STLCards' NFL Field Stretcher: Wild Card Round

Justin Van Zuiden, also known as STLCardinals84, has proven time and time again that he’s one of the best tournament players in the DFS industry. Join him each week as he gives you a glimpse into the mind of a GPP maestro.

Wild Card Round

Welcome to the NFL Postseason, Grinders! After the crazy, chaotic mess that was Week 17, we can at least look forward to some stability with the playoffs. We know who the touches and targets are going to funnel to, for the most part, and we only have four games to dissect on a weekly basis.

I threw around a few ideas as to how to approach this article for postseason play. I originally thought about a game-by-game breakdown, but you can get that content in other places on the site, and I don’t want to re-invent the wheel. I then thought about using a similar approach to that which I used in the first 16 weeks in this space, but that wouldn’t be much for content on a four game slate. Instead, I have settled on an “over/under” approach that is specific to GPP play. I will analyze a handful of players that I will likely be “overweight” on compared to our projected ownership, and I will analyze a handful of players that I will likely be “underweight” on compared to our projected ownership. Of course, I will add some analysis along the way. I decided to take this approach because game theory becomes more important the smaller the slate gets, and I feel like this will add the most value to your playoff DFS experience when it comes to GPP play.

Let’s break it down!

Players I Will Be Overweight On

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About the Author

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Justin Van Zuiden (stlcardinals84)

Justin Van Zuiden (aka stlcardinals84) is a longtime RotoGrinders contributor and show host. He’s appeared in numerous Live Finals, has logged countless 6-figure wins in a host of different sports (including 5 in PGA), and is a former DFS Writer of the Year Nominee by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. You can find Justin’s ‘Covering The Bases’ series on weekends during the MLB season. He is also a main contributor of sports betting picks at our sister site, ScoresAndOdds, and is a co-host on the RotoGrinders Game Night show on SiriusXM. Follow Justin on Twitter – @stlcardinals84