UCL

This article focuses on 12/1 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 so we can gain an edge on the field at large.

Tuesday 12/1 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

It’s time for Matchweek 5/6 of the Champion’s League Group Stages with a six game slate beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

A couple of teams already have their spots in the Round of Sixteen all locked up. However, at least this week, only Bayern Munich has actually clinched their group’s top spot. As a result, they are the only team with nothing to play for and should be resting starters.

Note: Projected starters are highlighted in bold. Goal odds of all potential starters are included, but if a player is not in the starting lineup, disregard his scoring odds.

Atalanta (-560)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Duvan Zapata (-177), Luis Muriel (-139), Joseph Illicic (-132), Alejandro Gomez (-108), Remo Freuler (+188)

Atalanta is the biggest favorite on the slate by quite a lot. Their attacking players will be cash game staples.

Alejandro Gomez and Duvan Zapata will likely be the chalkiest but be sure not to sleep on Joseph Illicic if in! If not, Luis Muriel has fairly high goal scoring odds as well.

Man City (-162)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Gabriel Jesus (+135), Raheem Sterling (+160), Kevin De Bruyne (+195), Riyad Mahrez (+205), Phil Foden (+220), Fernan Torres (+220), Bernardo Silva (+325)

We will just have to see how the lineup shakes out here. Phil Foden has had the hot hand and Torres has been slowly coming along. Riyad Mahrez is coming off a hat trick this weekend, but is not projected to start. Kevin De Bruyne remains a strong play, as always.

Liverpool (-148)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Mohammed Salah (-110), Sadio Mane (+118), Diego Jota (+125), Divock Origi (+185), Robert Firmino (+195), Dusan Tadic (+240)

Liverpool has been fairly disappointing over the last week. First, losing at home to Atalanta 2-0 in the Champion’s League and then a 1-1 tie over the weekend against Brighton. If Diego Jota is in, he would be my favorite play from this team as he is red hot and scoring all their goals. However, in terms of stacking, they are a fairly hard team to trust at the moment.

Atletico Madrid (-120)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Joao Felix (+160), Angelo Correa (+235), Yannick Carrasco (+285), Marcos Llorente (+360)

Atletico Madrid was probably the most disappointing of any team last week. They were as big as a -560 favorite as of game time against Lokomotiv Moscow, only to put up a scoreless draw.

They have a chance to bounce back here against a Bayern Munich squad likely resting players with nothing to play for. Luis Suarez and Diego Costa are not in the match squad, making the Atletico lineup a bit more predictable.

Inter Milan (+120) at Gladbach (+205)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Romelu Lukaku (+110), Lautaro Martinez (+150), Alexis Sanchez (+170), Marcus Thuram (+200), Alassane Plea (+200), Breel Embolo (+210), Ivan Perisic (+255), Lars Stindl (+260), Patrick Hermann (+275)

I had mentioned how Atletico Madrid was disappointing last week. As for Inter Milan, their game turned out to be a total disaster, as well. First, they allowed an early penalty and then Arturo Vidal got a red card for cursing out the referee, leading to a loss against Real Madrid.

They will have a tough game here against a resilient Gladbach team. The Germans will finally be returning forward Alassane Plea “pronounced like Play-a” and will be at full strength.

Olympiakos (+230) at Marseille (+130)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Dario Benedetto (+175), Florian Thauvin (+180), Dmitri Payet (+265)

This group continues to churn out some bad games. With this one, the trend continues, as outside goaltenders and cheap defenders, there is not a lot to target. It would be amazing if we had diminutive Olympiakos midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, who is all of a sudden half price on DraftKings at $5,400. Unfortunately, he is out injured.

Marseille has a shot at their first win of UCL, but Olympiakos plays slow, grinding defense. Their attackers are really cheap on DraftKings, if looking for a very contrarian large field flyer.

