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Open Book: Hug a Hillman, FanDuelers

Straight cash homie! In his never-ending quest to pay off his kids' college education early, Brad Evans unveils his FanDuel picks for the upcoming week and explains his reasoning behind them. Make that money, #TeamHuevos.

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CONTEST RULES AND SCORING

FAKE BUDGET: $60,000

Mark Sanchez, Phi, QB (FanDuel Price: $6,600) – The Eagles offense shouldn't skip a beat with the Butt Fumbler manning the controls. Carolina, which demoted corner Antoine Cason last week, owns a highly susceptible secondary. Melvin White, Cason's replacement, allowed a 145.8 QB rating to New Orleans in Week 9. Collectively, the Panthers have surrendered the eighth-most pass attempts per game. On roughly 38-40 pass attempts, the norm for Philly QBs, Sanchez flirts with 300 yards and 2-3 touchdowns. CHEAP!

Ronnie Hillman, Den, RB ($7,400) – Despite averaging 105 total yards per game and ranking inside the position's top-five since Week 6, the Broncos back remains a bargain buy. The idea he's suddenly going to lose significant touches to Montee Ball is shortsighted. Even Ball himself believes Ronnie should continue to run with the first team. John Fox certainly agrees. Hillman is dealing with a minor ankle injury, but he should shoulder a heavy load against a Raiders front gashed routinely this year. Oakland has given up 158.7 total yards and 1.1 TDs per game to rushers. On roughly 17-20 touches, No. 23 once again bursts his way to triple digits.

Bobby Rainey, TB, RB ($6,700) – A Rodney Dangerfield All-Star, the disrespected Buc has consistently gotten the job done. On the year, he's averaged a stout 4.6 yards per carry and ranks No. 7 in elusive rating according to Pro Football Focus. Functioning as the featured rusher last week in Cleveland, he tallied 121 yards on 18 touches. A repeat performance is likely, even with Charles Sims in uniform. The last time Rainey faced Atlanta he came down with a nasty case of the ball squirts. His two fumbles lost put a black eye on an otherwise commendable effort (11-47-7-64). But at home and against a Falcons D which is the most generous in Fantasyland to RBs, he should again top 100 combined yards with little fanfare.

Antonio Brown, Pit, WR ($9,100) – The top taco in per game output in FanDuel games, Brown is must-buy material this week against the always giving Jets. New York corners Antonio Allen and Darrin Walls are flat out terrible. They each rank outside the top-70 in pass coverage according to Pro Football Focus, allowing a combined 14.9 yards per catch and 128.8 QB rating. Bet on Brown logging his sixth 100-yard game of the year.

Jeremy Maclin, Phi, WR ($8.700) – Maclin has been a marvel. He's second in all of Fantasyland in per game production, cranking out an average of 5.7 receptions for 101.8 yards per game. Return of the Mack indeed. Matched against a Carolina defense that recently benched Cason, he should again exceed the century mark in yardage. Overall, the Panthers have surrendered the ninth-most fantasy points to wide receivers. Plunk down the cash.

Justin Hunter, Ten, WR ($5,400) – The Ravens secondary is a complete disaster. Jimmy Smith isn't healthy and his replacement, Dominque Franks, was so repulsive against the Steelers last week, he was cut Tuesday. LarDarius Webb and newly installed starter Tramain Jacobs, an undrafted rookie just signed off the practice squad, pose little threat to Hunter and David Wooderson lookalike Zach Mettenberger. The Ravens have yielded the third-most pass plays of 20-plus yards this year. A long bomb or three are in Hunter's immediate future.

Martellus Bennett, Chi, TE ($6,500) – The Black Unicorn was a mythical beast in his first matchup against the Packers, racking nine catches for 134 yards on 11 targets. Because of the Packers' vulnerabilities underneath and with so much defensive attention being paid to Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, odds are strong Bennett will again stack the cash. Bank on at least 60 yards and a touchdown. 

Matt Bryant, Atl, K ($4,500) – No two games are ever the same, but given the inadequacies of Tampa's defense, the Falcons should engage little resistance moving into enemy territory. 

Arizona Cardinals D/ST ($5,100) Shockingly, the Cardinals have just eight sacks this year, but they could add to that total greatly against a St. Louis club that's given up three QB takedowns per game. 

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