Week 9 NFL FanDuel Tournament Pivots

Wide Receiver

Chalk:

With Big Ben presumably returning, Antonio Brown will be a popular option against a Baltimore secondary that has allowed the most receiving touchdowns in the league. The Cowboys' offense as a whole will be popular this week against Cleveland, and Dez Bryant won't be exempt. Davante Adams has seen tremendous volume recently and gets a terrific matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. On the other side of the ball, Donte Moncrief is in a great spot for production and is underpriced. Speaking of underpriced, Michael Thomas continues to play the role of a number-one receiver while being priced as a number three. Against the San Francisco 49ers, he should be popular.

Pivots:

Emmanuel Sanders, $6,800 (at Oakland Raiders): Emmanuel Sanders comes in sandwiched between Adams and Moncrief in price and is unlikely to be as popular as either of them, despite an awesome matchup. Oakland grades out as the eighth-worst pass defense on a per-play basis and has given up the ninth-most FanDuel points per game to opposing receivers among defenses on this slate.

Sanders ranks 12th in targets per game this season (9.4) and leads Denver Broncos receivers in targets, catches, receiving yards, and FanDuel points. He could have a field day against Oakland's burnable secondary and provides a pivot off of the higher owned receivers, as well as a leverage play off of teammate Devontae Booker.

Stefon Diggs, $6,500 (vs Detroit Lions): Stefon Diggs looked set to break out in a big way early on this season, hauling in 16 of 20 targets for 285 yards and a score through the first two weeks. An injury slowed him down for awhile, but he returned to his productive ways last week, catching 8 of 13 targets for 76 yards and a score.

This week, he will take on the Detroit Lions, who easily rank worst in Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP per play this season. Detroit also may be without top corner Darius Slay again, who has logged just one practice this week. Even if Slay returns, Diggs should have no trouble against Detroit's secondary. Per Pro Football Focus, 52 percent of Diggs' routes have been run from the slot this season, where he would avoid Slay, instead lining up against a much more beatable Quandre Diggs. Per Matt Harmon of NFL.com, the Lions have allowed a league-high 9.34 yards per target to slot receivers and 105.1 yards per game.

Diggs has every bit as much upside as Adams, Moncrief, or Thomas, yet he will see lower ownership than all of them, making him a fine tournament pivot this weekend.