12/1 UCL Best Bet

Atalanta and Man City (-110 total) DraftKings Sportsbook – 1.75 Units*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

With so few huge favorites, this is one of the tougher UCL slates to bet on. However, we can lock in Atalanta and beyond that, since it is hard to trust Liverpool right now, let’s roll with Man City. Perhaps famous last words, but I guess we will find out.

12/1 UCL FanDuel Rankings

Forward/Midfield

• 1. Duvan Zapata – Atalanta – $19
• 2. Alejandro Gomez – Atalanta – $17 “Set pieces”
• 3. Joseph Illicic – Atalanta – $18
• 4. Luis Muriel – Atalanta – $14 “Not currently projected to start”
• 5. Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – $23 “Set pieces”
• 6. Phil Foden – Man City – $15
• 7. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $18 “Not currently projected to start”
• 8. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $22
• 9. Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – $19
• 10. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $20
• 11. Gabriel Jesus – Man City – $20 “Not currently projected to start”
• 12. Raheem Sterling – Man City – $21
• 13. Ferran Torres – Man City – $17
• 14. Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $16
• 15. Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan – $18
• 16. Alassane Plea – Gladbach – $17
• 17. Marcus Thuram – Gladbach – $15
• 18. Lars Stindl – Gladbach – $14
• 19. Dusan Tadic – Ajax – $18 “Some set pieces”
• 20. Yannick Carrasco – Atletico Madrid – $8
• 21. Eric Choupo-Moting – $7
• 22. Stefano Sensi – Inter Milan – $6 “Some set pieces”

Defense “PUNT”

• 1. Malang Sarr – Porto – $6
• 2. Rafael Toloi – Atalanta – $7
• 3. Daniel Hoegh – Midtjylland – $5
• 4. Alessandro Bastoni – Inter Milan – $7
• 5. Wilson Manafa – Porto – $7

Goalies

1. Marco Sportiello – Atalanta – $14
2. Jose Sa – Olympiakos – $8
3. Alexander Nubel – Bayern Munich – $5

12/1 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Duvan Zapata – Atalanta – $9,100
2. Joseph Illic – Atalanta – $8,600
3. Luis Muriel – Atalanta – $8,100 “Not currently projected to start”
4. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $9,200 “Not currently projected to start”
5. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $9,700
6. Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – $8,000
7. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $8,900
8. Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City – $8,700 “Not currently projected to start”
9. Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $8,100
10. Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $8,000
11. Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan – $6,900
12. Leroy Sane – Bayern Munich – $6,800
13. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich – $6,100
14. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City – $7,200 “Not currently projected to start”
15. Lars Stindl – Gladbach – $9,000 “Set pieces”
16. Marcus Thuram – Gladbach – $7,900
17. Alassane Plea – Gladbach – $9,400
18. Dusan Tadic – Ajax – $8,300 “Some set pieces”
19. Douglas Costa – Bayern Munich – $5,800 “Some set pieces”
20. Dario DeBenedetto – Marseille – $4,000
21. Eric Choupo-Moting – Bayern Munich – $4,700

Midfield

• 1. Alejandro Gomez – Atalanta – $9,800 “set pieces”
• 2. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – $10,200 “set pieces”
• 3. Joseph Illicic – Atalanta – $8,600 “Not currently projected to start”
• 4. Remo Freuler – Atalanta – $4,200
• 5. Phil Foden – Manchester City – $8,400
• 6. Ferran Torres – Manchester City – $6,900
• 7. Marcelo Brozovic – Inter Milan – $4,000 “Not currently projected to start”
• 8. Nicolo Barella – Inter Milan – $4,300
• 9. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $9,200 “Not currently projected to start”
• 10. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $9,700

Defense

• 1. Benjamin Pavard – Bayern Munich – $3,900
• 2. Neco Williams – Liverpool – $4,400
• 3. Tanguy Nianzou – Bayern Munich – $2,600
• 4. Andy Robertson – Liverpool – $6,200 “Set pieces”
• 5. Milan Skriniar – Inter Milan – $3,100
• 6. Any cheap PUNT

Goalies

1. Marco Sportiello – Atalanta – $5,800
2. Ederson – Man City – $5,500
3. Jose Sa – Olympiakos – $4,500

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This article focuses on 11/25 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 so we can gain an edge on the field at large.

