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4 FanDuel Premier League Studs to Target for Matchweek 8

Austan Kas  —  @AustanKas Oct 4th, 2018
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Goalie -- Rui Patricio, Wolves

FanDuel Price: 5,500

Tottenham's Hugo Lloris ($4,000) -- or Paulo Gazzaniga ($5,500), depending on who starts -- and Manchester United's David De Gea ($6,000) are going to be popular, especially the under-priced Lloris, who was able to get back for the midweek match with Barca, if he's in goal. The opponent for each has just a 0.75-goal implied total, and Spurs and United are the slate's two big favorites, giving both keepers a good shot at a clean sheet as well as a win.

But those goalies also offer some risk because a likely lack of save volume means that if they concede, they're going to put up a dud, and even if they keep a clean sheet and get a win, said lack of saves caps their upside a bit.

While Patricio doesn't have the same win or clean-sheet odds for his match at Crystal Palace, he should be called into action more, giving him a solid floor, and his talent level -- coupled with Wolves' good play -- keeps the win and clean-sheet odds at a respectable level.

The Wolves-Palace match is listed as a pick 'em with each team carrying a 1.0-goal implied total. So far, Wolves have been one of the better newly-promoted sides in recent memory. They sit ninth in the table, and they've leaned heavily on their defense, scoring only eight goals but conceding just six.

Patricio is in dazzling form, allowing just one goal (away to Manchester United) in his last four EPL matches while making 16 saves in that span. Palace have netted just five goals through seven league games, and Patricio has scored at least 12.5 FanDuel points in five straight outings.

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