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Important Article Announcement

I can’t apologize enough for this article coming out as late as it has this season. When I took over this article mid-season it was adding to an already full schedule. What I’ve come to realize is that trying to release this article on Saturday with the most updated information is not possible. This article takes about 6-8 hours to write in combination of our Cracking FanDuel article which is the most read article on the site.

Going forward, this article will be released on Friday Nights. I will still be writing this article going forward, however it will have more speculation plays and will not be able to address every injury news that comes out on Saturday. Hopefully this is received positively as I’m trying to get this article out to as many of you as possible.

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Know Your Opposition

If you want to finish at the top of the standings in a mid-to-large field GPP, your roster has to stand out from the crowd. Studying a list of projected roster percentages is a helpful first step, but it lacks the context of how the most popular players fit together under the salary cap.

To gain some insight into how the majority of entrants will allocate their cap space, so you can spend yours differently, let’s think about how the public is most likely to attack roster construction at each position.

Slate Overview- Great GPP Week

This is shaping up to be one of the best GPP weeks of the season. As we are writing this on Saturday December 3^rd, there are very little injury situations we need to worry about, and while that could all change as there are a number of questionable situations as it stands right now there are going to be plenty of options without any must-play type situations.

There are a number of games this week that all have shootout potential, and while everyone is going to be targeting the Kansas City vs Cincinnati game, here are some other games that have shootout potential:

• Jacksonville at Detroit O/U 51
• LA Chargers at Las Vegas O/U 49.5
• NY Jets at Minnesota O/U 44.5
• Miami at San Francisco O/U 45.5

Stacks

Top Stack

Derek Carr, Davante Adams, Austin Ekeler

Josh Jacobs is going to be extremely popular this week (25%+) which means that the pivot should ultimately go to Davante Adams and Derek Carr through the passing game as there is a scenario in which this game shoots out, and both Adams and Carr have a massive performance. Carr and Adams are both projecting to be around 7-10% rostered in most GPP’s, which is likely due to Adams’ price at $8,700 which is a tough price to pay this week.

The thinking behind stacking them with Austin Ekeler instead of a player like a Keenan Allen is really for a few different reasons. If the Chargers get out to an early lead, Ekeler has the most touchdowns on the team and could very easily be rushing those in, but if the Chargers fall behind, we’ve seen games where Ekeler has 10+ receptions which is something that he has done three times over the last six games. The Raiders secondary is among the worst in the NFL this season, but they are the worst in terms of receiving yards allowed to running backs as they’re allowing 54 yards receiving per game. It’s not typical to stack a running back with an opposing quarterback and a wide receiver, but this may be a lone case where this pays off.

Under the Radar Stacks

Mike White, Garrett Wilson, Justin Jefferson

This one is a bit weird. Mike White is currently projected to be rostered on just 2% of lineups, but in 2 of his 3 starts in the NFL he has topped 300-yards. This is a Jets team that looked reinvigorated with the team having benched Zach Wilson. Garrett Wilson is going to be popular, however you can be different by stacking with White as most will use Wilson as a complimentary piece rather than a primary stacking piece in their lineup. The way to compete against the Vikings is through the air as they boast one of the league’s best run defenses yet one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL this season. The Vikings are allowing 293 yards passing per game which is the most in the NFL this season and with the Jets being shorthanded missing Michael Carter expect them to throw early and often this week.

Justin Jefferson is going to be rostered at around 5% of lineups, which to get Justin Jefferson at 5% regardless of matchups is too low regardless of the matchup. The matchup is a neutral one, but the Jets have allowed 5 receivers to top 90 yards this season.