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The Betting Game Plan

Leandro Trossard is not a prolific goalscorer by any measure. However, given the juicy odds here, I think that we can target him in this spot. Brighton will be a home favorite against a Leicester side dealing with an excessive number of injuries. In the alternate, you could also opt to roll with Pascal Gros at +410. However, after missing a crucial penalty kick last week, it remains to be seen if Gros will continue in that role. As a set-piece taker, he is more of an assist man.

3/6 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Anwar El-Ghazi – Aston Villa – $16
Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – $13 “Set Pieces”
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $16 “Set Pieces”
Pedro Neto – Wolves – $19 “Share of Set Pieces”
Danny Ings – Southampton – $21
Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $21
Neal Maupay – Brighton – $18
James Ward-Prowse – Southampton – $18 “Set Pieces”
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $22
Ross Barkley – Aston Villa – $12 “Set Pieces”
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $14

Defense

Kyle Walker-Peters – Southampton – $8
Ahmed El Mohamady – Aston Villa – $9
Wily Boly – Wolves – $12
Tyrone Mings – Aston Villa – $14
Ben White – Brighton – $6

Goalies

Alex McCarthy – Southampton – $13
Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa – $12

3/6 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Pascal Gros – Brighton – $9,600 “Set Pieces”
Pedro Neto – Wolves – $8,300 “Share of Set Pieces”
Danny Ings – Southampton – $7,400
Neal Maupay – Brighton – $7,000
Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $7,800
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa – $10,300
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $8,500
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $8,200
Leandro Trossard – Brighton – $7,600
Adama Traore – Wolves – $6,700

Midfield

Pascal Gros – Brighton – $9,600 “Set Pieces”
Pedro Neto – Wolves – $8,300 “Share of Set Pieces”
James Ward-Prowse – Southampton – $9,000 “Set Pieces”
Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – $8,100 “Set Pieces”
Ross Barkley – Aston Villa – $6,200 “Set Pieces”
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa – $10,300
Joao Moutinho – Wolves – $4,900 “Share of Set Pieces”
Oliver Norwood – Sheffield United – $4,500 “Set Pieces”
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $8,200
Leandro Trossard – Brighton – $7,600

Defense

Ahmed El Mohamady – Aston Villa – $5,100
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo – Aston Villa – $3,500
Kyle Walker-Peters – Southampton – $5,200
Matt Targett – Aston Villa – $5,400
Jonny – Wolves – $3,400

Goalies

Alex McCarthy – Southampton – $5,100
Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa – $5,000

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Wednesday 3/3 EPL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 3/3 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.

Wednesday 3/3 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Let’s get ready for what for most teams will be Matchweek 27/38 as the midweek matches for the season begin to wind down. DraftKings is running an early slate, consisting of solely the first two games. Since we can basically scratch-off Sheffield United, there are only three teams to choose players from. Both James Maddison and Jack Grealish will be out, leaving big shoes to fill.

The FanDuel slate also includes the Manchester United game afterward, providing us a few more options. All three of the matchups feature decent, albeit not great teams against very poor teams.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Leicester City (+105) at Burnley (+300) – Jamie Vardy (+123), Kelechi Iheanacho ( +200), Chris Wood (+250), Jay Rodriguez (+320), Matej Vydra (+325), Cengiz Under (+350)

Aston Villa (+106) at Sheffield United (+260) – Ollie Watkins (+175), Keinan Davis (+240), Anwar El Ghazi (+270), David McGoldrick (+295), Oliver McBurnie (+295), Billy Sharp (+295), Rhian Brewster (+295), Lys Mousset (+295), Bertrand Traore (+330), Ross Barkley (+340), Trezeguet (+360)

“FanDuel Only – Late Game”

Manchester United (-250) at Crystal Palace (+700) – Bruno Fernandes (+120), Edinson Cavani (+128), Marcus Rashford (+180), Anthony Martial (+180), Mason Greenwood (+220), Amad Diallo (+270), Daniel James (+280)

EPL Best Odds

Marcus Rashford to Score (+180) – 0.25 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

He hasn’t been the goal scorer in the EPL this season that he was in the Champion’s League prior to United’s elimination. However, these are nice odds for Rashy in a game where United is a -250 favorite.