Wednesday 11/25 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

It’s time for the second half of Matchweek 4/6 of the Champion’s League Group Stages with a six game slate beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

As we already saw all of these teams square off a few weeks ago, there is a lot of existing data to work with.

Note: Projected starters are highlighted in bold. Goal odds of all potential starters are included, but if a player is not in the starting lineup, disregard his scoring odds.

Bayern Munich (-455)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Robert Lewandowski (-400), Serge Gnabry (-130), Leroy Sane (-113), Thomas Muller (+104), Leon Goretzka (+145), Kingsley Coman (+160), Corentin Tolisso (+260)

The defending Champions are coming off a disappointing draw with Werder Bremen over the weekend in the Bundesliga. However, they are the joint biggest favorites on the slate hosting Red Bull Salzburg.

Robert Lewandowski has the highest goal scoring odds on the slate and should be the chalk on both sites.

Joshua Kimmich remains out, my assumption is Thomas Muller will be taking his set pieces for DraftKings purposes.

Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, and Muller, are all secondary options. We will just have to see how the lineups shake out.

Atletico Madrid (-455)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Luis Suarez (Goal odds not listed as presumably out with Covid-19), Joao Felix (+100), Diego Costa (+138), Angelo Correa (+160), Yannick Carrasco (+200), Marcus Llorente (+255)

That other team from Madrid comes in a very heavy favorite here at home against Lokomotiv Moscow. They come in with some momentum following a big win over Barcelona this past weekend in La Liga.

Luis Suarez is likely going sit out as he continues to recover from Covid-19, so DraftKings sportsbook did not list goal odds for him. I’d think this is a bump to Joao Felix, who will likely be flanked by Diego Costa and Yannick Carrasco, with Angel Correa an alternate option. I like Felix’s FanDuel price as compared to his hefty DraftKings salary.

As far as other plays, Koke and Kierian Trippier tend to dominate the set pieces. Marcus Llorente can always troll a goal.

Ajax (-335)

Key Scoring Odds: Dusan Tadic (+104), Lassina Traore (+104), Quincy Promes (+110), Zakaria Labyad (+128), Antony (+128), David Neres (+185)

Ajax is favored at home at lowly FC Midtjylland. They beat them 2-1 on the road the first time around and should be able to repeat here. At the time, Ajax was also down a few players due to Covid-19. Going back to the game stats, they were not quite as dominant as you might expect or desire for a -335 favorite.

Among the forwards, Dusan Tadic handles at least half the set pieces “Zakaria Labyad the rest” and would likely take any penalty kicks. Lassina Traore has been a monster in the Dutch league, the Eriedivisie, so his $7 price tag on FanDuel is laughable. The other two in the mix to start in the attack are David Neres, Labyad and Antony.

Real Madrid (+230) at Inter Milan (+110)

Key Scoring Odds: Romelu Lukaku (+102), Lautaro Martinez (+143), Andrea Pinamonti (+150), Alexis Sanchez (+160), Mariano Diaz (+200), Eden Hazard (+230), Ivan Perisic (+240), Arturo Vidal (+275), Vinicius Junior (+290), Marco Asensio (+310)

Real Madrid was able to beat Inter Milan the first time around 3-2 in Madrid. However, both Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos will be out tomorrow. As a result, I like the Inter Milan side here to take care of business.

Beginning with Real Madrid, on FanDuel, Eden Hazard is back up to $14 so unplayable. Marco Ascensio is cheap but maybe for a reason. The other projected starter in this attack is “Mariano”. He is $6 on FanDuel, and has the highest goal scoring odds of the trio, so the preferred play.

Whichever two Real Madrid wingbacks start, they are in play, but I wouldn’t go wild with a stack here.

Turning to Inter Milan, Romelu Lukaku continues to be a beast in all competitions and is the top play in this game. Lautaro Martinez is the alternate scoring option. I’d focus my exposure there.

