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7 NFL FanDuel Value Plays for Week 8

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Oct 25th, 2018
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Jalen Richard, RB, Oakland Raiders

Price: $5,700

The Oakland Raiders have placed Marshawn Lynch on the injured reserve, which suddenly opens up a ton of work in their backfield. Lynch has been on the field for 50% of the team's offensive snaps this season, while the next-best mark is only 36%. That belongs to Jalen Richard.

Barely cracking one-third of the team's snaps hasn't kept Richard from playing a significant role in the offense. He has seen at least five targets in five of the six games this season, with three games of at least seven targets. His 37 total targets rank second on the team.

The Raiders are 3.0-point underdogs against the Indianapolis Colts, so we could see them forced to play from behind, making even more passing-game work available for Richard.

Even though you're getting only 0.5 points per reception on FanDuel, a 7-plus-target workload for a budget running back is a recipe for big value.

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