DFS locks, fades for week 8 - Eagles' Boston Scott

Yahoo Sports' Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don offer up their DFS locks and fades for this week's slate of games, including a running back who finished with 92 total yards and a receiving touchdown vs. the Giants in week 7.

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SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Let's get to our DFS picks for the week. There's somebody on the Eagles that you're excited about.

DALTON DEL DON: Yeah, Boston Scott at just $18. They were treating him like a workhorse. Obviously, the setup is so good, especially if they're down. If Andy Dalton's out, that's gonna be a nice game script for them. But, yeah, Richard Rodgers is super cheap there.

Oh, Fulgham is what I was gonna say. Sorry. Fulgham is respected, properly priced at $24. I like that. Because now Fulgham, man, he's just getting the targets.

And it's fun having the Sunday night game and having a couple-- you know, the DFS main slate on Yahoo. So Boston Scott at 18. I have him as a borderline top-10 back this week.

SCOTT PIANOWSKI: I don't like the price on Fulgham. But, man, three straight double-digit targets. And he can win as the X receiver. Granted, he's not a great separation guy. But he's good, and they need him.

I'm interested in Richard Rodgers if we don't get Dallas Goedert back. And it looks like he might have a chance to play this week, which would totally wipe Rodgers off the map. But until Goedert comes back-- we know Ertz is out several weeks, so they need Rodgers. They need Fulgham. And Rodgers at 11 looks good to me.

I also think Darnell Mooney, as much as I hate the Bears offense, he's looked pretty good this year to me. And Robinson sounds like he might be hurt. The Saints secondary isn't what it used to be.

I also want to mention producer Ragu has his lock of the week, Gio Bernard at 17 bucks. We talked about Mixon probably being out, and that's a game that should feature a lot of scoring. Bernard is a versatile back. They don't seem interested in using the guys under Bernard, so you would think a very healthy market share and snap share for him is in line. I think $17 is a nice value there. Who are you fading in week eight, Dalton?

DALTON DEL DON: One of these weeks, Mooney is gonna catch one of those bombs for sure. And Rodgers, just $11, nearly the minimum. Totally with you.

I'm avoiding Alvin Kamara at $40. Obviously, he's a star. But I'll give you a juicy one here. So Yahoo is just half PPR. That's gonna be a slow-paced game in Chicago against a really strong Bears defense.

And when you compare it to a Kareem Hunt, who's $30, $10 cheaper, I actually have Hunt ranked higher. So my avoid this week if you're playing Yahoo DFS is Alvin Kamara.

SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Wow. The number one running back so far this year. By the way, doesn't it suck that we don't have any James Robinson this week, the number two running back in PPR, man? I don't know how I can live without the Jaguars this week. It just doesn't seem-- I'm just gonna be in a little ball weeping quietly because I don't have Robinson this week. But that's gutsy.

I'm gonna fade Mark Andrews, who I actually have played. I'm not proud of this. I've played him a few times in DFS. I know he had that Philadelphia matchup, and I thought, oh, he's gonna score multiple times. I think in Fearless Forecast, I predicted multiple touchdowns that week.

But Baltimore doesn't pepper anybody with targets, and they want to be run-first. And I don't know. Andrews still has a lot touchdown equity. It's the same with Hollywood Brown. I mean, he gets open a lot. I feel like I would fade him too. I don't know his price off the top of my head.

But I thought the Ravens were gonna be like one of those three or four offenses we'd be thrilled to have. Their backfield looks like a total mess right now. I don't know who you can play with any confidence. And even Jackson has been a little bit of a disappointment. So I guess this is kind of turning into a mass Ravens fade.

I did pick them in the game. But we know how Pittsburgh-Baltimore games are. Maybe the under is the play in that game, right? Don't they always play like a 20 to 13 or a 14 to 12 type of game?

I don't see-- maybe I have to upgrade that because it's 2020 and it's so hard to play defense. But that's not gonna be 30-27. That's gonna be like 20-17.

DALTON DEL DON: Both quarterbacks don't look right. Yeah, I'm totally with you. Diontae Johnson's one of the toughest players to figure out in all of fantasy this season. Guy leaves hurt every game but is absolutely the clear number one when he's on the field, so he's been bizarre. But, yeah, that's an ugly game that I would try to generally fade in DFS.