Underdog Fantasy. By now, most of you know that Underdog has some incredible season-long best ball tournaments and weekly Battle Royale contests. However, they have another contest that will prove to have tremendous appeal to fantasy managers-their Pick ‘Em game. Simply choose two or more fantasy points, yardage, or reception totals, choose over or under, and lock in your prediction. Pick any 2-5 player props to parlay together, and you can win up to 20X on your entry in one night!
There is also a head-to-head Rivals contest. Pick which player between the two of them will have more of a given stat in their game; some players will be given a line handicap, indicated by the + and number below their picture.
There is a ton of value to be had here for fantasy managers as we already familiarize ourselves with important information like depth charts, injuries, yards allowed, fantasy points allowed, and more. This gives us a potential competitive advantage when it comes to identifying and tackling potential values. While more than a few totals will appeal to fantasy managers for Week 10 at Underdog, we will briefly discuss three that have more allure than most.
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Michael Pittman (WR – IND): 67.5 receiving yards
Michael Pittman is in the midst of a breakout season. He is averaging 5.6 receptions and 73.1 receiving yards per game and has scored five touchdowns. The most impressive thing about his stat line is that Pittman has put up these marks despite playing with a hobbled Carson Wentz for portions of the season. He has emerged as the Colts number one receiver and looks like one of the top young wideouts in the league. Pittman has hit 68 or more receiving yards in five of his last seven contests and looks like a great bet to do so again against a suspect Jacksonville Jaguars defense. Jacksonville has surrendered the fourth-most receiving yards per game to the wide receiver position and has allowed at least one receiver to hit at least 68 receiving yards in each contest this season. Gamescript and Jonathan Taylor dominating on the ground are the most obvious risks, but with this being a divisional matchup, Jacksonville should be able to keep the game competitive enough for the Colts to keep their foot on the gas through the air. Pittman deserves strong consideration for your Week 10 pick ’em ticket.
Pick: Over
Tim Patrick (WR – DEN): 39.5 receiving yards
This Tim Patrick pick ’em stands out as a potential value for Week 10. Patrick is back to third on the depth chart, but he has still looked good despite seeing fewer targets. He has averaged 74.5 receiving yards in the two games since Jerry Jeudy returned to the team. He has led the team with 36.2 percent of the air yards and is second with 16.3 percent of the targets. These numbers suggest that Patrick could quite easily eclipse the 39.5 receiving yard total he has been assigned at Underdog Fantasy. Patrick is not without risk. He is susceptible to gamescript against an inconsistent Philadelphia Eagles team, could be fifth or sixth in targets on any given Sunday, and as the air yard leader, is seeing some lower percentage targets. With that said, as intimated above, Patrick is one of the top values on the board for Week 10.
Pick: Over
Mike Evans (WR – TB): 77.5 receiving yards
Mike Evans looks to be in line for a big game against Washington. Antonio Brown is out again, Chris Godwin, while expected to play, may be limited, and Rob Gronowski will miss another game. Evans hasn’t been lighting the world on fire in the receiving yard department this year and is averaging just 68 receiving yards per game. He has hit 78 receiving yards in just two of his eight contests and has failed to do so in each of his last three contests. His recent trends suggest the under for this contest, but the over maintains some appeal due to the Buccaneers Week 10 opponent. Washington has relinquished the third-most receiving yards per game to opposing wide receivers and should be picked apart by Tom Brady. This pick ’em total is more dealer’s choice than a glaring value, but the suggestion here is to attack the matchup and side with the over lean.
Pick: Over
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