3/3 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces slightly less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $23 “Split Set Pieces”
Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $20
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa – $14
Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – $12 “Set Pieces”
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $22
Marcus Rashford – Manchester United – $21
Anthony Martial – Manchester United – $18
Ross Barkley – Aston Villa – $13 “Set Pieces”
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $12
Mason Greenwood – Manchester United – $14

Defense

Luke Shaw – Manchester United – $12 “Split Set Pieces”
Ricardo Pereira – Leicester City – $12
James Tarkowski – Burnley – $11
Timothy Castagne – Leicester City – $9
Joel Ward – Crystal Palace – $8

Goalies

Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa- $11
David De Gea – Manchester United – $14
Kasper Schmeichel – Leicester City – $12

3/3 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Jamie Vardy – Leicester City – $9,500
Chris Wood – Burnley – $4,200
Kelechi Iheanacho – Leicester City – $6,200
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $8,400
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa – $10,200

Midfield

Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – $7,200 “Set Pieces”
Ross Barkley – Aston Villa – $6,800 “Set Pieces”
Anwar El-Ghazi – Aston Villa – $10,200
Ashley Westwood – Burnley – $5,800 “Split Set Pieces”
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $8,000

Defense

Ricardo Pereira – Leicester City – $5,300
Ahmed Elmohamady – Aston Villa – $5,200
Daniel Amartey – Leicester City – $2,600
Matthew Lowton – Burnley – $5,000
Enda Stevens – Sheffield United – $4,300

Goalies

Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa – $5,100
Kasper Schmeichel – Leicester City – $5,300

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Saturday 2/27 EPL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/27 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 2/27 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

It’s time for another EPL Saturday morning and we have you all set with a breakdown below.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Brighton (-107) at West Brom (+310) – Neal Maupay (+148), Danny Welbeck (+225), Aaron Conolly (+225), Andi Zequiri (+240), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (+280), Percy Tau (+280), Mbaye Diagne (+285), Leandro Trossard (+300), José Izquierdo (+320), Hal Robson-Kanu (+350), Karlan Grant (+370), Matheus Periera (+400)

Aston Villa (+215) at Leeds United (+118) – Patrick Bamford (+125), Ollie Watkins (+175), Joe Gelhart (+205), Sam Greenwood (+220), Keinan Davis (+245), Anwar El Ghazi (+275), Raphinha (+280), Jack Harrison (+300), Pablo Hernandez (+300), Bertrand Traore (+310), Tyler Roberts (+350), Ross Barkley (+370), Trezeguet (+370)

Wolverhampton (+133) at Newcastle (+245) – Fabio Silva (+225), Jose Willian (+235), Dwight Gayle (+290), Pedro Neto (+300), Andy Carroll (+350), Ruben Neves (+360), Allan Saint-Maximin (+400), Miguel Almiron (+430), Joelinton (+430), Adama Traore (+475)

EPL Best Odds

Neal Maupay to Score (+148) – 0.25 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

Neal Maupay has the second highest goal scoring odds on the slate behind Patrick Bamford. However, if choosing between both at their respective odds, I would have to go with Maupay. He could not ask for a better matchup than with lowly West Brom.

2/27 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Raphinha – Leeds United – $19 “Set Pieces”
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $16 “Set Pieces”
Ross Barkley – Aston Villa – $14 “Set Pieces”
Pedro Neto – Wolves – $18 “Share of Set Pieces”
Neal Maupay – Brighton – $18
Patrick Bamford – Leeds United – $21
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $22
Leandro Trossard – Brighton – $17
Anwar El-Ghazi – Aston Villa – $11
Matheus Pereira – West Brom – $14 “Set Pieces”

Defense

Ahmed El Mohamady – Aston Villa – $6
Diego Llorente – Leeds United – $7
Emil Krafth – Newcastle – $6
Darnell Furlong – West Brom – $6
Dan Burn – Brighton – $7

Goalies

Martin Dubravka – Newcastle – $5
Robert Sanchez – Brighton – $11

2/27 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Raphinha – Leeds United – $10,700 “Set Pieces”
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $9,300 “Set Pieces”
Pedro Neto – Wolves – $9,500 “Share of Set Pieces”
Neal Maupay – Brighton – $7,500
Patrick Bamford – Leeds United – $8,800
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $7,100
Leandro Trossard – Brighton – $8,500
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa – $7,900
Willian Jose – Wolves – $5,400
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $7,400

Midfield

Ross Barkley – Aston Villa – $5,900 “Set Pieces”
Raphinha – Leeds United – $10,700 “Set Pieces”
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $9,300 “Set Pieces”
Pedro Neto – Wolves – $9,500 “Share of Set Pieces”
Matheus Pereira – West Brom – $9,000
Leandro Trossard – Brighton – $8,500
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa – $7,900
Jonjo Shelvey – Newcastle – $5,100 “Set Pieces”
Joao Moutinho – Wolves – $5,700 “Share of Set Pieces”
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $7,400

Defense

Ahmed El Mohamady – Aston Villa – $4,600
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo – Aston Villa – $2,600
Matt Targett – Aston Villa – $4,900
Nelson Semedo – Wolves – $4,900
Darnell Furlong – West Brom – $4,500

Goalies

Martin Dubravka – Newcastle – $4,300
Robert Sanchez – Brighton – $5,400
Sam Johnstone – West Brom – $4,200

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Wednesday 2/24 UCL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/24 UCL 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.

