4 DFS Stacks to Target in DraftKings or FanDuel Week 5

Week 5 of the NFL season features six games that currently have over/ unders sitting at 47 points or higher, which makes for some juicy stacking opportunities. If you play DFS, whether it is cash games or GPPs, you need to start stacking your lineups since it is an important aspect of a winning strategy. I became a huge fan of the concept years ago and have won a lot of money because of it. Here are a few other factors I look for before finalizing my lineups:

Look for high totals (and team totals) when analyzing game spreads.
Find favorable game scripts and exploit matchups in those particular games.

I’ve done the research for you, so it is time to jump on board:

New York Giants at Carolina Panthers (-7), 44 over/ under

Cam Newton & Christian McCaffrey & Carolina Defense

Coming off the bye week as a big home favorite, and one of the highest implied team totals (25.8), this is the week to ride the Panthers. Newton and McCaffrey should be well-rested and ready to exploit a Giants defense ranked 29th vs. the run and 25th vs. the pass. This pairing has upside in either format, especially if CMC can get in the end zone through the air. Considering he already has seen 26 targets through only three games, a positive touchdown progression, especially on a catch, seems inevitable. CMC comes into this week averaging 23.26 DraftKings points, and now faces a Giants defense allowing 31.6 DraftKings points per game to running backs. He should be in all your lineups. Cam comes into this week averaging 26.5 DraftKings points per game, and his rushing upside makes him an excellent tourney option every week. Stacking those two together is a no-brainer this week. The Carolina D is also a solid option, as they will go up against a Giants offense that has been terrible to say the least, and is implied for a mediocre 18.75 points this weekend.

Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers (-3), 58 over, under

Ben Roethlisberger & James Conner & Juju Smith-Schuster

The highest O/U of the slate belongs to the Falcons/ Steelers game, so you know we had to get in on the action. Big Ben has a terrific matchup vs. a terrible Falcons pass defense (28th). Atlanta is giving up 28.5 DraftKings points per game to quarterbacks, and with them being so banged up on that side of the ball, look for that to continue. The Steelers also have the highest-slate implied total of 30 points, and we know Big Ben is much better at home, so he should be worth the high price tag. Stacking Ben with Conner will help get you some differentiated exposure. Conner faces off against the 30th ranked rush defense, and will be the workhorse on a team that is favored to win at home (perfect game script). More importantly, the Falcons are giving up 35.9 DraftKings points per game to running backs. Smith-Schuster offers a huge price discount at WR compared to Antonio Brown, without the drastic dip in production. He has racked up 49 targets through four games, only 4 shy of Brown’s 53. Don’t hesitate to pull the trigger on this Steelers stack this weekend.

Contrarian/ Low ownership options:

Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs (-3), 49 over/ under

Patrick Mahomes & Tyreek Hill & Travis Kelce

People might stay away from the Chiefs due to the Jags vaunted defense, so this might be a nice contrarian stack to play this weekend. Hill has a tough matchup vs. Jalen Ramsey, but he is an elite WR regardless of who is guarding him. Odell put up numbers vs. the Jags in Week 1, yes some in garbage time, but I don’t expect anything different from the “Cheetah”. He is going to get his. And speaking of getting his, Mahomes has yet to score less than 25 DraftKings points this season. Whether they are up or down, I expect Mahomes to put up DFS points. I also trust Andy Reid to put him in the best position to succeed, even vs. a great defense. Kelce has seen double-digit targets the last three weeks, so the volume is going to be there to give him a shot to score. Look at this stack if you are feeling frisky.

Blake Bortles & Dede Westbrook & TJ Yeldon

There is a lot of value in Bortles this weekend, as he has a great matchup against a Chiefs defense giving up the fifth-most fantasy points per game to QBs through the first four weeks. Westbrook also has a sweet matchup vs. Kendall Fuller, so exploit that. Yeldon is a solid pass-catcher, and Bortles loves to check down to him. The game script should setup nicely for the Jags. They will need to keep up with the Chiefs, and possibly be in catch-up mode towards the end. Not many people will run with this stack, which is precisely why you may want to roll the dice.