Our NFL product at FantasyLabs is powered by our Models, which feature projections from Sean Koerner. He’s been FantasyPros’ most accurate in-season ranker in three of the past four seasons, which makes our Models a must-have for the serious DFS player.
One of the best ways to incorporate his projections is by looking at each player’s Projected Plus/Minus on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Projected Plus/Minus is a proprietary metric that measures projected points vs. expected points. The higher the number, the better that player is expected to perform relative to his price tag.
If you wind up rostering players who finish the week with a good Plus/Minus, there’s a good chance you’re going to find yourself at the top of the leaderboards.
Here are six players who are popping as values in our NFL Models for Week 8.
Quarterback
Deshaun Watson ($7,100 on DraftKings) vs. Oakland Raiders
Watson is one of the most expensive QBs across the industry, but he still stands out as one of the best pure values. The Raiders defense has been absolutely dreadful — opposing QBs have averaged 24.78 DraftKings points per game when the Raiders over the first six weeks, resulting in an average Plus/Minus of +8.23 (per the Trends tool).
