FanDuel NFL Week 12 Picks - 2016

Nov. 23, 2016

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Hi my fellow NFL DFS fanatics. Your DFS guru CD Hill is once again here to give you my suggested weekly FanDuel NFL Picks for the 2016 season (Note: Any players from the DAL vs. WAS game & DET vs. MIN game this week won't be included in this write-up). Be sure to stay up to date with all the latest injury news and buzz in the daily fantasy sports world throughout the week, so that nothing catches you off-guard when you're deciding who to finally pick in your starting lineup(s). Now, with all of that said, if any of my picks help your lineups this week, be sure to let me know in the comments section below (at the bottom of the page) or on my Twitter page @cdhill81...

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David Johnson (RB), (ARI@ATL, $9,500, FPPG: 23.1):

David Johnson has had at least 100 RUSH+REC YDS in every game this season and now has 4 TDS in his last two games. He's arguably been the best RB in all of football this year and he faces a Falcons team next that shouldn't be able to slow him down in any way this week since their D is average, at best, against the run and abysmal against the pass. Atlanta defense's weakness against the pass, though, is where Johnson will be able to add in extra YDS (he's averaged 62 REC Y/G in his last four games) and a potential TD (he's had 1 in each one of his last two contests) to an already solid RUSH yard total (he's had 4 100+ RUSH yard totals in four out of his last six games) and potential TD run (he's also had 1 of these in each one of his last two contests) that I'm expecting from him in this matchup when it's all said and done. Johnson is a bit pricey at the moment on FanDuel, but don't be shy with splurging some cash on him. He'll be well worth the expenditure in any contest you plug him into this week.

Le'Veon Bell (RB), (PIT@IND, $9,500, FPPG: 20.8):

In his last contest, Le'Veon Bell carried the ball 28 times for a season-high 146 YDS and 1 TD. In addition to that, he had 8 catches for 55 yards too in that game (he had 9 catches for 77 REC YDS in Week 10) and now has 3 TDS in his last two games. He'll attempt to continue from where he left off in Week 11 against an Indy D next that gives up the 5th highest (tied with three other teams) RUSH YDS P/C and the 9th most RUSH Y/G in the league this year. Bell's another one of my suggested backs that looks like a good bet for not only a solid amount of RUSH YDS this week, but notable REC YDS too to go along with at least a TD or two. He'll cost you quite a bit just like my other recommended back will, but he's another pick that'll be worth the money put up for him and is another pick you can go with in any format on FanDuel in Week 12, but is especially a wise choice in money leagues right now.

Eli Manning (QB), (NYG@CLE, $7,800, FPPG: 16.2):

Eli Manning now has an incredible 12 TD passes in his past five games and even though his PASS yard totals haven't been all that impressive in his past four games, he did have a very nice day through the air in Week 6 finishing with 402 PASS YDS against a tough Ravens team that week showing he can really air it out at times. I'm expecting a 300+ PASS yard game and multiple TDS in his matchup this week against a very weak Browns D next that allows the most PASS TDS/G, the 2nd most PASS Y/G and that sacks the QB the 2nd fewest amount of times P/G in the league this season. Now it may be likely that the Giants will lean heavily on the running game for much of this week since Cleveland is even worst against the run than they are the pass, but I can still see Manning doing most his damage early on in this contest through the passing game and that's why he's a pick I love this week. He's reasonably priced and a viable selection to go with in any contest at the moment on FanDuel.

Larry Fitzgerald (WR), (ARI@ATL, $7,200, FPPG: 14.2):

Even though Larry Fitzgerald hasn't had a TD catch since Week 5 (he had two that week), he has been targeted an average of 14 times per contest in three out of his past four games, has caught an average of 11 passes in two out of his last three contests and finished with a notable 12 catches for 132 REC YDS in Week 10 (had 18 targets as well). He has an ideal matchup facing a Falcons D next that has allowed the 2nd most REC TDS/G and the 4th most REC YDS/G in the league this year. This is the kind of matchup that could really get Fitzgerald back to putting up the kind of fantasy numbers he was posting earlier in the season and for much of last season. His price is more than doable at the moment and he's a solid pick right now in whatever competition you're thinking about joining on FanDuel for Week 12.

Also Consider the Following:

QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Marcus Mariota, Derek Carr, Russell Wilson and Carson Palmer

RB: DeMarco Murray, Jay Ajayi, Lamar Miller, Carlos Hyde, Thomas Rawls (questionable for Week 12), Devantae Booker, Rashad Jennings and Mike Gillislee (only if LeSean McCoy is out)

WR: Odell Beckham Jr., T.Y. Hilton, Amari Cooper, Michael Crabtree, Doug Baldwin, Demaryius Thomas, Rishard Matthews, Kenny Britt, Jordan Matthews, Julian Edelman, Steve Smith Sr., Sterling Shepard and Tajae Sharpe