Using Positional Volatility to Make Optimal Tournament Decisions

by Chris Raybon (chrisraybon) Last Updated 2019-08-08 04:19:26 Premium Content Part of the product Utilizing Ranges of Outcomes Based on Volatility in DFS

Since your aim is to maximize your lineup’s ceiling in tournaments, you would construct optimal tournament lineups by using the ceiling projections you learned to calculate in Lesson 5.

Calculating Ceiling Points-Per-Dollar, or Ceiling Value

Just like we did with floor projections in Lesson 6, you can divide a player’s ceiling projection by his salary to get a ceiling-dollar-per-point value. Let’s do an example.

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About the Author

Chris Raybon (chrisraybon)

One of the most well respected DFS analysts in the industry. Chris Raybon (@Chris Raybon) is the Senior DFS Editor for 4for4.com and the host of the DFS MVP Podcast. Nominated for the FWSA‘s Newcomer of the Year award in 2015, Raybon is known for his DFS Playbook positional strategy guides as well as his groundbreaking work on stacking with running backs in DFS tournaments. A Syracuse University alum who specialized in accounting, Raybon believes in the synergy of quantitative and qualitative analysis. He started playing fantasy as a kid in the mid-90s and has seen every single play of every single NFL game since 2010.