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In MLB DFS there is not a more important position than the pitcher spot. You will not make a bigger decision each day than selecting who your pitcher(s) is going to be. If you want to cash, you better get the pitcher position correct. You can afford to take a zero from a hitter due to variance, but if you get the pitcher position wrong, you are toast.
We don’t want that to happen to you, so let’s take a look at the process of selecting which pitcher to anchor your MLB DFS entries.
Like most other DFS sports, winning consistently at MLB is about being able to take advantage of matchups. DFS is about more than just playing the best players in the league. It is about exploiting the matchups that are presented on a daily basis. What separates the best DFS players from the rest is knowing which stats help exploit these matchups.
While amateurs will reference stats like ERA and batting average, these stats aren’t very helpful. Statistics, like ERA, are a snapshot of what has happened in the past but have little success predicting the future. Our team here will instead look to use stats that are predictive in nature.
MLB DFS is littered with variance. Mike Trout, the best player in baseball, can have an 0-for-4 night. So when we have a stat that is actually predictive we have to start our research there.
There is no more predictive stat in baseball than strikeouts. So we want to start our search for a MLB DFS pitcher by finding a hurler that can pile up the K’s. Especially considering that punch outs will score us a lot of points on the major DFS sites, like DraftKings, FanDuel, and Monkey Knife Fight.
Since strikeout rates are one of the more stable stats in MLB, this step to selecting a pitcher is pretty easy. You want to target a pitcher with a high strikeout rate facing an offense also with a high strikeout rate. A great resource to find these numbers is FanGraphs. Here we can find what a pitcher’s K% Rate is.
Clearly, the higher the number the better. But when looking for strikeouts we want to also take a look at the opponent as well as the starting pitcher. So again using FanGraphs, we can find the K Rate’s of offenses as well.
In an ideal situation, we would start a high K Rate pitcher against a high K Rate offense. But we can settle for an average K Rate pitcher against a high K Rate offense. The offense should give a boost to the pitcher assuming he can pitch deep into the game.
One note that is worth discussing in regards to strikeout rates is the time frame you want to reference those numbers from. From a statistical point of view a larger sample size generally allows for a more predictive probability. So in an ideal world we would use full season stats.
However we also must be cognoscente of the fact that things change. So we must keep an eye on things like K Rates on a smaller scale, whether that is month to month or even start to start. But when examining in the smaller sample, be sure that if you see a change in the K Rate that you don’t just assume that the pitcher all of a sudden is going to strikeout guys at a higher or lower rate than they are used to.
We must dive deeper in to the cause of the change. It might have been a coincidence. The pitcher may have just faced a lineup that sat some star players. But it also may be the fact that the pitcher is getting more horizontal movement on his slider, causing hitters to swing and miss at the pitch like never before. In a future piece we will take a look at how to find the causation on K Rate jumps in season, but for now we wanted you to be aware that is something to consider when looking at K Rate numbers for an entire season.
Speaking of pitching deep into the game, another stat that we have to consider on a given day is the pitcher’s ability to accumulate innings pitched. Or another way to look at it is the ability to pitch deep(er) into the game. This is important for a number of reasons.
But the idea is simple: The longer they can pitch, the more MLB DFS points they can score. The major DFS sites reward your pitcher for outs recorded. But also the longer they pitch the more likely they are to put up more strikeouts and even pick up the win bonus points.
How can we predict how many innings our pitcher will go to? Well, we can start by looking at their recent body of work. It may seem barbaric but we can do some box score scouting here. We may see helpful trends. For example, by going to MLB‘s website we can see the Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks did not pitch more than six innings in a game in the month of September.
While this is a starting point, we certainly need to dig deeper into predicting how long our starter will pitch. One way to do this is by taking a look at the opponents’ offensive pitches seen metrics. Using Baseball-Reference, we can find teams that have below league average pitches seen per plate appearance. This potentially will help us find a spot where a starting pitcher will pitch deeper into a game than usual.
2019 Pitches Per Plate Appearance By Team Courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
Another great place to look for a potential opportunity to see a pitcher go longer in a game than normal is their own bullpen. If a team’s pen is over-taxed, the manager may lean on the starter a bit more than normal. A great site to find this information is Baseball Press.
Here we can see how many pitches a member of a bullpen has pitched over the last five days. If you see a lot of numbers across lots of the days across a lot of pitchers, the pen is taxed. Look for that team’s starter on that day, to go a bit longer in the game than normal.
