This is an overview of the two-game Monday Night Football slate on DraftKings. First position-by-position, with some notes at the end on how I am playing this slate.
General note for a two-game slate: The construction rules obviously don’t apply, but there are many similarities between two-game slates and Showdown slates. You can use some of the same tricks to avoid mega-duped lines, such as leaving salary on the table, playing a defense against your quarterback, game-stacking even more than usual, and finding low-owned players to mix into your lineups.
Quarterbacks
Justin Herbert ($5,900) leads a Chargers offense that ranked 2nd in pass rate over expectation in Week 1. The Raiders defense allowed the 9th-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to quarterbacks last year.
Baker Mayfield ($6,500) leads a Buccaneers offense that ranked 6th in pass rate over expectation in Week 1.The Texans defense allowed the 15th-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to quarterbacks last year.
Geno Smith ($5,300) leads a Raiders offense that ranked 4th in pass rate over expectation in Week 1. The Chargers defense allowed the 10th-fewest schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to quarterbacks last year.
C.J. Stroud ($5,500) leads a Texans offense that ranked 25th in pass rate over expectation in Week 1. The Buccaneers defense allowed the 4th-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to quarterbacks last year.
