Building A Winner 11.25

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

• The Week 11 FD main slate includes 11 total games with the Colts and Saints on bye and an early morning Dolphins vs Commanders game in Spain. The slate consists of seven early kickoffs and four games in the late afternoon. This week is setting up to be another one where I’m focused on getting some strategic information from the early games so I can focus on some of my favorite players and stacks from the later games. 
• One game in particular stands out to me as the starting point for the majority of my SE/3-Max lineups this week, the 49ers (25.75) at Cardinals (22.75) game with one of the highest implied totals on the slate.
• Beyond the high-implied point total, there are a lot of moving parts here with significant injury-related news to consider:
  • Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall are set to return for the 49ers, with their offense now as close to full strength as it has been since George Kittle left before halftime of Week 1.
  • The Cardinals, still missing their top three RBs, are now missing their top WR, Marvin Harrison Jr., who is out after a mid-week appendectomy.
• This game features two much-maligned and oft-injured defenses and features two fantasy-viable QBs, the slate’s most expensive player, the slate’s two highest-priced TEs, and several affordable WR options to consider.
• The combination of elite foundational pieces to build any lineup around, and some interesting value plays to play around either this game, or to help afford expensive pieces in other games, has SF at AZ top of mind for my key lineup decisions this week.

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