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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

Nico Iamaleava (TENN – DK $6,500, FD $9,000) – Nico isn’t a comfortable click, as he’s failed to top 200 passing yards in five of his seven games, and Tennessee has leaned into Dylan Sampson. The good news is that he had a season high in pass attempts and passing yards in his last outing against Kentucky and is cheap at $6,500. The even better news is that he’s facing Mississippi State, which is right there with Purdue and Oklahoma State as the worst Power Four defense. In SEC play, State has allowed 45, 35, 41, 34, and 58 points, including some big outings to QBs, and Tennessee has a team total of 43 points. Tennessee heads to Athens the following week, so maybe they look to get their young signal-caller some confidence against a weak defense. If you can’t quite fit in Sampson, Nico makes sense to get exposure to the Vols at a cheaper price point. GPP Recommendation: 0 to 1 pass catchers in stack.

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