NFL DFS First Look at DraftKings Salaries for Week 18 (Fantasy Football)

Week 18 is a wild hodge podge of information, misinformation, and speculation of what we think might happen in the NFL’s final regular season week.

If you need a full overview of each team’s motivation, Betz wrote up Week 18 Playoff Motivation & Player Incentives to be your guide. I thought I’d continue what I did last week and give you a behind-the-scenes look at how I sort every single week for the skill positions (RB, WR, TE) and some of the metrics I use form our site as well as routes-based metrics from FantasyPoints’ Data Suite.

Every week the First Look article gives you a taste of the slate and some of the more intriguing salaries that DraftKings and FanDuel release. The goal is to identify early-week cash game considerations, as well as potential tournament plays before we piece together the stacking options. On Tuesdays, I share some of these insights on the Fantasy Footballers DFS & Betting Podcast if you want further commentary on some of the salary standouts.

Check back later in the week when Matthew Betz and I share our official DraftKings and FanDuel picks for cash and GPPs exclusively in the DFS Pass.

For newcomers, the main slate for DFS includes the Sunday early (1:00 EST) and afternoon games (4:25 EST).

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