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Single Entry/Cash Lineup
– CAPTAIN: Sony Michel ($10,800)
– Andrew Luck ($11,400)
– Rob Gronkowski ($9,800)
– James White ($9,400)
– Ryan Grant ($6,200)
– Zach Pascal ($2,000)
When creating single entry or cash lineups, you want plays which are fairly safe and have high floors. While Zach Pascal in single entry lines doesn't have me overly thrilled, I think he has a fine floor with Hilton, Mack, and Doyle all out. Even if he duds and catches 3-4 short passes, it's still worth the price.
Based on the game script I'm expecting, though, this lineup has safety almost across the board. There should be no shortage of points, and whether one team jumps out big or it stays close, each of these players will see a solid workload.
I love the idea of pairing Pascal with Andrew Luck here, but also adding in Ryan Grant, who I believe could see quite a few short targets and rack up a large number of catches. Grant saw seven targets last week, catching five of them for 64 yards and I think that's probably his floor in this game. Expecting 8-10 targets for the wideout is realistic, and he could easily blow past that number.
The Patriots have also given up 664 yards and six scores to opposing wideouts, and in a high-scoring game, putting Luck with these two receivers makes quite a bit of sense. And speaking of Luck, he had a major breakout last week in a great spot, throwing for a career-high 464 yards and adding four touchdowns.
Luck has completed over 62.5 percent of his passes in every game this season, and it's safe to say his confidence is fully back. On the year, New England has allowed quarterbacks to toss eight touchdowns in four games, so if we can get a two-touchdown performance at a minimum from Luck, he's a great cash/single entry play.
I can't rave any more about Rob Gronkowski than I already have, so it was a lock he'd be in my single entry tournament lineup. But I'm going to try to make this lineup somewhat unique by pairing up the two Patriots running backs in James White and Sony Michel. White's floor is about as safe as they come – he's totaled 14 DraftKings points or more in each game and scored 31.2 last week.
As for Michel, the Patriots gave him 25 carries in Week 4, resulting in a 112-yard performance with one touchdown. I don't expect that many attempts in this game, as it should be closer, but I do think he could be looking at 15-18 carries and plenty of work on the goal line.
A two-touchdown game for Michel isn't out of the question, especially considering that Bill Belichick seems to want to get his new running back involved early and often. At a reasonable captain's price of $10,200, it allows us to still use very strong players around him, and he provides some stability in the process.
In single entry tournaments you need to be a little different, and as previously mentioned, my hope is that the White/Michel stack achieves that here.
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