Sonic’s MME Pool 11.24

Sonic is a Milly Maker winner and large-field tournament mastermind who focuses on mass-multi-entry play

GRIP IT AND RIP IT

There’s something magical about John Daly. A man who turned “Grip It and Rip It” into a lifestyle, showing up to the PGA Tour with a diet of spiked Arnold Palmers, Marlboro Reds, and the kind of goofy swagger that made him impossible not to root for. Daly didn’t care about playing it safe or laying up; he was there to take big swings, knowing that sometimes you hit it into the woods, but other times you land a 300-yard bomb right on the green.

In DFS, we’re channeling our inner Daly every time we roster low-owned players. It’s not about playing scared; it’s about embracing the chaos and trusting that when you connect, you’re giving yourself a shot at glory.

These are contrarian moves I’ll be mixing into my rosters to differentiate from the masses. Sometimes we’ll miss, but the ones that do hit will help us lap the field.

Secondary Core-Relations

We’re always hunting for those high-ceiling combinations to add to our existing game stacks. It’s better to aim at getting four things right instead of trying to hit a nine-way parlay. I’ll lean on a handful of core secondary stacks that will be finessed into lineups whenever feasible.

George Pickens/Rashod Bateman

This game has one of those “anything can happen” vibes, and the field seems convinced that the Steelers defense will keep it under wraps. If it hits, it’ll probably come from a big early strike. Pickens’ pOWN will climb as we get closer to lock, but Bateman at 1% gives us that contrarian correlation with real upside. Sure, Bateman has a low floor, and that’s fine—because we don’t give two shits about floor in the Milly. He’s been getting deep shots from MVP Lamar Jackson and has the talent to hit, even in a tough matchup.

Calvin Ridley/T.J. Hockensen

Ridley has surpassed 4x his Week 11 salary in two of his last three games. I don’t care if it’s Levis or Beavis back there — I’m in on that at 7% pOWN. Tennessee’s defense isn’t exactly fantasy-friendly, but Hock has been showing signs of the guy who was priced around 6K a year ago. At $4,700 and 5% ownership, he’s a 3x stance in my less-than-humble opinion. A classic “if you ain’t early, you’re late” situation.

LOWER-OWNED TREASURES

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