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DraftKings' Standout Selections 19/01

Fantasy Football Fix 18 Jan. 2019

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Here are our fix standout selections for the DraftKings' gameweek fourteen daily contest (Saturday 19th January):

GK / Dubravka / $5,200

Newcastle host Cardiff in gameweek 23, an opportunity to invest in a goalkeeper who is facing one of the worst away sides in the division. As always our attention is focused on the saves potential of the keepers given the DraftKings’ point scoring system rewarding keepers with 2 points per save, on top of 5 for a clean sheet. The Croatian has made 68 saves, the sixth highest in the league, racking up six clean sheets. No team has scored fewer away goals than Cardiff’s six, and only Burnley 26 have landed fewer shots on target (SoT) on their travels than the Bluebirds’ 28. Our Fix predicted points and stats feature suggests that Burnley have a 50% chance of a clean sheet and for additional informative data on Goalkeepers, see our bespoke DraftKings’ custom stats table here

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D / Holebas / $6,100

Watford host another team that struggles on their travels as they welcome Burnley to Vicarage road in gameweek 23. Their left-back Holebas now has nine goal involvements, with three goals and six assists, more than any other defender in the league. The Greek averages 8.4 crosses (+0.75 points in Draftkings), 0.6 interceptions (+0.5 points in DraftKings), 1.4 tackles (+1 point in DraftKings) and 0.5 shots (+1 point in DraftKings) per match, indicating his multiple routes for points in this format. Watford have kept four clean sheets already this season, and should be confident of adding to that total as no team has had fewer SoT on their travels than the Clarets 26, and only Fulham (eight), Huddersfield (eight) and Cardiff (six) have scored fewer goals than their nine. Our Fix predicted points and stats feature predicts a 36% probability of a Watford clean sheet and for more data like this you can access this custom stats table here

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M / Salah / $11,000

A home fixture for the league leaders leads to the inclusion of last season’s golden boot winner in this weeks’ picks, and the Egyptian is currently the league’s most in form player with seven goals and four assists in his last eight appearances. Only Kane, Mitrovic, Pogba and Aguero have averaged more shots  (+1 points in DraftKings) per match than Salah’s 3.2, and the winger also averages an assist (+6 points in DraftKings) every third game with 0.3. Only Aubameyang and Kane average more goals than the Egyptian’s 0.6 per game (+10 points in DraftKings), indicating his explosive potential. Palace are likely to be fielding their third choice goalkeeper Speroni due to injuries to Guaita and Hennessey, and have shipped 18 goals in their 11 away games, conceding 20 ‘big chances’. Our Fix predicted points and stats feature predicts only a 10% probability of a Palace clean sheet, so backing Salah to breach their defence appears to be a good shout. for more data like this you can access this custom stats table here.

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F / Rashford / $10,000

With five wins in five, Man. United are the league’s form team and a home fixture against Brighton means Rashford is the standout pick for your forward slot for this week. Since the appointment of Solskjaer, the pacy forward has notched four goals and two assists, with no team scoring more goals than the Red Devils’ 16 over the last six matches. No forward fired in more SoT than Rashford’s 13 over this period and he also attempted six assists. Their opponents Brighton are historically poor travellers, and only Cardiff (115), Southampton (120), Burnley (136) and Fulham (138) have allowed opponents more SiB on their travels than the Seagulls’ 114. With just one away clean sheet all season and 18 goals conceded in 11 matches, our Fix predicted points and stats feature predicts only a 17% chance of a Brighton clean sheet, and more data like this you can access this custom stats table here.  

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How to play DraftKings Fantasy Football

For those unaccustomed to this fantastic daily cash game, you are required to select eight players with a $50,000 salary cap. The structure is as follows;

GK -- D x2 -- M x2 -- F x2 -- UTIL (utility player)

The utility player can be either a D (Defender), M (Midfielder) or F (Forward) and will score points in the same way as the other selections. However, you will notice your budget has been spread thin, so, this is all about finding a hidden gem that could score well. For example, a defender that is not typically a big scorer but is playing against a team that struggle to score, therefore heightening the chance of (clean sheet, tackles won, passed intercepted etc.) points.

The format allows you the luxury of entering into a variety of contests including beginner tournaments/leagues, head to heads (against one other opponent), 50/50s (where you win if you finish in the top half) and many more.

The full scoring breakdown is as follows:

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Fantasy Football Fix are excited for the contests this weekend, but we must make it clear that we receive a commission from DraftKings. However, we are not employees of DraftKings and do not have any access to non-public info. These are just our personal thoughts on the matchups. We are avid fans and users, and may sometimes play on our personal account in the games that we offer advice on (TeamFix). Although we have expressed our personal views on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and we may also deploy different players and strategies than what we recommend above. We are not employees of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information. 18+ www.begambleaware.org Eligibility restrictions apply. See website for details.

 

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