Week 5 NFL DFS is going to be an interesting one, for sure. After looking over the NFL Injury Report, it would appear that we should be able to find some intriguing DFS value plays at both the running back and wide receiver positions. There aren't a ton of minimum-priced guys floating around, but we do have some dives deep enough to help fit some of the big boys into our GPP tournament lineups. If the options we present to you aren't cheap enough, then you may have to go the 2-TE route. It's a tough one to pull off given the fact that tight end upside can be limited, but it's definitely a great way to save some money. Of course, this also happens to be the week that the TE position is hot trash, especially with all of the big boys off the main slate, Robert Tonyan playing in London and Logan Thomas popping up late on the injury report with a calf injury. And no, don't even get me started on Taysom Hill, though there might be another Saint I'm eyeballing.

 

 

Welcome to the DFS Dart Board for NFL Week 5!

If you're new to Fantasy Alarm, the DFS Dart Board is an add-on to the Playbook that I started a few years ago. It came about when I was building GPP lineups and realized I needed more salary relief. As I dug through my notes to see who stood out the most among those players at a more affordable price, it hit me. When I put players in the Playbook, I am thinking primarily about cash lineup plays -- guys with a high floor who I could conceivably put into my core-group and build a lineup around. After those players, I would mix in a handful of guys who had boatloads of upside and were in soft match-ups, but I wasn’t paying as much attention to their salary as I should have. And that's where the Dart Board came into play.

Every now and then, when building lineups while using particular stacks, you need some salary relief. You need a guy who may not be minimally priced, but low enough to give you the flexibility you need to get someone like Nick Chubb or Stefon Diggs in as a flex play or something. Occasionally you may see a min-priced QB or TE in here, but more often than not, this space is reserved for running backs and wide receivers who are below $6,000 on FanDuel or $5,000 or lower on DraftKings.

Now while we call this a Dart Board, keep in mind that every player has been carefully researched. We're not up here picking players all willy-nilly, desperately hoping they hit. We're looking for the cheapest bargains possible who still have the strongest potential to give you at least a 3-5x return on what you pay.

All set? Great. Let's get to it and while you do, maybe give a listen to this week's NFL DFS Podcast with me and Jon Impemba

 

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