Below you'll find a chart showing the Vegas total and rank in terms of fantasy points allowed to defenses this year for every team's opposing offense. We've also included the Football Outsiders DAVE defensive rankings as well as each defense's price on some of the daily sites. We're looking at the teams available in the DFS slates starting at 1:00 ET on Sunday.
Team | Opp. | Opp. Total | Opp. Rank | Dave Rank | DK | FD | FEUD |
ARI | CLE | 20.25 | 31 | 4 | 4000 | 5400 | 64800 |
ATL | TBB | 20.5 | 20 | 17 | 3400 | 4800 | 55200 |
BAL | SDC | 23.25 | 22 | 23 | 3000 | 4400 | 40000 |
CAR | IND | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3200 | 4800 | 58900 |
CHI | MIN | 21.75 | 13 | 29 | 2400 | 4200 | 40000 |
CIN | PIT | 24.25 | 5 | 13 | 3000 | 4700 | 43900 |
CLE | ARI | 25.75 | 3 | 27 | 2000 | 4200 | 40000 |
DAL | SEA | 23.5 | 24 | 25 | 2700 | 4500 | 43800 |
DEN | GBP | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2900 | 4700 | 47600 |
GB | DEN | 21.5 | 25 | 7 | 3300 | 4800 | 46100 |
IND | CAR | 27 | 8 | 21 | 2100 | 4100 | 40000 |
MIN | CHI | 20.75 | 28 | 24 | 3100 | 4700 | 53400 |
NO | NYG | 22.75 | 6 | 31 | 2000 | 4200 | 45500 |
NYG | NOS | 26.25 | 10 | 12 | 2700 | 4400 | 50100 |
NYJ | OAK | 20.5 | 8 | 2 | 2900 | 4800 | 57100 |
OAK | NYJ | 23.5 | 12 | 14 | 2200 | 4100 | 40000 |
PIT | CIN | 24.25 | 4 | 16 | 2600 | 4600 | 40000 |
SD | BAL | 26.75 | 10 | 30 | 2200 | 4400 | 41100 |
SEA | DAL | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3700 | 5200 | 70300 |
SF | STL | 23.75 | 28 | 32 | 2100 | 4000 | 41800 |
STL | SFO | 15.75 | 30 | 5 | 3200 | 5100 | 81400 |
TB | ATL | 28 | 7 | 22 | 2300 | 4000 | 40000 |
Premium Options
The Cardinals, Seahawks and Rams are the three most expensive defenses on FD and Feud and three of the five most expensive on DK. They are also three of the five highest scoring fantasy defenses so far. Of the others in the top five, the Eagles are on bye and the Broncos have to face the Packers this week. So these are your elite options for the week. All three teams are ranked top 10 in the DAVE rankings, and all three of their opponents are among the bottom five in projected team totals this week. They're all great plays, and the best way to decide between them is probably price. On DK, the Rams have seen a big price increase from where they were last week, but they're still too cheap there. But on Feud, the Rams are the most expensive defense of the three with Arizona being the cheapest option there. And then on FD, Arizona is the most expensive. Seattle and St. Louis are a toss up there as they're only separated by $100.
Value Options
Moving down the pricing list just a bit, you'll find the Panthers and the Packers. Those teams rank sixth and seventh respectively in the DAVE rankings, but it's Green Bay who has the better matchup. The Packers will face Denver and Peyton "Noodle Arm" Manning, who has at least one interception in every game this season and at least two in each of his last three games. Green Bay is $100 more expensive on DK than the Rams, so they're not as much of a considertation there. But they're cheaper than all three premium options on FD and Feud, quite a bit a cheaper on Feud.
Bargain Options
There's not a lot to love in the bargain bin this week, but how about the Raiders? Oakland has been an above average defense as they're ranked 14th in the DAVE rankings. And while their matchup with the Jets isn't a great one, it's not awful, either, as the Jets have only been a slightly below average matchup for fantasy defenses. Oakland has been a bit better against the run than the pass, so perhaps they can shut down an ailing Jets running game and turn the Jets into a one-dimensional passing attack. Ryan Fitzpatrick has a career interception rate of 3.4 percent, so he's certainly more turnover-prone than average.