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3 FanDuel Defenses to Target in Week 2

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Carolina Panthers

FanDuel Price: $5,300
Projections: 14.4 points allowed, 3.04 sacks, 2.14 turnovers, 0.32 touchdowns

The Carolina Panthers are the absolute chalk play in cash games this weekend as 14-point home favorites against the San Francisco 49ers. The Vegas over/under has already dropped 3 points since it opened from 48.5 to 45.5, leaving the 49ers with a slate-low implied team total of just 16 points.

In the past, defenses favored by 14 points or more that are priced at $5,000 or higher on FanDuel have scored at least 15 points 50% of the time. That’s incredible. The Panthers should be your only option for cash game lineups this weekend.

If you want to pair a returner with his defense, this is the ideal situation to do it. Ted Ginn Jr. not only returns both punts and kicks for the Panthers, giving you the chance at the double dip 12-point touchdown, but he played the second-most snaps of any Panthers' receiver in Week 1 and averaged 1.4 more FanDuel points per game at home last season. A Cam Newton, Ted Ginn, Carolina D/ST super stack will likely be low owned in GPPs and has major upside.