Welcome to this edition of the NFL DFS Showdown SZN breakdown. The aim of this post is to look at the best players to build around and constructions to focus on for the night's NFL DFS showdown contests on Draftkings. We run the Portfolio Manager to see what differences we can find in projected ownership and likely exposure. Likewise, we take into account the whole lineup's projection and ownership.

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Showdown Captain ownership distributions

Some notes on captain exposures and edges:

Highest exposure captain: Jalen Hurts (24%, -3% edge) Followed by: Saquon Barkley (16%), DeVonta Smith (13%), D'Andre Swift (12%) Highest ownership edge among top exposures: D'Andre Swift (+4%) Notable: Dontayvion Wicks at -2% edge despite low exposure (3%)

Showdown FLEX ownership distributions

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