NFL DFS Optimizer Picks & Top Stacks for Optimal Week 15 ...

The chaos should create opportunity around solid lineup construction and highly optimal positively leveraged plays, following the Boom/Bust and Top Stacks tools is key to not only lineup construction but differentiation and lineup selection for both FanDuel and DraftKings NFL DFS slates.This article focuses on building lineups with a quality foundation by utilizing the powerful Groups and Rules/Limits tools within Fantasy Cruncher. This is powerful for limiting multiple running backs from the same team or getting overweight to a certain stack within a lineup.Limit QB/RB/WR/TE from Same Team to threeLimit RB/WR/TE from Same Team to one unless paired with QB from Same Team OR Opposing TeamLimit RB from Same Team to one (one can also do this with WR in a separate rule that adds an “unless paired with QB or opposing QB,” but it is a personal preference for NFL DFS)These groups are built by utilizing the quarterback as the KEY player (by clicking the key icon next to his name), with the thinking that the quarterback play is the driving factor in which stack is utilized in that lineup. A more basic approach would be to add them all to one large group with an “at least three” and let rules and limits set things, but there is a more granular level of control in creating them separately.Utilizing two groups also allows us to place running backs into the “run-back” position in certain teams while not including them in the primary stack for their team. These players are threaded throughout the following construction recommendations.Key Player: Kyler MurraySetting: Between one and twoGroup: Christian Kirk, Rondale Moore (+15%), Zach Ertz (Q) (-10%), A.J. Green (+15%), Antoine Wesley (+25%), James Conner (-10%) (Conner is trending toward playing in early morning reporting)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Jamaal Williams (-15%), Amon-Ra St. Brown, Josh Reynolds (Q) (+25%), Kalif Raymond (+35%), Brock Wright (+15%)Key Player: Matt RyanSetting: Between one and twoGroup: Cordarrelle Patterson (+10%), Russell Gage, Kyle Pitts (-10%), Tajae Sharpe (+35%), Hayden Hurst (+35%), Olamide Zaccheaus (+35%)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Deebo Samuel (-15%), George Kittle (-10%), Jeff Wilson Jr., Brandon Aiyuk (+15%), Jauan Jennings (+35%)Key Player: Lamar Jackson (Q) (Tyler Huntley will get the start if Jackson’s injury keeps him out of this one)Setting: At least oneGroup: Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews (-10%), Rashod Bateman (+35%), Devin Duvernay (+35%), (Sammy Watkins was placed on the COVID-19 list)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Davante Adams (-15%), Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon, Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Q) (+35%), Allen Lazard (+35%), Josiah DeguaraKey Player: Josh AllenSetting: At least oneGroup: Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis, Dawson Knox (Emmanuel Sanders is out for Week 15)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: DJ Moore (Q) (-15%), Robby Anderson (+25%), Brandon Zylstra (+35%), Terrace Marshall Jr. (+35%), Tommy Tremble (Moore is expected to play after being limited all week)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis, Dawson KnoxKey Player: Joe BurrowSetting: Between one and twoGroup: Joe Mixon (-10%), Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd (+10%), C.J. Uzomah (+15%)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Javonte Williams, Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton (+15%), Noah Fant, Tim Patrick (+20%), Albert OkwuegbunamKey Player: Dak PrescottSetting: Between one and twoGroup: Ezekiel Elliott (-10%), CeeDee Lamb, Amari Cooper (+15%), Tony Pollard (Q), Michael Gallup (+15%), Dalton Schultz, (Cedrick Wilson (+35%) can be added for deep formats)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Saquon Barkley (-15%), Sterling Shepard (Q), Kenny Golladay (+20%), Evan Engram (+10%), Darius Slayton (+20%), Kyle RudolphKey Player: Teddy BridgewaterSetting: At least oneGroup: Javonte Williams, Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton (+15%), Noah Fant, Tim Patrick (+25%), Albert OkwuegbunamOpposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Joe Mixon (-10%), Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd (+15%), C.J. Uzomah (+15%)Key Player: Jared GoffSetting: At least oneGroup: Jamaal Williams (-15%), Amon-Ra St. Brown, Josh Reynolds (Q) (+25%), Kalif Raymond (+25%), Brock Williams (D’Andre Swift is out again in Week 15)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: James Conner (Q) (-10%), Christian Kirk (-10%), Rondale Moore (+15%), Zach Ertz (Q) (-10%), A.J. Green (+15%), Antoine Wesley (+25%)Key Player: Aaron RodgersSetting: At least oneGroup: Davante Adams (-15%), Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon, Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Q) (+25%), Allen Lazard (+35%), Josiah DeguaraOpposing Setting: At least oneGroup: Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews (-20%), Rashod Bateman (+25%), Devin Duvernay (+25%)Key Player: Davis MillsSetting: At least oneGroup: Brandin Cooks (-15%), David Johnson, Nico Collins (+35%), Brevin Jordan, Pharaoh Brown, Phillip Dorsett (+35%), Chris Conley (+35%)Opposing Setting: At least oneGroup: James Robinson (-25%), Marvin Jones Jr., Laviska Shenault Jr.