3 Daily Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Week 9
Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
FanDuel Price: $7,800
DraftKings Price: $5,700
One thing to monitor as the season passes the halfway point is the decline in scoring between divisional opponents in their second meeting. The familiarity and adjustments that are made in the second matchup often lead to grind-it-out, low-scoring affairs that are subsequently detrimental for fantasy outputs. We have a few of these scenarios playing out in Week 9, but arguably the one with the biggest fantasy impact is Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers traveling to Baltimore to face the rival Ravens.
Big Ben's struggles on the road are well-chronicled at this point, and 2018 has been no different. Roethlisberger has actually been slightly more efficient in terms of completion percentage (68.3%) and passing yards per game (352.3) away from home, but the money stats tell a more vivid story. Roethlisberger has managed just 1.25 touchdowns per interception on the road, while averaging 3.00 at home. For DFS purposes, we need those touchdowns.
Roethlisberger didn't have much success at home in the first tilt against the Ravens, amassing only 15.86 FanDuel points despite chucking it 47 times. Baltimore trails only the Jaguars in allowing the fewest passing yards per game (196), and stud corner Jimmy Smith will be in the secondary this time around after missing the first meeting due to suspension.
