DraftKings Week 10 Cash Game Picks and Strategy

Nov 12, 2020

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Below you'll find my Week 10 DraftKings cash game picks and strategy. By offering a general approach to the week, along with a player pool to consider, you should walk away feeling well-equipped no matter your bankroll strategy or game selection process.

In general, my cash game strategy revolves around the running back position. My main focus is to roster three running backs with workhorse-type roles that simultaneously allow me to build a high-floor lineup at the other positions. Certain weeks, we'll be able to jam in multiple high-priced running backs because of the value that presents itself at quarterback, wide receiver and tight end.

Other weeks we may have to dip into the mid-range at running back because value hasn't emerged at the other positions. Because quarterback is a position with a narrower range of outcomes, it often makes sense to pay down for a signal-caller. As always it will depend on the makeup of the entire lineup, but I'll usually favor spending down at quarterback.

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I'm not opposed to paying up at wide receiver or tight end if the constraints of the week dictate that it's the most prudent lineup construction. However, with the propensity to allot the most salary to the running back position, I usually attempt to roster the most targets per dollar at wide receiver. It often results in rostering mid-tier wide receivers and tight ends. Given the volatility and variance week-to-week in pass-catchers, it makes sense to not use a ton of salary there as a general rule of thumb. Defense/special teams usually comes down to the cheapest defense with a respectable matchup and a relatively high sack rate, as pressure is what creates the plays defenses need to score fantasy points.

Quarterback

Kyler Murray ($8,000) has reached the $8,000 range and it still may be too cheap. At this point, we can firmly say that the matchup doesn't play that much of a role in Murray's output. If a team is getting pressure and playing well on the outside against his receivers, he just scoots around for the equivalent to an RB1 game. The Bills rank 19th in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed (aFPA) to quarterbacks and Murray will get them at home in a game that features some shootout potential. DraftKings Sportsbook has this game pegged as a 56.5 total.

The strategy of trying to find a pay-down option at quarterback in cash has become somewhat futile. With a handful of quarterbacks on the slate that are scoring 30+ fantasy points in a given week, getting 20 out of a quarterback in the high $5,000 or low $6,000 range really hamstrings your upside. If we look at it in a 2v2 situation, paying up for the volatility of high-priced wide receiver goes awry more than paying up for someone like Murray, while the difference in a punt quarterback vs. a mid-priced wide receiver usually offers a narrower gap in range of outcomes relative to salary.