At this point in your research for a pitcher for your MLB DFS entries, you should be able to whittle your list down. So now it is time to really dig in and do a deep dive into the pitchers on your shortlist. Specifically, you are going to take a look at their pitch arsenal and the success the opposition has had on those types of pitches.
To do this deeper dive into pitch arsenal, we will be using Brooks Baseball. Here we can take a look at a pitcher’s usage per pitch.
What you find is not only do we get the opportunity to see what pitches a pitcher tosses but also how often. As well as what that pitch does in terms of velocity and movements. This information then allows us to see what success the opposition’s lineup has against these pitches, velocity, and movements.
This information should help us better predict the success a particular pitcher will have against a lineup based on his pitching arsenal. This information, along with the strikeout and outing depth data, should give you a clear picture of which pitcher to build your DFS lineups around.
The last pieces of information you will want to incorporate into your decision making is from Sin City. The most important thing to consider when using Vegas to determine your DFS pitcher is of course how big of a favorite he is. Not only does this help with the much needed win bonus, but also plays a hand in the innings pitched category that we emphasized earlier.
In addition to the favorite number, you will also want to take a look at the team totals. It would make sense to want to target a team that is expected to score fewer runs. This, of course, is a good thing for your pitching target. The less runs a team is expected to score the more likely your pitcher is going to pile up the strikeouts and innings pitched. You can find this information over with our friends from DraftKings and FanDuel!
As you can see, you want to take your time and really research the pitching position. It is without a doubt the most important decision you will make while building your MLB DFS lineups. Be sure to target pitchers that are favorites with a favorable matchup in regards to strikeouts, innings pitched and arsenal.
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I’ll be focusing on my core plays for the 5.6 DFS Tournament for DK LoL, DK CSGO, and interviewing the hottest esports player, JThomson. This article is focused around DraftKings ONLY. This is what I plan to do with my 7 lineups for each competitions!
LOL – EU Masters – 5.5 DFS
It’s a 2 game slate with JNG Captain taking the big prize in the big GPPs, but tomorrow is all about all about the ADC-MID position being the captain. Before we dive in, I did a 3 question interview with JT on his 7 day takedown streak. Let’s dive in!
Javi – JT. Let’s stick the fluff and get right to it. What’s been your strategy to the takedowns? EU Masters is a disaster. Teach us!
JT – Well, Javi, it boils down to my strategy of hedging everything. I hand build about 50 lines with 10 main lineups and focus on 4-2 stacks. About 80% of my stacks go to MID or ADC at Captain with stacking the TOP, SUP guys on the same team as my captain and working that route. It’s been mainly 2 game slate takedowns and I have every way pretty much locked.
Javi – Well thanks for the information. I wonder who taught you the ways to the promised land! What are you focusing on tomorrow?
JT – You know I look up to you and you taught me everything I know. Owe a lot of the takedowns to you! As for the slate, I’m focusing primarily on FNC with GO/KICK. I think FNC runs away with this, but we can’t count out MRS. MRS is a solid squad who can catch a heater, but I think FNC is the better team. MagiFelix at the MID for FNC isn’t good so try to avoid him. Again, focus on Matty at Captain with the JNG, TOP, and SUP from FNC with whatever stack. It won’t fit with GO, but should fit with KICK!
Javi – Thanks for the credit on teaching you the ways! I think I’m on a similar path as you for tomorrow. JT, last question though. Who gets the next takedown? Me or you??
JT – Going for 8 in a row so I’m saying me, but I’ll try to let you win this one also. HAHA!
Cliff Notes – AVOID TOP and SUP for Captain. JNG at Captain is OK for FNC-GO stacks ONLY. My picks are FNC / KICK so I’ll have 4-2 stacks of both together. Should be chalky though.
CSGO – 5.5 DFS
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I’ll be focusing on my core plays for the 4.28 DFS Tournament for DK LoL, DK CSGO, and DK PGA slate. This article is focused around DraftKings ONLY. This is what I plan to do with my 7 lineups for each competitions!
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League of Legends Side Note – ADC/MID at Captain are usually the big winners. Focus on J A M , which is ADC, JNG, or MID at Captain. Don’t put SUP or TOP in your Captain spot. I can see the need to do SUP or TOP as Captain, but it isn’t ideal and doesn’t win the big money as often. Today’s CAPTAIN focus for ME is ADC/MID ONLY.
