NFL Week 6 fantasy soccer, betting cheat sheet: Nico Collins hits IR, George Kittle probably vs. Seattle

Thursday Night time Soccer Reside Weblog: 49ers vs. Seahawks

Welcome to the Week 6NFL fantasy and betting cheat sheet, a one-stop-shop forThe Athletic‘s recreation previews, harm and climate updates, and professional evaluation. Bookmark this web page and verify again typically, as we provide common updates Thursday via Sunday to help with fantasy lineups and betting selections.

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Harm information | Climate report
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Survivor pool technique | Fantasy soccer participant rankings

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Harm information

Up to date via Thursday, Midday ET

Houston TexansWR Nico Collins hit the injured reserve this week, opening alternatives forStefon Diggs andTank Dell. The Athletic’sJake Ciely tasks Diggs as WR12 and Dell as WR24 heading into Week 6 when the Texans face the Patriots.New England ranks twenty sixth in opponent passing yards per recreation (239) and surrenders 33.7 PPR factors a recreation to large receivers, providing a superb fantasy matchup for Diggs and Dell. HoustonRB Joe Mixon carries a questionable tag going into Week 6 after lacking the previous few video games.

On the opposite aspect of the matchup, if PatriotsRB Rhamondre Stevenson can’t go, search for Antonio Gibson to have elevated utilization.

San Francisco 49ersTE George Kittle put in a full day of follow Wednesday and must be accessible Thursday night time in opposition to Seattle.

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Davante Adams probably out in Week 6 vs. Steelers however ‘remains to be a Raider’

Las Vegas Raiders WR Davante Adams is formally listed as questionable however will probably sit in a recreation that has the Raiders, led by newly minted beginning QB Aiden O’Connell, taking up the Pittsburgh Steelers. Raiders RB Zamir White can be questionable heading into Sunday’s recreation.

Arizona CardinalsOk Matt Prater and Inexperienced Bay PackersWR Christian Watson are questionable going right into a matchup the place each groups want a win to stay playoff hopefuls.

The Buffalo Payments checklistWRs Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, andRB James Cook dinner as questionable for Week 6. If Cook dinner and Shakir have been to overlook the sport,Dalton Kincaidmight get extra short-yardage appears Monday in opposition to the Jets. The RB room lacks fantasy relevance although, withRay Davis andTy Johnson subsequent in line after Cook dinner.

In keeping with The Athletic’s James Boyd, Indianapolis Colts WR Michael Pittman will miss “prolonged time” with a again harm, pouring salt on the injuries of a staff already coping with a number of accidents. Franchise QB Anthony Richardson, WR Josh Downs and RBs Jonathan Taylor and Trey Sermon are all questionable heading into Week 6. Receivers Alec Pierce and Adonai Mitchell ought to see extra targets when the Colts go to Tennessee, and RB Tyler Woodson is the one again on the depth chart exterior of Taylor and Sermon.

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Climate report

Out of doors video games solely

Hurricane Milton tore via Florida Wednesday night time and into Thursday morning, bringing storms to the East Coast. Whereas Milton’s real-life affect is extreme, taking lives and leaving many with out energy, the Week 6 NFL slate ought to see few penalties.

The Miami Dolphins are on bye, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (New Orleans) and Jacksonville Jaguars (London) are on the highway this week, leaving no video games within the Sunshine State.

In keeping withRotowire, the one recreation that could possibly be probably impacted by precipitation is in Inexperienced Bay, the place the Packers welcome the Arizona Cardinals (49% probability of rain). The anticipated temperature (51 levels) is comparatively gentle for a metropolis recognized for bitter temperatures throughout the fall and winter.�

Cardinals at Packers, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Rain doable)

Inexperienced Bay Packers QB Jordan Love ranks 2nd within the NFL in passing yards per recreation, however when backup Malik Willis took the helm, Matt LeFleur proved how rapidly he can transition to a run-heavy gameplan. With RB Josh Jacobs averaging 4.5 yards per keep it up 90 carries and WR Jayden Reed as an end-around possibility, the Packers have what it takes to play within the rain.

Alternatively, the Cardinals have a scrambling quarterback in Kyler Murray, who’s third in QB dashing yards behind solely Lamar Jackson and Jayden Daniels, respectively. Mixed with James Conner, who has racked up 379 dashing yards via Week 5, the Cardinals have a floor recreation that may compete with anybody.

Whereas neither staff must go, the Cardinals would like to open the sphere by getting rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. the ball, and Inexperienced Bay’s Love thrives as a pocket passer.

Questioning what the climate affect is on fantasy manufacturing? Jake Ciely has you coated like a poncho in wet season.

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Featured video games

Try our Week 6 previews right here. Sport-specific previews can be found on the day of the sport.

Thursday night time

San Francisco 49ers (2-3) vs. Seattle Seahawks (3-2)

• Venue:�Lumen Subject — Seattle
• Time:8:15 p.m. ET
• TV:�Fox (native solely)
• Streaming:Amazon Prime

Each groups are determined for wins on this NFC West showdown, however the Niners much more so. The Seahawks lead the wide-open division, however the 49ers are only one recreation behind and favored regardless of sitting in second place.

San Francisco’s offense ranks second in offensive yards per recreation however twenty ninth in pink zone landing proportion, as quarterback Brock Purdy has struggled to complete drives this season. That’s all of the extra cause to lean on Jordan Mason in opposition to a Seattle protection that ranks twentieth in dashing yards allowed per recreation.

On the opposite aspect of the ball, Geno Smith’s passing yard complete (1,466) tops the league, aided by among the best WR trios within the NFL in DK Metcalf, Tyler Locket, and Jaxon-Smith Njigba, all of whom are wholesome. This recreation units as much as be a superb one, because the Seahawks attempt to greatest the 49ers for the primary time since 2021.

