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4 NFL FanDuel Studs to Target in Week 13

Barry Cohen  —  @ScaryBarry4 Nov 29th, 2018
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Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings

FanDuel Price: $8,100
Projected Points: 17.7

After recording his first game of the season without either a touchdown or 100 receiving yards in Week 11, Adam Thielen righted the ship in Week 13, catching 8-of-9 targets for 125 yards and a touchdown.

He has been limited in practice since then as he deals with a calf injury, but he certainly wasn't slowed down by the ailment in Week 13, and it doesn't appear to be anything serious. In fact, our models project him to rank among the top three wide receivers on the main slate this week in all of targets (11.6), receptions (7.7), receiving yards (97.1) and touchdowns (0.7). That heavy workload should not come as a surprise, considering Thielen ranks inside the top five wide receivers in target market share (28.6%).

His matchup against the New England Patriots, who have held opposing wide receivers to the 13th-fewest FanDuel points per game this year certainly doesn't jump off the page as one we have to attack. But Thielen has proven this season that he should see heavy usage and perform despite the tough matchup.

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