My mind has been preoccupied this week with the World Series and all of the betting and drinking that comes with it, but you’re crazy if you thought I wasn’t gonna take the time to keep my NFL Draft Kings hot streak alive. We’re only 5 hours away from TNF kickoff so lets get right into my power rankings for Week 8
QUARTERBACKS
- Andrew Luck ($6,300) Vs. Oakland
- James Winston ($6,000) Vs. Cincinatti
- Patrick Mahomes ($7,000) Vs. Denver
- Tom Brady ($6,500) Vs. Buffalo
- Jared Goff ($6,000) Vs. Green Bay
Cheaper Sleepers- Mitchell Trubisky ($6,100) Vs. NY Jets, and Drew Brees ($5,600) Vs. Minnesota
RUNNING BACKS
- James Conner ($7,500) Vs. Cleveland
- Saquon Barkley ($8,800) Vs. Washington
- Todd Gurley ($9,800) Vs. Green Bay
- James White ($7,200) Vs. Buffalo
- Kareem Hunt ($7,100) Vs. Denver
Cheaper Sleepers- Tarik Cohen ($5,800) Vs. NY Jets, Phillip Lindsay ($5,200) Vs. Kansas City, and Jalen Richard ($4,200) Vs. Indy
WIDE RECEIVERS
- Adam Thielan ($8,700) Vs. New Orleans
- AJ Green ($8,000) Vs. Tampa Bay
- Antonio Brown ($8,500) Vs. Cleveland
- Mike Evans ($7,800) Vs. Cincinatti
- DeAndre Hopkins ($7,600) Vs. Miami
Cheaper Sleepers- JuJu Smith-Schuster ($7,400) Vs. Cleveland, Jarvis Landry ($7,200) Vs. Pittsburgh, Robert Woods ($6,800) Vs. Green Bay, Emmanuel Sanders ($6,500) Vs. Kansas City, and Chris Godwin ($4,500) Vs. Cincinatti
TIGHT ENDS
- Zach Ertz ($6,600) Vs. Jacksonville
- Travis Kelce ($6,800) Vs. Denver
- Jared Cook ($5,000) Vs. Indy
- OJ Howard ($3,900) Vs. Cincinatti
- Vance McDonald ($3,700) Vs. Cleveland
Cheaper Sleepers- CJ Uzomah ($3,500) Vs. Tampa Bay, Ben Watson ($3,100) Vs. Minnesota, and Mark Andrews ($2,700) Vs. Carolina
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
- Patriots ($3,500) Vs. Buffalo
- Texans ($3,100) Vs. Miami
- Bears ($4,100) Vs. NY Jets
- Cardinals ($3,200) Vs. San Francisco
- Colts ($2,900) Vs. Oakland
Cheaper Sleepers- Redskins ($2,700) Vs. NY Giants, Rams ($2,600) Vs. Green Bay, and Lions ($2,400) Vs. Seattle
LINEUP 1
QUARTERBACK- ANDREW LUCK ($6,300) VS. OAKLAND
RUNNING BACK- JAMES CONNER ($7,500) VS. CLEVELAND
RUNNING BACK- JAMES WHITE ($7,200) VS. BUFFALO
WIDE RECEIVER- ADAM THIELAN ($8,700) VS. NEW ORLEANS
WIDE RECEIVER- EMMANUEL SANDERS ($6,500) VS. KANSAS CITY
WIDE RECEIVER- CHRIS GODWIN ($4,500) VS. CINCINATTI
TIGHT END- OJ HOWARD ($3,900) VS. CINCINATTI
FLEX- BEN WATSON ($3,100) VS. MINNESOTA
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS- STEELERS ($2,300) VS. CLEVELAND
REMAINING SALARY- $0
LINEUP 2
QUARTERBACK- DREW BREES ($5,600) VS. MINNESOTA
RUNNING BACK- TODD GURLEY ($9,800) VS. GREEN BAY
RUNNING BACK- SAQUON BARKLEY ($8,800) VS. WASHINGTON
WIDE RECEIVER- ROBERT WOODS ($6,800) VS. GREEN BAY
WIDE RECEIVER- DONTE MONCRIEF ($4,400) VS. PHILLY
WIDE RECEIVER-DESEAN JACKSON ($5,300) VS. CINCINATTI
TIGHT END-OJ HOWARD ($3,900) VS. CINCINATTI
FLEX- BEN WATSON ($3,100) VS. MINNESOTA
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS- STEELERS ($2,300) VS. CLEVELAND
REMAINING SALARY- $0
As I mentioned earlier it’s been all baseball for me this week, so I spent a lot less time than usual doing this. My first lineup is definitely the safer or and more diverse one, but for some reason I think my second lineup is gonna score more points so long as everybody shows up, so we’ll wait and see what happens. As you can see I’m pretty confident in OJ Howard, Ben Watson, and the Steelers D all having productive weeks, which can be seen in the fact I picked them in both lineups. If you haven’t been doing so, I highly suggest doing some World Series Draft Kings as well. There are plenty of cheap tourneys with decent payouts, and during Game 1 I got knocked out of the money from $500 to $50 on the last out of the game. As happy as I was that Kimbrel finally had a good save, I would have gladly accepted the money too. Oh well. That’s just the fucking way she goes. As always, good luck this weekend everybody.
