Juan Carlos Blanco places Dan Raudabaugh in the captain spot for ArenaBowl 32, with the belief that the game script will involve a second-half deficit the Soul will need to pass their way out of.
Arvell Nelson and the Valor will need to be aggressive to make up the aggregate deficit in from Game 1 of the playoffs, earning Nelson the captain spot for the rematch against the Soul.
Veteran Joe Hills enters the playoff well-rested after taking a week off and faces an Albany squad who he torched to the tune of 13 catches for 137 yards and four touchdowns in Week 7.
Dan Raudabaugh tossed 13 touchdown passes in two prior meetings with the Empire and boasts an impressive 22:4 TD:INT ratio over four road contests, earning him strong consideration for the captain spot.
Tommy Grady racked up seven touchdown passes against a poor Columbus pass defense last time the two sides clashed and should be heavily considered for the captain spot in Week 12.
There’s just one game on the schedule this week, but there should still be plenty fireworks, particularly from Atlantic City quarterback Warren Smith.
Despite leading the league in receiving touchdowns and coming off of back-to-back 50-point fantasy efforts, Quentin Sims checks in third among wideouts on Draftkings and shapes up as a solid value play.
Dan Raudabaugh's high passing marks, strong road splits and a favorable matchup mark him as a prime candidate for the captain's spot in a two-game Week 9 slate.
Shane Boyd racked up 32.44 fantasy points last week and a season-best 37.18 points back in Week 3 versus Columbus, positioning him as one of the better bargain plays in a Week 8 rematch.
Arvell Nelson has posted two seven-touchdown performances in the last three weeks, including one against Week 7 opponent Philadelphia. He will aim to repeat that outing against a leaky Soul defense.
Fabian Guerra has collected six touchdown receptions in the past two weeks and could feast against a Soul defense that has allowed a league-high 25 passing touchdowns this season.
Soul quarterback Dan Raudabaugh has escalated his play each of the last three weeks and aims to keep his three-game streak of five-plus touchdown passes alive against the Brigade.
Juan Carlos Blanco likes Tommy Grady to provide some value on the Week 4 slate alongside a pair of quarterback-wide receiver duos for the Soul and Valor.
Juan Carlos Blanco likes Dan Raudabaugh's potential as a value play this week against the Empire.
Juan Carlos Blanco highlights Josh Reese and three Washington Valor players in the Week 2 iteration of his value plays.
Juan C. Blanco believes that Malachi Jones and Tommy Grady's rapport from last year will pay dividends on DraftKings' Week 1 AFL slate.
Chris Benzine discusses some of the ins and outs of DraftKings' newest offering, the Arena Football League.