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Showdown Strategy

When Showdown slates first became available I was not a big fan simply because I don’t often like change. When these slates were designed we hadn’t ever seen anything like them in the DFS world. Come to realize a few years later I really enjoy them. On a normal slate with multiple games, I would typically describe myself as a cash game player primarily. That’s where my focus typically lies; cash games/single entry tournaments and from there I’ll build lineups for multi-entry GPP contests. For me, the cash game/single entry strategy kind of goes out the window as I’ll hardly if ever play double-ups and single-entry contests in showdown. Instead, I’ll take a core of players, more than often three to four players in the game that I want in virtually every lineup, typically 20 or so, that I build. The core will usually include both quarterbacks and one to two skill players that I have to have. Like much of fantasy football volume is king but it comes with a price. The wrinkle is the captain’s spot in showdown lineups. The captain’s spot generates 1.5 times the amount of fantasy points scored however a player’s salary goes up in the captain’s spot obviously. Locking in a core and deciding on a captain is how I’ll start building lineups. From there I’ll fill in the rest of the spots with correlation and value plays. Don’t be afraid to get a little weird with these lineups because virtually anything goes!

Core Plays

Dallas Cowboys: QB Cooper Rush, WR CeeDee Lamb

New York Giants: RB Saquon Barkley

*NOTE: All plays above are obviously “Captain” viable

Captain Plays

RB Saquon Barkley (NYG)

• Barkley is the Giants’ offense right now handling 24 touches in each of the Giants’ first two games. Expect a similar workload in this game against a susceptible defense.

WR CeeDee Lamb (DAL)

• With the Cowboys’ receiving core in question and tight end Dalton Schultz out, Lamb is the guy here for Dallas to feed. The former Oklahoma standout has seen 11 targets in each of his first two games.

Flex Plays

• WR Sterling Shepard (NYG)
• RB Ezekiel Elliott (DAL)
• RB Tony Pollard (DAL)
• Giants D/ST
• WR Noah Brown (DAL)
• WR Richie James (NYG)
• WR David Sills (NYG)

Prop Bets

• Saquon Barkley OVER receiving yards (23.5, -115)
• CeeDee Lamb OVER receptions (4.5, -130)
• Daniel Jones OVER interceptions (0.5, -115)
• CeeDee Lamb OVER receiving yards (51.5, -125)