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4 FanDuel Premier League Players to Avoid in Matchweek 24

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

Salary: $5,500

Pickford is tied with Arsenal’s Bernd Leno as the third-highest priced keeper on the slate, and he has averaged 9.76 FanDuel points this season. Pickford has scored fewer than 11 FanDuel points in nine of his last 10 matches while averaging 6.9 FanDuel points over that span.

Everton have a 51.2% chance of beating Huddersfield, according to oddsmakers, but have conceded a goal in 10 of their 11 matches away from Goodison Park. If the Terriers, who have a 63.8% chance of scoring at least one goal, are able to find the back of the net -- a feat they have accomplished in five of their last seven home matches this season -- then Pickford’s upside would be extremely capped as Huddersfield have forced the seventh-fewest saves (64) this campaign.

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. While David de Gea ($6,500) and Ederson ($6,000) are clearly the two best options, Tom Heaton ($4,500) should expect to see a large number of save opportunities and will offer some salary relief, when it could be much needed on a slate with so many great attacking options.


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