brgrewe@gmail.com 
Week One in NFL DFS GPP tournaments had it’s ups and downs. The stacks I had with the Kansas City Chiefs and Sammy Watkins obviously paid off nicely, but my main builds were centered around that San Francisco @ Tampa Bay game (sigh). We can talk about what could have been in Week One until we’re blue in the face, but it’s best we just get right back into NFL DFS GPP action. For those of you who still prefer cash action, be sure to check out my article for your Week Two NFL DFS Cash Games.
Sign up NOW for WIN DAILY Premium Gold right here! Projections, weather reports, wagering info, 24/7 expert chats and more!
If you have any questions and would like some further help when building your lineups, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly on Twitter.
The purpose of this weekly article is to identify team/game stacks that we are going to use for an NFL DFS GPP. For those of you that don’t know, a “team stack” is simply multiple players from the same team (I rarely ever use more than three players on a given team).
A “game stack” is similar, except we are going to use players from both teams in a given game. Focusing on team stacks and game stacks is incredibly useful in the NFL DFS GPP environment. That being said, let’s get to this week’s top NFL DFS stacks!
Top Game Stacks
New Orleans Saints @ Los Angeles Rams (53)
New Orleans Saints – The Saints currently have an implied total sitting around 25 points on the road in Los Angeles. They are my favorite team to stack this week in NFL DFS and I was quite surprised when I saw my first draft of projected ownerships. I’ll try to keep an eye on ownership projections and update this article throughout the week, but at the moment, it looks like everyone is going to flock towards the KC/OAK game.
Having said that, this game as a whole could be a huge leverage spot for your NFL DFS GPP builds in Week Two.
- Alvin Kamara
- Michael Thomas
- Drew Brees
- Ted Ginn Jr.
- Tre’Quan Smith
Los Angeles Rams – Unfortunately, I took a stance on Rams’ Running Back, Todd Gurley for my main NFL DFS GPP build in Week One. He looked incredibly efficient when he did get the ball, but something is obviously up with McVay’s trust in Gurley’s health. This week, I’ll stick to just targeting the Rams’ passing attack and maybe sprinkle in Gurley or Malcolm Brown in a MME style NFL DFS GPP.
- Jared Goff
- Robert Woods
- Brandin Cooks
- Cooper Kupp
- Todd Gurley
Seattle Seahawks @ Pittsburgh Steelers (46)
Pittsburgh Steelers – I have a feeling this game has sneaky shootout potential. I love targeting Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers’ offense when they’re playing at home. The Steelers have an implied total of 25 points which isn’t anything that pops off the board, but it is Top 10 on the main slate in DFS this week. I like this game as a lower owned pivot in an NFL DFS GPP for Week Two.
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Juju Smith-Schuster
- Donte Moncrief
- James Washington
- James Conner
Seattle Seahawks – Despite only winning by a point, the Seahawks stuck to the running game in Week One against the Cincinnati Bengals, where they were a 10-point home-favorite. Russell Wilson only threw the ball 20 times… If the Steelers can right the ship and start scoring points like they did in 2018, Russell is going to have to drop back to pass a helluva lot more than 20 times.
When Wilson is in a pass-heavy game-script, he tends to have very solid fantasy production. In 2018, when Wilson threw the ball 25 times or more, he averaged 20.15 DraftKings points. That probably isn’t going to win you a NFL DFS GPP, but if he’s around five percent ownership (likely even less), I’ll take a risk and bet that he does some damage with his rushing ability and produces one of those 30+ fantasy point ceiling-games.
- Russell Wilson
- Tyler Lockett
- Chris Carson
- DK Metcalf
Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders (52.5)
Kansas City Chiefs – The Chiefs and Raiders’ game is going to be chalk heaven. We have a high total that includes the best offense in the NFL (KC) and the most underpriced offense in DFS (OAK). Combine those two things and you will have a very popular game stack. I’d love to say you can fade this game to avoid high ownership, but I’d be lying to you.
Do I think you need to be overweight on this game? No. But, you’re going to need to get exposure to this game in some form.
- Patrick Mahomes
- Travis Kelce
- Sammy Watkins
- Mecole Hardman
- Damien Williams
- LeSean McCoy
Oakland Raiders – We’ll keep it simple here: The Raiders are all underpriced. I’d get shares of some Raiders regardless of who they were playing this week simply for the salary relief. They happen to have a great, pace-up matchup against the Chiefs… so that certainly doesn’t hurt the cause. Keep in mind, they will be incredibly popular in NFL DFS GPP and Cash Game formats.
- Tyrell Williams
- Darren Waller
- Josh Jacobs
- Derek Carr
Top Team Stack
New England Patriots – The Miami Dolphins currently look like a mid-major NCAA football team. The Patriots will remember what happened last time they went to Miami for a football game (the Miami Miracle) so I fully expect them to punish the Miami Dolphins this time around. My only concern is that Bill Belichick lays off the gas once the game is out of reach due to respect for longtime friend and colleague (and Miami Head Coach), Brian Flores.
If Flores wasn’t the coach of Miami, I’d take the Patriots to win by 50.
- Tom Brady
- Josh Gordon
- Sony Michel
- Julian Edelman
- Phillip Dorsett
- James White
- Damien Harris (if he suits up, this could be a minimum-priced GPP flyer; in hopes the Patriots want to get him some live-game reps).
Sample NFL DFS GPP Lineup
QB: Jared Goff
RB: Saquon Barkley
RB: Devin Singletary
WR: Robert Woods
WR: Cooper Kupp
WR: Tedd Ginn Jr.
TE: Darren Waller
FLEX: Alvin Kamara
DST: Houston Texans
Ben Roethlisberger Featured Image by SteelCity Hobbies
