This document discusses key factors to consider when selecting quarterbacks for daily fantasy football cash games. It identifies important stats like yards per attempt and playcall distribution. It also notes the importance of evaluating strength of schedule, salary, value, team projected points, red zone attempts, game flow, and weather. Vegas betting lines and spreads can provide insight. Higher priced QBs tend to be more consistent, while dual-threat QBs see more consistent usage. Rest between games can impact performance, as Thursday night players generally score less. Examples are given of consistency metrics and plus/minus stats to help evaluate QB options.

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QB Selection: Key Stats
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Stat Notes
Avg. Yards per Attempt Indicates opportunity for big plays and fantasy points
Playcall Distribution Better offenses get more opportunities to score
DvP Matchup Great matchups indicate consistent and chalk plays
Strength of Schedule
How difficult have opponent's been? Can influence past
performance
Salary Players don’t generally pay up for high-priced QBs
Value FPTs / Salary

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QB Selection: Vegas and Advanced Stats
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Stat Notes
Team Projected Points Relate to opponent helps predict game flow
Red Zone Attempts Touches inside the scoring area
Game Flow How a game is expected to play out via Vegas
Weather High Wind and Precipitations

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QB Selection: Using Vegas
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Source: Washington Post

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Plus/Minus for Big Spread Games
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Source: Fantasy Labs
Note: data is from 2014-2015 NFL Season
Position
Plus/Minus
Plus/Minus by Position for Games with Double Digit Spreads

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QB Selection: Other Factors
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Source: 4for4

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Lineup Construction with QBs: Key Elements
Stat Notes
QB CV Higher priced QBs tend to be more consistent
Ownership Cash game strategy don’t need to factor ownership
Player Usage Rates Dual threat - more consistent, higher usage
Spread QB in close games tend to be more consistent
Days Rest Thursday night games generally poor plays
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QB CV
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Note: data is from 2013-2014 NFL Season
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Position
CV by Position
Coefficient of Variation (CV) -- the standard deviation of a data set divided by its mean. CVs can be
used as a measure of consistency.

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Plus/Minus by Days Rest
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Source: Fantasy Labs
Note: data is from 2014 NFL Season
Number of Days Rest
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NFL Cash Game Lineup Example
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