Papy’s Pieces 6.24

Papy is a full-time DFS player, with a focus on high-stakes tourneys, and with hundreds of thousands in lifetime profit

The Board

• This week has a top two tier of games in DET/DAL (52.5) and WASH/BAL (51.5). They stand out as the two best spots for expected points.
• The next tier is also two games, both with upper-middle totals in AZ/GB (47), and ATL/CAR (47). They present clear paths to points but are still a notch below the two best game environments.
• The middle tier has two games that just barely qualify for middle tier status with CLE/PHL (42.5) and IND/TEN (43).
• The bottom tier has four games TB/NO (41.5), HOU/NE (37.5) LAC/DEN (35.5), and PIT/LV (36.5).

Pawn – WR Ja’Lynn Polk ($3,600)

It’s the start of a new era in Boston with Drake Maye ($5,000) making the first start of his career. Maye is probably an upgrade over Brissett after he looked “good enough” in the preseason. Polk played 100% of the snaps last week, and you must imagine the Patriots are going to give him a chance to be their number one WR after they spent the 37^th pick on him in April’s draft. What better time than to feature him than Maye’s first start? It’s not as if Polk hasn’t been involved the past two weeks. He’s seen 6 and 7 targets, but he just hasn’t done anything with them. The change at QB could be the change Polk needs, and it’s difficult to find a guy who could see 8-10 targets priced like a punt. He’s also currently projected to draw almost no ownership, which is strange because there is an abundance of value on this slate. I’m going to use Polk as a one-off salary saver in a variety of different lineups.

Knight – RB Bucky Irving ($5,400)