Every week, the first step of your DFS homework should be to examine the opening Vegas odds on all the NFL games for that week. Through some fairly simple algebra, it is easy to derive a spreadsheet that predicts team totals for every game, thereby allowing you to develop a rudimentary gamescript to help narrow down your decisions for the week. Once the appealing (and unappealing) games have been highlighted, it becomes easier to focus upon those games to help build your core of players for that week; the caveat, however, is that the NFL is a dynamic league and anything is subject to change from Tuesday to Sunday...so keep that in mind as the week progresses and always monitor player injuries, weather conditions, and potential roster moves. Let's take a look.
[Black font = Saturday games; Red font = Sunday games]
Updated Thursday, January 21st @ 2 PM (EST)
SUMMARY
| Team | Opponent | Odds | Game Total | Team Total | Passing | Running | Team Defense |
| Kansas City | Buffalo | -3 | 54 | 28.5 | «« | «« | |
| Green Bay | Tampa Bay | -3.5 | 51 | 27.25 | « | « | |
| Buffalo | Kansas City | 3 | 54.5 | 25.5 | |||
| Tampa Bay | Green Bay | 3.5 | 51 | 23.75 |
3-STARS
- Quarterback: None
- Running Back: None
- Receivers: None
- Defense: None
2-STARS
- Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes II (Chiefs)
- Running Back: Clyde Edwards-Helaire/LeVeon Bell (Chiefs)
- Receivers: Tyreek Hill/Sammy Watkins/Travis Kelce (Chiefs)
- Defense: None
1-STAR
- Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
- Running Back: Aaron Jones (Packers),
- Receivers: Davante Adams/Allen Lazard/Marquez Valdes-Scantling/Robert Tonyan Jr (Packers)
- Defense: None