Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This page will be updated as necessary.
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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
Jayden Maiava (USC – DK $9,900, FD $11,800) – USC checks in with a monster 50-point implied team total, and their starters will be able to name their score as they march up and down the field. There is quite a bit of uncertainty with the USC wide receivers, as their top two projected WRs entering camp (Tanook Hines and Terrell Anderson) missed a significant amount of practice, and Anderson is expected to miss this one while Hines is questionable. That will leave a very young but talented WR room for Maiava to work with. It makes sense for USC to let him develop a rapport with his new weapons and get the youngsters’ feet wet in an easy non-conference game.
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