Footballguys has partnered with FanDuel and as part of that deal, I will be penning a weekly piece that tries to cover some of the finer points on beating their contests. This article will usually appear on Saturdays and not include the early Thursday games. This first release is coming early though as I will be in Vegas competing in the FFPC contests.
My approach to FanDuel's Daily Games
In salary cap games where other companies are determining prices, I like to see where their thoughts differ substantially from my projections. My value chart below matches up my projections against FanDuel's prices:
Some explanation of my Excel manipulation is in order:
- Everything is sorted by position
- I have converted my projections to FanDuel Fantasy Points. These figures appear in the FP column.
- The Price column reflects FanDuel's Week 3 Price
- The Price per FP column reflects the cost per projected fantasy point (the lower the value the better).
- I have highlighted player's names (in green) that should be strong considerations for your lineups. They generally reflect the most bang for the buck at their respective positions. Players in yellow also are worth consideration when building your roster.
General Thoughts
Situations that stand out to me this week.
- The Saints are 0-2 and I just don't see a way this team loses this week at home. Drew Brees ($9,100) posted a ridiculous 27 TDs to 3 interceptions last year at home. The fact that the Saints also lost their starting RB favors a pass-heavy attack this week. Marques Colston ($5,600) and Jimmy Graham ($8,400) are great value plays.
- RB Ahmad Bradshaw ($5,200) seems to have taken over the larger share of the Colts RB committee and he draws a Jacksonville defense that has struggled everywhere. He represents significant upside and little downside at his salary.
- Wide Receivers have torched the Jets for 5 TDs in the first 2 weeks. Brandon Marshall could be in for a huge day against this defense.
- TE Niles Paul ($5,000) replaces the injured Jordan Reed and was relied on heavily from backup Kirk Cousins. Look for more of the same against the Philadelphia defense.
Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 126.2
- QB Drew Brees - $9,100
- RB Giovani Bernard, Cin - $8,500
- RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Ind - $5,200
- TE Niles Paul - $5,000
- WR Marques Colston, NO - $5,600
- WR Calvin Johnson, Det - $9,000
- WR Julian Edelman, NE - $6,900
- TD New England - $5,400
- PK Steven Haushka, Sea - $5,200