SIDE NOTE – It’s a 2 game slate AND this tournament means a lot on this 4.28 DFS slate. I’m focusing on MID/ADC Captain ONLY.
SRB vs. GRF – I want to start off and say that this slate is GROSS. They are full of bad teams, especially the bottom 2 from the LCK, but it means a lot in terms of the top 2 get to move into the LCK Summer Split so they need to play to win. For GRF, focus only on UCAL, TARZAN, and VIPER for your stacks and maybe the team slot, but NO ONE ELSE. It is too risky. For SRB, they consistently start the same 5 guys, which consist of THALL, KAKAO, DANCHUNG, SANGYOON, and NOVA so they are all safe and in play. Surprisingly SRB knows how to put up some good amount of the kills. The last 2 matches they played they put up 18,23, 13, 28, and 19 kills and that’s losing 2 of the matchups. I like SRB for the upset, but it’s a 2 game slate. Focus on about 5 lineups with 2-3 SRB or 2-3 GRF!
Cliff Notes – AVOID TOP and SUP from GRF as we don’t know who will be the starter so it’s an easy fade. Use the TOP and SUP players from the DYN and SB matchup. I don’t mind you using VIPER or UCAL in the Captain spot as they fit with basically any stack you want. It’s not possible to use VIPER with SB stack, but I prefer going contrarian and upset driven today. I’m using SANGYOON from SRB for my captain spot for these stacks and that’s it.
SB vs. DYN – Everything about SB is gross and their lineup strategy is even more gross. Their ADC, JNG, MID are always different and they love to sub mid game even after winning match one. SB safest plays are Summit and Gorilla ONLY and that’s it. If you are doing 10 lineups, I’d say to do ONE ROUTE line at ADC then do the exact line with LEO at ADC. Hopefully they announce starters before lock, but nothing is guaranteed with the LCK. If you won’t be awake to tinker your lineups before lock, I’d say avoid SB or even avoid the slate all together. As for Dynasty, they have no subs and have one player at each position. I like them better because they have a consistent lineup and no one can be subbed out, but who knows who wins this matchup. If I have a vote, I’d roll with DYN and SRB stacks in most lineups.
Cliff Notes – JNG, MID, and ADC are not safe for SB unless they announce starters before the 4am EST lock time. For my 4 man stacks with DYN, I’m only using FEIZ at the captain spot.
PGA – 4.27 DFS
I’m not going to focus on each golfer, but I have a set 4-5 guys for each of my lineups. It seems a little too easy and might be good chalk to roll with these guys. See below on my focus!
CSGO – 4.27 DFS
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On the 4/26 Esports DFS Slate, I am going to focus on my favorite LOL stacks for DraftKings and Fanduel. My LOL targets can be used in both cash games and GPP’s. When playing LOL, I recommend playing Tournaments.
#1 Target: Vivo Keyd (VK) (-185).
Vivo Keyd (VK) (-185) is the number one team in the CBLOL (The Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends). VK has a 14 win and six loss record, and by far the number one overall team in the league. They are coming into this matchup facing off against a team currently tied for the number three spot in the league (KaBum! e-Sorts) (+135), with a kill projection of 16.5, which is the second-highest on the ESPORTS DFS slate. This is my favorite stack of the night. VK is a very aggressive team that should have no trouble defeating anyone in the league. Most of my lineups are going to be stacked with VK players.
#2 Target: Target: Prodigy Esports (PRG) (-250).
My second favorite stack of the day is Prodigy Esports (PRG) (-250). The only reason they are not my number one stack is due to their elevated salary at every position. PRG should completely dismantle the last-place team in the CBLOL (Redemption eSports) (RDP) (+180). RDP is a team that gets embarrassed in almost every matchup. This should be no different. PRG is tied with VK for the second-highest projected kill team total, but I think they should have a higher projection. RDP allows massive fantasy point production to opposing teams in almost every game that they play. I am going to have three out of my ten lineups with full four-man stacks of PRG players.
#3 Target: INTZ (ITZ) (+135).
My number three target is INTZ (ITZ) (+135), an underdog facing off against the number two team in the CBLOL (Flamengo eSports) (FLA) (-185). This matchup is projected to have the highest death total (29.5), which means a lot of killing, fantasy points, and will most likely be a closer match than expected. I am siding with ITZ here, due to the fact, that even when they lose, they produce high fantasy numbers. Don’t get me wrong, FLA is definitely the better team, but I think that ITZ will keep it close and outproduce their respected salaries. I will have two out of my ten lineups with ITZ stacks, and two out of ten lineups with stacks of FLA players. I am not opposed to stacking this game completely in the attempt to take down a big GPP. I know I will have one lineup doing just that.
