DFS: Filling in Your Week 7 Lineups
Here are theScore's sample lineups for Week 7 of the NFL season (Thursday night game excluded):
Cash Game Without FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Philip Rivers (SD) | vs. OAK |
| RB | Todd Gurley (STL) | vs. CLE |
| RB | Devonta Freeman (ATL) | at TEN |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | at MIA |
| WR | Antonio Brown (PIT) | at KC |
| WR | John Brown (ARI) | vs. BAL |
| TE | Delanie Walker (TEN) | vs. ATL |
| K | Blair Walsh (MIN) | at DET |
| D/ST | Rams | vs. CLE |
Rivers is on pace to set the NFL record for passing yards, and faces a weak Oakland secondary. The reins have been taken off Gurley, and he has dominated the Rams' backfield in touches. If Ben Roethlisberger can't return, switch Antonio Brown with the Jets' Brandon Marshall, who faces New England. Freeman and Hopkins have been dominant. -- Ken Conrad
GPP Without FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Andrew Luck (IND) | vs. NO |
| RB | Shane Vereen (NYG) | vs. DAL |
| RB | Darren Sproles (PHI) | at CAR |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | at MIA |
| WR | Julio Jones (ATL) | at TEN |
| WR | Travis Benjamin (CLE) | at STL |
| TE | Antonio Gates (SD) | vs. OAK |
| K | Chris Boswell (PIT) | at KC |
| D/ST | Steelers | at KC |
To get the best production from target gobbling wide receivers (Hopkins, Jones, Benjamin) while also locking up a top QB in a solid matchup (Luck), scrimping and saving at running back is the name of the game. Vereen and Sproles are not expensive and both carry excellent upside with favorable matchups, even if they are DFS wildcards. -- Jason Wilson
Cash Game With FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Carson Palmer (ARI) | vs. BAL |
| RB | Devonta Freeman (ATL) | at TEN |
| RB | Latavius Murray (OAK) | at SD |
| WR | John Brown (ARI) | vs. BAL |
| WR | Allen Hurns (JAX) | vs. BUF |
| WR | Donte Moncrief (IND) | vs. NO |
| TE | Antonio Gates (SD) | vs. OAK |
| FLEX | Todd Gurley (STL) | vs. CLE |
| D/ST | Falcons | at TEN |
Featuring three high-usage second-banana WRs, this lineup is balanced to avoid tying up too much salary in one player. All of these players have favorable opponents except Freeman - but at this point, being one of the few players who misses out on the next monster Freeman outing can be enough to send you to the bottom of your cash games. -- Andrew Potter
GPP With FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Brian Hoyer (HOU) | at MIA |
| RB | Devonta Freeman (ATL) | at TEN |
| RB | Darren McFadden (DAL) | at NYG |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | at MIA |
| WR | Odell Beckham Jr. (NYG) | vs. DAL |
| WR | Golden Tate (DET) | vs. MIN |
| TE | Ladarius Green (SD) | vs. OAK |
| FLEX | Todd Gurley (STL) | vs. CLE |
| D/ST | Falcons | at TEN |
The combo of Hoyer and Hopkins headline this GPP roster. Freeman and McFadden are great in PPR formats, while McFadden comes at a bargain price and will have a very low ownership percentage. Beckham Jr. is another elite receiving option along with Hopkins and Tate provides access to a Detroit passing offense that finally showed signs of life. -- Josh Ghatak