Sunday afternoon

Detroit Lions (3-1) vs. Dallas Cowboys (3-2)

• Venue:�AT&T Stadium — Arlington
• Time:�4:25 p.m. ET
• TV:�FOX
• Streaming:Fubo (attempt free of charge)

The Lions-Cowboys matchup is favorable from a fantasy factors perspective, as each groups (every on a two-game win streak) rank inside the highest 10 in offensive fantasy factors per recreation. Going through the Cowboys’ Twenty fourth-ranked protection in dashing yards allowed per recreation, the Lions are wholesome on the RB place and have among the best dashing tandems within the league in Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.

The Athletic’s Jake Ciely tasks Amon-Ra St. Brown as WR4 this week, proper behind Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb.

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Betting for (by) dummies: Vikings to beat Rodgers, the Steelers to bounce again and extra

The Lions are favored on this NFC matchup between two groups with a win-now mentality … and a noteworth level complete line of 52.

Full preview coming Sunday.

Sunday Night time Soccer

Cincinnati Bengals (1-4) vs. New York Giants (2-3)

• Venue:Metlife Stadium — East Rutherford
• Time:�8:20 p.m. ET
• TV:�NBC
• Streaming:Peacock, Fubo (attempt free of charge)

Final week, Daniel Jones and the Giants received in opposition to the Seahawks with out Malik Nabers and Devin Singletary. Will New York’s luck proceed in opposition to the struggling Bengals, a staff that held a players-only assembly earlier this week?

Search for Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase,Jake Ciely’s WR1 this week, to proceed his fantasy league-winning season (21.7 PPR factors per recreation) in opposition to a middle-of-the-pack Giants go protection. Proper behind him at WR2 is Nabers, assuming he performs. The second receiver taken within the 2024 NFL Draft, Nabers is much out-performing the primary receiver off the board, Marvin Harrison Jr., and everybody else in his draft class, exterior of Commanders QB Jayden Daniels.

Full preview coming Sunday.

Monday Night time Soccer

Buffalo Payments (3-2) vs. New York Jets (2-3)

• Venue:Metlife Stadium — East Rutherford
• Time:�8:15 p.m. ET
• TV:�ESPN
• Streaming:Fubo (attempt free of charge)

Afterfiring Robert Saleh, the Jets are hoping for a morale enhance that would result in victory over a Payments staff coming off a troublesome loss to the Houston Texans. Aaron Rodgers is coping with a low ankle sprain, but when the Jets enable him to (and he can) run the up-tempo recreation that defines his profession, an upset is feasible. (Learn what Austin Mock thinks in his“Greatest Bets” column). Jets WRs Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard may gain advantage from a brand new offensive technique (if there’s one), and the Jets’ backfield with Breece Corridor and Braelon Allen could possibly be harmful — particularly in opposition to a Payments protection ranked twenty sixth in opponent dashing yards per recreation.�

Payments QB Josh Allen appears to get again on monitor after ending with a 56.4 passer score in Week 5. The Payments didn’t exchange Stefon Diggs after buying and selling him to the Texans and wish to ascertain a real WR1 on the roster. If Khalil Shakir can’t go, search for Dalton Kincaid, Mack Hollins, and Keon Coleman to share targets. Coleman dropped a would-be TD go from Allen in opposition to the Ravens in Week 4, however that’s his solely drop this 12 months. Payments RB James Cook dinner is questionable coming into Week 6, and if he can’t play, Buffalo might battle to maneuver the ball on the bottom.

Full preview coming Monday.

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Week 6 greatest bets

Austin Mock scours his weekly projections to identify the highest values on the board.

Wager picked Thursday: Washington Commanders +6.5 (-110) at Baltimore Ravens

Do I’ve considerations in regards to the Commanders protection stopping the Ravens offense and Lamar Jackson? Completely. However I share the identical considerations for the Ravens protection stopping the Commanders offense and Jayden Daniels. Daniels has been unbelievable in his brief NFL profession, and I’m not fairly positive the market has caught as much as them but, as I used to be on Washington final week as nicely. Daniels is the kind of quarterback that I take pleasure in being on as a decent-sized underdog as a result of his legs are going to have the ability to preserve drives alive which suggests 1) Lamar Jackson spends extra time on the sidelines, and a couple of) sustaining drives is paramount for holding the again door open. —Mock

• Worst line to guess: Commanders +6.5 (-115)

See all of Mock’s greatest bets for Week 6.

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Survivor pool technique

A weekly information to staying alive. Odds from BetMGM as of Thursday.

Survivor pool choices are dwindling coming into Week 6, and weekly NFL upsets have made for a troublesome season. However in case you’re nonetheless within the combine, there are two groups favored by greater than a landing of their matchups. The Philadelphia Eagles (favored by 8.5 factors) host the Cleveland Browns, led by a floundering Deshaun Watson, and the Houston Texans go to New England (favored by 7 factors) to tackle the Patriots and rookie QB Drake Maye in his debut efficiency. The Eagles haven’t instilled a lot confidence this 12 months, however that makes Week 6 a wonderful alternative to fit them in, and the Patriots (1-4) have solely 62 factors scored on the season, the second-worst within the NFL.

Our survivor columnists, Renee Miller and Adam Gretz, talk about different choices, NFL survivor methods, and contingencies for Week 6. Might you be the only real survivor.

Get this week’s prime survivor pool tip.

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Jake Ciely’s Week 6 fantasy soccer participant rankings

Your prime QB, RB, WR and TE for the week?

Lamar Jackson, Saquon Barkley, Ja’Marr Chase and George Kittle.

Get Ciely’s full Week 6 rankings. Plus sleepers and projections

(High photograph of George Kittle: Ezra Shaw/Getty Photos)