HONORABLE MENTION STACKS (In order of preference):
Flamengo eSports (FLA) (-185)
paiN Gaming (PNG) (-135)
or
FURIA Uppercut (FUR) (EVEN)
Favorite Captains (In order of preference):
Klaus (VK) (ADC)
Garo (PRG) (ADC)
micaO (ITZ) (ADC)
Absolut (FLA) (ADC)
brTT (PNG) (ADC)
Alternative (FUR) (ADC)
SLATE SUMMARY:
On the 4/26 six-game ESPORTS DFS slate, I will be building ten lineups. This slate is very tricky. Two matchups could be a potential game stack opportunity, due to the fact that those teams can produce heavy fantasy points even in a loss, if you add in the fact that they are games with Vegas odds that are very close and the overall kill projections, it screams game stack. Those two games are FUR Vs. PNG and ITZ Vs. FLA. It is not always recommended to game stack, I am saying that it could be a way to get different in GPP’s ONLY and is NOT optimal by any means. IT IS EXTREMELY RISKY, so please proceed with caution. I AM STILL PRIORITIZING NORMAL FOUR-TWO-ONE, AND FOUR THREE STACKS over any game stack. Only two out of my ten lineups will be game stacks (one of each game noted above). In my other lineups, I will have stacks of VK and PRG. I will be focusing my lineup construction ONLY with ADC in my captain position. Good luck tonight, and don’t forget to come back and WIN DAILY.
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On the 4/25 Esports DFS Slate, I am going to focus on my favorite LOL stacks for DraftKings and Fanduel. My LOL targets can be used in both cash games and GPP’s. When playing LOL, I recommend playing Tournaments.
#1 Target: Movistar Riders (MRS) (-588).
MRS is the heaviest favorite on today’s ESPORTS DFS slate, my favorite team today, and for a good reason. They are about to face-off versus Team Singularity(SNG) (+357), an opponent who is the worst in the EU Masters at the moment. When watching SNG battle it out on the map, it looks like they are trying to find every possible way to lose. It looks like an episode of 1,000 ways to die the way that they put themselves out in harm’s way, and they don’t even attempt a single attack. The problem with SNG’s attempted unique strategy is they are facing off against MRS. In MRS’s first matchup, they took out the number one seed (S04E). They looked like a team that has been playing together for years. They routed S04E, and every player produced high scoring fantasy numbers. In their second matchup, they looked like a team that was lost in the sauce versus K1CK. K1CK is a very good team and is now proving to me that they are a legitimate contender for the title. MRS, in my eyes, is still a top tier team and should absolutely obliterate SNG. SNG will be scrambling around, not knowing what to do, or knowing what hit them. I expect MRS to dominate and pay off their price tags with ease. I will be playing as many players from the Movistar Riders roster. In over half of my lineups, I will have anywhere from one to four players from this squad and expect them to be the highest fantasy point producers on today’s ESPORTS DFS slate.
#2 Target: K1ck Neosurf #2 (K1CK) (+229).
My second favorite stack of the day is none other than K1ck Neosurf (K1CK) (+229). K1CK fought their way through the play-in stage for a spot to play in the EU Masters. Usually, the teams that are granted a seat by the play-ins generally do not fend well on the big stage. K1ck Neosurf has not only proven that they should be here, but they are making a statement. In their first matchup, they were paired up against the dreadful roster of SNG. Let’s just say it was not even close. The next matchup, they dropped a bomb on the entire tournament and made a top team (Movistar Riders) look like a practice squad. Now they have another tough matchup versus FC Shalke 04 (S04E) (-312). In my opinion, Vegas oddsmakers got it wrong here. There is no way that K1CK should be one of the heaviest underdogs on the slate (+229) after dismantling their previous two opponents. I will take an edge wherever I can get one, and I believe this could be that edge. This should be an extremely bloody and fantasy-friendly matchup. K1CK should come into this matchup and continue to fight their hearts out. I believe that S04E is by no means a bad team, but I think K1ck Neosurf is going to provide another teaching lesson. This time FC Shalke 04 will be on the receiving end.
