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4 DraftKings Studs to Target in Week 7

Mitch Carl  —  @DFSnDONUTS Oct 19th, 2017
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Ezekiel Elliot, RB, Dallas Cowboys

DraftKings Price: $9,000
Projected Points: 19.8

The Dallas Cowboys visit the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7. The Cowboys are heavy 6.0 point favorites with the second highest ITT on the DraftKings Sunday main slate (26.00 points). The 49ers also give up the most Net Expected Points (NEP) per rush (0.14) which basically means that with each carry against the 49ers defense, they allow 0.14 more points more than what was projected. (For more about NEP, visit our glossary.)

If we take away the analytic-speak when looking at the rushing NEP, we learn that opposing teams outproduce their projections when running against the 49ers defense.

Ezekiel Elliott is in a great position to pound the ball all game long and rack up a ton of points. Our models have him projected to score 19.8 DraftKings points -- but that could merely be his floor. He has dodged a suspension for at least two more weeks and the Cowboys are likely to ride Elliot as much as they can while he's still available.

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