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NFL 2013: Week #13-The Furnace’s Five Best Bets

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 30, 2013
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Coming off a 3-2 Week #12, there is still time to right the ship. The most exciting contest this week appears to be the Broncos vs the Chiefs (the Game of the Week) while the Jaguars vs the Browns could very well be in the classification of ‘Most Boring’ unless, of course, you’re a Jags or Browns fan…

*Home team in CAPS

JETS over the Dolphins- For the Dolphins they will be without RB Daniel Thomas while going up against the league’s number 1 rushing defense. Conversely, Miami is 26th in the league in stopping the run, a bonus for the Jets who are due for a well played game and cannot afford another loss if they have any intentions of playing in the post-season. Allowing the Jets to run will take some pressure off the much beleaguered rookie Geno Smith who needs to keep his turnovers from taking over the game. Jets by a field goal.

PANTHERS over the Buccaneers- The Bucs lost to the Panthers in week #8 by 18 points and could be without Darrelle Revis on Sunday. Even though Tampa Bay has gone 3-1 since that loss, there haven’t been teams quite as hot as Carolina over the last several weeks. The ‘Cats  just escaped defeat in Miami last week but will have an easier time of it vs the Bucs. Could be a long day for rookie QB Mike Glennon if his O-line cannot protect him.

Cardinals over the EAGLES- We like Nick Foles and the offense looks like it’s beginning to come together under his leadership, but the fact remains that the Eagles have won just one game in their last 11 at home. The Cardinals are coming off a four-game winning streak and Carson Palmer looks like the quarterback of a decade ago. This should be a high-scoring affair given these two offenses but we think that the underdog Cardinals will make it five straight.

#3 Veteran QB Carson Palmer has his offense working on all cylinders while on their 4-game David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports streak. Photo:

#3 Veteran QB Carson Palmer has his offense working on all cylinders while on their 4-game winning streak.
Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports

49ERS over the Rams- The Rams have been coming on of late and look better now than they have all season. However, they lost to these same 49ers by 24 points back in Week 5 in their building. San Francisco has won their last six games by double-digits and have too much offense with just the right the right amount of defense to lock this one up early.

Broncos over the CHIEFS- Toughest Game of the Week to call. Here’s our take…The Chiefs lost to the Broncos in week 11 by 10 points. Relying much on their usual staunch defense, the Chiefs not only have given up 55 points over their last two games, but have posted only one sack in that span. Denver, coming off their embarrassing debacle in New England last week, clearly are looking to avenge that awful defeat and collapse. If Tamba Hali and/or Justin Houston are out or even not at full strength on Sunday, then the Chief’s defense will be even more compromised. Edge here to the Broncos.

#18 Peyton Manning and the Broncos are looking to put last week's loss to the Patriots behind them with their 2nd win in 3 Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images over the Chiefs.

#18 Peyton Manning and the Broncos are looking to put last week’s loss to the Patriots behind them with their 2nd win in 3 weeks over the Chiefs. Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

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Fantasy Football: Week #11 Waiver Wire Pickups

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 14, 2012
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Between bye weeks and injuries there has to be some players that will help to fill a void (or two) on your roster this week. The amount of concussed players rises every week and one can only wish that there will be ways to help minimize these serious health concerns. Just last week we saw Alex Smith, Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger, and Fred Jackson, just to name a few, succumb to either concussion or other bodily injury. Several of these and other players will be out for Sunday’s games so here are some pickups that hopefully you can still grab in your leagues…

Carson Palmer-QB-Raiders- The Raiders will be going up against the defensively challenged Saints this week and we’re touting Palmer because New Orleans has given up the most fantasy points to QBs in the league. They also yield close to 500 yards of offense to opposing teams which should benefit the Raiders who were blown away by the Ravens last week. Palmer was 29-45 for 368 yards and two touchdowns in that game although admittedly a lot of the throws came when the game was clearly out of hand. He has however , thrown 45 or more passes in 3 of his last 4 games and has just become the first Raider QB since Ken Stabler to throw eight 300-yard passing games. He’s still available in around 40% of most leagues.

#3 Raiders QB & veteran Carson Palmer becomes even more fantasy relevant this week as he faces a very generous Saints defense. Photo: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Donnie Avery-WR-Colts- When Rookie QB Andrew Luck isn’t rushing for touchdowns, he’s got some fairly reliable receivers at his disposal. Avery is slowly becoming one of his favorites as witnessed last week when he was targeted six times. Only Reggie Wayne was targeted more. New England, the Colts’ opponents this week, has given up the 7th most fantasy points to WR’s this season which makes Avery even more of a threat. In his last three weeks, he has 13 receptions for 215 yards. He’ll make a decent WR3 this week and you should have no problem finding him as he is only owned in under 25% of leagues.

Daniel Thomas-RB-Dolphins- Forget Miami’s mammoth collapse last week in their stunning 31-13 defeat at home. They will now face the Buffalo Bills who have given up the most fantasy points to RBs this season. Yes, Thomas shares the carries with Reggie Bush, who had a costly fumble in last week’s contest, but Thomas gained more total yards than Bush in that game. He had 5 rushes for 21 yards and 5 catches for 34. Those of you in deeper leagues desperate for a flex play, you can can ill-afford to pass Thomas by. The 2nd round pick in the 2011 draft has three rushing TD’s on the season, one more than Stephen Jackson of the Rams… He is only owned in about a third of leagues.

#33 Dolphin RB Daniel Thomas makes a serviceable flex play in deeper ppr leagues this week. Photo: zimbio.com

Connor Barth-K-Buccaneers- Not exactly a household name yet, Barth can easily fill in for those of you who lose Giants K Lawrence Tynes or Vikings K Blair Walsh to byes this week. He has 9 field goals over 40 yards and three over 50 so far this season. He has attempted seven F.G.s and has booted 13 extra points over the past three games He has 28 fantasy points over his last three games, averaging around 9 fantasy points per week. I know I’d sign up for 9 points if my top kicker was off this week. He is available in 65% of leagues and is considered a Must Add for those short a kicker.

Bengals-Team Defense/Special Teams- The Bengals are a perfect fill-in should you own the Giants or Vikings this week, and would not be a bad pick if your team was not on a bye. Why? Well, in a word, Kansas City! Alright, two words.. In their last five games the anemic Chiefs have scored 6, 10, 16, 13, and 13 points, and two of those games were against non-defensive minded teams; Oakland and Tampa Bay. As for the Bengals, they just happen to have the leagues 4th most sacks (27) and are fifth in fumble recoveries with (8). Another Must Add for those in need of a team def. /sp. teams or those who want to upgrade who they already have on their roster this week. The Bengals are owned in 45% of leagues so check ’em out before that number rises too much higher.

The Bengals defense, shown tackling RB David Wilson here, wreaked havoc vs the Giants last week causing them to turn the ball over several times while holding them to just 13 points. They’ll have an easier time of it this week. Photo: Al Behrman/ap