Dwprix is a research expert at OWS, with focuses on NFL Edge Matchups and the Relative Value Breakdown
Pricing can change the value of a play between Draftkings and Fanduel. Recognizing what plays are better values on each site based on scoring rules and points per dollar can create a sizable edge when building rosters. Here are Week 17 players that are best utilized on Draftkings or Fanduel.
Jared Goff: FD $7.4k, 12.3% // DK $5.6k, 11.2% // Value on Draftkings
Goff and the Lions are in the highest total game on the slate and they have the highest implied team total. He will likely be very popular this week on both sites, but he’s a better value on Draftkings where he takes up 1.1% less of the cap and is the 13th highest priced quarterback versus the ninth on Fanduel.
Justin Fields: FD $8.4k, 14.0% // DK $7.9k, 15.8% // Value on Fanduel
On the other side of the highest total game on the slate, Fields is a better quarterback value on Fanduel than on Draftkings. Even though he’s the third highest priced quarterback on both sites, he takes up 1.8% less of the cap on Fanduel. He’s in a bounce back spot facing the Lions who give up the most Fanduel points per game to quarterback (23.6) after facing the Bills who give up the second least Fanduel points to quarterbacks (14.1).
Brian Robinson: FD $6.9k, 11.5% // DK $5.2k, 10.4% // Value on Draftkings