This game is meaningless for the 13-3 Philadelphia Eagles, as they are locked into the 2nd seed in the NFC playoffs. So, they are resting players like Saquon Barkley, even though he’s only 101 yards away from passing Eric Dickerson’s rushing record. The Eagles have activated Dallas Goedert off IR for the game. Meanwhile, the 3-13 Giants have officially been eliminated from the No.1 pick after the win against the Colts and the Browns’ loss against the Ravens on Saturday.
Giants vs. Eagles DFS Start ‘Ems
Here are a few of the players that we are leaning on heavily in this game. These players are in a good spot to put together a solid performance and have a favorable matchup.
Tanner McKee ($5,000 Draft Kings, $6,400 FanDuel )
Tanner McKee will be making his first career start for the Eagles in this game in Week 18 as they won’t have Jalen Hurts until the postseason most likely because of the Concussion the star quarterback suffered in Week 16 and Kenny Pickett has a rib issue.
McKee threw for 2 touchdowns in his first four pass attempts of his career against the Dallas Cowboys, which is an NFL record. Look for Mckee to continue to make a name for himself against the Giants as he looks to prove his worth as an NFL backup or potential starter in this league with a strong performance against a woeful New York defense.
Giants vs. Eagles DFS Sit ‘Ems
On the flip side of things, here are a few of the players we are sitting in this one.
Drew Lock ($5,100 Draft Kings, $6,600 FanDuel)
Drew Lock is coming off the best game of his career, in which he accumulated 5 touchdowns (4 passing and 1 rushing). Lock is not going to have that type of performance against Philly. I think he’ll have a 15-16 point fantasy day, which wouldn’t be enough to play at the position in a meaningless Week 18 for the Giants. So sit Lock for this matchup. Even though the potential is there against the Eagles’ backups, I don’t think he’ll hit those high ceilings this week.
Total Apex Lock of the Game
Malik Nabers ($7,100 Draft Kings, $8,100 FanDuel )
Nabers will have over 6 receptions at least against the Philadelphia Eagles backups this week as he has been coming on as late. The Giants will look to target him early and often this week as most likely he’ll see Kelee Ringo and Isaiah Rodgers matchuped with him throughout this game. Nabers will have the opportunity to break the rookie reception record if Brock Bowers has a subpar performance and the ceiling and opportunity are there for the former LSU product.
Total Apex Fade of the Game
Tyrone Tracy Jr. ($5,800 Draft Kings, $6,400 FanDuel )
The Eagles’ backups should still shut down the run game as the backup front seven has seen action throughout the season at times. Some starters in this area of the defense could still see some time in this game so that means Tracy Jr. is most likely going to have nothing of note in the run game in this game unfortunately for Giants fans.
Conclusion
The Eagles’ backups have the potential to win this game to get to 14-3 in the season. Still, I think the Giants will keep this game interesting with the Eagles’ backup now knowing they cannot get the No.1 overall pick now so maybe they could pull the “upset” in Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles will use this bye week to get players like Hurts healthy for the playoff run they’re about to go into starting next weekend. Total Apex Fantasy is the place for all fantasy advice throughout the year.
