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Jaguars vs Jets DFS Lineup Strategy

Boy oh boy, Thursday Night Football should be a doozy. Two surprise teams meet in East Rutherford as the Jacksonville Jaguars (6-8) visit the New York Jets (7-7) in primetime football, with both teams battling for a spot in the playoffs. This game features one of the league’s hottest offenses versus one of the league’s best defenses. As enticing as it is, this game will not be played under normal conditions, as forecasts are predicting temperatures in the low 40’s at gametime, with a 90% chance of rain throughout the entire contest. Fantasy rolls on, though, and so do we. As Debasish Mridha said, “An optimist sees rainbows when there is rain.” Let’s find the DFS rainbows to help you win your FanDuel and DraftKings tournaments.

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Showdown Captain: Travis Etienne

Etienne is the workhorse back for the Jaguars, seeing more then 70% of snaps in all non-injured games since week 7. He saw a small dip in production in weeks 12-14, where he faced BAL, DET, and TEN, all formidable run defenses. He bounced back last week against DAL, handling 19 carries and accumulating 127 total yards. Given the rainy forecast, it can be expected that the offensive gameplan will be run heavy with Etienne against a Jets run defense that has given up 20+ points to running backs in four out its last five games, including 4.2 YPC. Another positive for Etienne with the rain is that it can be expected that he will be more involved in the passing game as there will be more short yardage passes and dump offs.

Flex Option: Zonovan Knight

Bam Knight is coming off a disappointing outing versus a quietly dominant Lions’ run defense, taking 12 carries for only 23 yards. While this may scare off some DFS players, don’t let it scare you off. The JAX run defense has been torched recently, giving up 100+ yards to running backs in three straight games. Following the rainy day gameplan, Robert Saleh should look to get the ball into his talented rookies’ hands to help Zach Wilson avoid any mistakes.

Flex Option: Evan Engram

This is the Evan Engram the NYG wanted and needed. Engram has been featured in the JAX offense recently and has played a large role in the offense taking a huge step forward. Over his last three games Engram has seen 32 targets and made 24 catches for 254 yards and three touchdowns. Pass catchers are going to be tough to predict in this game due to the monsoon they will be playing in, but Engram is a strong play here due to having the 21st ranked ADOT amongst tight ends (6.6). The Jaguars’ plan has been and will continue to be to get the ball to Engram quick and let him be an athlete. The Jets defense has surrendered 4+ catches to tight ends in five straight games and have allowed a touchdown in back-to-back outings.

Flex Option: Jets D

The Jets secondary has given up less than 200 passing yards to quarterbacks in three of its last four games and has only given up one passing touchdown in each of those. Trevor Lawrence threw his first pick last week since week 8, but it will be harder to control the football tomorrow if the forecast holds up. The ball will be slippery, and the Jets defense is the more dangerous of the two units.

Flex Option: Either Kicker

The Jaguars’ defense has given up 12+ points to kickers in three out of four games, and Zuerlein has nine attempts in his last three games. It will be difficult to get the ball into the end zone because of the rain, so chances should be aplenty.

Riley Patterson has 2+ field goal attempts in each of his last four games, which matches perfectly with the Jets defense who has allowed 2+ attempts in each of its last three games. The Jaguars have been scoring majority of their touchdowns through the air, which should be difficult because of the rain and tough matchup against the Jets secondary.

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