Wednesday 2/24 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Let’s get ready for another day of the Champion’s League!

Gladbach (+800) at Manchester City (-335) – 3 Total Goals

Given the odds here, it is no surprise that Manchester City will be chalky. We will just have to see how the City starting lineup shakes out, but their attacking players will all be strong options. On the flip side, given the stellar defense that City has exhibited lately, I will fade Gladbach outside of any cheap defensemen on Fanduel, as necessary.

Real Madrid (+195) at Atalanta (+128) – 3 Total Goals

Manchester City’s shadow hangs over this slate. However, this other game has the same goal total. Of particular note, is that Real Madrid has an absolutely mind-boggling number of injured players. Star striker Karim Benzema, the team’s vocal leader in central defender and penalty kick taker Sergio Ramos, the legendary wingback Marcelo, and many more will be sidelined. In Bergamo, I sort of like Atalanta. At full strength, Real Madrid would win this match. Nonetheless, that is not the cards for today.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds and Key Injuries

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 are listed +300 or below and projected starters are listed in bold.

Gladbach (+800) at Manchester City (-335) – Sergio Aguero (-114), Raheem Sterling (+125), Gabriel Jesus (+133), Ilkay Gundogan (+133), Kevin De Bruyne (+155), Phil Foden (+155), Riyad Mahrez (+165), Ferran Torres (+195), Bernardo Silva (+275), Rodri (+275), Alassane Plea (+390)

Key Injuries

Gladbach: Mamadou Doucoure

Manchester City: Nathan Ake

Real Madrid (+195) at Atalanta (+128) – Duvan Zapata (+145), Luis Muriel (+160), Joseph Illicic (+175), Sam Lammers (+185), Mariano Diaz (+205), Ruslan Malinovskyi (+260), Hugo Duro (+265), Aleksei Miranchuk (+275), Vinicius Junior (+300), Marco Asensio (+360), Luka Modric (+360), Isco (+360)

Key Injuries

Real Madrid: “Like half of the team is out” Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, Marcelo, Rodrygo, Daniel Carjaval, Alvaro Odriozola, Sergio Ramos, Fede Valverde, Eder Militao

Atalanta: Hans Hateboer

UCL Best Odds

Ilkay Gundogan to Score (+133) – 0.25 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

There is no one hotter in the English Premier League than Ilkay Gundogan. A true box to box midfielder, he can get back and play terrific defense when needed. However, recently he has been flashing some exceptional skills when provided the opportunity to advance into a more attacking role. At the dirty age of thirty, Gundogan has upped his game from two goals last year in 31 matches to 11 goals this year over 19. Let’s take a stab at the magic continuing.

2/24 UCL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces are a little less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Ilkay Gundogan – Manchester City – $15
Josip Illicic – Atalanta – $19 “Set pieces”
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – $23 “Set pieces”
Phil Foden – Manchester City – $17
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $22
Duvan Zapata – Atalanta – $21
Mariano – Real Madrid – $15
Marco Asensio – Real Madrid – $12
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid – $17 “Set pieces”
Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid – $19
Rodri – Manchester City – $9

Defense

Berat Dkimsiti – Atalanta – $11
Rafael Toloi – Atalanta – $8
Nico Elvedi – Gladbach – $11
Mattias Ginter – Gladbach – $8
Ferland Mendy – Real Madrid – $9

Goalies

Ederson – Manchester City – $13
Pierluigi Gollini – Atalanta – $11
Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid – $9

2/24 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Josip Illicic – Atalanta – $7,700 “Set pieces”
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $8,400
Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City – $7,500
Duvan Zapata – Atalanta – $7,900
Mariano – Real Madrid – $5,200

Midfield

Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – $9,500 “Set pieces”
Josip Illicic – Atalanta – $7,700 “Set pieces”
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid – $7,300 “Set pieces”
Phil Foden – Manchester City – $8,200
Ilkay Gundogan – Manchester City – $8,000
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $8,400
Rodri – Manchester City – $4,600
Remo Freuler – Atalanta – $3,700
Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid – $5,400
Marco Asensio – Real Madrid – $5,900

Defense

Lucas Vazquez – Real Madrid – $6,000
Robin Gosens – Atalanta – $5,000
Joakim Maehle – Atalanta – $4,200
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City – $5,900
Kyle Walker – Manchester City – $4,300
John Stones – Manchester City – $3,400

Goalies

Ederson – Manchester City – $5,800
Pierluigi Gollini – Atalanta – $5,100
Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid – $4,600

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Tuesday 2/23 UCL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/23 UCL 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.

