This article is part of our FanDuel Fantasy Soccer series.
MATCHES (EDT)
10:00 a.m: Bournemouth v. Swansea City
10:00 a.m: Leicester City v. West Ham
10:00 a.m: Watford v. Newcastle
10:00 a.m: West Brom v. Tottenham
12:30 p.m: Everton v. Southampton
GOALKEEPER
Hugo Lloris, TOT at WBA ($5,500): The price differences between keepers is always a couple thousand bucks, so I feel like it is best to always go with the team that has the best chance of getting a clean sheet. Being on the road, Lloris should have a fair amount of opportunities to make saves, too. West Brom will be pushing for all three points, sitting last place in the table, and this often results in a bunch of long distance shots, which should be no problem for the Frenchman.
DEFENDERS
Davinson Sanchez, TOT at WBA ($5,500): Sanchez is a nice player to pair with Lloris, as he is certainly one of the defenders who Tottenham will rely on to secure the clean sheet. Sanchez has been able to reach 15.5 fantasy points in five of the past seven starts, mostly through defensive production.
Simon Francis, BOU v. SWA ($5,500): Due to his position as a right-back, Francis has a better chance than Sanchez of exceeding his value, though he also has a lower floor. He has reached at least 16 fantasy points in two recent games when he did not provide an assist or score a goal, and he managed to reach 30 points with an assist last week, so he provides a safe bargain at the position.
Jan Vertonghen, TOT at WBA ($5,500): Vertonghen is Sanchez's center-back partner, and his production greatly resembles that of his teammate. Vertonghen averages almost three more fantasy points per game than Sanchez, but either one could get more on any given day. Both are highly likely to hit 3x in value, but don't expect much higher than that.
MIDFIELDERS
Ryan Fraser, BOU V. SWA ($7,500): Fraser is too cheap for this slate. There have been three games in his last five starts in which he has reached at least 20 fantasy points without scoring a goal or providing an assist, and his strong floor makes him the top value option at the position Saturday.
Kenedy, NEW at WAT ($8,500): Kenedy has become an intriguing fantasy option since joining Newcastle on loan from Chelsea. Like Fraser, he can hit value without scoring, so if he scores or assists then he promises to have a huge day. Kenedy has failed to score or assist in his past three games, but has still managed to reach 19 fantasy points in all three outings.
Christian Eriksen, TOT at WBA ($10,500): Eriksen is, by far, the top option at the midfield position, but he is only $1,000 more than the next highest midfielder. He has surpassed 30 fantasy points in four out of the past six matches, with three goals and three assists during that span.
FORWARDS
Joshua King, BOU v. SWA ($7,500): King's price remains at a discount, though he enters Saturday's match in fine form, scoring in four of the last five matches in which he has played a team not in the top four of the table.
Jordan Ayew, SWA at BOU ($8,000): Ayew fits FanDuel's scoring system to a tee. He hardly fails to produce double-digit figures when he doesn't score, which is hard to find among strikers, yet he still has scored seven times this campaign. In the last two games in which he scored, he put up 40+ fantasy points, so his ceiling cannot be understated.
Harry Kane, TOT v. WBA ($12,500): Kane, like Eriksen, is heads and shoulders above the next option at his position, though he is priced accordingly. At $2,500 above the next forward, Kane certainly has to score to meet value, but he also has a great chance to score more than one goal, which he has done eight times this season.
