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Cole Kmet - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet will try and build off a promising performance in the team's Week 6 loss to the Packers. There was plenty of buzz about Kmet coming into the season but that quickly fizzled by posting only 17 receiving yards combined through Week 2 through Week 4. Kmet re-emerged last week,... Read More
Justin Fields - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields will take on a Buccaneers defense that is allowing the fourth most fantasy points to opposing passers this season. The Bears have deployed a run-heavy outfit with Fields under center and the results offensively have been mixed at best. Chicago wants to be a run-first team but may struggle to... Read More
Darnell Mooney - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney will go up against a Buccaneers defense in Week 7 that is allowing the seventh most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers. Mooney, once again, was limited in practice on Thursday with a groin injury but that designation has become a weekly occurrence. The 23-year-old's season is off to... Read More
Alex Bregman Hits First Home Run Since Sept. 28
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman will start and hit third in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Red Sox. Bregman is slashing .281/.343/.406 through eight playoff games and popped his first home run since September 28 in the Astros seven-run ninth inning of Game 4. The Red Sox will send left-handed starter Chris... Read More
Yordan Alvarez Has Hits In Each ALCS Game
Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez will start and hit cleanup Wednesday in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Red Sox. Alvarez has been a metronome of offensive consistency in these playoffs and has at least one hit in every game of the Championship Series. Alvarez will face left-handed starter Chris Sale in Game... Read More
Carlos Correa Hitting .367 In The Playoffs
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa will try and stay hot as the team takes on the Red Sox in Game 5 of the ALCS. The series is tied at 2-2 and Correa will hit fifth against Red Sox projected starter Chris Sale. Correa has been, once again, dynamite in the playoffs, slashing .367/.441/.567 through 30... Read More
Michael Brantley Hitting .219 Against Lefties This Season
Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley will hit second in the team's crucial Game 5 matchup against the Red Sox in the ALCS. Brantley is 3-for-8 with three runs batted in since the series moved to Boston but will have a difficult matchup against left-handed starter Chris Sale. The veteran is hitting .306 during the postseason... Read More
Can Jose Altuve Continue Playoff Heroics?
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will start and hit leadoff in Game 5 of the ALCS against left-handed starter Chris Sale and the Red Sox. Altuve is hitting only .219 through 32 postseason at-bats but has hit some huge home runs. Altuve went 1-for-4 in Game 4, including a game-tying home run in the... Read More
Kyle Tucker Leads Astros In Playoff RBI
Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker will start and hit sixth Wednesday in Game 5 of the ALCS. Tucker has driven in runs in each of his last three games against the Red Sox and leads the Astros with 12 runs batted in through eight postseason games. Tucker has parlayed a fantastic second half in the... Read More
Darnell Mooney Catches First Touchdown Of Season
Chicago Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney caught five passes for 45 yards with one touchdown in the team's 24-14 loss to the Packers in Week 6. Mooney was targeted a team-high eight times and brought the Bears within a field goal in the fourth quarter with a five-yard touchdown catch from rookie quarterback Justin Fields.... Read More
Allen Robinson II Disappoints Again
Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II caught four passes for a team-high 53 yards in the Bears 24-14 loss to the Packers in Week 6. Robinson led the team with seven targets but failed to make a significant impact on the game. Robinson will be a free agent at season's end and it has... Read More
Justin Fields Inconsistent In Loss
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields completed 16-of-27 passes for 174 yards, one touchdown, one interception and 43 rushing yards in the Bears 24-14 loss to the Packers. Fields was hot out of the gate, completing his first three passes on the first drive that resulted in a touchdown. But the momentum grinded to a halt... Read More
Jamaal Williams Quiet In Loss
Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams carried the ball four times for only 11 yards in the team's loss to the Bengals in Week 6. Williams was plagued by a hip injury during practice this week and was questionable to play coming into the game. The Lions offense got very little going throughout this game... Read More
Amon-Ra St. Brown Held To 26 Yards
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught five passes for 26 yards in the team's blowout loss to the Bengals 34-11 in Week 6. The rookie came into the game with 13 receptions for 135 yards over his past two games but was held in check in this game. The Lions offense is moving... Read More
T.J. Hockenson Leads Lions With 74 Yards
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson caught a team-high eight passes for 74 yards in the Lions 34-11 blowout loss to the Bengals in Week 6. On a day when the Lions offense struggled mightily, Hockenson can be viewed as one of the lone bright spots. He led the team with 11 targets and looked... Read More
