JMToWin is a high-stakes tournament champion (Thunderdome, Luxury Box, Game Changer, Wildcat, King of the Hill/Beach, Spy, etc.) who focuses on the DraftKings Main Slate
This is not a complete list of all the good plays on the slate
This is, instead, a look at the player pool I’ll be fishing
Here’s a look at my exposures on the weekend, and how I’m attacking this slate ::
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I have about 60 rosters already set aside before I start doing runs aimed at hitting my prescribed ownership, so A) these numbers apply only to this final set, and B) this is, obviously, just what I’m putting in the optimizer, which means I may end up higher or lower on some of these pieces based on the way the rosters are looking, the final decisions I’m making in the hour leading up to kickoff, etc.; but this gives you an idea of where my head is at as I look to build out my final, largest set of rosters:
At QB, I’m set to roll out 25% Caleb, 18% Wentz, 10% apiece of Mariota and Dak, 8% of Kyler, and a broad mix-and-match (5% or less, down to as low as 1%) of Herbert // Nix // Daniel Jones // Cam Ward // Bryce Young // Tyrod Taylor // Jordan Love // Sam Darnold // Geno Smith // Spencer Rattler.
At RB, I’m set to roll out 40% CMC, 35% apiece of Bijan and Saquon, 25% Javonte, 20% Mason, 15% Walker, 12% JT, 5% to 7% of Swift // Etienne // Kamara // JCM, with a few long-shot swings taken below there (Quinshon Judkins, Ashton Jeanty, Breece Hall, etc.).
At WR, I’m set to roll out 55% Odunze, 25% each of Lamb // Puka, 14-18% all of Garrett // Jakobi // Nico // DJM // Olave // Pearsall, 8-12% of TMac // JSN // Kupp (great leverage on Walker // JSN) // Mooney // JJ // Shaheed // Ayomanor, and a mix-and-match of a bunch of different pieces below that (primarily attached to stacks).
At TE, I’m set to roll out 30% Warren, 22% each of Juwan // McBride, 15% Ferguson, 6-8% each of Bowers // Hockenson, and a mix-and-match of low-cost pieces below that.
At DST, I’m set to roll out 26-30% of both the Texans and the Packers, with 12-14% Jags, 8-12% Colts, and a bit of Vikings // Falcons // Saints behind that.
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-JM
:: covered in the Angles Pod (it’s highly recommended that you listen to the breakdown of the roster in order to see the thinking behind it, and in order to understand what we’re talking about when we look at a “bottom-up build”)
:: my “Tier 1” plays: the plays I feel confident leaning into across different types of builds; these players have a high ceiling and a low likelihood of price-considered failure
:: games, offenses, situations, or scenarios I’ll be looking to build around across my rosters
:: unique player pairings that can be used as foundational building blocks for tournament rosters
:: players who don’t fit into the categories above — either Upside pieces who don’t have the floor to be Blue Chips (and are not being focused on within my game-focused builds) or players who may not have a strong shot at ceiling, but are worth keeping in mind from a “role” perspective
:: players who are not going to be “featured” on my tighter builds (i.e., one could show up on a tighter build, but they are not being prioritized as such), but who I will be mixing and matching across some portion of my MME builds
Full breakdown (of what this is, and what the thinking is behind these players) can (and should) be found in the Angles Pod (on YouTube, or on the One Week Season podcast feed).
DK Salary Remaining :: $6.2K
No players or situations stand out to me as true Blue Chips this week.
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This week’s Inner Circle breakdown maps out every game environment worth targeting, identifies the specific building blocks and leverage combinations designed to separate your roster from the field, and walks through the exact rules being applied to roster construction. This is the process-level thinking that turns a player pool into a winning lineup.
