CFB – Expert Recap and Grades – October 17th
CFB DFS Recap October 17th
It was our last week with no Big 10 football. We’ll get several conferences joining the fray over the next few weeks. CFB DFS should have a full head of steam. Be sure to check out our full CFB Expert Grading and make sure you’re reading our weekly Consensus article which we will try to get up on Friday evenings this season. If not Friday, it’ll be up Saturday mornings around 9am CT.
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Be sure to come back each week for a review of the Industry Consensus picks highlighting the top (and bottom) grades for the week and season from the experts we are tracking.
On to last week’s grades, class is in session!
Consensus Recap – October 17th
October 17th (Score: 4.22 / Rank 7th out of 15) – A really good score for the Consensus last week. Eight of the 18 plays scored “A” or better including five “A+” grades.
Head of the Class – October 17th
Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts that deserve a “gold star” for last week based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.
#1) DFS Karma (Score: 6.00) topped the experts last week with six of nine plays scoring “A” or better.
#2) DFS Army – Cheat Sheet (Score: 5.50) scored “A” or better with six of 10 selections including four “A+” grades.
#3) RG Lineup HQ Top 3 (Score: 5.44) rounded out the top-3 with three “A+” grades.
Head of the Class – October 17th
Sometimes there is just that one class that you excel in. In this section, I will highlight who the top experts were at each position for last week.
QB – Athlon Sports (10.00)
RB – NumberFire, RG Consensus (5.50)
WR – DFS Army – Cheat Sheet (8.33)
Study Time – October 17th
If we are going to give a gold star to the top experts of the week, we also need to determine which experts might need to put in some extra study time to pull up those grades. Here are the experts that didn’t make the grade last week.
- Sports Gambling Podcast (Score: 2.00)
- Rotoworld (Score: 1.40)
Extra Credit – October 17th
In this section, I will look to give some extra credit to experts that received an A+ grade for a player where they were the lone expert to recommend. Extra credit last week goes to the following:
A+ – Amari Rodgers (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Treylon Burks (NumberFire)
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after last week.
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 4.00)
#2) DFS Karma (Score: 3.85)
#3) DFS Army – Cheat Sheet (Score: 3.65)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus is now in 9th place with a 2.98 score.
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