NBA Postseason Best Bets (5/17)
Alex Christenson
What is JockMKT?
JockMKT is a fantastic new fantasy football platform that combines the financial market and sports. Bidding on a player as an IPO and getting paid out where they finish on the day. Example: “If fifth place overall is worth $20, and Tom Brady finishes with the fifth-most points, then every user holding Tom Brady receives $20 per share.” It is a fun way to try and buy low on top targets that week who have big time upside and can pay off their IPO price.
How does bidding work?
Bidding is very similar to Ebay. You enter a max bid and JockMKT will only use your max bid on players if needed. If no one competes you will get the player at their initial offering.
For more information, see our complete breakdown here.
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Five Players to Bid on in Week 15
Leonard Fournette, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bid until top 20
Leonard Fournette has been on a fantastic run of late, with four straight positive ROI slates. He has massive touchdown equity in the offense and has five straight games with six or more targets. The Bucs are 11.5-point home favorites so the script should set up nicely for Fournette despite a tough matchup on paper against the Saints. Fournette plays Sunday night, which could have him go overlooked —something that consistently happens during the IPO process.
James Robinson, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Bid until top 20
Of all running backs on the slate, none has a higher fantasy point projection from our Kyle Murray than James Robinson’s 18.08. Robinson has three major advantages this weekend. His fellow committee member Carlos Hyde will miss this game, Urban Meyer has been fired, and he takes on the Houston Texans run defense that was just destroyed by Rashaad Penny and company. On the season, the Texans have allowed the third-most fantasy points, the most rushing yards and the second-most rushing touchdowns to backs.
Diontae Johnson, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Bid until top 25
A lot of the NFL’s top receivers are off this slate, with Cooper Kupp and Tyreek Hill playing on different days. That gives Diontae Johnson a chance to be the slates top scorer. Johnson has failed to receive double-digit targets in just one game this season and has 76-plus receiving yards in five straight games. Our Jeff Ratcliffe has Johnson projected for 17.5 JockMKT fantasy points, fourth most on the entire slate.
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Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers
Bid until top 30
While Deebo Samuel has had less involvement in the passing game lately, he has made up for it in the running game. He is currently projected to finish 44th in the bidding process, and that is simply too low for a player of his stature. We have him projected for 18.2 fantasy points on 94 total yards, making him the third-highest projected receiver on the slate.
DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins
Bid until top 50
Unless he is activated off the Reserve/COVID-19 List, Jaylen Waddle is set to miss this game, and that would set up the DeVante Parker show for Miami. Parker has played in six games this season and seen 22% of the targets and 36% of the air yards. On JockMKT, we are looking for upside, and Parker’s big-play ability gives us exactly that. Per Derek Brown’s game-by-game article, 20% of Parker’s targeted routes have been on go routes (highest rate on the Dolphins). The Jets are allowing the second-highest completion rate (50%) and passer rating (132.9) on go routes this season.
