Welcome to Week 9. It seems like this week could be one of the biggest news slates of the seasons. Aaron Rodgers is out due to a positive COVID test. That game would have been the best game on the slate. The total dropped 7.5 points following the Rodgers news. We also are waiting to hear if Christian McCaffrey ($8000) will make his return this week. Kyler Murray ($7900) is also questionable this week. CeeDee Lamb ($7200) is rumored to have sprained his ankle in practice on Wednesday and did not practice Thursday, so he now appears to be genuinely questionable. So it is safe to say this is going to be a crazy slate. But that does not mean we do not have some awesome options this week for stacks and mini-stacks.
As always in this space, I will recommend the stacks I like the best and what constructions make the most sense. I put most of my money each week into very small field tournaments (500 people or fewer). I prefer these types of contests because it is not necessary to get all parts of the lineup right. In these small fields, you may only need to get one or two things right to give yourself a chance to get to the top.