Originally Posted by
Buff
Going back to your original post in this thread - being a contrarian is really helpful in large tournament fields. So in a tournament like the Milly Maker with 500k entries, it helps to go against the grain and take some high risk/reward guys that won't be heavily owned by the rest of the field. Some obvious stuff: Don't underestimate the PPR component on draftkings - e.g. don't start a 2 down back in your flex or you're just limiting your roster potential, target underdog QBs, target home favorite defenses, favorite RBs... I usually like to build around my value plays - so find the low price guys who you have confidence in and then fill in the higher priced guys - as opposed to throwing in some random low salary guy who you are trying to squeeze in after all your studs which will often blow up in your face and can often be the difference between cashing and not.
Not a hard and fast rule since it varies from week to week - but I like to try and save $ at QB typically, and focus on a value RB who might not be as good as some, but will see a ton of volume. Volume trumps ability.