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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.
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 10 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 Buccaneers are yielding 282 yards and 2.7 TDs through the air over the last 4 weeks. Matt Ryan and Julio Jones torched this secondary the last time they met. Atlanta's offensive line is depleted, but Ryan should have enough time to have a huge outing this week.
- The Broncos are heavily favored against the win-less Oakland Raiders. Denver has allowed a lot offensive production through the air as of late (269 yards and 2.8 TDs over the last 4 games). James Jones is among the safest plays at WR this week at $5,400
- The Jets are yielding 3 passing TDs per week through the air over the last 4 weeks. They draw the red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers who are averaging 4 passing TDs a week over their last 4.
Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 131.7
- QB Mark Sanchez, PHI - $6,600
- RB DeMarco Murray, DAL - $9,300
- RB Justin Forsett, BAL - $6,500
- TE Owen Daniels, BAL - $5,400
- WR Antonio Brown, PIT - $9,100
- WR Kelvin Benjamin, CAR - $6,700
- WR Roddy White, ATL - $6,600
- TD Arizona Cardinals - $5,100
- PK Brandon McManus - $4,700
Alternate Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 127.2
- QB Matt Ryan, ATL - $7,800
- RB DeMarco Murray, DAL - $9,300
- RB Justin Forsett, BAL - $6,500
- TE Jimmy Graham, NO - $7,500
- WR Julio Jones, ATL - $8,000
- WR Kenny Britt, STL - $5,500
- WR James Jones, OAK - $5,400
- TD Baltimore Ravens, BAL - $5,300
- PK Brandon McManus - $4,700