While traditional fantasy football formats have dominated the landscape, managers can find numerous ways to play the game they love. Underdog Pick’em contests allow managers to put their player projection skills to the test by predicting player stat lines.
Here are the top Underdog Pick’em plays for Sunday Night Football between the Washington Commanders and New York Giants.
Top Underdog Pick’ems for Sunday Night Football
Underdog Pick’ems allow fantasy managers to predict stat lines and fantasy point totals for almost all fantasy-relevant players. Here, the more selections you add to your entry, the higher the payout.
The levels are two players for 3x, three for 6x, four for 10x, and finally, five for 20x, progressing with each additional pick’em you add to your entry.
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Daniel Jones Higher Than 27.5 Rushing Yards
While Daniel Jones is averaging a career-low 194.9 passing yards per game this season, his rushing abilities have saved the day. Jones is fifth in rushing yards per game, third in red-zone carries, and fourth in rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks.
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He has also topped the 27.5 rushing projection six times, one of which was back in Week 13 against the Commanders when Jones rushed 12 times for 72 yards. The Giants’ best odds of moving the ball on the Commanders will be on the ground, and if the pressure does come to Jones, he has the ability to get outside the pocket. With a couple of scrambles and designed keepers, I like Jones to go higher than his 27.5 rushing yard projection on Sunday Night Football.
Terry McLaurin Higher Than 61.5 Receiving Yards
Scary Terry is an absolute menace against the Giants. He has three touchdowns in his six games while also averaging 7.3 catches for 96.7 yards on 10.2 targets per game. I think that’s good, right?
McLaurin led the team with eight catches for 105 yards and a TD in their Week 13 meeting. He has 62 catches for 945 yards on the season, and, on Sunday, he can become the sixth player ever with 50+ catches and 900+ receiving yards in each of his first four seasons. Throw in that McLaurin has 100+ yards and a score in three of his last four games against New York, and the higher feels like a must-play for Underdog Pick’ems.
Darius Slayton Higher Than 3.0 Receptions
Volume, not efficiency. You have two options for Darius Slayton, with the other being his 45.5 receiving yards, and I don’t mind either. Since Week 7, Slayton has a 20.7% target share while averaging 71.4 receiving yards per game with a 39.5% air-yard share.
Back in Week 13, Slayton hauled in six of his eight targets for 90 receiving yards. He has three or more receptions in seven of his last nine games and over 45.5 yards in six of his last seven. As the only reliable pass catcher for New York, Slayton should see the required volume to hit the higher on his projection in Week 15.
Saquon Barkley Lower Than 91.5 Total Yards
Saquon Barkley was having a vintage season, and through Weeks 1 through 13, he averaged 23.5 touches and 108 total yards per game. But that’s not the case anymore. Barkley played just 31% of snaps last week with 11 touches and 48 total yards while also dealing with a neck issue.
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To make matters worse, he hasn’t rushed for over 63 yards since Week 10 and is averaging just 38 rush yards and 16 receiving yards over that span. Since Week 8, Washington is 11th in success rate, sixth in yards per game, and 12th in explosive run rate allowed. I feel that Barkley will go lower than his 91.5 total yard projection.