Scholars Sheet of DraftKings Knowledge Week 5

By John Laub
John Laub

 

 

     The Scholar’s Sheet of DraftKings Knowledge

            DraftKings NFL Sunday Slate 

              October 7, 2018

 

Top Games to Target
Falcons at Steelers: O/U 58
Raiders at Chargers: O/U 52.5

Packers at Lions: O/U 51
Rams at Seahawks: O/U 50.5

Preeminent QB-WR Stacks: (Salary Cap%)
Falcons M. Ryan-J. Jones: $15,100 (30%)
Steelers B. Roethlisberger-JuJu Smith-Schuster: $14,400 (28%)
Lions M. Stafford-G. Tate: $12,400 (25%)

Contrarian GPP QB-WR Stacks: (Salary Cap%)
Chargers P. Rivers-M. Williams: $10,900 (22%) 
Jaguars B. Bortles-D. Moncrief: $9,600 (19%)

 


Top Shelf Investments
QB Ben Roethlisberger vs. Falcons, $6,900
QB Cam Newton vs. Giants, $6,400
RB Melvin Gordon vs. Raiders, $8,600
RB Christian McCaffrey vs. Giants, $8,000
WR Brandin Cooks at Seahawks, $7,400
WR A.J. Green vs. Dolphins, $7,200
WR Stefon Diggs at Eagles, $7,000
TE Vance McDonald vs. Falcons, $3,700

Value Plays
QB Blake Bortles at Chiefs, $5,500
QB Derek Carr at Chargers, $5,200

RB David Johnson at 49ers, $6,300

RB T.J. Yeldon at Chiefs, $5,600

RB Kerryon Johnson vs. Packers, $4,600

RB Aaron Jones at Lions, $4,300

WR Mike Williams at Raiders, $4,200

WR Mohamed Sanu at Pittsburgh, $4,000

WR Taywan Taylor, at Bills, $4,000

WR Christian Kirk at 49ers, $3,700

WR M. Valdes-Scantling at Lions, $3,300
TE Ricky Seals-Jones at 49ers, $2,900
TE Nick Vannett vs. Rams, $2,500

Fading Plays
QB Marcus Mariota vs. Bills, $6,100
RB Marshawn Lynch at Chargers, $5,500
WR Demaryius Thomas at Jets, $5,600
TE Zac Ertz vs. Vikings, $6,500

The Scholar’s Summa Cum Laude Lineup: Cash Game

Position Player Opponent Salary Projection PV
QB B. Roethlisberger Falcons 6,900 25.4 3.68
RB M. Gordon Raiders 8,600 21.7 2.52
RB T. Gurley Seahawks 9,400 23.7 2.52
WR S. Diggs Eagles 7,000 17.5 2.50
WR M. Sanu Steelers 4,000 11.5 2.88
WR M. Williams Raiders 4,200 12.9 3.07
Flex A. Jones Lions 4,300 12.5 2.91
TE Seals-Jones 49ers 2,900 7.6 2.62
DEF Bengals Dolphins 2,700 8.3 3.07
  Totals   50000 141.1 2.82

                  Actual Score: 154.5


The Scholar’s Magna Cum Laude Lineup: Cash Game

Position Player Opponent Salary Projection PV
QB C. Newton Giants 6,400 23.7 3.70
RB S. Barkley Panthers 7,700 20.2 2.62
RB T.J. Yeldon Chiefs 5,600 16.6 2.96
WR J. Jones Steelers 8,500 21.9 2.58
WR Smith-Schuster Falcons 7,500 19.4 2.59
WR M. Williams Raiders 4,200 12.9 3.07
Flex A. Jones Lions 4,300 12.5 2.91
TE Seals-Jones 49ers 2,900 7.6 2.62
DEF Bengals Dolphins 2,700 8.3 3.07
  Totals   49800 143.1 2.87

                  Actual Score: 135.7