4 NFL FanDuel Tournament Pivots for Week 17
Wide Receiver
Chalk
Possessing the second-highest implied team total on the main slate (30.0 points), the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiving crew of Antonio Brown ($8,800) and JuJu Smith-Schuster ($7,900) are projected as two of the top six scores at the position, and should be prime targets.
With a slate-best 33.0 implied team total, Kansas City Chiefs pass catcher Tyreek Hill ($7,800) is projected for the third-most points (17.7) and will also be a popular choice.
For some cheaper options that could also blow up, Mike Evans ($7,300) and Kenny Golladay ($6,800) aren't likely to go overlooked. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could get into a track meet with the Atlanta Falcons in a game that has a 51.0 point over/under, and Golladay takes his 23 targets over the last two contests to Green Bay, who ranks 30th against the pass.
Pivot
Alshon Jeffrey, Philadelphia Eagles: $6,500 (at Washington Redskins)
With Nick Foles taking over the last two weeks, it's directly led to a resurgence for Alshon Jeffery, who makes for an interesting mid-priced receiving pivot.
It certainly won't be a cake walk this this week for the Philadelphia Eagles -- Washington ranks 10th against the pass, and they haven't let a passer go above 200 yards in any of their last three games. This game also has a mediocre over/under of only 41.5 points, as these two teams rank in the bottom five in terms of situation-neutral pace.
But just a few weeks ago, in terms of Passing NEP per drop back, Carson Wentz posted his second-best game of the year (0.37) against these same Redskins, throwing for 306 passing yards and two touchdowns. More recently, Jeffrey has shown a strong connection with Foles, turning 13 targets into 244 receiving yards as Philadelphia tries playing their way into the playoff picture.
We have the wideout projected for 11.2 FanDuel points, but if the Eagles can keep up their offensive pace from recent weeks -- they've scored 62 points in the last two contests -- tournament upside of up to 24.7 FanDuel points is a real possibility. That would be good for a 3.8 point return per $1,000 spent.
