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Course 4: NFL Strategy

QB Selection for Cash Games

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QB Selection: Key Stats

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Stat Notes

Avg. Yards per Attempt Indicates opportunity for big plays and fantasy points

Playcall Distribution Better offenses get more opportunities to score

DvP Matchup Great matchups indicate consistent and chalk plays

Strength of Schedule How difficult have opponent's been? Can influence past performance

Salary Players don’t generally pay up for high-priced QBs

Value FPTs / Salary

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QB Selection: Vegas and Advanced Stats

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Stat Notes

Team Projected Points Relate to opponent helps predict game flow

Red Zone Attempts Touches inside the scoring area

Game Flow How a game is expected to play out via Vegas

Weather High Wind and Precipitations

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QB Selection: Using Vegas

4Source: Washington Post

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Plus/Minus for Big Spread Games

5Source: Fantasy LabsNote: data is from 2014-2015 NFL Season

Position

Plus/Minus

Plus/Minus by Position for Games with Double Digit Spreads

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QB Selection: Other Factors

6Source: 4for4

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Lineup Construction with QBs: Key Elements

Stat Notes

QB CV Higher priced QBs tend to be more consistent

Ownership Cash game strategy don’t need to factor ownership

Player Usage Rates Dual threat - more consistent, higher usage

Spread QB in close games tend to be more consistent

Days Rest Thursday night games generally poor plays

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QB CV

8Source: 4for4Note: data is from 2013-2014 NFL Season

Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Position

CV by Position

Coefficient of Variation (CV) -- the standard deviation of a data set divided by its mean. CVs can be used as a measure of consistency.

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Plus/Minus by Days Rest

9Source: Fantasy LabsNote: data is from 2014 NFL Season

Number of Days Rest

Plus/Minus

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NFL Cash Game Lineup Example

Source: DFS Mancave10

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More Resources

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