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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 16 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.
- Two very cheap options at QB in Jimmy Clausen and Case Keenum. I am not enamored with wither one, but both should hold value because of their price.
- The Miami defense is yielding a ridiculous 192 yards and 1.5 TDs on the ground over the last 4 weeks. Matt Asiata is way below the radar at $6,100.
- The Steelers are giving up 298 yards and 3 TDs through the air over the last 4 weeks. Kansas City is not much a throwing team, but they may need to do that to keep up in this one.
- Donte Moncrief could have an expanded role this week if TY Hilton scratches as expected.
Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 135.3
- QB Jimmy Clausen, CHI - $5,000
- RB Le'Veon Bell, PIT - $9,700
- RB Tre Mason, STL - $6,500
- TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - $7,800
- WR Donte Moncrief, IND - $5,900
- WR Calvin Johnson, DET - $9,200
- WR Kenny Stills, NO - $6,100
- TD Buffalo Bills - $5,100
- PK Shayne Graham, NO - $4,700
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