DFS Thursday Night Football: DraftKings Showdown for Week 11 (Fantasy Football)
Before we get into the specifics of this matchup and how to approach it for the DraftKings showdown slate, I want to point people back to a few pieces of evergreen content that I think are extremely valuable if you’re serious about winning showdown all season. I’d recommend reading/listening to this content before proceeding, especially if you’re new to showdown.
1. How to Win Showdown Contests: A detailed article looking at the data and strategy behind winning showdown lineups.
2. DFS Showdown Strategy Podcast: A thorough discussion on how to beat showdown, looking at the game theory and how to leverage the field.
DraftKings Sportsbook Lines
Spread: NE -12.5
Total: 43.5
Team Totals: Patriots (28.0), Jets (15.5)
Game Outlook
If DEN/LV and PHI/GB were any indication on what to expect this Thursday night, we’ll all be reaching for the whiskey and/or heading to bed early for this one. The Patriots host the Jets as 12.5-point favorites with the total sitting at an uninspiring 43.5 points. On the week, no team is projected for more points than the Patriots (28) while no other team is expected to score fewer than the Jets (15.5). So yeah..you can probably expect what the field is going to do here from a build standpoint. Expect to see a lot of New England 4-2 and 5-1 builds. We’ll talk more about that in leverage ideas below, but that’s probably the ‘optimal’ way to build for this slate, at least on paper.
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