Salary: $12,500
In “predictions destined to go awry”, Salah -- currently tied for the Premier League lead in goals with 14 -- is tied with United’s Marcus Rashford as the second-highest priced player on the slate. At $12,500, the addition to the avoid is list is directly related to his price in relation to Paul Pogba ($10,500).
Both Salah and Pogba should be in plus matchups as the Reds have a 84.6% chance of beating the Eagles while the Red Devils have a 79.2% chance of beating the Seagulls, and both matches have over a 60% chance of totaling over 2.5 goals, per oddsmakers.
| Last Five Matches | Salah | Pogba |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 4 |
| Assists | 3 | 4 |
| Shots on Goal | 9 | 15 |
| FanDuel Average | 32.6 | 44.6 |
Salah -- who has a 68.8% chance of finding the back of the net -- has the ability to break any slate with two or more goals, and that is obviously a possibly against the Eagles. However, Pogba, who has a 44.4% chance of scoring -- has recorded six more shots on target than Salah over their last five matches while averaging 44.6 FanDuel points compared to Salah’s 32.6 FanDuel points over that span. Despite the higher probability of winning the match, Reds face an Eagles squad that has conceded the eighth-fewest shots (277) while the Red Devils face a Seagulls squad that has conceded the second-most shots (335).
On a slate where two of the top clubs are facing squads currently in the bottom-half of the table, DFS players will be forced to make tough decisions, and Pogba’s savings ($2,000) will help with those decisions.