Volpe’s NFL Showdown Plays – 1/28/24: Lions at 49ers
🏈 Sunday Night Showdown – 1/28/24 🏈
Lions @ 49ers | 6:30 PM EST
49ers -7 | Over/Under 52
Projections are tailored to DraftKings’ Showdown Captain contests. If you have any lineup questions, for FanDuel or DraftKings, ask me @mvolp in Discord before lock!
UPDATES:
⭐ Notable Info ⭐
- On defense, both teams focus on stopping the run as the Lions rank 1st and the 49ers rank 4th.
- Cade Otton had a huge game against the Lions last week, which is a good sign for Kittle.
- Kalif Raymond is out, which gives more playing time to Jameson Williams and opens the door for Donovan Peoples-Jones.
🩹 Key Injuries 🩹
- Lions: OUT: Kalif Raymond (WR), Jonah Jackson (OT)
- 49ers: QUES: Kalia Davis (DT), Oren Burks (LB)
🌦️ Weather 🌦️
- Levi’s Stadium – OUTDOORS
- 69 Degrees, 2% chance of rain, 4-7 MPH Winds
🏈 QB Matchups 🏈
- Lions: Ranked 30th | 23.5 FP/G allowed to QBs
- 49ers: Ranked 12th | 19.0 FP/G allowed to QBs
🏃 RB Matchups 🏃
- Lions: Ranked 1st | 15.8 FP/G allowed to RBs
- 49ers: Ranked 4th | 18.6 FP/G allowed to RBs
🧤 WR Matchups 🧤
- Lions: Ranked 30th | 40.0 FP/G allowed to WRs
- 49ers: Ranked 18th | 34.0 FP/G allowed to WRs
🏈 TE Matchups 🏈
- Lions: Ranked 25th | 13.4 FP/G allowed to TEs
- 49ers: Ranked 11th | 11.1 FP/G allowed to TEs
🧩 Core Players 🧩
- Tonight’s Build: 5-1 49ers, 4-2 Lions, 3-3
- Must-Have: CMC, Purdy, St. Brown
- Captains: Kittle, Purdy, Aiyuk
- GPP: Deebo, LaPorta
🔝 More of 🔝
- McCaffrey, Purdy, St. Brown, Aiyuk, Deebo
🔑 Best Values 🔑
- Kittle, Aiyuk, Lions DST, Jameson Williams
🚫 Less of 🚫
- Jauan Jennings, Elijah Mitchell
🎲 Deeper GPP Plays In Order 🎲
- Lions DST – Priced way too cheap
- Donovan Peoples-Jones – The Lions are without Kalif Raymond
- Anthony Firkser – TE 2
🔮 Prediction 🔮
- 49ers 30-22
🎰 Bets 🎰 (+5.8 units)
- Aiyuk OVER 4.5 receptions – $145 to win $100
📈 Rankings 📈 See Detailed Player Projections ⬇️
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If you have any lineup questions, ask me @mvolp in Discord before lock!