Tuesday 2/23 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

The Champion’s League is back with another set of Tuesday/Wednesday matches. Let’s dig in below.

Chelsea (+188) at Atletico Madrid (+170) – 2.5 Total Goals

This should be a close match as the odds indicate. I would also expect a defensive battle, given Atletico Madrid’s preferred style of play.

Bayern Munich (-130) at Lazio (+340) – 3 Total Goals

Bayern is fairly short handed here, compared to last year, when they romped through the Champion’s League. Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, and Benjamin Pavard lead the list of absentees. However, there is still enough firepower here for Bayern to show why they are the slate’s top favorite. Lazio, it was a good story, Ciro Immobile is great, but no way they advance here.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds and Key Injuries

Chelsea (+188) at Atletico Madrid (+170) – Luis Suarez (+200), Olivier Giroud (+255), Timo Werner (+265), Moussa Dembele (+275), Tammy Abraham (+285), Joao Felix (+350), Christian Pulisic (+360), Angel Correa (+390), Mason Mount (+430), Callum Hudson-Odoi (+450), Hakim Ziyech (+480), Kai Havertz (+480), Marcos Llorente (+575)

Key Injuries

Chelsea: None

Atletico Madrid: Yannick Carrasco, Kieran Trippier “suspension”, Sime Vrsaljko, Hector Herrera, Yannick Carrasco

Bayern Munich (-130) at Lazio (+340) – Robert Lewandowski (-150), Ciro Immobile (+150), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (+180), Leroy Sane (+205), Kingsley Coman (+275), Leon Goretzka (+275), Joaquin Correa (+280), Luis Alberto (+370), Joshua Kimmich (+480)

Key Injuries

Bayern Munich: Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry, Douglas Costa, Corentin Tolisso, Benjamin Pavard, Tanguy Nianzou

Lazio: Stefan Radu

UCL Best Odds

Joao Felix to Score (+350) – 0.25 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

So, Atletico Madrid is at home and favored here, but three Chelsea forwards have much higher scoring odds than Joao Felix? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Joao Felix is coming in at +350, which seems like a very fair deal.

2/23 UCL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich – $23
Ciro Immobile – Lazio – $19
Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich – $16
Olivier Giroud – Chelsea – $18
Mason Mount – Chelsea – $17
Geoffrey Kondogbia – Atletico Madrid – $7
Luis Suarez – Atletico Madrid – $21
Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich – $19
Leon Goretzka – Bayern Munich – $14
Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $17
Leroy Sane – Bayern Munich – $21
Marco Llorente – Atletico Madrid – $13
Timo Werner – Chelsea – $20
Junior Correa – Lazio – $13
Luis Alberto – Lazio – $15

Defense

Mateo Musacchio – Lazio – $5
Patric – Lazio – $8
Jerome Boateng – Bayern Munich – $7
Reece James – Chelsea – $13
Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea – $8

Goalies

Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – $13
Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid – $10
Edouard Mendy – Chelsea – $9

2/23 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich – $10,500
Ciro Immobile – Lazio – $9,200
Luis Suarez – Atletico Madrid – $7,400
Leroy Sane – Bayern Munich – $7,600
Olivier Giroud – Chelsea – $8,000
Timo Werner – Chelsea – $6,700
Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $7,200
Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich – $9,600
Joaquin Correa – Lazio – $6,800
Luis Alberto – Lazio – $7,000

Midfield

Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich – $8,400 “Set pieces”
Mason Mount – Chelsea – $7,500 “Set pieces”
Leon Goretzka – Bayern Munich – $5,600
Leroy Sane – Bayern Munich – $7,600
Timo Werner – Chelsea – $6,700
Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $7,200
Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich – $9,600
Joaquin Correa – Lazio – $6,800
Luis Alberto – Lazio – $7,000
Marco Llorente – Atletico Madrid – $6,200
Koke – Atletico Madrid – $4,000
Saul Niguez – Atletico Madrid – $3,200

Defense

Alphonso Davies – Bayern Munich – $4,400
Renan Lodi – Atletico Madrid – $4,500
Reece James – Chelsea – $5,400
Ben Chilwell – Chelsea – $5,500
Francesco Acerbi – Lazio – $4,000

Goalies

Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – $5,600
Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid – $4,800
Edouard Mendy – Chelsea – $4,600

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Saturday 2/20 EPL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/20 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. The goal is to gain an edge on the field at large.

