DFS Thursday Night Football: DraftKings Showdown for Week 15 (Fantasy Football)
Before we get into the specifics of this matchup and how to approach it for the DraftKings showdown slate, I want to point people back to a few pieces of evergreen content that I think are extremely valuable if you’re serious about winning showdown all season. I’d recommend reading/listening to this content before proceeding, especially if you’re new to showdown.
1. How to Win Showdown Contests: A detailed article looking at the data and strategy behind winning showdown lineups.
2. DFS Showdown Strategy Podcast: A thorough discussion on how to beat showdown, looking at the game theory and how to leverage the field.
DraftKings Sportsbook Lines
Spread: SF -3
Total: 49.5
Team Totals: 49ers (26.3), Rams (23.3)
Game Outlook
The fantasy football playoffs kick off in Week 15 on Thursday night when the Rams travel to San Francisco as 2.5-point underdogs for a huge NFC West divisional matchup that features a 49.5 point total. For context, only Bills/Lions has a higher total than this primetime game. Giddy up! We saw these teams play back in Week 3 with the Rams taking it 27-24. Things are going to look a lot different here in terms of who’s on the field – in that September game, Puka, Kupp and Deebo were all out while Jordan Mason was the SF starting RB with Brandon Aiyuk still in the lineup. We’ll hit on injuries here more in a bit, but the starting lineup and play calling tendencies are much different now than they were way back in Week 3.
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