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Week 1 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Top Plays, Stacks, More

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NFL DFS is back!

Our crew has Week 1 fully covered. You’ll find their analysis of Sunday’s main slate, breakdowns of each position and much more below.

Raybon’s Main Slate Breakdown

Chris Raybon runs through Sunday’s main slate to narrow the player pool at each position for cash games and cash-game lineup building. He also highlights his favorite edges/stacks/leverage opportunities in each game.

Read the full breakdown here.

Freedman’s QB, RB, WR + TE Breakdowns

Matthew Freedman highlights the top cash-game and GPP value plays in his comprehensive breakdowns of each position:

Best NFL DFS Stacks

  • Quarterback + Wide Receiver
  • Running Back + D/ST
  • Quarterback + Wide Receiver + Opposing Pass-Catcher
  • Quarterback + Wide Receiver + Opposing Pass-Catcher

See Mike Randle’s four favorite stacks.

GPP Targets

Justin Bailey uses our models and projections to highlight the players at every position with the highest ceilings.

See which high-ceiling players to target.

Value Plays

Matt LaMarca uses our Projected Plus/Minus to find the top value plays in our Models.

See six value plays for Sunday’s main slate.

Projected Ownership

Who has the highest ownership projections?Justin Bailey runs through each position.

Here’s how this week’s projected ownership affects roster construction.

Contrarian Plays

One of the easiest ways to rocket past others on the leaderboard of large-field tournaments is to pivot from the highest-owned chalk players in favor of other high-upside plays.

See the best contrarian plays for Sunday.

Funnel Defenses to Exploit

Mike Randle identifies the top potential funnel defenses to target in DFS.

See his Week 1 funnel ratings.

NFL DFS is back!

Our crew has Week 1 fully covered. You’ll find their analysis of Sunday’s main slate, breakdowns of each position and much more below.

Raybon’s Main Slate Breakdown

Chris Raybon runs through Sunday’s main slate to narrow the player pool at each position for cash games and cash-game lineup building. He also highlights his favorite edges/stacks/leverage opportunities in each game.

Read the full breakdown here.

Freedman’s QB, RB, WR + TE Breakdowns

Matthew Freedman highlights the top cash-game and GPP value plays in his comprehensive breakdowns of each position:

Best NFL DFS Stacks

  • Quarterback + Wide Receiver
  • Running Back + D/ST
  • Quarterback + Wide Receiver + Opposing Pass-Catcher
  • Quarterback + Wide Receiver + Opposing Pass-Catcher

See Mike Randle’s four favorite stacks.

GPP Targets

Justin Bailey uses our models and projections to highlight the players at every position with the highest ceilings.

See which high-ceiling players to target.

Value Plays

Matt LaMarca uses our Projected Plus/Minus to find the top value plays in our Models.

See six value plays for Sunday’s main slate.

Projected Ownership

Who has the highest ownership projections?Justin Bailey runs through each position.

Here’s how this week’s projected ownership affects roster construction.

Contrarian Plays

One of the easiest ways to rocket past others on the leaderboard of large-field tournaments is to pivot from the highest-owned chalk players in favor of other high-upside plays.

See the best contrarian plays for Sunday.

Funnel Defenses to Exploit

Mike Randle identifies the top potential funnel defenses to target in DFS.

See his Week 1 funnel ratings.