Saturday 2/20 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

It’s time for another EPL Saturday morning and we have you all set with a breakdown below.

There are three games on tap, for what should be yet another relatively low scoring slate. Goals will be at a premium, so it is important that we do our homework.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds and Game Breakdowns

West Brom (+290) at Burnley (+104) –

Chris Wood (+150), Ashley Barnes (+188), Matej Vydra (+215), Jay Rodriguez (+225), Joel Mubungo (+250), Mbaye Diagne (+280), Hal Robson-Kanu (+350), Karlan Grant (+360), Matheus Periera (+400)

Yuck, what a way to start a Saturday morning. That being said, West Brom will likely make Burnley look good here. Burnley can hunker down and play defense, they have good goaltending, so some things are working for them. That’s more than could be said of lowly West Brom.

Everton (+575) at Liverpool (-220) –

Mohammed Salah (+130), Sadio Mane (+143), Roberto Firmino (+200), Divock Origi (+215), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (+235), Xherdan Shaquiri (+325), Jake Cain (+325), Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain (+360), Joshua King (+370), Richarlison (+410)

This year’s second rendition of the annual Merseyside derby takes place in Anfield, this Saturday. Liverpool looked strong mid-week against Leipzig in the Champion’s League. They will look to carry that form over to the Premier League, where they have struggled, as of late. Both Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane stand out as attacking options on a slate with few stars. It seems Trent Alexander-Arnold has retaken control of set pieces and he is my favorite play on the entire slate on DraftKings.

Sheffield United (+260) at Fulham (+120) –

Josh Maja (+240), Ivan Cavaleiro (+250), Ademola Lookman (+280), Billy Sharp (+280), Bobby De Cordova-Reid (+295), Lys Mousset (+300), Rhian Brewster (+300), Oliver McBurnie (+300), David McGoldrick (+300), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (+370), Oliver Burke (+400)

Finally, we have this sad Sheffield United outfit travelling to Fulham. These blades are far from sharp, so as the odds indicate, this is a great opportunity for the Cottagers. Part of the issue is this is the late game and these lineups are both fairly fluid. As a result, this is the game that I would go lightest on.

EPL Best Odds

Mohammed Salah to Score (+130) – 0.20 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

Let’s roll with a more popular option to score odds wise than we usually try to target. Mo Salah has been in great form as of late and now finds himself back at home against cross town rivals Everton for the Merseyside Derby. He scored a beautiful goal mid-week and will be looking to add at least one more to his tally.

2/20 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $23
Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $22
Ademola Lookman – Fulham – $19 “Set pieces”
Ashley Barnes – Burnley – $17
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – $18
Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Everton – $18
Josh Maja – Fulham – $16
James Rodriguez – Everton – $16 “Share of set pieces”
Ashley Westwood – Burnley – $10 “Share of set pieces”
Dwight McNeil – Burnley – $15
Robert Snodgrass – West Brom – $8
Curtis Jones – Liverpool – $9
Matheus Pereira – West Brom – $14 “Set pieces”
Jay Rodriguez – Burnley – $17
Billy Sharp – Sheffield United – $13

Defense

Darnell Furlong – West Brom – $6
Joachim Andersen – Fulham – $10
Kenny Tete – Fulham – $8
Jayden Bogle – Sheffield United – $10
Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – $15 “Set pieces”
Mason Holgate – Everton – $12

Goalies

Alisson – Liverpool – $14
Nick Pope – Burnley – $12
Alphonse Areola – Fulham – $11

2/20 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $10,500
Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $10,300
Josh Maja – Fulham – $6,900
Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Everton – $6,700 “GTD”
Bobby De Cordova-Reid – Fulham – $5,000
Mbaye Diagne – West Brom – $5,600
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – $8,600
James Rodriguez – Everton – $8,200 “Set pieces”
Billy Sharp – Sheffield United – $5,900
Ashley Barnes – Burnley – $8,800

Midfield

Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $10,500
Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $10,300
Matheus Pereira – West Brom – $7,800 “Set pieces”
Ben Osborn – Sheffield United – $5,900 “Set pieces if no Norwood”
Bobby De Cordova-Reid – Fulham – $5,000
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – $8,600
James Rodriguez – Everton – $8,200 “Set pieces”
Ashley Westwood – Burnley – $7,400 “Share of set pieces”
Curtis Jones – Liverpool – $4,400
Ademola Lookman – Fulham – $10,000 “Set pieces”

Defense

Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – $7,400 “Set pieces”
Lucas Digne – Everton – $5,900 “Share of set pieces if no James in”
Jayden Bogle – Sheffield United – $5,600
Mason Holgate – Everton – $4,100
Andy Robertson – Liverpool – $6,800

Goalies

Nick Pope – Burnley – $5,200
Alisson – Liverpool – $5,800
Alphonse Areola – Fulham – $5,000

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UCL Round of 16 Breakdown

Michael Rasile 4 years ago

written by Michael Rasile

UCL Round of 16 Breakdown

The soccer boys get together to discuss the upcoming Champions League Round of 16 matchups! Who will win, who to bet on, any juicy matchups, and…how does it work? We have your UCL Round of 16 breakdown on the Win Daily Sports Show!

