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This article is specifically designed to give you some ideas on ways that we can use strategy to jump ahead of the field on Fanduel. Touchdowns play an even bigger role on Fanduel than on Draftkings because receptions are only worth half a point, while on DK receptions are worth a full point. Touchdowns used to be an even bigger deal before (this year, FD added bonuses for yardage totals – more on this below), but it’s still something we need to focus on because of the reception difference and how they price their players. Touchdowns have a high degree of variance and since they carry so much weight on Fanduel, this article will focus on ways each week that we can leverage that variance to jump ahead of the field when things don’t go exactly as expected as far as who crosses the imaginary line while holding the football.
Jordan Mason is going to be highly owned this week and his price is extremely low, but we know touchdowns are huge on Fanduel. The simplest way for Mason to fail is the 49ers touchdowns all come via the passing game. All of Deebo, Aiyuk, and Kittle are cheap for their upside and everyone except Deebo will come in with super low ownership. On the other side of that game, for the Purdy doubles to really hit at their highest rate they will need to be pushed back by the Vikings a bit. Justin Jefferson at sub-5% ownership is the perfect way to round out that bet as he could easily see 12 to 15 targets as the Vikings try to keep up.
