The New York Giants (3-8) face the New England Patriots (2-8) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey this Sunday afternoon.
It’s the least engaging matchup on the slate this weekend because it options the 2 lowest-scoring groups within the NFL this 12 months.
Nonetheless, there’s fantasy soccer to consider and there needs to be some worth someplace on this recreation, no?
Listed here are three angles to contemplate.
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The Giants’ protection is coming off a terrific week during which they led the NFL in fantasy factors. Massive Blue had 4 sacks, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries and a defensive landing.
They face a New England offense that has averaged simply 13.1 factors per recreation over their final three and has not but named their beginning quarterback for this week.
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Saquon Barkley is at all times a should when choices for the Giants. He racked up 30 FPS towards Washington final week and has had at the least 14 FPS in each recreation besides the 2 blowout losses to Dallas, during which recreation circumstances saved the ball out of his fingers.
This gained’t be a blowout, so anticipate Barkley to get his regular share of touches. The Pats are in the course of the pack relating to defending working backs this 12 months, so he’s well-placed right here.
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Demario Douglas, the rookie out of Liberty, has develop into the Patriots’ prime wideout during the last month. He has been focused at the least six instances in every of the final 4 video games.
Over that interval, he has averaged 11.05 FPS on DraftKings over that interval and dealing with a Giants protection that has allowed the fourth-most FPS to vast receivers this 12 months.
