Week 16 Saturday DFS Lineup: Saquon Barkley, D.J. Moore, Jordan Love and More
Morgan puts together a DFS lineup for the week 16 Saturday games between the Eagles/Commanders and Packers/Bears.
After taking a look at every NFL team's best fantasy football options in Saturday games, let's put together a DFS lineup for the day.
This nine-player lineup on DraftKings has a $50,000 budget. Let's see what we can come up with!
Here are the team outlooks for the Eagles, Commanders, Packers and Bears.
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Quarterback - Jordan Love ($5,700)
I decided on Love at the quarterback spot for this lineup.
He is averaging 17.5 fantasy points per game on the season and has scored 15.9, 20.3 and 25.8 over his past three contests. That 20.3-point outing was against the Bears, and the matchup is pretty favorable, so I think he has a good fantasy outlook this week.
He might not be missing any offensive playmakers around him, so Love could be in for a big day, especially as the offense now needs the lead the way.
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Running Back - Saquon Barkley ($7,200)
Barkley gets one of the running back spots heading into a pretty favorable test against the Commanders.
He's averaging 15.1 fantasy points per game this season, and has scored 17.2 and 21.2 over the past two contests.
I like Barkley to shine in the favorable matchup on Saturday, and go for 20+ points. He's a pricier pick, so he needs to deliver for me.
Running Back - Kyle Monangai ($4,900)
Monangai is my other running back pick.
He has a tougher test against the Packers, but with D'Andre Swift and least banged up (and maybe out), I see the Chicago rookie back delivering a nice fantasy total.
Monangai is averaging 9.1 fantasy points per game on the season, but is coming off a 3.3-point outing. He scored 9.7 points against the Packers two weeks ago, but had been better than that in the five games before that.
Wide Receiver - A.J. Brown ($6,700)
Brown gets the first wide receiver spot for this DFS lineup.
He is averaging 15.8 fantasy points per contest this season. Brown has scored 12.1, 19, 38.2, 28 and 11.9 fantasy points over his past five contests, so he's trending up as the season winds down.
Brown has a pretty favorable matchup, so I like him to deliver again this week. Hopefully he doesn't lose any scores to DeVonta Smith.
Wide Receiver - Terry McLaurin ($5,900)
McLaurin is my second pick at wide receiver.
He is averaging 12.1 fantasy points on the season, and scored 15.9 last week. McLaurin had 7.1 the week before that, and 22.6 three weeks ago.
His matchup is a bit tougher, but Washington has to throw to someone, and he's the best option in my eyes. McLaurin needs to outscore Deebo Samuel Sr. and be one of the better fantasy wideouts on the day for this pick to work in my favor.
Wide Receiver - D.J. Moore ($5,300)
Moore gets the third and final wide receiver spot in my lineup.
He is averaging 10.4 fantasy points per game, and is coming off a 22.9-point showing. Moore scored just 0.6 fantasy points in his first game against Green Bay this season.
With Luther Burden and Rome Odunze out, and maybe tight end Cole Kmet out too, I see Moore leading the Bears' pass catchers. The matchup is pretty average, so we'll see if he can take advantage of a big opportunity and deliver a big fantasy score.
Tight End - Dallas Goedert ($4,100)
Goedert is my pick at the tight end spot. Colston Loveland was really the only other tight end I considered.
Goedert is averaging 12.8 fantasy points per game on the season, and scored 25 last week. He had 15.8 the week before that, so he too is trending up as the season winds down.
A favorable matchup awaits for him, so Goedert could really star in this one. With Barkley, Brown and now Goedert, I'm pretty covered if the Eagles' offense is moving the ball - now I just hope that Smith or Jalen Hurts aren't scoring all the touchdowns.
Flex - Jayden Reed ($5,000)
Reed is my pick at the flex spot.
He is averaging 8.3 fantasy points over his four games played this season. Reed had 9.3 against the Bears two weeks ago, and scored 10.5 in week 15.
His matchup is pretty favorable, and I like him to be more involved with Christian Watson at least dinged up for this one. If Watson is ruled out, Reed is a must-start DFS option at this price.
DST - Eagles DST ($3,600)
I rounded out my lineup with the Philly DST.
The unit is averaging 8.1 fantasy points per game so far this season, and has a pretty nice matchup ahead.
I could use a double-digit fantasy showing, and I think the Eagles DST delivers that this week.
