- Stack the Los Angeles Rams: Cooper Kupp is never cheap, but Matthew Stafford offers a discount at quarterback and Allen Robinson is a value.
- High-upside RB-DST stack for Week 2: Combining Leonard Fournette and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense facing a Green Bay Packers offense facing questions.
- Best Week 2 DFS three-player stack: The Minnesota Vikings QB-WR-TE stack offers the most value this week. Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson and Irv Smith‘s combined salaries rank seventh, yet they have the second-best projection.
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
This analysis of DFS main-slate stacks is a variation of the methodology used in analyses on the single-game DraftKings showdown slates. It uses the combination of current projections, historical game results and similarity algorithms to simulate an upcoming game by looking back at the most similar historical matchups. In this analysis, I’m taking the same outline and applying it instead to the DFS main slate by projecting the likelihood each team’s QB-WR, RB-DST, QB-WR-TE, QB-RB-WR stacks will be the highest scoring of the slate. These are some of the most popular stack combinations employed in DFS strategy.
The numbers below are harnessing the unexpected connections and reactions between players that have actually happened over the past several years and thereby points to under/overvalued stacks that won’t be identified through traditional projections and logical deduction.
QUARTERBACK/WIDE RECEIVER STACK
QB/WR players
| Team | Opponent | Highest % | Player | Pos | DK Fpts | DK Salary | FD Fpts | FD Salary |
| LA | ARZ | 8.4 | Matthew Stafford | QB | 22.4 | 6,500 | 20.7 | 7,700 |
| LA | ARZ | 8.4 | Cooper Kupp | WR | 23.9 | 9,900 | 18.5 | 9,800 |
| KC | IND | 7.8 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | 24.9 | 7,900 | 23.2 | 8,700 |
| KC | IND | 7.8 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 12.8 | 4,700 | 10.6 | 5,600 |
| LAC | JAX | 6.4 | Justin Herbert | QB | 25.0 | 7,400 | 23.4 | 8,200 |
| LAC | JAX | 6.4 | Keenan Allen | WR | 16.3 | 6,500 | 12.6 | 7,500 |
| DET | MIN | 6.2 | Jared Goff | QB | 15.8 | 5,800 | 14.8 | 7,100 |
| DET | MIN | 6.2 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 15.1 | 7,200 | 11.5 | 7,800 |
| ATL | SEA | 5.8 | Marcus Mariota | QB | 21.4 | 5,500 | 19.9 | 7,300 |
| ATL | SEA | 5.8 | Drake London | WR | 15.1 | 5,800 | 11.8 | 6,000 |
| BUF | MIA | 5.7 | Josh Allen | QB | 28.4 | 8,200 | 26.4 | 9,000 |
| BUF | MIA | 5.7 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 19.8 | 7,700 | 15.5 | 8,300 |
| BLT | NE | 4.8 | Lamar Jackson | QB | 22.7 | 8,000 | 21.3 | 8,600 |
| BLT | NE | 4.8 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 11.5 | 5,700 | 9.2 | 6,800 |
| PHI | WAS | 4.7 | Jalen Hurts | QB | 24.8 | 7,600 | 23.2 | 8,100 |
| PHI | WAS | 4.7 | A.J. Brown | WR | 15.5 | 7,300 | 12.5 | 8,000 |
| LV | TEN | 4.7 | Derek Carr | QB | 18.6 | 5,900 | 17.2 | 7,100 |
| LV | TEN | 4.7 | Davante Adams | WR | 17.2 | 8,400 | 13.4 | 8,700 |
| ARZ | LA | 4.7 | Kyler Murray | QB | 21.3 | 7,300 | 20.1 | 7,800 |
| ARZ | LA | 4.7 | Marquise Brown | WR | 13.6 | 6,000 | 10.7 | 7,000 |
| NYJ | CIN | 4.6 | Joe Flacco | QB | 17.8 | 5,300 | 16.5 | 6,800 |
| NYJ | CIN | 4.6 | Garrett Wilson | WR | 11.6 | 5,400 | 9.3 | 6,100 |
| MIN | DET | 4.5 | Kirk Cousins | QB | 21.9 | 6,700 | 20.3 | 7,600 |
| MIN | DET | 4.5 | Justin Jefferson | WR | 23.2 | 9,300 | 18.2 | 9,500 |
| CIN | NYJ | 4.3 | Joe Burrow | QB | 22.9 | 6,600 | 21.2 | 7,500 |
| CIN | NYJ | 4.3 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 18.9 | 8,100 | 15.1 | 8,500 |
| TEN | LV | 4.3 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 18.1 | 5,700 | 17.2 | 7,200 |
| TEN | LV | 4.3 | Robert Woods | WR | 10.7 | 5,000 | 8.3 | 5,700 |
| GB | TB | 3.7 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | 20.1 | 6,400 | 18.7 | 7,400 |
| GB | TB | 3.7 | Allen Lazard | WR | 11.3 | 6,000 | 9.1 | 6,200 |
| NO | CAR | 3.6 | Jameis Winston | QB | 15.0 | 5,200 | 14.1 | 6,900 |
| NO | CAR | 3.6 | Michael Thomas | WR | 12.5 | 5,900 | 9.8 | 7,300 |
| MIA | BUF | 3.1 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | 18.8 | 6,100 | 17.5 | 7,300 |
| MIA | BUF | 3.1 | Tyreek Hill | WR | 19.7 | 7,600 | 15.6 | 8,400 |
| CHI | HST | 2.8 | Justin Fields | QB | 17.8 | 5,600 | 16.7 | 7,000 |
| CHI | HST | 2.8 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 10.6 | 5,300 | 8.4 | 6,300 |
| JAX | LAC | 2.4 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | 18.6 | 5,400 | 17.3 | 7,000 |
| JAX | LAC | 2.4 | Christian Kirk | WR | 14.4 | 6,200 | 11.4 | 7,100 |
| CAR | NO | 1.7 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 14.4 | 5,200 | 13.5 | 6,600 |
| CAR | NO | 1.7 | D.J. Moore | WR | 13.1 | 5,600 | 10.4 | 6,400 |
| NE | BLT | 1.6 | Mac Jones | QB | 19.2 | 5,100 | 17.8 | 6,400 |
| NE | BLT | 1.6 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | 14.1 | 5,000 | 11.0 | 6,200 |
| WAS | PHI | 1.3 | Carson Wentz | QB | 17.4 | 6,300 | 16.2 | 7,500 |
| WAS | PHI | 1.3 | Terry McLaurin | WR | 12.4 | 6,400 | 9.8 | 6,900 |
| SEA | ATL | 1.3 | Geno Smith | QB | 18.7 | 5,000 | 17.5 | 6,300 |
| SEA | ATL | 1.3 | D.K. Metcalf | WR | 14.5 | 6,100 | 11.7 | 6,700 |
| HST | CHI | 1.2 | Davis Mills | QB | 16.7 | 5,000 | 15.5 | 6,400 |
| HST | CHI | 1.2 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 16.0 | 5,800 | 12.5 | 6,600 |
| TB | GB | 1.2 | Tom Brady | QB | 22.0 | 6,000 | 20.3 | 7,400 |
| TB | GB | 1.2 | Julio Jones | WR | 12.1 | 5,600 | 9.8 | 5,800 |
| IND | KC | 0.7 | Matt Ryan | QB | 17.9 | 5,200 | 16.5 | 6,700 |
| IND | KC | 0.7 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 15.0 | 6,900 | 11.7 | 7,400 |
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