The NFL season is about to kickoff this Thursday with the Buffalo Bills traveling to LA to play the Rams!!! I am so pumped for the start of this football season. The NFL went out and did the world a friggin service and blessed us by opening up the season with what should have been last year’s SuperBowl. If the Bills beat the Chiefs last year, then they beat the Bengals and go to the Ship. Who wouldn’t have enjoyed that matchup? Now we get it to kick off the 2022 season! Since we got a very juicy DFS Showdown slate coming on Thursday night, I figured I’d go over my basics first. Below are my rules as to how I approach Showdown Slates.
DFS Showdown Lineups
Trying to decide on a single lineup for showdown is not worth my time. Depending on how many lineups I am willing to make, which right now is 40 to 60, I try to narrow the field down to one to three captains and then use Fantasy Cruncher’s Optimizer to create lineups and then upload them to my contests on DK (DraftKings).
DFS Showdown Biggest Rule – Leave Salary on the Table
DK gives you $50,000 to spend on rostering players. The easiest way to get different from everyone else is to not spend all of it. Most folks habitually spend all their salary, so not doing that yourself immediately makes you different. Does this guarantee you victory? No. However, should your lineup end up as the optimal first place winning lineup, you’re less likely to split that top prize with others.
Other DFS Showdown Rules (Specific to DraftKings)
The below rules are statistical “rules” that consistently lead to better finishes in showdown slates.
- Play at least one QB. The majority of winning lineups feature at least one QB.
- Make sure your QB is paired with 2 of his pass catchers (Some RBs can be considered pass catchers).
- Only play one, if even one, kicker.
- Only play one, if even one, defense.
- No more than 2 RBs in a lineup, this includes both teams.
- Don’t “punt” too much. I wouldn’t roster more than 1 person under 2K for most games.
- Play at least one WR; over 96% of winning lineups have at least one WR.
- Might be obvious, but in the Captain spot, only roster QBs, WRs, RBs and premium TEs; no DEFs and no Kickers.
I’ll be back real soon for my specific direction for this NFL seasonal opener!
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