Cracking FanDuel: Week 11

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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 11 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 Raiders have allowed 9 FG attempts and and additional 10 XPs over the last 3 weeks. At the minimum salary of $4,500, Nick Novak at home is a very safe option this week.
• Vegas has moved the under/over to a whopping 58 points in the New England / Indianapolis game. Nearly all of their skilled position guys should be considered. I am betting that the middle is open more than usual and expect big games from Gronkowski and Shane Vereen.
• The Begals have yielded 8 TDs to RBs over the last 4 games. Play the red-hot Mark Ingram with confidence.

Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 128.5

• QB Robert Griffin III, WAS - $7,400
• RB Mark Ingram, NO - $8,000
• RB Shane Vereen, NE - $6,500
• TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - $8,100
• WR Demaryius Thomas, DEN - $9,100
• WR Jordan Matthews, PHI - $5,500
• WR Malcom Floyd, SD - $5,400
• TD Denver Broncos - $5,200
• PK Nick Novak, SD - $4,500

Alternate Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 127.8

• QB Shaun Hill, STL - $5,000
• RB Mark Ingram, NO - $8,000
• RB Bishop Sankey, TEN - $5,300
• TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - $8,100
• WR Demaryius Thomas, DEN - $9,100
• WR Jordan Matthews, PHI - $5,500
• WR Calvin Johnson, DET - $9,000
• TD Denver Broncos - $5,200
• PK Nick Novak, SD - $4,500