CFB DFS Top Plays: Week 11 (Saturday Night)

Understanding optimal lineups for cash games is extremely important, even if you only play tournaments. Players in our cash pool are the ones we believe are the most underpriced, have the best floor/ceiling combo and typically feature a relatively tight range of outcomes. These are the best plays on the board when considering price, context and positional scarcity. These are usually pretty good options for GPPs as well.

The optimal GPP lineup will typically mix some of these cash-type plays with higher-variance options, often in correlated lineups. In cash games (where roughly 50% of the field gets paid out), we don’t worry about ownership, game stacks, or correlation. In large-field tournaments, we should be much more mindful of ownership. These are our Top Plays considering the following factors: mean projection, matchup, upside, and value. Ownership is NOT considered here. Generally speaking, these players are what we consider to be “head-to-head and 50/50 considerations.”

They are listed in price descending order (NOT ranked by “best play”). At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.

QUARTERBACK

Devon Dampier (UTAH – DK $8,600) – The Utes are coming off a huge win in the Holy War, where they leaned heavily on Dampier and he accounted for four total TDs. It’s a potential letdown spot against a quality Arizona team on the road, and Utah’s top RB, Wayshawn Parker, is listed as questionable after being limited and ineffective against BYU. With Parker limited against BYU, Dampier had a season-high 20 rushing attempts, so this is a spot where Utah may have to lean on his legs heavily again. Arizona struggled with the running ability of Thomas Castellanos in a recent loss, as he ran for 117 yards and a score, so Dampier stands out as a high-floor option in cash games with his dual-threat ability and potential for increased running volume.