Building A Winner 9.25

Tony focuses his DFS play on FanDuel single-entry and 3-max contests. He thrives in unique formats and positional twists, always looking for hidden edges that others overlook

This article is designed to complement Mike’s weekly Fanduel Player Grid and other OWS Fanduel scroll content by giving you my view on the slate from my perspective as a Fanduel player who focuses on smaller-field, SE/3-max types of tournaments. My usual process is to build a handful of unique lineups for these types of contests each slate and a majority of my weekly DFS bankroll is dedicated to them.

As you will see as you go through the article, based on the week at hand, I find what I think is the critical starting point I want to use for my rosters. This could be a certain game environment, a specific position or positional dynamics, extreme chalk pieces, or low-owned stacks that I am interested in. Each week is unique, so the “Starting Point” for each week will be dynamic and the rest of my thoughts will build from there, helping you see how I am building my lineups and allowing you to form your own thoughts.

Starting Point

• Week 9 offers an 11-game main slate, the largest slate since Week 4, with four teams on bye and a “normal” schedule of primetime games. There are eight early kickoffs and three games in the later afternoon, not an ideal split, in my humble opinion.
• One of the saving graces of the three-game afternoon slate is an exciting Chiefs at Bills game with the slate’s highest implied point total (52.5). Considering this game is the starting point for my main SE/3-Max rosters this week:
  • KC (27.25) at BUF (25.25)
  • This game features the slate’s two highest-priced QBs, two of the slate’s most popular WR options, and chances to make somewhat contrarian plays at RB, TE, and/or D/ST this week, if you want to.
  • I plan for one of my main teams to be some sort of overstack of this game, including a QB, one of both of the RBs, and some pass catchers, and I’ll likely build another roster or two around these MVP caliber QBs, as well.
  • On lineups built around other QB stacks I want to play, I will strongly consider a one-off play or mini correlation from this game or using one of the defenses (likely the KC D/ST of the two).
• Beyond this key game, it’s another week loaded with RB options between high-priced studs in great spots and/or fresh off their bye weeks and some value options that opened up after some mid-late-week injury news. This week, unlike last, there are strong WR options in nearly every pricing tier, as well.

Running Back Approach