3 FanDuel Defenses to Target in Week 15

Chicago Bears

FanDuel Price: $3,700
numberFire Projection: 8.6 FanDuel points

The top fantasy defense -- by far -- in the NFL this season has been the Chicago Bears. They lead the league in turnovers (34) and defensive touchdowns (6) while averaging a stout 12.9 FanDuel points per game. Chicago is coming off a home dismantling of the third-highest scoring offense (Los Angeles Rams), a game in which the Bears generated three sacks and four interceptions.

At home against a struggling team this week, you would expect Chicago to be one of the top-priced DFS options, but facing the Green Bay Packers, Chicago costs just $3,700.

When the two teams met in Week 1, the Bears amassed 4 sacks and forced 2 DeShone Kizer turnovers while racking up 20 FanDuel points. Just like in that game, the Bears' DFS fortunes rely on turnovers as they average nearly two interceptions per week. This Sunday, with a healthy Aaron Rodgers, turnovers should be hard to come by as Rodgers has thrown just one pick in 495 pass attempts.

Helping the Bears out, though, is the struggles of the Packers' offensive line, a group that has given up 3.2 sacks per game and 14 over the last four weeks. Chicago, meanwhile, ranks fourth in the league with 40 sacks.

Even if they don’t perform up to their season average in Week 15, the Bears are still a top value option as they have given up more than 22 points in just one of their seven home games this season.

Dale Redman is not a FanDuel employee. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.