskins. The Redskins have given up tons of yards and touchdowns to quarterbacks this year and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any better for them. Look for Sanchez to get it done and help you get a cheap quarterback and potentially a strong win.
As for the running backs, we do have several selections that might come in handy. Although Fred Jackson looks pretty good on paper against the Oakland Raiders, we’ve been burned by this a few times. The Oakland Raiders defense is actually pretty good. They are also playing very well, so don’t consider Fred Jackson a strong play here. A couple guys that you might want to consider our Stephen Jackson and Lamar Miller. They are both going against pretty soft defenses that have allowed a lot of yards and touchdowns over the past few weeks. If you can pick one of these guys in your lineup with a Le’voen Bell to go alongside, you might be in pretty good shape. Although he had a magnificent week last week, Jonathan Stewart does have a nice matchup in Cleveland once again. However, we tend to stay away from guys to blowup again after a big week. This is usually for two reasons, one defenses know they need to contain the guy that did well the week before and fantasy letdowns occur away more often than not after a good week.
Some relatively inexpensive wide receivers this week could come down to some questionable injuries. Although we mention Donte Moncrief in the past, we do feel like he is a strong play if TY Hilton is on the sidelines. We also like Jordan Matthews against Washington to go along with Mark Sanchez as your quarterback. The double-dip is one of our favorite plays in fantasy. Although you might be all in on two guys on the same team, if they strike once or even twice the payout is well worth it.
the Indianapolis Colts are traveling to Dallas, and their team produces a lot of points. Although they’ve had some interesting couple of weeks, we feel that Dwayne Allen and Kobe Fleenor are good starts this week. The Dallas defense has given up a lot of yards and points to tight ends. Should this continue, you could see Andrew Luck throw some mice balls to these guys.
As we conclude our sleeper and picks for week 16, look for more great information over the next few weeks and into the playoffs. There is plenty more time for daily fantasy action so stay tuned and be ready. Also, we’ll be posting some of our picks for basketball and show you some of the contest we’ve entered in.
