This article focuses on 8/28 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 8/28 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan
Welcome back for Matchweek Three of the EPL season!
West Ham and Leicester City are the biggest favorites on the slate but their odds are both sub -200 apiece. Therefore, we don’t have to feel we need to pull from a certain team or else. As far as the bets go, I have provided a variety with a couple of parlays crossing over from Saturday to Sunday and one Sunday hedge against one.
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 +350 or below and projected starters are listed in bold.
Brentford (+270) at Aston Villa (+100)
Danny Ings (+150), Ivan Toney (+160), Ollie Watkins (+185), Wesley (+185), Marcus Forss (+230), Anwar El Ghazi (+240), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (+250), Leon Bailey (+260), Halil Dervisoglu (+260), Bryan Mbeumo (+280), Yoane Wissa (+320), Emiliano Buendia (+330)
Everton (+210) at Brighton (+140)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (+175), Neal Maupay (+200), Aaron Connolly (+225), Moise Kean (+230), Richarlison (+280), Andi Zeqiri (+300), Leandro Trossard (+330), Taylor Richards (+350), James Rodriguez (+350)
Southampton (+175) at Newcastle (+155)
Callum Wilson (+130), Dwight Gayle (+185), Adam Armstrong (+200), Che Adams (+200), Armando Broja (+210), Michael Obafemi (+260), Shane Long (+260), Nathan Tella (+280), Mohamed Elyounoussi (+280), Joelinton (+280), James Ward-Prowse (+300), Allan Saint-Maximin (+300), Joe Willock (+330), Nathan Redmond (+330), Theo Walcott (+330), Ryan Fraser (+350), Stuart Armstrong (+350)
Leicester City (-140) at Norwich (+425)
Kelechi Iheanacho (+115), Jamie Vardy (+125), Patson Daka (+130), Harvey Barnes (+175), Teemu Pukki (+180), James Maddison (+185), Jordan Hugill (+240), Adam Idah (+240), Joshua Sargent (+250), Ayoze Perez (+280), Milot Rashica (+330), Todd Cantwell (+350), Onel Hernandez (+350), Youri Tielemans (+350), Christos Tzolis (+350)
Crystal Palace (+525) at West Ham (-175)
Michail Antonio (+140), Andriy Yarmolenko (+185), Jarrod Bowen (+210), Tomas Soucek (+220), Said Benrahma (+280), Wilfried Zaha (+280), Jean-Philippe Mateta (+280), Christian Benteke (+280), Robert Street (+350), Pablo Fornals (+350), Manuel Lanzini (+350)
LATE GAME “FanDuel Only”
Chelsea (+190) at Liverpool (+145)
Romelu Lukaku (+150), Mohamed Salah (+160), Diogo Jota (+175), Sadio Mane (+260), Timo Werner (+300), Roberto Firmino (+300), Divock Origi (+320), Takumi Minamino (+320), Kai Havertz (+330), Hakim Ziyech (+350)
Soccer Best Odds
Southampton/Newcastle – Over 2.5 Goals (-120) – 0.5 Units “DraftKings Sportsbook”
Double Chance – Tie or Everton (-165) – 0.5 Units “DraftKings Sportsbook”
Leicester City/Norwich City – Over 2.5 Goals (-128) – 0.75 Units “FanDuel Sportsbook”
Man City ML/PSG ML Parlay (-208) – 1.5 Unit “DraftKings Sportsbook”
Man City ML/Tottenham ML Parlay – (-132) 0.5 Units “DraftKings Sportsbook”
Double Chance – Tie or Watford – (+200) 0.15 Units “DraftKings Sportsbook”
8/28 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”
Forward/Midfield
- Pascal Gros – Brighton – $16 “Set Pieces”
- James Ward-Prowse – Southampton – $16 “Set Pieces”
- Michail Antonio – West Ham – $21
- Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $22
- Kelechi Iheanacho – Leicester City – $18
- Callum Wilson – Newcastle – $18
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Everton – $20
- Danny Ings – Aston Villa – $20
- Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea – $20
- Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $21
Defense
- Matt Ritchie – Newcastle – $14 “Set Pieces”
- Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – $15 “Share of Set Pieces”
- Reece James – Chelsea – $12
- Ryan Bertrand/Luke Thomas – Leicester City – $9
- Yerry Mina – Everton – $7
Goalies
- Lukasz Fabianski – West Ham – $12
- Kasper Schmeichel – Leicester City – $13
8/28 EPL DraftKings Rankings
Forward
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Everton – $7,600
- Andros Townsend – Everton – $8,500 “Set Pieces”
- Pascal Gros – Brighton – $10,000 “Set Pieces”
- Jarrod Bowen – West Ham – $9,200 “Share of Set Pieces”
- Callum Wilson – Newcastle – $7,200
- Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $9,500
- Kelechi Iheanacho – Leicester City – $9,700
- Said Benrahma – West Ham – $10,300
- Michail Antonio – West Ham – $11,700
- Danny Ings – Aston Villa – $7,700
- Richarlison – Everton – $7,800
Midfield
- James Ward-Prowse – Southampton – $8,300 “Set Pieces”
- Andros Townsend – Everton – $8,500 “Set Pieces”
- Pascal Gros – Brighton – $10,000 “Set Pieces”
- Conor Gallagher – Crystal Palace – $4,500 “Set Pieces”
- Jarrod Bowen – West Ham – $9,200 “Share of Set Pieces”
- Said Benrahma – West Ham – $10,300
- Michail Antonio – West Ham – $11,700
- Richarlison – Everton – $7,800
- Harvey Barnes – Leicester City – $6,000
- Milot Rashica – Norwich City – $5,000 “Share of Set Pieces”
Defense
- Matt Ritchie – Newcastle – $6,700 “Set Pieces” (CORE PLAY)
- Ryan Bertrand/Luke Thomas – Leicester City – $3,900/5,000 “Thomas if in Set Pieces” (EITHER ONE IN, CORE PLAY)
- Aaron Cresswell – West Ham – $7,000 “Share of Set Pieces”
- Matty Cash – Aston Villa – $4,700
- Ashley Young – Aston Villa – $4,100
Goalies
- Lukasz Fabianski – West Ham – $5,700
- Kasper Schmeichel – Leicester City – $5,500
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