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4 FanDuel Premier League Players to Avoid in Matchweek 32

Ben Fisher  —  @DFS_Fisher Mar 28th, 2019
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​Jordan Pickford, Goalie, Everton

Salary: $6,000

Pickford is the second-highest priced keeper on the slate, and he has averaged 10.23 FanDuel points this season. In his previous four matches, Pickford has made 12 saves and kept three clean sheets while averaging 18.12 FanDuel points over that span.

The Hammers are a slight favorite over Everton, and West Ham have a 80.4% chance of scoring at least one goal, per FanDuel’s Sportsbook, a feat they have accomplished in eight of their last nine matches at London Stadium, including six straight. The Toffees, on the other hand, have conceded at least one goal in four of their previous five road matches, including conceding five over their last two road matches.

The Hammers, who have scored the third-most home goals (1.69) per match on the slate, have conceded the fourth-fewest saves (2.65) per match on the slate and fifth-most saves (3.19) per home match.

All of that adds up to Pickford likely producing a low number if he doesn't get the clean-sheet bonus, which is unlikely, according to oddsmakers.

With FanDuel's scoring system, DFS players need to attack keepers who will hopefully produce a clean-sheet win or find a keeper who should see a large amount of save opportunities. If DFS players are looking to spend up at keeper, David De Gea ($6,500) and Kasper Schmeichel ($5,500) seem like the safest options while Jonas Lossl ($4,500) could see a large number of save opportunities.


Ben Fisher is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Ben Fisher also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username Gvsubrickwall. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his/her personal views, he/she may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his/her personal account. The views expressed in his/her articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.

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