Papy is a full-time DFS player, with a focus on high-stakes tourneys, and with hundreds of thousands in lifetime profit
Welcome to Papy’s Process! This article will be a change of pace from Papy’s Pieces, which highlighted six players ranging from low to high in DFS price. This season, my goal is to focus on my lineup building process, while giving the OWS family an inside look at the way I make my lineups. My typical betting pattern revolves around my “tighter builds.” For me, that phrase refers to the five lineups where I’ll bet most of my money for the week. My “main lineup” will be in single entry contests, whereas the next four will be spread out in 3-entry max contests. All five of those lineups will also be entered in large field GPPs. My remaining fifteen lineups will be in large field GPPs and 20-entry max contests. I refer to those as “Milly Maker” lineups, which are entered exclusively in large field, small buy-in tournaments. My betting strategy means that my tighter builds will typically determine my weekly profitability, and most of my focus for the week is on those lineups. With that in mind, here is how I’m breaking down the slate.
Week 9 has four games that pique my interest:
I like them for DFS in that order and will target players in those contests for my tighter builds.
This game has a similar total to another game you won’t see featured on this list (KC @ Buf), but this game is much better for DFS than the Chiefs-Bills game. Joe Flacco ($5,600) and Caleb Williams ($5,700) are both underpriced for having great matchups in a strong game environment. Between them, I’d prefer Flacco stacked with any combination of Chase Brown ($5,900), Ja’Marr Chase ($8,400), or Tee Higgins ($5,900). I’m likely to stack this game from the Bengals side on my main lineup, but I’ll certainly have Bears stacks that pair Caleb with Rome Odunze ($6,600), DJ Moore ($5,200), Kyle Monangai ($4,600), or Colston Loveland ($3,330). This game should be fast-paced, high-scoring, and feature a lot of passing against two bad defenses. Those are the ingredients for fantasy goodness, and I don’t think there is a wrong way to stack this game. I’m currently debating an overstack using Flacco + Brown + Chase + Higgins + Loveland. I’m not sure exactly what I’ll land on, but my main lineup is going to feature a lot of players from this game.
