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7 NFL FanDuel Value Plays for Week 15

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Dec 13th, 2018
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Jaylen Samuels, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Price: $5,500

James Conner is still not practicing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so Jaylen Samuels will likely once again be a steal in DFS (assuming Conner sits).

Stevan Ridley vultured a touchdown last week, but overall the distribution of the work in the Steelers' backfield was highly encouraging for Samuels' value. The rookie out-snapped Ridley 48-8 (80% to 13% of the available snaps), and Samuels tallied 18 opportunities (11 carries and 7 targets) to Ridley's 5 (all carries).

Samuels' passing-game involvement is very important in an offense that has the league's highest pass-to-run ratio (2.05-to-1), and we can count on him for big volume again this week.

That is already enough to make him a top value option, but a matchup with the New England Patriots, a team allowing the third-most targets and fifth-most receptions per game to running backs, makes Samuels especially appealing this week.

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