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4 FanDuel Premier League Players to Avoid in Matchweek 20

Ben Fisher  —  @DFS_Fisher Dec 28th, 2018
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​Martin Dubravka, Goalie, Newcastle

Salary: $5,000

Dubravka is tied with two other keepers as the third-highest priced player at his position, and he has averaged 9.89 FanDuel points this season. Dubravka has made at least 16 FanDuel points in two of his last three matches but has scored seven or fewer FanDuel points in four of his last six.

Per oddsmakers, Watford have a 56.5% chance to win Saturday’s match, and the Hornets have a 86.7% chance of scoring at least one goal, a feat they have accomplished in 8 of 10 matches this season at Vicarage Road.

If the Hornets -- who have scored the ninth-most (15) goals on their home pitch this season -- are able to find the back of the net against the Magpies, who have allowed at least one goal in five of nine matches this season away from St. James’ Park while allowing the sixth-fewest goals this season in road matches (11), Dubravka’s upside would likely be limited as Watford have forced the fifth-fewest saves (50) to opposing keepers this season.

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. With the two top-priced keepers both in difficult spots, DFS players may not want to spend all the up at the keeper position and Kasper Schmeichel ($5,500) ands Jordan Pickford ($5,000) both offer clean sheet upside while Neil Etheridge ($4,500) and Bernd Leno ($4,500) should see a large number of save opportunities.

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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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