NFL DFS DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey: Week 17 - Afternoon Slate
Our panel of experts is here to give you their insights on NFL DFS today for the Week 17 afternoon slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. They’re ready to answer key questions that will assist you in making those crucial lineup-building decisions. Curious about headChopper’s favorite correlation? Or perhaps you’re wondering about stevietpfl’s hot take? Read their thoughts below!
NFL DFS DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey (Afternoon Slate): Week 17 Picks
Who is your favorite player to spend up for in cash games?
headChopper: Ashton Jeanty
Stevietpfl: Ashton Jeanty
TJ Zwarych: Ashton Jeanty
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What is your preferred tournament format (e.g. large-field, single-entry) to play on this slate? How do you plan to beat the field? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?
headChopper: On this small slate, I prefer to build one lineup and place it in small-field GPPs with limited entries. It’s tougher to get drastically different without sacrificing too much projection, so I’ll still play the players I think are in good spots even though they’ll draw ownership. I’ll look to get different in one or two spots at the end of my build. Defense doesn’t matter much to me on this slate, so having my defense going against three or four of my skill players is one way to create differentiation.
Stevietpfl: I’ll be focusing on small-field contests for this slate. With only two games, I’m going to build around the players I like. I’ll look to get different in one or two spots, but overall, my lineups will be a little chalky for this slate. I’m going to be underweight on Josh Allen and overweight on James Cook.
TJ Zwarych: I’ll just play one lineup. I plan to fully game stack the cheap options from the NYG/LV game, particularly Geno Smith and his cheap pass catchers, so I can play Ashton Jeanty as well as James Cook and Saquon Barkley from the other afternoon game.
Who’s your favorite contrarian play and why?
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About the Author
Robert Brown (aka Epignosis) was having lunch at a sports bar. A football game was on. He remarked to his wife that if he could have a second life, he’d like to be someone who enjoyed watching sports. That enjoyment began when he signed up for a fantasy football league that needed one more player. Since then, he has enjoyed playing NFL, NBA, and (especially) MLB DFS. When not teaching American literature, editing content for RotoGrinders (which he has done since 2019), or making lineups, Epignosis is rocking out or jazzing it up on one of several possible instruments.