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

Seattle Seahawks: WR Tyler Lockett

• Lockett has seen 17 targets in the last two weeks and I love him this week. He’s only $8,000 in a spot where the upside is huge. Lockett has 20+ point upside everytime he takes the field and against a suspect secondary I can’t ignore his potential impact on this game.

New York Giants: QB Daniel Jones

• Jones is going to have to put this team on his shoulders here whether Saquon Barkley plays or not. It’s clear that Barkley isn’t close to 100% and the sooner the Giants realize that the better. Jones flashes the ability to run and get the ball down field with a strong arm. Seattle’s secondary is bad and thus Jones should be able to take advantage at home.
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*NOTE: All plays above are obviously “Captain” viable

Captain Plays

RB Ken Walker III

• Volume is the name of the game from the Captain spots and Walker has been seeing that volume to this point. In the first three weeks of the season Walker has seen 21, 18, and 16 touches on the ground and through the air combined. Despite some inefficiencies he’s continuing to get the work and has immense upside just looking at Week 3 when he had over 30 DK points and Week 2 when he had over 16.

Others to consider:

• WR D.K. Metcalf (SEA)
• TE Darren Waller (NYG)

Flex Plays

New York Giants: WR Darius Slayton

• Slayton has been the focal point among the wide receivers for Jones with five, six, and six targets in the first three games of the season. With little production to show from those targets, this is a spot to attack a bad secondary of the Seahawks.

Others to consider:

• WR Isaiah Hodgins (NYG)
• RB Matt Breida (NYG)
• RB Zach Charbonnet (SEA)
• WR Parris Campbell (NYG)

Player to Fade

Seattle Seahawks: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

• Just as I thought in the offseason, this offense can’t support three wide receivers. At the root of it all, Pete Carroll wants to run the football. JSN might be a great contributor for this team next year but with just nine receptions and 57 receiving yards through three weeks, I can’t back him here.

GOOD LUCK!