Scholar's Sheet of DraftKings Knowledge Week 2

By John Laub
John Laub

 

 

     The Scholar’s Sheet of DraftKings Knowledge

              DraftKings NFL Sunday Slate 

                   September 16, 2018

 

 

Top Games to Target

Chiefs at Steelers: O/U 52.5
Browns at Saints: O/U 49.5
Lions at 49ers: O/U 48.0
Colts at Redskins: O/U 46.5

Preeminent QB-WR Stacks: (Salary Cap %)
Steelers vs. Chiefs: B. Roethlisberger-A. Brown: $15,700 (31%)
Saints vs. Browns: D. Brees-M. Thomas: $15,800 (31%)
Chiefs at Steelers: P. Mahomes-T. Hill: $13,700 (27%)

Contrarian GPP QB-WR Stacks: (Salary Cap %)
Eagles at Buccaneers: N. Foles-N. Agholor: $11,800 (24%)
Redskins vs. Colts: A. Smith-J. Crowder: $10,900 (22%)
Lions at 49ers: M. Stafford-K. Golladay: $10,900 (22%)
 

 

Top Shelf Investments
QB Ben Roethlisberger vs. Chiefs, $6,900
RB Todd Gurley vs. Cardinals, $9,200
RB Melvin Gordon at Bills, $7,400

RB Christian McCaffrey at Falcons, $7,000
RB James Connor vs. Chiefs, $6,700
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster vs. Chiefs, $6,400
WR Jarvis Landry at New Orleans, $6,300
TE Travis Kelce at Steelers, $5,900

Value Plays
QB Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Lions, $6,000
RB Kareem Hunt at Steelers, $6,200
RB Lamar Miller at Titans, $5,400
RB Tevin Coleman vs. Panthers, $5,300
RB James White at Jaguars, $4,500
RB Royce Freeman vs. Raiders, $4,300
WR Nelson Agholor at Buccaneers, $6,100
WR Jamison Crowder vs. Colts, $4,900
WR Kenny Golladay at 49ers, $4,800

WR Randall Cobb vs. Vikings, $4,600
WR Dante Pettis vs. Lions, $4,000
WR Mike Williams at Bills, $3,700 
TE George Kittle vs. Lions, $3,800
TE David Njoku at Saints, $3,000

Fading Plays
QB Philip Rivers at Bills, $6,700
RB Kenyan Drake at Jets, $5,800
WR Amari Cooper at Broncos, $6,600 
TE Jimmy Graham vs. Vikings, $4,800

The Scholar’s Summa Cum Laude Lineup: Cash Game

Position Player Opponent Salary Projection PV
QB P. Mahomes Steelers 6,100 20.2 3.31
RB J. Conner Chiefs 6,700 24.2 3.61
RB M. Gordon Bills 7,400 22.1 2.99
WR M. Thomas Browns 8,600 25.5 2.97
WR M. Wallace Buccaneers 3,700 9.3 2.51
WR R. Cobb Vikings 4,600 15.7 3.41
Flex T. Kelce Steelers 5,900 14.5 2.46
TE R. Freeman Raiders 4,300 11.5 2.67
DEF Jets Dolphins 2,500 10.7 4.28
  Totals   49800 153.7 3.09

                 Actual Score: 181.5

The Scholar’s Magna Cum Laude Lineup: Cash Game

Position Player Opponent Salary Projection PV
QB Roethlisberger Chiefs 6,900 21.0 3.04
RB T. Gurley Cardinals 9,200 23.8 2.59
RB K. Hunt Steelers 6,200 15.4 2.48
WR A. Brown Chiefs 8,800 25.2 2.86
WR D. Pettis Lions 4,000 11.2 2.80
WR M. Williams Bills 3,700 11.8 3.19
Flex T. Coleman Panthers 5,300 14.5 2.74
TE D. Njoku Saints 3,000 7.9 2.63
DEF Texans Titans 2,600 11.7 4.50
  Totals   49700 142.5 2.85

                 Actual Score: 147.6