Ben Heisler: Joaquin Niemann ($10,400)
There should be a variety of reasons worth considering fading Niemann. First, when spending up for a runner-up from the previous week, you’re paying for past performance in an ideal let-down spot. Secondly, this is Niemann’s highest price point in over a calendar year, perhaps ever. Going back through 2020, every time Niemann has been above $9,000, he’s finished 23rd, 44th, MC, and 57th. Lastly, while he’s the fourth-highest priced option on the board, he still comes in at 28/1 on DraftKings Sportsbook with the eighth-lowest odds.
All that said, Niemann is red-hot and in the midst of a streak like this, the last thing you want is to fade him.