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GPP Leverage: Week 5
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GPP Leverage: Week 3
Welcome to Week 3 GPP Leverage! Last week, we considered how preseason playing time might help us interpret the opening week and identify potential overreactions or underreactions from the field. We now have another week of evidence, but there is still plenty we don’t know about these teams. This week, I want to shift the focus toward how we put our lineups together.
GPP Leverage: Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 GPP Leverage! Last week, we spent a lot of time asking “what if” as we considered which popular assumptions about teams going into the season might turn out to be wrong. We now have a week of actual football to work with, but that doesn’t mean we suddenly have all the answers. We questioned whether Buffalo’s passing game could succeed against Houston’s defense, and Josh Allen went nuts.
GPP Leverage: Week 1
NFL DFS is back! After months of debating depth charts, projecting workloads, and talking ourselves into our favorite players, we finally get a full Sunday slate to put those opinions to the test. I’m sure we’ll all feel great about them right up until the first round of goal-line carries. Welcome to the first NFL GPP Leverage column of the 2026 season.
Cash Lineup Review: Wyndham Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Rocket Classic
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: 3M Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: The Open Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Genesis Scottish Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: U.S. Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: RBC Canadian Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Charles Schwab Challenge
A T3 result from Mac Meissner propelled Sam Brott to his strongest cash-game week of the year. He recaps the lineup and the rationale for the build with another Cash Lineup Review. The highest-quality fantasy football, basketball and prop betting content. Our DFS Golf subscription was created to prepare you with the highest-quality resources for the 2025 golf season.
Cash Lineup Review: CJ Cup
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: PGA Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: The Masters
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Valero Texas Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Houston Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Valspar Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried-and-true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: The Players Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Cognizant Classic
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Waste Management Phoenix Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Farmers Insurance Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Sony Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
GPP Leverage: Week 16
Welcome back for the Week 16 edition of the NFL GPP Leverage column. If you missed the Week 1 edition of Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro from that week to get a feel for the goals of this column. Programming Note 1: We will have a show breaking down this Saturday’s two-game slate with Cody Main, John Daigle, and myself on Saturday at Noon ET.
GPP Leverage: Week 15
Welcome back for the Week 15 edition of the NFL GPP Leverage column. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro from that week to get a feel for the goals of this column. It’s hard to believe the NFL season is already almost over, but here we are, through the bye weeks and on to Week 15. Here in Week 15, with no teams on bye, the Sunday main slate on DraftKings is notably larger than the slates we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks.
GPP Leverage: Week 14
Welcome back for the Week 14 edition of the NFL GPP Leverage column. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro from that week to get a feel for the goals of this column. It’s been a couple of weeks since our last Leverage column, as I took the week off from writing amid the chaos of Thanksgiving and the many DFS slates that coincide with the holidays.
GPP Leverage: Week 12
Welcome back for the 12th NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro from that week to get a feel for the goals of this column. The Week 11 slate was a fun one for me, as I was honored to be the #HonoredGuest on Establish The Million and followed it up with one of my best slates of the season.
GPP Leverage: Week 11
Welcome back for the 11th NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro to get a feel for the goals of this column. I’ll be taking a little bit of a different approach to Leverage this week, as I am going to be an honored guest on this week’s Establish The Million. As a result, I’m going to save my Week 11 main-slate thoughts for the show.
GPP Leverage: Week 10
Welcome back for the 10th NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro to get a feel for the goals of this column. The central storyline of the Week 9 main slate was the Bears’ backfield, as D’Andre Swift was ruled out, and we expected Kyle Monangai to be in a workhorse role against the worst defense in football at just $4,600.
GPP Leverage: Week 9
Where can we find leverage in DFS tournaments for Week 9? Who are the best value plays, and which chalk is fragile? Sam Brott examines the slate from every angle and details how he'll be approaching each position. The highest-quality fantasy football, basketball and prop betting content. Our team includes renowned fantasy analysts Evan Silva and Adam Levitan, high-stakes professional DFS players, and specialists who cover niche areas that we believe are important to understand.
GPP Leverage: Week 8
Welcome back for the eighth NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro to get a feel for the goals of this column.
GPP Leverage: Week 7
With Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels, and Dak Prescott in more exciting spots, QBs like Bo Nix might get lost in the shuffle. Can the second-year pro turn out to be a strong leverage option in DFS tournaments? Sam Brott digs in with another GPP Leverage column. The highest-quality fantasy football, basketball and prop betting content.
GPP Leverage: Week 6
Welcome back for the sixth NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro from last week to get a feel for the goals of this column. Note that this edition of Leverage will be a bit different from our usual format, as I want to focus on the macro trends we’ve observed through the first five weeks of the season. This week’s column will not be discussing topics specific to the Week 6 main slate.
GPP Leverage: Week 5
Welcome back for the fifth NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro to get a feel for the goals of this column. For the first four weeks of the season, each edition of Leverage generally focused on a specific theme. In Week 1, we focused on uncertainty; in Week 2, we focused on onslaughts; and in Weeks 3 and 4, we focused on late swap.
GPP Leverage: Week 4
Welcome back for the fourth NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro to get a feel for the goals of this column. Last week in Leverage, we focused on late swap, as there was a significant amount of ownership projected to come in the late window of games.
GPP Leverage: Week 3
Welcome back for the third NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro to get a feel for the goals of this column. In Weeks 1 and 2, we focused much of our discussions around onslaughts — that is, the strategy of stacking your QB with at least two teammates.
GPP Leverage: Week 2
Welcome back for the second NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. If you missed the Week 1 edition of GPP Leverage, I recommend you take a minute to read the intro from last week to get a feel for the goals of this column. In last week’s column, we discussed the idea that Week 1 is all about uncertainty. That uncertainty stemmed primarily from having not yet seen any of the teams or players in regular-season action.
GPP Leverage: Week 1
The NFL regular season is back! Best ball drafting season is over, our season-long leagues have been finalized, and even our beloved preseason DFS has come to an end. It’s time to focus on one of the greatest peer-to-peer games ever created: NFL DFS. Welcome to the first NFL GPP Leverage column of the season. This will be my second year writing the Leverage column after inheriting it from its previous authors, Drew Dinkmeyer and Gary Hartman.
Cash Lineup Review: Wyndham Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: The Open Championship
Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners, and Xander Schauffele -- all golfers in Sam Brott's cash lineup -- finished inside the top 10 at The Open Championship. Did Brott take home a clean sweep in cash games? He takes a look back at the week that was. The highest-quality fantasy football, basketball and prop betting content. Our DFS Golf subscription was created to prepare you with the highest-quality resources for the 2025 golf season.
Cash Lineup Review: Genesis Scottish Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: John Deere Classic
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Rocket Mortgage Classic
The Rocket Mortgage Classic was good to Sam Brott. He took down 73% of his head-to-heads. His lineup breakdown is live for golf subscribers. The highest-quality fantasy football, basketball and prop betting content. Our DFS Golf subscription was created to prepare you with the highest-quality resources for the 2025 golf season.
Cash Lineup Review: U.S. Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Charles Schwab Challenge
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: PGA Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: CJ Cup
Two of Sam Brott's golfers missed the cut line at the CJ Cup. However, he still booked strong cash-game results. His breakdown from last week is now live. The highest-quality fantasy football, basketball and prop betting content. Our DFS Golf subscription was created to prepare you with the highest-quality resources for the 2025 golf season.
Cash Lineup Review: The Masters
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Valero Texas Open
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
Cash Lineup Review: Valspar Championship
Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups. To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games”. Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space.
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