Bender's Favorite NFL DFS Pickem Picks: Week 16

Fri Dec 19 4:32pm ET
By HOWARD BENDER
Fantasy Writer

It’s NFL Week 16 and while many of you are still neck-deep in your fantasy football playoffs, there are several who aren’t and need to scratch that itch. That’s where the DFS Pickem contests come in. Maybe you don’t get to set an actual lineup, but you can re-channel that skill set into making picks and winning a little extra holiday cash. Last week’s picks, we were 2-2 overall as Davante Adams pulled up lame with his hamstring issue and JJ McCarthy has apparently made it his mission to avoid throwing to Justin Jefferson as much as possible. We won’t be going back to that well again, you can believe that. We hit with Derrick Henry running against the Bengals and Brock Purdy did us right, throwing the ball plenty for us to hit that passing yard stat-line. But 2-2 just ain’t good enough. We got off to a nice start on Thursday night and we’re ready to jump into the rest of our NFL Week 16 picks.

If you are new to the DFS Pickem format, allow me to help you along because it’s really quite easy. All you do is make your picks for players to produce more or less than their designated stat-line and if you are right, you can earn up to 40 times your wager (minimum wager of $1). Pick correctly for two players and you will 3x your money. Three correct picks will get you a 6x return, four is 10x and so on, up to 40x for six correct picks. You should give a look at the full contest rules, but that’s the gist of it for how to play.

Again, since I’m still hoping to take down that top prize in the Beat Howard Bender Best Ball Tournament, I thought I’d give back to the community each week with some DFS Pick Em picks. I do a substantial amount of the NFL betting content and a lot of DFS content on Fantasy Alarm, so I am always diving into the match-ups and player stat lines. Why not turn that into some cold, hard cash so you can afford to play me in season-long contests again next year?

Now, let’s get to it!

Pick of the Week:

De’Von Achane, RB MIA -- MORE than 28.5 Receiving Yards

I’ve said it on more than one occasion – what I love about Achane is that he is on the field all the time. When the Dolphins are leading, he’s on the field chewing up the clock and when they’re losing, he’s on the field catching passes out of the backfield as they try to catch up. He’s on the field for the hurry-up offense and the two-minute drill. Now, with Quinn Ewers under center, I expect to see just as many, if not more, check-downs to Achane this week against the Bengals. I’m sure his rushing yards are also in-play, but he’s bested this number in four of his last six games and should continue down this path here in Week 16.

Other Favorite Week 16 Picks:

Jaxson Dart, QB NYG – MORE than 31.5 rushing yards
Courtland Sutton, WR DEN – MORE than 56.5 receiving yards
Colston Loveland, TE CHI – MORE than 4.5 Receptions

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If you’re looking to tail my picks in a parlay, you can find them in the DFS Pickem Lobby on the right-hand side of the page.

Bender's Favorite NFL DFS Pickem Picks: Week 16

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