NFL DFS First Look at Salaries & Matchups for WildCard Weekend (Fantasy Football)
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.
Here are the games for this week’s main slate* including team-implied totals (TIP) for each matchup.
Slate Overview
There are a couple of different ways to approach this slate and formats DraftKings & FanDuel are using:
- Saturday Only- 2 Game Slate
- Sunday Only- 3 Game Slate
- Saturday & Sunday
- Single Games
This article is meant as an overview of the WildCard games focusing on the DraftKings salaries and positional reactions. Betz’s Vegas Report and the Pace of Play is meant as a deep dive into the mechanics of each matchup. Please fine-tune this to the slate of your preference.
IMPORTANT NOTE: On the DFS & Betting Podcast, we will be looking at Saturday only and Sunday only as our main focus. For Monday’s game, we will treat it as a Showdown game with a specific showdown preview available only for DFS Pass Discord members.
Saturday Only DraftKings Salaries
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