Atalanta (+360) at Liverpool (-152)

Key Goal Scoring Odds: Mohammed Salah (-124), Sadio Mane (+106), Diego Jota (+118), Divock Origi (+175), Duvan Zapata (+175), Robert Firmino (+185), Luis Muriel (+210), Joseph Illicic (+220), Alejandro Gomez (+250).

Atalanta’s defensive liabilities puts the forwards Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane, Diego Jota, and Roberto Firmino in play as pivots off of some of the other high priced options.

Salah is just coming back from Covid-19, Mane has been pretty good, but Jota has been the story lately since joining the Reds.

The two high-flying wing defensemen Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are expensive and I’ll pass.

Porto (+155) at Marseilles (+195)

Key Scoring Odds: Moussa Marega (+188), Dario Benedetto (+195), Florian Thauvin (+205), Luis Diaz (+240), Sergio Oliveira (+240), Joao Mario (+260), Dmitri Payet (+295)

The final game, Porto v. Marseilles, is the least interesting for either DFS or real life. A Moussa Marega one off here/there is fine, but this is not somewhere I would try to go overboard. Porto beat them up 3-0 the first time around and should definitely win at home but I would think more along the lines of 1-0.

UCL Best Bet

Bayern Munich and Inter Milan (+156 total) DraftKings Sportsbook – 1.75 Units*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

Both Atletico Madrid and Ajax at their current odds are a bit too rich for my blood. You could look at Bayern Munich and Liverpool, but as mentioned above, I do like Inter Milan here. Without Real Madrid’s two core veterans, it seems like the rematch will be a very different game.

11/25 UCL FanDuel Rankings

Forward/Midfield

• 1. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich – $24
• 2. Lassina Traore – Ajax – $7
• 3. Mariano – Real Madrid – $6
• 4. Luis Suarez – Atletico Madrid – $19 “If starting”
• 5. Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $18
• 6. Serge Gnabry – Bayern Munich – $18
• 7. Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – $19
• 8. Leroy Sane – Bayern Munich – $17
• 9. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $19
• 10. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $22
• 11. Dusan Tadic – Ajax – $20
• 12. Zakaria Labyad – Ajax – $7
• 13. Yannick Carrasco – Atletico Madrid – $9
• 14. Diego Costa – Atletico Madrid – $14 “If starting”
• 15. Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan – $18
• 16. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $21
• 17. Kinglsey Coman – Bayern Munich – $20 “If starting”
• 18. Moussa Marega – Porto – $17
• 19. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich – $16
• 20. Luiz Diaz – Porto – $14
• 21. Sergio Oliveira – Porto – $14

Defense “PUNT”

• 1. Fabinho – Liverpool – $8
• 2. Malang Sarr – Porto – $6
• 3. Rafael Toloi – Atalanta – $6
• 4. Alessandro Bastoni – Inter Milan – $7
• 5. Jordan Amavi – Marseille – $7

Goalies

1. Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid – $12
2. Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – $14
3. Agustin Marchesin – Porto – $10

11/25 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich – $11,900
2. Luis Suarez – Atletico Madrid – $8,200 “If starting”
3. Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – $8,000
4. Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid – $10,300
5. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $9,300
6. Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan – $7,600
7. Diego Costa – Atletico Madrid – $5,900
8. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $9,700
9. Dusan Tadic – Ajax – $10,800
10. Kinglsey Coman – Bayern Munich – $8,600 “If starting”
11. Leroy Sane – Bayern Munich – $7,800
12. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $8,800
13. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich – $7,500
14. Antony – Ajax – $7,400 “if starting”
15. Lassina Traore – Ajax – $7,300
16. David Neres – Ajax – $5,700
17. Quincy Promes – Ajax – $6,700 “if starting”
18. Moussa Marega – Porto – $6,900
19. Duvan Zapata – Atalanta – $8,100
20. Marco Asensio – Real Madrid – $6,200

Midfield “Only non forward eligible players listed, aside from Gnabry and punts, I’d focus with the dual eligible players”

