NFL DFS FanDuel GPP Picks Week 8 (Fantasy Football)
Building winning GPP lineups, by definition, is tough. There are, however, some key things to look for when filling out your roster. First and foremost is ceiling, we want the players with potential to score the most points. Next is leverage; we want the players that fall through the cracks. Finally, we have to build a lineup that tells a winning story through game script and stacking.
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A final note before diving into the picks. Don’t ignore the Cash Picks article put out by Julia Papworth. Her article pairs perfectly with my GPP picks, as it’s typically a good idea to mix in some value plays, especially if they fit the GPP-winning story you write.
Quarterbacks
Josh Allen @ CAR – $9,000
Allen is featured in the Cash Picks article this week, but he isn’t just a floor play; he also carries arguably the highest ceiling on the slate. The Carolina defense has been surprisingly stout against RBs, ranking fifth on the season in fantasy points above expectation (PAE) allowed to the position, and even better lately, ranking third over the last three weeks. If the Panthers bottle up James Cook, we could be in store for the slate-breaking type of performance we saw from Allen in Week 1. It also appears people don’t want to pay up for Allen this week, as the optimizer currently projects him to be rostered in just 5% of lineups and the ninth most popular QB on the slate.
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