3 Daily Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Week 16
Robert Woods, WR, Los Angeles Rams
FanDuel Price: $7,500
DraftKings Price: $6,600
As the Los Angeles Rams' leading wide receiver with 120 targets this season and only a single receiving yard behind Brandin Cooks (1,106), Robert Woods has been a massive boost to this offense in 2018. This week, as 16.0-point favorites, the Rams lead the main slate with a 30.25 implied team total and are certainly worth some fantasy attention.
But Woods and the Rams' passing attack could be in for a tough matchup against Patrick Peterson and the Arizona Cardinals passing defense, which we rank as the 10th-best and have allowed the fifth-fewest passing yards per game (211.4).
Recently, the Ram offense hasn't been too great, either. While we rank them fourth in total offense in all of 2018, sitting only behind the Kansas City Chiefs with 421.4 yards per game, they've slowed down to average 322 yards per game in their last 3, which includes back-to-back losses. In terms of Passing NEP per drop back, it's no coincidence that signal-caller Jared Goff has posted three of his worst four games of the season, either, over that same time frame.
The Rams will look to bounce back this week and seem likely to put some points on the scoreboard, but Woods could be one to avoid.
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