The Contrarian: DraftKings Week 13
Still searching for some under the radar plays to set your lineups apart from the pack? Then check out The Contrarian for Week 13 where we go through each position to identify some of this week's hidden gems and take a look at several games and situations that may have a few diamonds in the rough that will be lowly owned. Here's a sneak peek at one of this week's top contrarian selections:
LeSean McCoy, $5,700
Some early season injury issues and the resulting struggles have given way to a return to productivity for McCoy, who is averaging 22.3 points per game over his last four. He’ll face a stiff test this week against an improving Texans team that has returned to their run-stuffing ways after some early season issues. The Bills offense has been a pleasant surprise for a team that was expected to mainly rely on the defensive side of the ball for success in 2015. The recent emergence of Sammy Watkins should continue to open things up for McCoy and afford him the opportunity to hover around his recent average output.
You can check out the rest of this week's top contrarian selections here.
The Contrarian piece on low-owned Week 13 plays makes the case that lineup differentiation comes from small edges rather than star picks. Walking through each position to flag hidden gems works, but I'm not sure the game situations add much beyond the position-by-position notes. Does the column usually lean toward one or two contrarian options per spot, or spread suggestions across the whole slate? I sometimes map player usage to perler bead patterns to spot low-owned shapes, which keeps me honest about the chalk.
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