NOTE: All pricing references pertain to DraftKings
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
Miami Dolphins: WR Tyreek Hill
- Hill has been on another level since joining the Dolphins. This season alone he has four games in which he’s accumulated 150 or more receiving yards. The Eagles’ secondary is questionable at best considering how the Dolphins can move Hill around the formation. This has all the makings of a monster game from Hill, as usual.
Philadelphia Eagles: QB Jalen Hurts
- To this point Hurts has been disappointing and this is a spot where he’ll need to show up for the Eagles to compete here tonight. Despite respectable fantasy numbers for Hurts we have seen a lot of instances where theres could have been more, specifically with his turnovers thus far, notably his seven interceptions.
*NOTE: All plays above are obviously “Captain” viable
Captain Plays
QB Tua Tagovailoa (MIA)
- Tua is the third-highest priced captain option but could easily produce the most points in this game. Tua’s ceiling games have been monsters this season (Week 1, 466 passing yard, three touchdowns and Week 3, 309 passing yards, four touchdowns) but there has been the case in which the Dolphins have run the ball so well that Tua hasn’t needed to do much with the arm. I don’t see that being the case in this game, this has shootout written all over it.
Others to consider:
- WR A.J. Brown (PHI)
- RB Raheem Mostert (MIA)
Flex Plays
Philadelphia Eagles: WR DeVonta Smith
- Smith has been quiet this season with over 100 receiving yards just once (Week 2) and has scored just twice. This is a spot for Smith to see a good amount of targets against a suspect Dolphins secondary, especially with Jalen Ramsey still not healthy enough to play.
Others to consider:
- RB D’Andre Swift (PHI)
- TE Dallas Goedert (PHI)
- WR Jaylen Waddle (MIA)
- WR Braxton Berrios (MIA)
- RB Jeff Wilson (MIA)
- WR Olamide Zaccheus (PHI
GOOD LUCK!