Here. We. Go… It’s finally here! Week 1 of the NFL season kicks off tonight with Thursday Night Football featuring the Dallas Cowboys traveling to Tampa Bay to take on the World Champion Buccaneers. Showdown slates are a fun and exciting way to enjoy single games and there are a number of ways to attack them! Below I’ll break down my preferred method of building lineups for these Showdown slates on 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....
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