D'Andre Swift Finds End Zone In Blowout Loss
Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift posted 67 total yards with one touchdown in the Lions 34-11 loss to the Bengals in Week 6. It was a dismal offensive effort for the Lions but Swift salvaged his fantasy week with a score. Swift led the team with 13 carries but mustered only 24 yards on... Read More
Jared Goff Called Out After Grisly Loss
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff completed 28 of 42 passes for 202 yards with one interception in the Lions 34-11 loss to the Bengals in Week 6. The Lions are now 0-6 and head coach Dan Campbell called out Goff, specifically, after the game. "I will say this," Campbell said. "I feel like he (Goff)... Read More
Khalil Herbert - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert will serve as the change-of-pace back as the team prepares to take on the Packers in Week 6. Herbert looked fantastic spelling starter Damien Williams out of the backfield last week and actually finished the game with more carries (18) than the veteran (15). But Williams will continue to... Read More
Damien Williams - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears running back Damien Williams will remain the team's RB1 heading into the team's matchup against the Packers in Week 6. Williams does share the workload with rookie teammate Khalil Herbert but the veteran posted 84 total yards and a touchdown last week. Williams should continue the lead the charge in a run-heavy offensive... Read More
Cole Kmet - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet will have a favorable matchup against the Packers in Week 6. Offensively, the first five weeks have been a major disappointment for the second-year tight end. Kmet has amassed only 10 receptions for 81 yards but has been a major contributor run-blocking in a run-heavy offense. The Packers have... Read More
Darnell Mooney - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney will go up against a Packers defense in Week 6 that is allowing the 11th fewest fantasy points to opposing receivers. Mooney posted 125 yards in Week 4 but crashed back to earth last week with only 35 yards. Mooney has the speed and talent to be a dynamic... Read More
Allen Robinson II - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II will take on a Packers secondary that is allowing the 11th fewest fantasy points to opposing receivers this season. Nine different receivers have posted at least seven fantasy points against them but only two receivers have posted more than 90 receiving yards against them. Meanwhile, Robinson is off... Read More
Justin Fields - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is riding high off his victory against the Raiders in Las Vegas but now must experience a rite of passage Bears fans know all too well; playing the rival Packers. Fields is making progress but, from a fantasy perspective, is not producing enough to warrant consideration. The rookie will face... Read More
Kalif Raymond - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond should be back in the offensive mix heading into the team's Week 6 matchup against the Bengals. The Lions were already down Tyrell Williams (concussion) to start the season and then lost Quintez Cephus (collarbone) last week. Raymond's value had been on the rise recently but failed to catch... Read More
Amon-Ra St. Brown - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown's fantasy arrow is pointing up heading into the team's Week 6 matchup against the Bengals. After a slow start, S. Brown has racked up 13 catches on 16 targets for 135 yards over his last two games. The rookie will face a Bengals secondary that is allowing the... Read More
Jamaal Williams - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams will continue to serve as the second option in the backfield against the Bengals in Week 6. Williams has actually out-carried Swift the past two weeks but Swift's ability in the passing game holds back Williams' value. Both will face a Bengals defense that is allowing the 15th fewest... Read More
D'Andre Swift - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift will go up against a Bengals defense that is allowing the 15th fewest fantasy points to opposing runners this season. Three running backs have posted over 100 total yards against them this season, something that Swift has begun to make a habit of. The dynamic player spends most of... Read More
Jared Goff - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff will try and get the Lions in the win column as the team prepares to play the Bengals in Week 6. Turnovers have plagued Goff through the first month of the season and has only two touchdown passes over his last three games played. He will go up against a... Read More
Lance McCullers Jr. Reports Forearm Tightness
Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. told reporters postgame that he left the team's 10-1 win over the White Sox in Game 4 due to right forearm tightness. The right-handed starter pitched four innings of one-run baseball but walked three batters and allowed five hits. McCullers Jr.'s status is officially up in the air heading... Read More
Alex Bregman Hits .375 In ALDS
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman went 1-for-5 with one walk and two runs batted in as the Astros advance to the ALCS by defeating the White Sox 10-1 in Game 4. Bregman collected at least one hit in every game of the series and slashed .375/.444/.438 with four runs scored and four runs batted... Read More