• 1. Serge Gnabry – Bayern Munich – $7,600
• 2. Christian Eriksen – Inter Milan – $6,300 “if starting”
• 3. Leon Goretzka – Bayern Munich – $6,400
• 4. Arturo Vidal – Inter Milan – $3,500
• 5. Nicolo Barela – Inter Milan – $4,400

Defense “PUNT”

• 1. Milan Skriniar – Inter Milan – $2,500
• 2. David Alaba – Bayern Munich – $3,000
• 3. Jerome Boateng – Bayern Munich – $3,100
• 4. Jose Gimenez – Atletico Madrid – $5,200
• 5. Boubacar Kamara – Marseille – $2,500
• 6. Alessandro Bastoni – Inter Milan – $3,200

Goalies

1. Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – $5,900
2. Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid – $5,700
3. Agustin Marchesin – Porto – $4,500

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This article focuses on 11/3 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 so we can gain an edge on the field at large.

Tuesday 11/3 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Let’s get ready for Matchweek 3/6 of the Champion’s League Group Stages with a six game slate beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Two Big Favorites – Manchester City and Bayern Munich

This slate is largely defined by two huge favorites in Manchester City at -560 and Bayern Munich at -305. They face off with Greek outfit Olympiacos and Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg, respectively. If looking to go the stacking route or even putting together two man mini-stacks, pulling from these two teams probably makes the most sense.

I would expect both Robert Lewandowski and Kevin De Bruyne to be very popular on both sites with Joshua Kimmich right there on DraftKings.

Behind them, for Manchester City, Fernan Torres has a nice price on both sites so should eclipse Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, and Phil Foden in terms of ownership.

As for Bayern, besides Lewandowski and Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman, and Thomas Muller, are all options.

Ajax

However, we can also get great value elsewhere. Ajax is favored away at lowly FC Midtjylland and is extremely cheap on both sites. This Lassina Traore has been a monster in the Dutch league, the Eriedivisie, so his $7 price tag on FanDuel is laughable. This Antony, a young Brazilian forward, hasn’t been a slouch either and is very affordable. Ajax has had a lot of turnover in the last few years, but that has resulted in some little known names who are priced rather cheaply.

Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan

Turning to Real Madrid/Inter Milan, given these two teams woes early on in the Champion’s League Group Stages, this game will have a lot of added significance. A Cinderella team from the Ukraine, Shaktar Donetsk, currently leads the group after 2/6 matches.

Beginning with the Real Madrid side, on FanDuel, Eden Hazard, who cost million Real Madrid $160 million a little over a year ago, costs the minimum of $5. Marco Ascensio is also cheap there at $13. With Karim Benzema $22 on FanDuel, I’d rather play him on DraftKings for the $8,100 price tag.

Aside from Hazard, perhaps my favorite play from Real Madrid is Marcelo on DraftKings. He continues to rack up the peripheral stats anytime he is in. Sergio Ramos is always in play for tournaments given his role as the penalty kick taker.

On the other side, Romelu Lukaku is out for Inter Milan, so Lautaro Martinez will likely operate as the lone striker. I think this team on the whole makes more sense on DraftKings, where it gives you a ton of cheap midfielders who can all get you from around seven to ten points. If going the stars and scrubs route, one or two of them might come in handy.

Liverpool v. Atalanta

The Atalanta/Liverpool game should be a good one. Usually, Atalanta is a DFS darling with their fast paced, open play style. However, given the matchups, I prefer Liverpool as a contrarian way to go.

Atalanta’s defensive liabilities puts the forwards Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane, and Diego Jota in play as pivots off of some of the other high priced options. The two high-flying wing defensemen Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are expensive, but are both capable of big games here. That said, I wouldn’t force them into your build on either site as I am not sure they are optimal on this slate.

The final game, Porto v. Marseilles, is the least interesting for DFS. A Moussa Marega one off here/there is fine, but this is not somewhere I would try to go overboard.

