Building A High Stakes Tournament Lineup - NFL DFS Week 17

Ah, Week 17. Some say it’s their favorite week of the year. Some say it’s a total nightmare. No matter which side you lean towards, it’s certainly a unique beast.

Due to the unique circumstances of the week 17 slate, I think it’s important to approach it differently from a tournament perspective. There’s so much uncertainty in a slate like this. Every DFS slate has a ton of uncertainty, way more than most DFS players think, but Week 17 is unique in that not only do we have the natural variance of football games, touchdowns and fantasy scoring, but we don’t even really know if all these teams are going to be fully motivated to win or which exact players they’ll be playing.

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Erik Beimfohr (ebeimfohr)

Erik Beimfohr (aka ebeimfohr) is a long-time grinder and DFS player who has found particular success in smaller-field tournaments and Live Final qualifiers. He has qualified for countless Live Finals across nearly every sport and has excelled in many different sports from NFL all the way down to College Basketball. Erik is the host of the GPP Final Takes show during NFL season and produces a variety of different content across all of the major sports. In 2021, Erik started “Spike Week,” a Best Ball product, and came away with a Top 10 finish in Underdog Fantasy’s Best Ball Mania II tournament. You can also find Erik’s sports betting analysis on our sister site, ScoresAndOdds, and he is a co-host on the RotoGrinders Game Night show on SiriusXM. Follow Erik on Twitter – @erikbeimfohr