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This week we all have our first opportunity of the season to cash in our own $1million payday in DraftKings first Millionaire Maker Tournament of the year. At just $27 this is a tournament where you will likely want to put in multiple entries. Below you will find our absolute best possible lineups in cash games and GPP tournaments on both DraftKings and Fanduel. If you want to know which other players should be considered "in play" this week check out the Week 5 DFS Playbook.
Here are the best lineups for Week 5:
DRAFTKINGS CASH GAMES
POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
QB | Drew Brees | Saints | 8,900 | Finally at home against 29th ranked pass D |
RB1 | DeMarco Murray | Cowboys | 7,500 | Has over 275 yards BEFORE contact |
RB2 | Matt Forte | Bears | 7,800 | PPR Dream Vs struggling Panthers run D |
WR1 | Antonio Brown | Steelers | 8,100 | The absolute surest player on the board |
WR2 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 4,800 | Bears D has no answer for Benjamin's size |
WR3 | Brandin Cooks | Saints | 4,700 | PPR gold gives us great WR baseline this week |
TE | Travis Kelce | Chiefs | 3,000 | I'll take the bait, Chiefs have no other rec options |
FLEX | Allen Robinson | Jaguars | 3,000 | Jags #1 WR will see double digit targets |
DST | St. Louis | Rams | 2,100 | Cheap option with great special teams ability |
DRAFTKINGS GPP TOURNAMENTS
POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
QB | Blake Bortles | Jaguars | 5,200 | Steelers D banged up and Bortles 1st home game |
RB1 | DeMarco Murray | Cowboys | 7,500 | Hottest player in the league right now |
RB2 | Giovani Bernard | Bengals | 6,700 | PPR machine on Monday Night |
WR1 | Julio Jones | Falcons | 8,000 | Triple TD potential |
WR2 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 4,800 | So much upside for such a low price |
WR3 | Allen Hurns | Jaguars | 4,500 | Low owned hookup for our QB |
TE | Jimmy Graham | Saints | 7,600 | Another triple TD threat |
FLEX | Markus Wheaton | Steelers | 3,300 | Great matchup, low ownership & value |
DST | New York | Giants | 2,400 | Atlanta's O-line is in shambles |
FANDUEL CASH GAMES
POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
QB | Drew Brees | Saints | 9,100 | Surest QB o the board this week |
RB1 | Rashad Jennings | Giants | 7,200 | Always a great value for tremendous volume |
RB2 | Reggie Bush | Lions | 7,000 | Ton of volume with Joique Bell out |
WR1 | Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers | 7,100 | In a great spot this week against struggling defense |
WR2 | Keenan Allen | Chargers | 7,000 | Jets 32nd Vs passa & 28th Vs WR's |
WR3 | Marques Colston | Saints | 5,500 | Best WR on board this week |
TE | Julius Thomas | Broncos | 8,000 | Should be able to shred the Cardinals defense |
K | Shayne Graham | Saints | 4,500 | Lowest price kicker in highest scoring game |
DST | Tennessee | Titans | 4,600 | Best of the low priced DST this week |
FANDUEL GPP TOURNAMENTS
POS | Player | Team | Price | Comments |
QB | Mike Glennon | Buccaneers | 6,100 | Nobody else will use him |
RB1 | Matt Forte | Bears | 8,700 | Panthers cannot stop the run anymore |
RB2 | Reggie Bush | Lions | 7,000 | Ton of volume with Joique Bell out |
WR1 | Julio Jones | Falcons | 8,800 | Always multiple TD upside |
WR2 | Vincent Jackson | Buccaneers | 6,700 | No Mike Evans, Saints D, big upside for V-Jax |
WR3 | Markus Wheaton | Steelers | 5,300 | Perfect GPP play Vs Jags this week |
TE | Jimmy Graham | Saints | 7,900 | Most upside of any TE |
K | Ryan Succop | Titans | 4,700 | Most projected FG's than any other game |
DST | Dallas | Cowboys | 4,700 | Banking on Ryan Fitzpatrick's turnovers |