Here’s a breakdown of one-game DFS contests for the Week 6 Monday Night Football matchup featuring the Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Cash Game Strategy
In order, Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Jones and Kerryon Johnson have the top four median projections on the slate in our DraftKings Showdown Models, but it’s Johnson who has the top Projected Plus/Minus and thus represents the best value for the Captain spot. In the two games since the Lions released C.J. Anderson, Johnson has averaged 24.5 touches per game.
With Johnson in the Captain spot, a lineup of Johnson, Rodgers, Stafford and Jones leave just enough salary for Mason Crosby — the player with the highest projection among players priced under the median salary — and Marcedes Lewis, who costs just $600 and projects for the best Plus/Minus on the slate.
On FanDuel, you can fit all four of Rodgers/Stafford/Jones/Johnson, so the best bet to get the greatest exposure to both run and pass games is to go with Stafford in the MVP slot alongside Johnson, Jones, and Green Bay’s top two receivers with Davante Adams (toe) out: Marques Valdes-Scantling and Geronimo Allison.
Core GPP Plays
