PGA Farmers Insurance Open Draftstars DFS Preview and Projections for January 23-26, 2025

Draftstars Australia's PGA Farmers Insurance Open DFS contest kicks off at 3:50am AEDT on January 23, 2025, and Fantasy Insider has crunched the numbers for each player in the field to help you make winning line-ups.

An accurate Draftstars cheat sheet is essential for PGA fantasy players. This DFS preview is designed to help you build your fantasy teams for Draftstars' PGA contests.

Fantasy Insider, renowned for its world-class DFS tools and projections since 2015, employs the same machine learning models as Stats Insider to come up with some of the most accurate DFS projections available.

With the best PGA fantasy insights and DFS strategies from Fantasy Insider, you're set to win in more PGA fantasy contests.

Cheat Sheet and Projections

We've reviewed every player in the field to help you find the best selections for the tournament.

Studs

Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1K
Hideki Matsuyama	$23,850	92.6	3.9
Ludvig Aberg	$24,650	88.5	3.6
Sungjae Im	$22,310	85.3	3.8

Value Picks

Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1K
Andrew Putnam	$11,400	60.4	5.3
Ryo Hisatune	$10,640	55.4	5.2
Victor Perez	$12,700	64.5	5.1

Players to Fade

Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1K
Jackson Koivun	$13,460	29.8	2.2
Niklas Norgaard Moller	$16,610	38.4	2.3
Matthew McCarty	$13,250	37	2.8

Cheapies

Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1K
Zach Johnson	$8,000	52.9	6.6
David Lipsky	$8,000	50	6.3
Chad Ramey	$8,290	48.6	5.9

According to Fantasy Insider's DFS model, our "studs" are the highest projected scorer across the slate, while "value" picks offer the most "bang for your buck," meaning they're expected to perform well relative to their salary.

Conversely, a "fade" is a player considered to offer lower value for money, based on their expected score relative to their salary. For those needing to stay under the salary cap, "cheapie" options refer to the best value players at lower price points not already mentioned.

In fantasy sports, understanding value—assessing a player's potential output against their salary—is crucial, as players scoring high relative to their cost are key in crafting the optimal line-up.

The "Pts/$1K" metric shows the predicted points for every $1,000 of a player's salary. A higher number indicates better value, making it easier to spot players who could outperform their cost.

Conclusion

In DFS, creating an optimal line-up requires understanding key concepts and metrics. When building your PGA Farmers Insurance Open teams, consider starting with a value player like Andrew Putnam. To secure one of the highest projected scorers, Hideki Matsuyama is a strong option. If you're looking for budget-friendly choices to free up salary cap for more studs, check out our cheapie options, including Zach Johnson.

On the other hand, according to our model, Jackson Koivun is one of the lowest value options on the slate, suggesting you might want to limit exposure to him if entering multiple line-ups.

Ready to go? Draftstars' PGA Farmers Insurance Open slate closes at 3:50am AEDT on Thursday. ENTER NOW!

As with all PGA DFS contests, whether you start with our studs or build around our value picks, leveraging Fantasy Insider's data-driven PGA fantasy news and strategies, combined with your own research, can enhance your chances of winning in the PGA Farmers Insurance Open slate. The unique insights here can help you balance star power, value and budget management when you make your PGA DFS line-ups.

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