The matchups in the UCL Round of 16 seem to be pretty one sided, but there are a few that could end in bigger upsets. We also have some power house programs going up against one another in this round to give some intrigue to these legs.

Rich and Austin give you their predictions for who will be moving on through this round of 16 and how easy it will be for them. They recap the major injuries to pay attention to, and which programs might crumble if there is an early defeat. Also Messi moving on!

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Tuesday 2/16 UCL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/16 UCL 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.

Tuesday 2/16 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

After a huge wait, the Champion’s League finally returns and does so with a pair of very interesting matches.

PSG (+240) at Barcelona (+100)

First, we have a rematch of the infamous “Remontada” where Barcelona overcame a 4-0 deficit to win 6-5 on aggregate against PSG in 2017.

It comes at a time when PSG is missing two of their top three players in Neymar and Angel Di Maria. Of PSG’s primary trio, only Kylian Mbappe will be active, with Mauro Icardi and Moise Kean likely filling the void. We will have to see how set pieces shake up, perhaps Marco Veratti will have a role.

At home at the Camp Nou, Barcelona is favored and needs to find a way to walk away with an advantage before travelling to the second leg in Paris. All eyes will be on their talisman Leo Messi, who does not have the huge goal scoring odds of slates past at +100. However, that still makes for the highest goal scoring odds on this slate. Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele should be up front, supporting Messi in the attack.

Liverpool (+128) at Leipzig (+205) “In Hungary”

The other game is fairly intriguing as well, as at the moment, once mighty Liverpool is in very poor form. All English teams are currently banned from travel to Germany due to UK Covid-19 variant, so this game will be played in Hungary. Despite their recent issues, Liverpool still have the third highest odds to win the Champion’s League at +800, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

Despite losing Timo Werner over the summer, this Leipzig team has remained very solid. They are having a successful season in the Bundesliga and should be less impacted than Liverpool by the move to Hungary. Master tactician Julian Nagelsmann will be look to exploit his German counterpart Jurgen Klopp and hope Liverpool’s struggles continue. While Leipzig might not win the Champion’s League, they are more than capable of the upset here, if Liverpool comes out sloppy.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds and Key Injuries

PSG (+240) at Barcelona (+100) – Lionel Messi (+100), Kylian Mbappe (+155), Antoine Griezmann (+195), Mauro Icardi (+200), Moise Kean (+235), Ousmane Dembele (+340), Pablo Sarabia (+400), Pedri (+510)

Key Injuries

PSG: Neymar “out”, Angel Di Maria “out”, Juan Bernat “out”

Barcelona: Ansu Fati “out”, Phillipe Coutinho “out”, Sergi Roberto “out”, Ronald Araujo “out”, Martin Braithwaite “doubtful”, Gerald Pique “GTD”

Liverpool (+128) at Leipzig (+205) – Mohammed Salah (+118), Sadio Mane (+195), Alexander Sorloth (+215), Hee-Chan Hwang (+235), Yussuf Poulsen (+235), Roberto Firmino (+260), Divock Origi (+300), Christopher Nkunku (+330), Dani Olmo (+330), Emil Forsberg (+330), Marcel Sabitzer (+330), Xherdan Shaquiri (+440), Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain (+460), Angelino (+510)

Key Injuries

Liverpool: Diego Jota “out”, Naby Keita “out”, Virgil Van Dyk “out”, Joe Gomez “out”, Joel Matip “out”, Fabinho “doubtful”

Leipzig: Dominik Szoboszlai “out”

UCL Best Odds

Ousmane Dembele to Score (+340) – 0.25 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

It seems Ousmane Dembele’s goal scoring odds are coming in way higher than any of the other forwards in both matches. I am not sure that’s exactly fair. Nevertheless, given these odds, rather than roster him in DFS, it is a good way to get some exposure to him, if desired.