#3 Target: LDLC OL (LDLC) (-286).
LDLC is ready to drop the beat down on Defuse Kids (DK) (+209). They have proven in their last couple of games that they can accumulate kills, produce fantasy points, and win. They are one and one in the EU Masters at the moment, but I expect that to change today. DK is a very weak team that is going to get taken advantage of all over the map. DK has done nothing but struggle in their last two games, quickly rolling downhill to what will soon be a no-win Masters. LDLC has hopes that are alive and well. Even though they dropped a game to VGIA, they still produced kills and fantasy numbers. In their win versus RGE, they lit them up with ease. I love targeting teams that are in matchups against sub-par opponents, and this is a prime example. I am going to have multiple lineups with full four-man stacks from LDLC OL.
HONORABLE MENTION STACKS (In order of preference):
Gamer Legion (GL) (+125)
BT Excel (BTXL) (-357)
Vodafone Giants (VGIA) (-208)
Favorite Captains (In order of preference):
JaVaaa (MRS) (ADC)
Puki Style (K1CK) (ADC)
Hades (LDLC) (ADC)
Hjarnan (GL) (ADC)
Deadly (BTXL) (ADC)
Attila (VGIA) (ADC)
SLATE SUMMARY:
On the 4/25 six-game ESPORTS DFS slate, I will be building ten lineups. In about 60% of my lineups, I will have anywhere from one player to four-man stacks of MRS, K1CK, and LDLC. I will be using my Honorable Mention stacks (GL, BTXL, VGIA) in about 40% of my lineups and mixing and matching filler players to fit my builds with available salary. I will be building ONLY four-three, four-two-one, and three-three-one stacks in all of my lineups. I want to note that on the previous two EU Masters, DFS slates the lineup that took home $20k+ was a four-two-one stack. The “one” in my lineups will be chosen from any position (except captain) based on how much salary I have left to utilize. I will be focusing my lineup construction ONLY with ADC in my captain position.
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On the 4/24 Esports DFS Slate I am going to focus on my favorite LOL stacks for DraftKings only. This is the OPL and LPL playoffs. Instead of the games being a best of three, they are now a best of five series. In each DFS lineup, you create, you are going to have to get different. If you chose to go the traditional stack, you would likely be tied with a hundred different players. Coming into this, I am still going to focus on fitting in an ADC or a MID in my captain spot. It is also okay to completely stack one of these games, just to have a unique lineup. I am targeting GPP’s ONLY.
Legacy Esports (LGC) (-400) Vs. Dire Wolves (DW) (+266).
In the first matchup of the night is the first time that we can play the Oceanic Pro League (OPL). Legacy Esports (LGC) (-400) is facing off against Dire Wolves (DW) (+266). LGC is coming in with an outstanding record of 18 wins and only three losses. DW has an above five hundred record with 12 wins and nine losses. LGC has dominated every matchup in the past versus DW. I’m predicting this to be like deja vu for the Dire Wolves squad. In the past few matchups, Legacy Esports has only needed contributions from their top two players (Tally and Raes) to dismantle DW. Raes (ADC) is a high profile player that puts his team on his shoulders and carries almost fifty percent of his team’s total kills. I expect him to continue his excellent track record and not only be the top fantasy producer on his team but to be the top scorer of this matchup between both teams. I am going to be building lineups with using only Legacy Esports players from this game. I am fading DW, focusing on a two, three, or four-man stack from LGC, and prioritizing Raes or Tully as my captains in those select lineups.
MY PICK: Legacy Esports (LGC).
Top Esports (TES) (-425) Vs. Team WE (WE) (+280).
In the second matchup of this Esports DFS slate is a highly anticipated LPL playoff battle between Top Esports (TES) (-425) and Team WE (WE) (+280). TES is on a literal killing spree, smashing every opponent in their path. They have not lost a game since the addition of a former Invictus Gaming (IG) superstar (JackeyLove). On the other side of the map, WE has surprised everyone. They have won their last three matchups, and against very talented teams (ES, OMG, EDG). WE is a real wild card. When it comes to Team WE, it seems like nothing is impossible. It would not surprise me if they pulled the upset here. WE has been strategic, mistake-free, and massive fantasy producers in their last few meetings. TES is a tough test, though. This is a matchup where it is difficult to predict the winner. In a few lineups, I am going to have a two, three, or four-man stack of TES. In the lineups that im not using players from TES, I will stack WE. This matchup is going to be exciting to watch. Two high kill rate teams facing off in a best of five playoff series? SIGN ME UP!
