1 Brian Fernandez POR v. HOU 10.5 Fernandez has already vaulted to the elite group of MLS attackers. He played in US Open Cup on Wednesday but that shouldn't slow him down against a depleted Houston side.

2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA at FCC 11.0 He's on the road and without some key teammates in Antuna and Jonathan dos Santos, but we'd typically be salivating over this matchup. FCC won't have Waston and Zlatan is well-rested, which makes me perfectly content to push my roster a little more top-heavy to fit him in.

3 Nemanja Nikolic CHI v. RSL 9.0 Unlike most other squads, Chicago are pretty much at full strength (minus Calvo) and they have been averaging over two goals per match at home.

4 Fredy Montero VAN v. COL 9.0 Yordy Reyna is likely back in full but Lass Bangoura is away at AFCON. That's a good trade for a Marc dos Santos attack that has had quite a lot of time to out-prepare Conor Casey's Rapids.

5 Krisztian Nemeth SKC at CLB 7.5 The Columbus spine of Gyasi Zardes - Will Trapp - and Jonathan Mensah are all missing for this match and Zack Steffen has played his final match in Columbus. Matt Besler's recent letter to the fans, possible return to the lineup, and overall leadership should boost SKC to a quick re-start and push towards a playoff spot. Nemeth is a great value this week.

6 Kei Kamara COL at VAN 9.0 I'm almost never playing the Rapids version of Kamara on the road, but he's averaging half a goal per match and this is one of many 'revenge games' on late-career Kei's schedule. He's fine if you somehow have 9.0 laying around for a third forward.

7 Mauro Manotas HOU at POR 9.5 (Edit: Manotas may miss the match as well) With Elis, Quioto, and probably an injured Memo Rodriguez all missing this match, I am unusually low on Mauro. Portland may be missing two starters in defense, but they played well against the Galaxy midweek and I wouldn't expect them to allow many at home this week.

8 Sam Johnson RSL at CHI 7.5 RSL's most in-form attacker is absent in Jefferson Savarino, but they still have plenty of bite. Real Salt Lake are the biggest underdogs of the weekend in MLS.

9 Andre Shinyashiki COL at VAN 4.5 Colorado's kickoff time is positioned nicely so that we can use Shinyashiki as the front or back end of a switcheroo. He's so cheap that many will use him if he starts, and while it's not ideal, it is a pretty risk-free shot to take with your cash-strapped rosters.

10 C.J. Sapong CHI v. RSL 8.0

11 Jeremy Ebobisse POR v. HOU 6.0 With Sebastian Blanco missing due to yellow card suspension (MLS Disciplinary Report unsurprisingly still hasn't been updated, but I counted!), and Andy Polo at Copa America, Ebobisse makes for a great third forward play, too.

12 Jordan Hamilton TOR at DAL 5.0

13 Jesus Ferreira DAL v. TOR 6.5

14 Fanendo Adi FCC v. LA 8.0 Cincinnati's first DP has resembled more of a Dusty Paperweight than a Designated Player. This price is way too expensive, even for a player who has a glorious history of scoring against the Galaxy.

15 Dominique Badji DAL v. TOR 6.5

16 Kekuta Manneh FCC v. LA 6.0

17 Corey Baird RSL at CHI 6.5

18 Patrick Mullins CLB v. SKC 5.5

19 Terrence Boyd TOR at DAL 5.5