UCL Best Bet

Man City + Bayern Munich (-167 total) DraftKings Sportsbook – 2 Units*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

This strikes me as a straightforward, two unit bet, on a pair of teams that are in the best spots on the slate “more above”.

11/3 UCL FanDuel Rankings

Forward/Midfield

• 1. Lassina Traore – Ajax – $7
• 2. Eden Hazard – Real Madrid – $5
• 3. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern – $23
• 4. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – $22
• 5. Antony – Ajax – $14
• 6. Ferran Torres – Manchester City – $16
• 7. Serge Gnabry – Bayern Munich – $19
• 8. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $21
• 9. Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan – $18
• 10. Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich – $16
• 11. Marco Asensio – Real Madrid – $13
• 12. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid – $22
• 13. Kinglsey Coman – Bayern Munich – $20
• 14. Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $20
• 15. Phil Foden – Manchester City – $15
• 16. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City – $17 “Bump up if Kevin De Bruyne out”
• 17. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $19
• 18. Moussa Marega – Porto – $16
• 19. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich – $18
• 20. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $17

Defense

• 1. Nathaniel Phillips – Liverpool – $5
• 2. Diogo Leite – Porto – $5
• 3. Jerome Boateng – Bayern Munich – $6
• 4. Andy Robertson – Liverpool – $14
• 5. Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – $15

Goalies

1. Kjell Scherpen – Ajax – $5
2. Ederson – Manchester City – $14
3. Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – $13

11/3 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Lassina Traore – Ajax – $6,400
2. Antony – Ajax – $6,700
3. Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan – $6,500
4. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $8,400
5. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich – $11,200
6. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid – $8,100
7. Kinglsey Coman – Bayern Munich – $8,500
8. Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $8,800
9. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich – $7,600
10. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City – $8,600 “Bump up several spots if Kevin De Bruyne out”
11. Eden Hazard – Real Madrid – $5,700
12. Moussa Marega – Porto – $7,200
13. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $8,000
14. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $7,100
15. Marco Asensio – Real Madrid – $7,400

Midfield

• 1. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – $10,900 “might not start and this is possibility a chance to rest him, just an FYI”
• 2. Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich – $8,200
• 3. Serge Gnabry – Bayern Munich – $7,800
• 4. Christian Eriksen – Inter Milan – $6,200 “if starting”
• 5. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool – $8,400
• 6. Fernan Torres – Manchester City – $6,500
• 7. Phil Foden – Manchester City – $7,100
• 8. Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich – $8,500
• 9. Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – $8,800
• 10. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich – $7,600
• 11. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City – $8,600 “Bump up several spots if Kevin De Bruyne out”
• 12. Eden Hazard – Real Madrid – $5,700
• 13. Ashley Young – Inter Milan – $5,100
• 14. Achraf Hakimi – Inter Milan – $5,700
• 15. Arturo Vidal – Inter Milan – $3,900
• 16. Marcelo Brozovic – Inter Milan – $3,800
• 17. Nicolo Barela – Inter Milan – $4,200
• 18. Sadio Mane – Liverpool – $8,000
• 19. Diego Jota – Liverpool – $7,100
• 20. Dimitri Payet – Marseilles – $6,100
• 21. Alejandro Gomez – Atalanta – $8,700

Defense

• 1. Marcelo – Real Madrid – $5,800
• 2. Aleksander Kolarov – Inter Milan – $4,000
• 3. Ferland Mendy – Real Madrid – $4,500
• 4. Andy Robertson – Liverpool – $6,900
• 5. Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – $6,600
• 6. Benjamin Pavard – Bayern Munich – $5,100
• 7. Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid – $4,900
• 8. Theo Hernandez – Bayern Munich – $5,300
• 9. Johan Mojica – Atalanta – $2,500
• 10. Anything lower, just punt with preference for any defenders playing out on the wings once lineups come out.

Goalies

1. Ederson – Man City – $5,900
2. Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – $5,700

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This article focuses on 10/28 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 so we can gain an edge on the field at large.

