Top owned, leverage plays and the chalk distinction, computed from settled contest data.
Field ownership across every indexed contest on this slate. These are the players the field could not get away from.
| Player | Pos | Team | Salary | Own% | Proj | Actual | Act−Proj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | CPT | GB | — | 39.5 | 33.1 | — | — |
| Dak Prescott | CPT | DAL | — | 28.3 | 34.0 | — | — |
| Matthew Golden | CPT | GB | — | 27.1 | 24.2 | — | — |
| Christian Watson | CPT | GB | — | 26.0 | 27.1 | — | — |
| Javonte Williams | CPT | DAL | — | 23.7 | 28.3 | — | — |
| CeeDee Lamb | CPT | DAL | — | 23.5 | 31.2 | — | — |
| George Pickens | CPT | DAL | — | 19.0 | 25.6 | — | — |
| Tucker Kraft | CPT | GB | — | 17.0 | 18.4 | — | — |
| Pierre Strong | CPT | GB | — | 14.6 | 12.0 | — | — |
| Ryan Flournoy | CPT | DAL | — | 13.2 | 12.2 | — | — |
| MarShawn Lloyd | CPT | GB | — | 12.8 | 19.4 | — | — |
| Brandon Aubrey | CPT | DAL | — | 10.9 | 14.3 | — | — |
Owned below the slate median but outperformed projection. Ranked by points-above-projection per point of ownership — the cheap differentiation that won the week.
No qualifying leverage plays on this slate.
No high-owned busts on this slate.
The slate's top scorers were owned at 1.5% on average against a slate median of 0.5%. The field's chalk largely held up — this slate rewarded paying up for the obvious calls.
Ownership is averaged across every indexed contest for the slate. Actual and projection are DraftKings points. Leverage = below-median ownership with actual above projection; ranked by (actual − projection) ÷ ownership. All figures computed from the settled gold data archive, regenerated on every build.
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