DraftKings Cash Game Plays: NFL Week 13
DraftKings Cash Game Plays: NFL Week 13
The NFL Week 13 slate is ready for us to attack, but first, let's think about how to react to the last few DFS slates. With twelve weeks' worth of data, it's hard not to overreact to what we saw on the field, particularly as injuries and outlier performances pile up. Let other people chase the outcome stats, and we will instead focus on usage and opportunity.
We will go through each position at a variety of salary levels to see who are the best plays in cash games on DraftKings. For these purposes, a cash game is any contest that pays out at least one-third of the field. While these are also viable GPP options, we are primarily looking for a safe floor combined with high usage that can lead to ceiling games.
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Week 12 Results
Below are my cash game results in Week 12 for double-ups, 50/50s, and head-to-heads:
Results:
- Massive $25 Double Up (Single Entry) - 555/6896
- Giant $10 Double Up (Single Entry) - 269/3448
- Giant $10 Double Up (Single Entry) - 436/5747
- Giant $5 Double Up (Single Entry) - 548/6896
- Giant $5 Double Up (Single Entry) - 359/4597
- Giant $5 Double Up (Single Entry) - 874/11494
- Single Entry $2 Double Up - 194/2873
The Week 12 plays were fairly straightforward for about half of DraftKings lineups on Sunday. Everyone had Rachaad White, Jeff Wilson, and the Chiefs defense. Half of the teams had Geno Smith at quarterback and Keenan Allen at wide receiver. Every roster had one of Mark Andrews, Hayden Hurst, or Foster Moreau at tight end. The decision then became did you want to go with the more expensive Kenneth Walker or the cheaper Samaje Perine as a third running back. (Some teams were successful with a four-wide receiver build) That running back decision led to various wide receiver decisions such as having to play two value wide receivers or being able to get up to a high-dollar one like Davante Adams or DeAndre Hopkins. In the end, I thought Perine's every down role was worth much more at $5,600 than Kenneth Walker's at $6,900. Even despite the high projected total in the Seahawks-Raiders game, I felt confident that Perine could get more than 80% of Walker's fantasy points at just 80% of the salary. But in hindsight, Hurst, Walker, and Tee Higgins would have been a great lineup as well.
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Ryan Kirksey
Ryan is a 20-year veteran of fantasy baseball, football, and basketball leagues. He has been writing about fantasy sports, sports betting, and DFS since 2018 and is a member of the FSWA and IBWAA. A native of Houston, he is a die-hard fan of the Astros, Rockets, and - reluctantly - the Texans. When he is not buried under sports analysis and TV show recaps, he works full-time in higher education and can be found pursuing his other passions: drinking coffee and writing about comic book investment and speculation.