2/16 UCL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $24 “Set pieces”
Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $21
Christopher Nkunku – Leipzig – $14 “Share of set pieces”
Kylian Mbappe – PSG – $22
Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $19
Yussuf Poulsen – Leipzig – $16
Antoine Greizmann – Barcelona – $20
Mauro Icardi – PSG – $19
Moise Kean – PSG – $17
Marco Verratti – PSG – $11
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – $18
Ousmane Dembele – Barcelona – $17
Curtis Jones – Liverpool – $13
Marcel Sabitzer – Leipzig – $13
Dani Olmo – Leipzig – $18

Defense

Angelino – Leipzig – $14
Oscar Mingueza – Barcelona – $8
Lukas Klostermann – Leipzig – $8
Ozan Kabak – Liverpool – $8
Sergino Dest – Barcelona – $10
Dayot Upamecano – Leipzig – $11

Goalies

Marc ter Stegen – Barcelona – $13
Alisson – Liverpool – $11
Peter Gulacsi – Leipzig – $9

2/16 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $12,300 “Set pieces”
Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $10,800
Antoine Griezmann – Barcelona – $6,900
Mauro Icardi – PSG – $6,300
Moise Kean – PSG – $5,800
Kylian Mbappe – PSG – $9,900
Christopher Nkunku – Leipzig – $8,700 “Share of set pieces”
Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $9,300
Yussuf Poulsen – Leipzig – $7,300
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – $6,200
Ousmane Dembele – Barcelona – $8,100

Midfield

Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $12,300 “Set pieces”
Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $10,800
Antoine Griezmann – Barcelona – $6,900
Christopher Nkunku – Leipzig – $8,700 “Share of set pieces”
Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $9,300
Emil Forsberg – Leipzig – $5,200 “Not currently projected to start”
Pablo Sarabia – PSG – $7,000
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – $6,200
Ousmane Dembele – Barcelona – $8,100
Dani Olmo – Leipzig – $5,600
Marcel Sabitzer – Leipzig – $5,900
Curtis Jones – Liverpool – $4,900
Jordan Henderson – Liverpool – $4,000 “only if not a center back”

Defense

Angelino – Leipzig – $6,400 “Share of set pieces”
Sergino Dest – Barcelona – $4,400
Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – $6,700 “Share of set pieces”
Andy Robertson – Liverpool – $5,900 “Share of set pieces”
Nordi Mukiele – Leipzig – $4,000
Jordi Alba – Barcelona – $5,400
Layvin Kurzawa – PSG – $4,200
Oscar Mingueza – Barcelona – $3,200
Dayot Upamecano – Leipzig – $2,900
Ozan Kabak – Liverpool – $2,900

Goalies

Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Barcelona – $5,000
Alisson – Liverpool – $5,100
Peter Gulacsi – Leipzig – $4,400

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Saturday 2/13 EPL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/13 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 2/13 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

As the soccer season continues to heat up, let’s get ready for an EPL Saturday morning before Champion’s League resumes this Tuesday/Wednesday.

There are three games on tap, for what should be another relatively low scoring slate. The first game in particular might allow us to catch some extra rest.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds and Game Breakdowns

Burnley (+215) at Crystal Palace (+148) – Jean-Philippe Mateta (+255), Christian Benteke (+255), Ashley Barnes (+265), Michy Batshuayi (+265), Matej Vydra (+285), Jay Rodriguez (+295), Jordan Ayew (+325)

This game should be a total snooze. Double check your lineups and just go back to sleep! I must say, I do like the goalies here, but little else is appealing.

Tottenham (+750) at Manchester City (-315) – Sergio Aguero (+104) “Very unlikely to start”, Raheem Sterling (+105), Gabriel Jesus (+148), Phil Foden (+160), Ilkay Gundogan (+160), Riyad Mahrez (+170), Harry Kane (+290), Bernardo Silva (+300), Son Heung-Min (+380)

These two normally play fairly tight games. However, the inevitable 2021 EPL Champions, Manchester City, are undefeated in their last 23 games in all competitions. They have been boosted by what has been the world’s best defense during that span. The center back combo of John Stones and Ruben Dias have solidified what was once this team’s most glaring weakness. When combined with the emergence of young stud Phil Foden and the inspired play of Ilkay Gundogan, expect City to be chalk, yet again.

Aston Villa (+155) at Brighton (+170) – Neal Maupay (+163), Ollie Watkins (+170), Keinan Davis (+240), Danny Welbeck (+245), Aaron Connolly (+245), Andi Zeqiri (+260), Anwar El-Ghazi (+265), Jack Grealish (+340), Ross Barkley (+340), Bertrand Traore (+340)

An intriguing late game, I certainly think you can pick off some pieces here. As far as the Brighton side goes, Pascal Gros should be popular in cash games with Neal Maupay at a discount once again for tournaments.

