Welcome to Sleeper Picks. Sleeper’s newest offering promised plenty of entertainment and action, and they delivered. We will break down our top three picks for this week’s NFL action. Sleeper is quickly becoming one of the most popular season-long fantasy platforms, and they are expanding into other areas based on demand. Each week in this space, we’ll talk about some strategy for the new platform while providing our favorite NFL more/less picks.
Sleeper Picks NFL Wild Card Weekend
Season record: 38-31
Puka Nacua (WR – LAR): 58.5 receiving yards
There is a promo line for Wild Card weekend that drops Puka’s line from 76.5 receiving yards to 58.5 receiving yards and is open to all users. This is not one of the highly sought after 99 percent promo lines, but is still one that is highly attractive due to the player involved. Puka has 84 or more receiving yards in four of his last five full games and is almost certain to hit at least 59 in what could very well be a shootout against the Detroit Lions. Puka broke the rookie receiving yard record (albeit in 17 games) last week and should have earned enough of the coaching staff’s trust to be leaned on even when the stakes are at their highest. Puka could eclipse this total in just one half of play. Lock this play into at least one of your tickets for this weekend.
Pick: More
David Njoku (TE – CLE): 54.5 receiving yards
Njoku recorded just 44 receiving yards against the Texans in Week 16 but still saw nine targets and six receptions. That was the only time in the last four games that he failed to eclipse at least 91 receiving yards. Joe Flacco has unlocked Njoku’s upside, and in a win-or-go-home scenario, we can expect Flacco to continue to feed his stud tight end targets early and often. Njoku has recorded at least 56 receiving yards in six of his last eight games and is an excellent bet to do so once again on Saturday afternoon. Houston allowed six different tight ends to record at least 55 receiving yards against them this season, and Njoku would have likely been the seventh if Week 16’s contest had been more competitive. Dap the More on Njoku for Wild Card weekend.
Pick: More
Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – DET): 88.5 receiving yards
Amon-Ra has been elite this season. He has recorded 95 or more receiving yards in 11 of 17 games and averaged 94.7 receiving yards per game on the season. Amon-Ra is sure to be leaned on even more than usual with star rookie tight end Sam LaPorta lost for the season, so only an inability to generate yards after the catch should be able to keep him from hitting at least 89 receiving yards in this one. The Los Angeles Rams have allowed 10 different receivers to hit at least 88 receiving yards, with eight crossing the 100 yard barrier. This should be an easy one to hit, especially if St. Brown continues to see heavy slot snaps. Rap the More on Amon-Ra for Wild Card weekend.
Pick: More
Writers note: The lines are constantly changing on Sleeper, so there is a high probability that one or all of the numbers may no longer be the same when you open your app. There are excellent values when they are first posted, with the only catch being that they are not all released at the same time. Vigilance could provide a solid return on investment this season, literally.
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Writers note: The lines are constantly changing on Sleeper, so there is a high probability that one or all of the numbers may no longer be the same when you open your app. There are excellent values when they are first posted, with the only catch being that they are not all released at the same time. Vigilance could provide a solid return on investment this season, literally.
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Raju Byfield is a featured writer for FantasyPros. For more from Raju, check out his profile and follow him @FantasyContext.
