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Fantasy: Week 7 positional rankings


Reid, Mike and Blayne/Lilly sit down with Patreon supporter Jessup Gage to talk about all of the exciting surprises and top fantasy takeaways from Round 6 and explain why Daniel Vega did not raise in price. Next, they cover all of the important injuries and week notes in their Housekeeping section before getting into all of their Round 7 preview recommendations.



A jam-packed Week 7 of MLS Fantasy kicks off on Tuesday, and along with the quick turnaround, we have our first double game week (DGW) of the 2019 season! Four teams play twice (COL, DC, MTL, SEA), and with players from those teams eligible to earn points in both games, a viable strategy is to target DGW players to maximize point potential. Along with the added games comes the roster rotation factor, making it even more important to keep up with starting lineups to ensure maximum minutes potential.


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Goalkeepers

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D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid is one of four double game week goalkeepers to choose from this week | USA Today Sports Images


Bill Hamid is one of four DGW goalkeepers to choose from, and heā€™s in a good bounce-back spot at Audi Field on Tuesday (8 pm ET | TVAS in Canada; MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US), facing a Montreal attack that is missing star attacker Ignacio Piatti and were held to just three shots in their goalless draw in Week 6.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Bill Hamid
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$8.2
2 
Stefen Frei
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$8.0
3
Tim Howard
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$5.2
4 
Evan Bush
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$5.6
5 
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. CIN
$6.5
6
Tim Melia
SKC
vs. RBNY
$7.1
7
David Ousted
CHI
vs. VAN
$5.6
8
Vito Mannone
MIN
vs. NYC
$6.8
9
Jesse Gonzalez
DAL
vs. POR
$6.0
10
Joe Willis
HOU
vs. SJ
$5.1

Defenders

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Seattle defender Kelvin Leerdam, left, is tied with Nicolas Lodeiro for most total points of all double game week players available | USA Today Sports Images


Kelvin Leerdam is tied with Nicolas Lodeiro for the most total points (42) of all DGW players available in Week 7. Heā€™s shown his ability to produce points on both ends of the field, and with two bites at the apple this week, a double-digit score is well within reach.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Kelvin Leerdam
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$7.5
2
Steve Birnbaum
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$8.5
3
Brad Smith
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$7.3
4
Leonardo Jara
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$8.1
5
Kim Kee-hee
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$7.0
6
Frederic Brillant
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$7.4
7
Chris McCann
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$4.8
8
Chad Marshall
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$7.9
9
Keegan Rosenberry
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$4.3
10
Tommy Smith
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$5.3
11
Victor Cabrera
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$6.1
12
Zakaria Diallo
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$6.2
13
Axel Sjoberg
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$4.0
14
Kofi Opare
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$4.3
15
Daniel Lovitz
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$5.8
16
Bacary Sagna
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$5.2
17
Walker Zimmerman
LAFC
vs. CIN
$8.8
18
Reto Ziegler
DAL
vs. POR
$7.5
19
Steven Beitashour
LAFC
vs. CIN
$6.7
20
Francisco Calvo
MIN
vs. NYCFC
$7.1

Midfielders

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Seattle playmaker Nicolas Lodeiro has two favorable matchups this week, making him a good pick for captain | USA Today Sports Images


Lodeiro has averaged 8 fantasy points per game over his last three outings, and with two favorable matchups this week heā€™ll be a popular captain pick in Week 7. Kicking off the DGW against a Rapids team that has given up four goals in each of their last two games, make it a priority to find room in your lineup for Lodeiro.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$12.0
2
Luciano Acosta
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$10.5
3
Saphir Taider
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$11.6
4
Victor Rodriguez
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$9.5
5
Cristian Roldan
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$9.5
6
Paul Arriola
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$8.8
7
Junior Moreno
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$8.2
8
Nicolas Mezquida
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$7.1
9
Gustav Svensson
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$7.3
10
Benny Feilhaber
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$7.4
11
Russell Canouse
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$7.4
12
Jack Price
COL
vs. SEA. vs. DC
$6.0
13
Lucas Rodriguez
DC
vs. MTL, at COL
$9.0
14
Kellyn Acosta
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$5.7
15
Micheal Azira
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$5.7
16
Cole Bassett
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$5.4
17
Samuel Piette
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$6.9
18
Carles Gil
NE
vs. ATL
$10.8
19
Albert Rusnak
RSL
vs. ORL
$10.4
20
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
at SEA
$11.0
21
Romain Alessandrini
LA
vs. PHI
$9.3
22
Johnny Russell
SKC
vs. RBNY
$10.3
23
Diego Valeri
POR
at DAL
$10.7
24
Marco Fabian
PHI
at LA
$8.6
25
Memo Rodriguez
HOU
vs. SJ
$6.1
26
Federico Higuain
CLB
at. MTL
$8.7
27
Nani
ORL
at RSL
$9.3
28
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
vs. VAN
$7.8
29
Paxton Pomykal
DAL
vs. POR
$8.2
30
Tomas Martinez
HOU
vs. SJ
$8.2

Forwards

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Raul Ruidiaz, left, was back in full training Monday after missing Week 6 with a minor injury | USA Today Sports Images


Raul Ruidiaz missed out in Week 6 due to a minor injury, but he was back in full training on Monday and appears fit to return to the field at Colorado on Wednesday (9 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, DAZN in Canada). Prior to missing the last game, Ruidiaz found the net in eight of his last nine appearances, which bodes well against a Rapids side that has conceded four goals in back-to-back games.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$11.0
2
Kei Kamara
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$9.0
3
Jordan Morris
SEA
at COL, vs. TOR
$8.7
4
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. CIN
$13.3
5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
vs. PHI
$12.2
6
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. NYC
$12.4
7
Diego Rubio
COL
vs. SEA, vs. DC
$6.8
8
Alberth Elis
HOU
vs. SJ
$9.7
9
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. CIN
$10.0
10
Harry Novillo
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$8.0
11
Mauro Manotas
HOU
vs. SJ
$10.1
12
Latif Blessing
LAFC
vs. CIN
$8.0
13
Orji Okwonkwo
MTL
at DC, vs. CLB
$6.7
14
Christian Ramirez
LAFC
vs. CIN
$6.3
15
Josef Martinez
ATL
at NE
$9.7
16
Krisztian Nemeth
SKC
vs. RBNY
$7.7
17
Sam Johnson
RSL
vs. ORL
$5.9
18
Angelo Rodriguez
MIN
vs. NYC
$7.3
19
Jozy Altidore
TOR
at SEA
$10.6
20
Alexandru Mitrita
NYC
at MIN
$9.3