NFL DFS Week 5 Dart Board: Top Value Picks for DraftKings & Top Value Picks for FanDuel
Published: Oct 08, 2023
Welcome to the DFS Dart Board for NFL Week 5!
How goes your GPP lineup construction so far? With most people likely investing in the Minnesota Vikings/Kansas City Chiefs game and the Miami Dolphins, it's tough to fit in top-priced plays like Jalen Hurts, Bijan Robinson and even David Montgomery. To try and have it all, you're going to have to dig deep for some bargain plays, whether it's on DraftKings or FanDuel. Fortunately, we've got our shovels out and we've done the work for you.
If you're new to Fantasy Alarm, the DFS Dart Board is an add-on to the Playbook that I started several years ago. It came about when I was building GPP lineups and realized I needed more salary relief. As I dug through my notes to see who stood out the most among those players at a more affordable price, it hit me. When I put players in the Playbook, I am thinking primarily about cash lineup plays -- guys with a high floor who I could conceivably put into my core-group and build a lineup around. After those players, I would mix in a handful of guys who had boatloads of upside and were in soft match-ups, but I wasn’t paying as much attention to their salary as I should have. And that's where the Dart Board came into play.
Occasionally you may see a min-priced QB or TE in here, but more often than not, this space is reserved for running backs and wide receivers who are below $6,000 on FanDuel or $5,000 or lower on DraftKings. Also, while we call this a Dart Board, keep in mind that every player has been carefully researched. We're not up here picking players all willy-nilly, desperately hoping they hit. We're looking for the cheapest bargains possible who still have the strongest potential to give you at least a 3-5x return on what you pay.
All set? Great. Let's get to it and while you do, maybe give a listen to this week's NFL DFS Show with me & Jon Impemba.
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