Saturday 5/1 EPL DFS

This article focuses on 5/1 EPL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format. The goal is to gain an edge on the field at large.

Saturday 5/1 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back as, unlike last week we are back to a three-game EPL Saturday! Chelsea should be tremendous chalk followed by some of the Brighton attackers.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: Many of these players will not end up starting, but their goal odds are listed just in case. If they do not end up starting, disregard them. All odds listed +300 or below and projected starters are listed in bold.

Leeds United (+250) at Brighton (+110) – Neal Maupay (+155), Danny Welbeck (+195), Patrick Bamford (+205), Aaron Connolly (+220), Andi Zeqiri (+260), Percy Tau (+275), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (+275), Leandro Trossard (+290), José Izquierdo (+310), Pascal Gros (+335)

Fulham (+650) at Chelsea (-210) – Olivier Giroud (+138), Tammy Abraham (+138), Timo Werner (+170), Christian Pulisic (+200), Kai Havertz (+200), Mason Mount (+240), Hakim Ziyech (+260), Jorginho (+300)

Aston Villa (+270) at Everton (+104) – Dominic Calvert-Lewin (+130), Joshua King (+205), Richarlison (+230), Ollie Watkins (+235), Gylfi Sigurdsson (+255), James Rodriguez (+290)

EPL Best Odds

*Chelsea to Win* (-210) – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

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The Betting Game Plan

Chelsea should probably have much shorter odds than the -210 we have here. However, there is always the unpredictability of the lineup.

5/1 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

1. Pascal Gros – Brighton – $14 “Set Pieces”
2. James Rodriguez – Everton – $17 “Set Pieces”
3. Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Everton – $19
4. Neal Maupay – Brighton – $17
5. Mason Mount – Chelsea – $17
6. Hakim Ziyech – Chelsea – $15
7. Danny Welbeck – Brighton – $18
8. Patrick Bamford – Leeds United – $20
9. Kai Havertz – Chelsea – $21
10. Richarlison – Everton – $21

Defense

1. Reece James – Chelsea – $12 “Set Pieces”
2. Adam Webster – Brighton – $6
3. Ben Godfrey – Everton – $8
4. Andreas Christensen – Chelsea – $7
5. Marco Alonso – Chelsea – $13

Goalies

1. Edouard Mendy – Chelsea – $13
2. Robert Sanchez – Brighton – $8

5/1 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Pascal Gros – Brighton – $8,700 “Set Pieces”
2. James Rodriguez – Everton – $8,900 “Set Pieces”
3. Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Everton – $6,500
4. Neal Maupay – Brighton – $6,700
5. Danny Welbeck – Brighton – $6,100
6. Patrick Bamford – Leeds United – $6,200

Midfield

1. Pascal Gros – Brighton – $9,300 “Set Pieces”
2. James Rodriguez – Everton – $8,900 “Set Pieces”
3. Kai Havertz – Chelsea – $5,800
4. Mason Mount – Chelsea – $10,000
5. Hakim Ziyech – Chelsea – $6,700

Defense

1. Reece James – Chelsea – $6,800 “Set Pieces”
2. PUNT AND CORRELATE ACCORDINGLY

Goalies

1. Edouard Mendy – Chelsea – $5,800
2. Robert Sanchez – Brighton – $5,100

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