MY PICK: Top Esports (TES).
FAVORITE CAPTAINS:
JackeyLove (TES) (ADC)
Jiumeng (WE) (ADC)
Raes (LGC) (ADC)
Teacherma (WE) (MID)
SLATE SUMMARY:
I will be building eight ESPORTS DFS lineups. I will have an even share of full stacks from TES and WE. In every lineup, I will have at least one player from LGC, with a maximum of four. In two out of my eight lineups, I will be building full game stacks from WE and TES. The filler player(s) in my WE and TES stacks will be from LGC.
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On the 4/23 Esports DFS Slate, I am going to focus on my favorite LOL stacks for DraftKings and Fanduel. My LOL targets can be used in both cash games and GPP’s. When playing LOL, I recommend playing Tournaments.
#1 Target: FC Schalke Evolution (S04E) (-1250).
Yesterday we watched S04E get locked down and beat up by the Movistar Riders, but this matchup is far from as tough of a challenge. S04E is facing off against Team Singularity (SNG) (+620). SNG is a very low kill producing, passive team, that looks like a bunch of fish out of water when they are dropped into the map. SNG was just dismantled by K1ck Neosurf (K1CK). K1CK is a good team, but in my opinion, S04E is better. They should go in and tare apart SNG on all angles and in every position. S04E should produce some of the highest fantasy scorers on the ESPORTS DFS slate. S04E has the highest projected kills (19.5) on the day, sharing the top spot with only mousesports (MOUZ). I will have a lot of FC Schalke 04 Evolution stacks in my lineups.
#2 Target: Gamers Origin (GO) (-175).
GO is the 2020 spring split champions of Ligue Francaise de League of Legends (LFL). They are coming into the EU Masters on an ultimate high, after downing their opponent (LDLC) three to zip in a best of five series in the LFL split finals. GO is a highly aggressive team with a very productive ADC (XDSMILEY). They are matched up versus BT Excel (BTXL) (+129) in the tightest game that Vegas has projected. I believe that GO will come out firing on all cylinders, dominate the mid-stage, and pull away in the late stage of the game. This matchup has a total projected kills total of 28, which is another match that is tied for the highest with eSuba (8.5) vs. mouseports (19.5). GO has a higher kill projection in this battle (15.5) than BTXL (12.5). I’m going to have a decent amount of GO stacks in my lineups. I believe that Gamers Origin could be a great leverage play in GPPs, and I want to be on the positive side. I don’t see GO losing this fight after just recently being crowned the champions of the LFL.
#3 Target: Fnatic Rising (FNC.R) (-556).
FNC.R just put on a show, destroying their previous opponent (eSuba). Even though eSuba is not a team that puts up that big of a fight, FNC.R is facing off another bottom-tier team in the Energypot Wizards (WIZ) (+340). WIZ was just humiliated by MOUZ, and I see an identical scenario happening here. FNC.R is a high flying, kill-happy, massive fantasy producing team. When they fight, they don’t just go for the Towers, the Harolds, the Dragons, they don’t stop until every enemy in their sight is eliminated. FNC.R doesn’t try to go around their opponents; they go through them. There is not a scenario in my mind that WIZ pulls the upset here. FNC.R is too good. They have a team projected kill total of 17.5. I will have plenty of FNC.R in my lineups, and I do not see any reason why anyone should not be playing them. Even though they have a steep price tag, I am going to find a way to play at least two players from FNC.R in about 50 percent of my lineups.
HONORABLE MENTION STACKS:
mousesports (MOUZ) (-1250)
Movistar Riders (MRS) (-345)
YDN Gamers (YDN) (+190)
Favorite Captains:
XDSMILEY (GO) (ADC)
Neon (S04E) (ADC)
xMatty (FNC.R) (ADC)
Jeskla (MOUZ) (ADC)
MagiFelix (S04E) (MID)
SLATE SUMMARY:
On the 4/23 six-game ESPORTS DFS slate, prioritizing ADC in my captain spot. I am going to have, at minimum, two players from S04E or FNC.R in every lineup I create. I am going to have at least three of my lineups with full four-man stacks from GO. In other lineups, I will have various stacks of YDN, MOUZ, and MRS. I will be building only four-three and four-two-one stacks. My “one” will either be an ADC or a team.
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