Fantasy: Week 27 positional rankings

Reid and Mike sit down with fantasy pro and battle bot designer Phil Luetchford to review the biggest fantasy takeaways from Week 26 and preview all of the upcoming action for Week 27’s BIG double-game slate. In addition to the review they also go over the teams that have become fantasy duds over the past few weeks and which ones could hold hidden points. They wrap things up the usual way with a DGW Game-by-game team preview, talk about potential SGW options, and reveal their early player targets.

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Week 27 features eight teams playing twice, giving fantasy managers an opportunity to double up on points and make some big moves on the leaderboards. Let’s dive right in to this week’s positional rankings, with an emphasis on players who could potentially log 180 minutes.

Goalkeepers

Bill Hamid notched a clean sheet in his last home game and is the only goalkeeper with two home games this week. Matchups vs. Philadelphia (Wednesday; 8 pm ET | TV & streaming info) and Atlanta (Sunday; 7 pm ET | TV & streaming info) won’t be pushovers, but Hamid has yet to allow more than one goal in a game since rejoining D.C. United and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him come away with another shutout in Week 27.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Bill Hamid	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$7.0
2	Luis Robles	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$8.0
3	Jimmy Maurer	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$5.4
4	Alex Bono	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$6.2
5	Jeff Attinella	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$6.8
6	Andre Blake	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$6.2
7	Andrew Tarbell	SJ	vs. DAL, at VAN	$6.1
8	Joe Willis	HOU	at NY, at DAL	$6.5
9	Stefan Marinovic	VAN	vs. SJ	$5.1
10	Stefan Frei	SEA	vs. SKC	$8.0

Defenders

New York Red Bulls defenders are back in play with another double-game week, but squad rotation is definitely a concern with back-to-back DGWs. Considering Michael Murillo was suspended for the first game of their DGW last week, he looks like the safest play of the group to go in both games. He earned eight points in his last game, and his ability to contribute on both sides of the ball plants Murillo high on the fantasy radar.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Michael Murillo	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$7.0
2	Kemar Lawrence	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$8.3
3	Aaron Long	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$8.2
4	Tim Parker	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$7.8
5	Matt Hedges	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$8.2
6	Marquinhos Pedroso	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$6.4
7	Oniel Fisher	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$5.9
8	Kofi Opare	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$5.7
9	Justin Morrow	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$6.5
10	Reggie Cannon	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$6.5
11	Alvas Powell	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$6.9
12	Steve Birnbaum	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$6.3
13	Drew Moor	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$5.7
14	Eriq Zavaleta	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$7.0
15	Keegan Rosenberry	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$7.1
16	Gregory van der Wiel	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$6.3
17	Maynor Figueroa	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$6.0
18	Joseph Mora	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$5.8
19	Jack Elliott	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$5.8
20	Alejandro Fuenmayor	HOU	at RBNY, at DAL	$5.4

Midfielders

Diego Valeri‘s production has fallen off over the last two gameweeks, but he remains the highest scoring midfielder of any DGW players by a wide margin. With Portland suddenly on the wrong side of the playoff line, look for Valeri to show back up with a big week.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Diego Valeri	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$13.0
2	Daniel Royer	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$10.0
3	Luciano Acosta	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$10.0
4	Kaku	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$9.3
5	Zoltan Stieber	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$7.9
6	Michael Barrios	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$9.0
7	Jonathan Osorio	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$11.9
8	Vako	SJ	vs. DAL, at VAN	$10.0
9	Pablo Aranguiz	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$7.0
10	Borek Dockal	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$10.9
11	Marc Rzatkowski	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$8.2
12	Victor Vazquez	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$9.3
13	Tyler Adams	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$8.7
14	Sebastian Blanco	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$8.5
15	Haris Medunjanin	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$8.2
16	Magnus Eriksson	SJ	vs. DAL, at VAN	$8.5
17	Michael Bradley	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$10.0
18	Paul Arriola	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$7.5
19	Junior Moreno	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$6.4
20	Alejandro Bedoya	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$6.8
21	Victor Ulloa	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$6.0
22	Russell Canouse	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$6.3
23	Carlos Gruezo	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$7.1
24	Diego Chara	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$6.9
25	Fafa Picault	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$8.0
26	Sean Davis	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$6.3
27	Tomas Martinez	HOU	at NY, at DAL	$7.4
28	Anibal Godoy	SJ	vs. DAL, at VAN	$7.5
29	Andy Polo	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$6.4
30	Jahmir Hyka	SJ	vs. DAL, at VAN	$6.4

Forwards

Sebastian Giovinco has at least a goal or an assist in nine straight games and he’s averaging 9.25 fantasy points per game over that span. He’s kicked it into top gear and with Toronto FC’s backs against the wall, there’s reason to believe he continues to produce down the stretch.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Sebastian Giovinco	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$12.5
2	Wayne Rooney	DC	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	$10.8
3	Bradley Wright-Phillips	RBNY	vs. HOU, at MTL	$9.9
4	Jozy Altidore	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$9.9
5	Lucas Janson	TOR	at POR, vs. LAFC	$9.3
6	Maxi Urruti	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$6.8
7	Dominique Badji	DAL	at SJ, vs. HOU	$6.9
8	Cory Burke	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$8.3
9	Samuel Armenteros	POR	vs. TOR, at NE	$7.7
10	Alberth Elis	HOU	at RBNY, at DAL	$7.5
11	Romell Quioto	HOU	at RBNY, at DAL	$8.8
12	Mauro Manotas	HOU	at RBNY, at DAL	$7.4
13	Danny Hoesen	SJ	vs. DAL, at VAN	$7.5
14	Josef Martinez	ATL	at DC	$13.0
15	C.J. Sapong	PHI	at DC, at ORL	$5.7
16	Kei Kamara	VAN	vs. SJ	$9.3
17	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA	at RSL	$12.5
18	Carlos Vela	LAFC	at TOR	$10.1
19	Raul Ruidiaz	SEA	vs. SKC	$8.8
20	Cristian Penilla	NE	vs. POR	$9.3

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