Wednesday 10/28 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

We are wrapping up Matchweek 2/6 of the Champion’s League Group Stages with a six game slate beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Originally, this slate was supposed to feature Messi vs. Ronaldo, but as CR7 is still out with Covid-19, only one of the two superstars will be playing.

Dortmund is the biggest favorite on the slate at -278, followed by Sevilla at -182. Outside of that, every other team is plus odds to win.

As a result, it makes more sense to try to pick out pieces than stack a team other than the two mentioned above.

On FanDuel, both Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho seem cheap. DraftKings also has a number of pricing discrepancies as well. Most of our exploitations are listed below, but be sure to price compare, if playing on both sites.

UCL Best Bet

PSG/Dortmund, PSG/Chelsea or PSG/Dortmund/Chelsea – DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

I’d go a little light here betting wise, maybe 1-1.2 units. However, I would build around PSG and add on Dortmund and/or Chelsea. An alternative approach would be to bet on the PSG ML with either a Neymar or Kylian Mbappe anytime goal.

10/28 UCL FanDuel Rankings

Forward/Midfield

• 1. Erling Haaland – Dortmund – $19
• 2. Jadon Sancho – Dortmund – $18
• 3. Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $23
• 4. Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $19
• 5. Luis Ocampos – Sevilla – $14
• 6. Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig – $16
• 7. Junior Correa – Lazio – $12
• 8. Eduardo Camavinga – Rennes – $11
• 9. Jeremy Doku – Rennes – $8
• 10. Federico Chiesa – Juventus – $6
• 11. Marco Reus – Dortmund – $15

Defense

• 1. Dalbert – Rennes – $5
• 2. Mats Hummels – Dortmund – $15
• 3. Angelino – RB Leipzig – $15
• 4. Adnan Kovacevic – Ferencvaros – $7
• 5. Willy Orban – RB Leipzig – $10

Goalies

1. Pepe Reina – Lazio – $5
2. Roman Burki – Dortmund – $14

10/28 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $11,100
2. Erling Haaland – Dortmund – $10,200
3. Jadon Sancho – Dortmund – $9,300
4. Christopher Nkunku – Leipzig – $6,900
5. Anthony Martial – Manchester United – $5,900
6. Antoine Greizmann – Barcelona – $4,900 “If starting”
7. Joaquin Correa – Lazio – $5,900
8. Marcus Rashford – Manchester United – $8,100
9. Jeremy Doku – Rennes – $5,700
10. Sebastian Driussi – Zenit St Petersburg – $6,100

Midfield

• 1. Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $11,100
• 2. Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $10,400
• 3. Jadon Sancho – Dortmund – $9,300
• 4. Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig – $6,900
• 5. Mykola Shaparenko – Dynamo Kyiv – $4,900
• 6. Raphael Guerriero – Dortmund – $5,500
• 7. Ivan Rakitic – Sevilla – $5,100
• 8. Marco Reus – Dortmund – $6,800
• 9. Eduardo Camavinga – Rennes – $3,800
• 10. Joan Jordan – Sevilla – $3,900

Defense

• 1. Angelino – RB Leipzig – $5,900
• 2. Alex Telles – Manchester United – $5,600
• 3. Vitalii Mykolenko – Dynamo Kyiv – $5,000
• 4. Jesus Navas – Sevilla – $5,500
• 5. Eduard Sobol – Club Brugge – $4,400
• 6. Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro – Lazio – $2,500

Goalies

1. Roman Burki – Dortmund – $5,800
2. Yassine Bounou – Sevilla – $5,700

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Tuesday 10/20 UCL Slate and DFS Gameplan

The Champions League has returned for the 2020 season and we begin with a six game slate beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. Both sites have pumped up the contests a bit for what is otherwise a slow Tuesday and Wednesday in the world of DFS.

Barcelona sticks out like a sore thumb. They come into their matchup against the Hungarian Champions, Ferencvaros FC, as massive -1430 favorites. For comparison’s sake, the next closest favorites are RB Leipzig, who are at -435 for their matchup with Turkish Champions, Istanbul Basakhesir.

