5 NFL FanDuel Studs to Target in Week 7

Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

FanDuel Price: $9,200
Projected Points: 25.2

Over the past two weeks, Tom Brady has not put up the kind of numbers we've come to expect from him -- yet he's still averaging 17.2 more passing yards per game than the next closest quarterback. And the 3rd-ranked quarterback in that category trails Brady by an average of 53.7 yards per game.

As for touchdowns, Brady's average of 2.17 per game is tied for the 3rd-best mark of any quarterback this year. His average of 0.33 interceptions per game also ranks 3rd among all quarterbacks to play in at least five games.

So do not forget about Brady just because he has scored under 20 FanDuel points in consecutive weeks for only the second time since the beginning of last season -- especially not when the New England Patriots' 29.25 point implied total is at least 2.75 points more than any other team, and the over/under of their game against the Atlanta Falcons is 6.5 more points than the next closest game this week.

Here at numberFire, we have a metric called Net Expected Points (NEP) that compares every single play over a season to how a league-average team should perform on that play. Our Success Rate metric measures the percentage of plays in which the NEP was greater than zero. For more about our in-house metrics, check out our glossary.

The Falcons' 0.15 Adjusted Passing Defensive NEP per play ranks 24th, which provides a great matchup for Brady, who is averaging the 2nd-most passing attempts of any quarterback.

Look for Brady to bounce back with a big FanDuel performance in this Super Bowl rematch.