STLCards' NFL Field Stretcher: Week 2

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Week 2

The Week 2 Slate – An Overview

Greetings, football fans! Welcome back to the Week 2 edition of the GPP Field Stretcher. If you are new to this article and missed out on Week 1, welcome! The goal of this article is to look at the slate from a complete GPP focus, analyzing the top plays and the sleepers with an eye on projected ownership. We’ll start by taking a birds-eye view of the landscape for the week as shown by Vegas odds, so let’s get rolling!

Largest Favorites

LAR -13 vs. ARI
NO -9 1/2 vs. CLE
LAC -8 at BUF

Highest Game Totals

KC/PIT – 53
CLE/NO – 49 1/2
DET/SF – 48

Highest Implied Team Totals

LAR – 29 (vs ARI)
NO – 29 (vs CLE)
PIT – 29 (vs KC)
WAS – 27 (vs IND)
SF – 27 (vs DET)

Lowest Implied Team Totals

ARI – 16 (at LAR)
BUF – 18 (vs LAC)
CAR – 19 (at ATL)
OAK – 20 (at DEN)

A few things stood out at first glance:

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About the Author

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Justin Van Zuiden (stlcardinals84)

Justin Van Zuiden (aka stlcardinals84) is a longtime RotoGrinders contributor and show host. He’s appeared in numerous Live Finals, has logged countless 6-figure wins in a host of different sports (including 5 in PGA), and is a former DFS Writer of the Year Nominee by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. You can find Justin’s ‘Covering The Bases’ series on weekends during the MLB season. He is also a main contributor of sports betting picks at our sister site, ScoresAndOdds, and is a co-host on the RotoGrinders Game Night show on SiriusXM. Follow Justin on Twitter – @stlcardinals84