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4 FanDuel Defenses to Target in Week 9

Jacksonville Jaguars

FanDuel Price: $5,300
numberFire Projection: 11.3 FanDuel points

Coming out of their bye week, the Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals have allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to opposing defenses, and five out of the seven units to face them have finished inside the top 10.

Now, the Bengals have to travel to Jacksonville to take on the league's second-best defense, per numberFire metrics. The Jaguars rank highly in a number statistical categories, which includes leading the league in sacks (33) and quarterback hits (62), while ranking third in turnovers forced (16).

Meanwhile, teams facing Cincinnati have had little trouble pressuring Andy Dalton. He's been sacked multiple times in six of seven games, and the Bengals have also committed multiple turnovers in three of those.

Vegas is projecting this Jaguars-Bengals matchup to be low scoring. It has a 39.5-point over/under, the second-lowest on the slate, but the Jaguars are a 4.5-point favorite and the Bengals' implied team total (17.5) is the lowest on the week. The Jaguars are the slate's most expensive defense, but they're worth paying up for.

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