Avoid Michael McDowell in DFS for Daytona
9 months agoMichael McDowell has been a fun underdog story to root for at Daytona ever since he won The Great American Race back in 2021. It was even exciting to see him nearly win the pole for this year's Daytona 500 earlier this week, coming in second-fastest behind Joey Logano on Wednesday. But a fun underdog story doesn't make for a smart daily fantasy sports play. With McDowell starting 2nd for Monday afternoon's race, it completely wipes out all of his playability on DraftKings. That's because McDowell will need to have a near-perfect race to even come close to making the optimal lineup, as he has no room for place differential points since he starts so high. History has shown that it is in DFS players' best interests to avoid the front row starters at Daytona. You'd be wise to continue doing so this week.
Source: Fantasy Labs
Source: Fantasy Labs