This means Messi will be nearly universally owned in all formats. His attacking mates Ansu Fati, Antoine Greizmann, and Phillipe Coutinho, will be popular as well.

As far as lineup construction, in cash you can just run Barcelona and even in tournaments, it is hard to get around Messi. It might make sense to just eat Messi and pivot from there. Players from RB Leipzig and PSG would be the next in play. Be sure to check players prices on both sites and take advantage as there are some tremendous disparities.

UCL Best Bet

Manchester United (+450) at PSG (-186) – 3:00 PM ET – Tuesday 10/20

PSG – *Money Line -186 – DraftKings Sportsbook*

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The Betting Game Plan

Over the weekend, Manchester United was able to pour it on late against Newcastle to end their cold spell in the English Premier League. However, given United’s struggles, it is strange that we see PSG below -200 here, hosting them at the Parc Des Princes.

Manchester United did have a controversial elimination of an injury riddled PSG side in the Champion’s League a couple years back, but I doubt that there are any lingering effects. With the trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, and Angel Di Maria all healthy, PSG should be able to handle a Manchester United side that has routinely struggled with mediocre EPL competition this season.

10/20 UCL FanDuel Rankings

Forward/Midfield

• 1. Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $23
• 2. Neymar – PSG – $23
• 3. Phillipe Coutinho – Barcelona – $16
• 4. Angel Di Maria – PSG – $16
• 5. Youssef Poulsen – RB Leipzig – $19
• 6. Emil Forsberg – RB Leipzig – $18
• 6. Dani Olmo – RB Leipzig – $16
• 7. Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $17
• 8. Kylian Mbappe – PSG – $21
• 9. Erling Haaland – Dortmund – $19
• 10. Ansu Fati – Barcelona – $17
• 11. Antoine Greizmann – Barcelona – $19
• 12. Ciro Immobile – Lazio – $17
• 13. Jadon Sancho – Dortmund – $21
• 14. Marco Reus – Dortmund – $16
• 15. Suso – Sevilla – $14

Defense

• 1. Luiz Felipe – Lazio – $5
• 2. Axel Tuanzebe – Manchester United – $5
• 3. Dalbert – Rennes – $5
• 4. Alessandro Florenzi – PSG – $8
• 5. Angelino – RB Leipzig – $15

Goalies

1. Neto – Barcelona – $14
2. Peter Gulasci – RB Leipzig – $13
3. Alfred Gomis – Rennes – $5

10/20 UCL DraftKings Rankings

Forward

1. Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $11,800
2. Antoine Greizmann – Barcelona – $5,900
3. Youssef Poulsen – Leipzig – $6,100
4. Neymar – PSG – $11,500
5. Angel Di Maria – PSG – $9,300
6. Kylian Mbappe – PSG – $11,000
7. Jadon Sancho – Dortmund – $6,900
8. Ansu Fati – Barcelona – $7,500
9. Suso – Sevilla – $5,00
10. Erling Haaland – Dortmund – $8,100

Midfield

• 1. Lionel Messi – Barcelona – $11,800
• 2. Dani Olmo – RB Leipzig – $7,300
• 3. Neymar – PSG – $11,500
• 4. Angel Di Maria – PSG – $9,300
• 5. Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United – $9,600
• 6. Phillipe Coutinho – Barcelona – $8,400
• 7. Jadon Sancho – Dortmund – $6,900
• 8. Christopher Nkunku/Emil Forsberg – RB Leipzig – $6,800/8,000
• 9. Raphael Guerriero – Dortmund – $4,400
• 10. Joan Jordan – Sevilla – $3,800

Defense

• 1. Angelino – RB Leipzig – $5,900
• 2. Alessandro Florenzi – PSG – $5,400
• 3. Ben Chilwell – Chelsea – $5,200
• 4. Sergino Dest – Barcelona – $4,600
• 5. Nordi Mukiele – RB Leipzig – $4,700

Goalies

1. Neto – Barcelona – $5,900
2. Peter Gulacsi – RB Leipzig – $5,800

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