Sunday 12/20 EPL DFS

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This article focuses on 12/20 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 so we can gain an edge on the field at large.

Sunday 12/20 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

As EPL Matchweek 14/38 goes on, the two sites differ in regards to slate size. Both sites will have the first two games but only FanDuel will have the first game. Lock is 9:15 AM ET with each game in consecutive order.

It all starts with Leicester City (+290) visiting Tottenham (+100). The Hot Spurs two big studs will be popular on both sites. James Maddison seems to be priced very tastily on DraftKings for his role and scoring output in that format.

Next up, Manchester United (-150) hosts Leeds United (+360). It has been a wild ride for United. They are hoping not to go down a goal or two early only to have to come all the way back.

It’s unfortunate that the last game is FanDuel only. West Brom is coming off a huge performance tying Manchester City on the road. However, their defense has looked atrocious at times. Meanwhile, Aston Villa is in the reverse situation. They dominated Burnley at times mid-week, firing off 27 shots to six, only to end up drawing 0-0. Perhaps, this is the spot where both teams meet some true regression in terms of a result.

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.

Leicester City at Tottenham – Harry Kane (+107), Jamie Vardy (+130), Son Heung-Min (+150), Gareth Bale (+195), Kelechi Iheanacho (+210)

Leeds United at Manchester United – Edinson Cavani (+110), Bruno Fernandes (+116), Marcus Rashford (+123), Anthony Martial (+138), Patrick Bamford (+165), Mason Greenwood (+170)

Aston Villa at West Brom – Ollie Watkins (+133), Keinan Davis (+195), Jack Grealish (+220), Karlan Grant (+250), Anwar El-Ghazi (+265), Bertrand Traore (+265), Ross Barkley (+300), Trezeguet (+300)

EPL Best Odds

*Aston Villa ML (-106) “DraftKings Sportsbook”

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

This is another really tough slate as far as bets go. With so much parity in the EPL, it makes things tighter than in other competitons.

Despite hitting yesterday, rather than another one of the parlays that we have been focusing on across the last few slates, let’s take a ML here. West Brom was able to pull off a road tie against Man City, but this team is still pretty dreadful.

12/20 EPL FanDuel Rankings

Forward/Midfield

• 1. Son Heung-Min – Tottenham – $22
• 2. Harry Kane – Tottenham – $21
• 3. Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $20
• 4. Jack Grealish – Aston Villa – $18
• 5. Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $17
• 6. Marcus Rashford – Manchester United – $22
• 7. Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $19
• 8. Edinson Cavani – Manchester United – $16 “Not currently projected to start”
• 9. Anthony Martial – Manchester United – $19
• 10. Patrick Bamford – Leeds United – $18
• 11. Anwar El-Ghazi – Aston Villa – $14
• 12. James Maddison – Leicester City – $16 “Set piece monopoly”
• 13. Raphinha – Leeds United – $13 “Set piece monopoly”
• 14. Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $15
• 15. Mason Greenwood – Manchester United – $13
• 16. Ezgjan Alioski – Leeds United – $8

Defense

• 1. Semi Ajayi – West Brom – $7
• 2. Toby Alderweireld – Tottenham – $10
• 3. Eric Dier – Tottenham – $9
• 4. Victor Lindelof – Manchester United – $8
• 5. Christian Fuchs – Leicester City – $10

Goalies

1. Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa – $10
2. Hugo Lloris – Tottenham – $14

12/20 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Son Heung-Min – Tottenham – $9,500 “Share of set pieces”
2. Harry Kane – Tottenham – $8,600
3. Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $7,500
4. Raphinha – Leeds United – $6,100 “Set piece monopoly”
5. Marcus Rashford – Manchester United – $8,900
6. Edinson Cavani – Manchester United – $7,700 “Not currently projected to start”
7. Anthony Martial – Manchester United – $7,000
8. Patrick Bamford – Leeds United – $6,800
9. Mason Greenwood – Manchester United – $5,700
10. Ayoze Perez – Leicester City – $4,700

Midfield

1. James Maddison – Leicester City – $8,100 “Set piece monopoly” – CORE PLAY
2. Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $10,300 “Share of set pieces”
3. Son Heung-Min – Tottenham – $9,500 “Share of set pieces”
4. Raphinha – Leeds United – $6,100 “Set piece monopoly”
5. Marcus Rashford – Manchester United – $8,900
6. Jack Harrison – Leeds United – $6,800
7. Mateusz Klich – Leeds United – $5,800
8. Paul Pogba – Manchester United – $3,900
9. Mason Greenwood – Manchester United – $5,700
10. Kalvin Phillips – Leeds United – $4,500

Defense

1. Alex Telles – Manchester United – $5,800 “Not currently projected to punt, share of set pieces if in”
2. Luke Shaw – Manchester United – $5,200 “Share of set pieces”
3. PUNT with preference for wing defenders when lineups come out.

Goalies

1. Hugo Lloris – Tottenham – $5,200
2. Illan Meslier – Leeds United – $4,100

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