EPL Best Odds

Harry Kane or Son Heung-Min to Score (+290/+380) – 0.20 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”

The Betting Game Plan

Man City has been playing amazing defense as of late, sure. However, what sort of world do we live in when Harry Kane and Son’s goal odds come in similar to Bernardo Silva’s in the same game? Neal Maupay has around double their odds to score; this is just not a world in which to raise your children. That said, I probably would not parlay both Harry Kane and Son to score. It would be a big ask for both to score. Furthermore, they are awful DFS plays at their prices, so you’re better off taking these discounted goal odds and hoping one of them hits.

2/13 EPL FanDuel Rankings “Set pieces less important on FanDuel”

Forward/Midfield

Ilkay Gundogan – Manchester City – $18 “Share of Set Pieces”
Phil Foden – Manchester City – $17 “Share of Set Pieces”
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $23
Jack Grealish – Aston Villa – $19
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $13 “Set Pieces”
Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City – $21
Neal Maupay – Brighton – $17
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $21
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $13
Jean-Phillipe Mateta – Crystal Palace – $11
Harry Kane – Tottenham – $20
Son Heung-Min – Tottenham – $18
Leandro Trossard – Brighton – $15
Eberechi Eze – Crystal Palace – $13
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City – $14

Defense

Ben White – Brighton – $6
Matt Targett – Aston Villa – $12
Matty Cash – Aston Villa – $11
Joel Veltman – Brighton – $9
Davinson Sanchez – Tottenham – $10

Goalies

Robert Sanchez – Brighton – $7
Vicente Guaita – Crystal Palace – $11
Nick Pope – Burnley – $10

2/13 EPL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City – $6,800
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $8,400 “Set Pieces”
Dwight McNeil – Burnley – $6,900 “Share of Set Pieces”
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $9,500
Neal Maupay – Brighton – $6,200
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – $8,000
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $7,500
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City – $7,100
Jay Rodriguez – Burnley – $3,600

Midfield

Phil Foden – Manchester City – $8,600 “Share of Set Pieces”
Ilkay Gundogan – Manchester City – $8,500 “Share of Set Pieces”
Jack Grealish – Aston Villa – $9,100
Pascal Gros – Brighton – $8,400 “Set Pieces”
Ashley Westwood – Burnley – $5,100 “Share of Set Pieces”
Dwight McNeil – Burnley – $6,900 “Share of Set Pieces”
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $9,500
Bertrand Traore – Aston Villa – $7,500
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City – $7,100
Alexis Mac Allister – Brighton – $4,200

Defense

Matt Targett – Aston Villa – $4,600
Matty Cash – Aston Villa – $4,700
Joel Veltman – Brighton – $4,100
Ruben Dias – Manchester City – $3,800
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City – $5,600

Goalies

Nick Pope – Burnley – $4,500
Vicente Guaita – Crystal Palace – $5,100
Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa – $4,900
Robert Sanchez – Brighton – $4,700

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Saturday 2/6 EPL DFS

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 2/6 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 2/6 EPL Slate and DFS Gameplan

As the season continues to heat up, let’s get ready for a big Saturday. There are four games on tap, for what should be a relatively low scoring slate.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Brighton (+118) at Burnley (+265) – Neal Maupay (+165), Chris Wood (+215), Danny Welbeck (+265), Aaron Connolly (+265), Andi Zeqiri (+280), Ashley Barnes (+285), Matěj Vydra (+310), Jay Rodriguez (+320), Leandro Trossard (+350)

Southampton (+140) at Newcastle (+205) – Danny Ings (+133), Callum Wilson (+148), Dwight Gayle (+235), Che Adams (+250), Daniel N’Lundulu (+280), Andy Carroll (+285), Takumi Minimino (+300), Joelinton (+375), Allan Saint-Maximim (+400)

West Ham (+110) at Fulham (+260) – Michail Antonio (+138), Aleksandar Mitrovic (+200), Ademipo Odubeko (+220), Oladapo Afolayan (+220), Tomas Soucek (+240), Andriy Yarmolenko (+260), Josh Maja (+265), Jarrod Bowen (+280), Ivan Cavaleiro (+300), Ademola Lookman (+300), Bobby De-Cordova-Reid (+380), Jesse Lingard (+425)

Everton (+500) at Manchester United (-185) – Bruno Fernandes (+116), Edison Cavani (+116), Marcus Rashford (+163), Anthony Martial (+163), Mason Greenwood (+225), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (+235), Amad Diallo (+275), Joshua King (+370), Paul Pogba (+375), Daniel James (+375)

EPL Best Odds

Jesse Lingard to Score (+425) – 0.15 Units – “DraftKings Sportsbook”