Michael Hitchcock takes a deep dive into the DraftKings Conference Championship slate to find the top plays, pivots, and stacking options. I am usually a small-field player, but on these slates where the ownership is so condensed, I really like playing in larger field contests because the leverage points are much easier to identify. Your lineups need to tell a story regarding how you think…...

The best part about the playoff slates is they are all island games. We get time after each game to assess what we got right and what we got wrong. The biggest edge on these slates is late swap. If you played an RB that was 60% owned and they busted in the early game, it’s time to leave salary on the table and swap…...

This season has felt like the longest season ever,[1]Perhaps because it has been. but the playoffs have finally arrived! These slates are my favorite slates of the year. The best part about the playoff slates is they are all island games. We get time after each game to assess what we got right and what we got wrong. The biggest edge on these slates is…...

The final week of the regular season is always a fun DFS slate because we have an added variable. While many teams have the motivation to get a win, some prefer to rest key players before the playoffs start. It is important to follow this news over the weekend and right up until lock. Hopefully, this will lead to some more value plays on this…...

Recent weeks have lacked both games worth stacking and high-priced studs in a tier of their own. This slate has both, along with a ton of value at the running back position. My favorite slates are those in which we have multiple viable RB plays. It makes it much more fun to build stacks and tournament teams regardless of field size. As always in this…...

COVID is hitting the NFL harder than it has in any other week this season. This is going to make for a lot of value plays on this slate. Another thing making this slate complicated is we do not have many high-priced options to sift through. The most expensive running back on DraftKings is Najee Harris ($7800). The only true pay-up options are Cooper Kupp…...

Week 14 is shaping up to be a very interesting slate. We have one game that looks like the clear-cut best game to stack, and it appears we will have lots of salary relief again this week. Antonio Gibson ($6000), Josh Jacobs ($6200), and Saquon Barkley ($6000) are all nice values. We may see even more value open up if Joe Mixon ($7700) and Elijah…...

Unlike last week, we have a plethora of running back plays to choose from. On previous slates, this has caused some really strong plays to be less popular than they should be. Antonio Gibson ($5700) will be popular with J.D. McKissic all but certain to sit. Eli Mitchell ($6000) only got a $600 price bump after a monster performance last week. Jamaal Williams ($5400) with will start…...

I hope all of our readers had a great Thanksgiving with their friends and family! We got one high-scoring game on Thanksgiving Day, although it was not that entertaining. We now shift our focus to the back half of the fantasy season. We won’t have the luxury of playing multiple cheap running backs on this slate. Instead we have a few really good high-priced options…...

I can’t believe the Thanksgiving slate is already here. The season is just flying by. I just want to say I am thankful to be able to write this article. The team here at RotoViz has been awesome, welcoming me with open arms. I can’t thank them enough for allowing me to be part of this team. Happy Thanksgiving to the whole RotoViz community, especially…...

Last week’s slate was unique, with so many great running back plays to choose from. Most teams played three running backs, even in large-field contests. In small-field tournaments, almost every team played both D’Ernest Johnson and Mark Ingram. Just having the Josh Allen–Stefon Diggs stack in that environment was enough to get you close to the top of the leaderboard. This week looks like another slate…...