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 6 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 Sunday Night football matchup has yielded an average of 54.8 points per matchup. Vegas has the game scoring 50 points. QB Eli Manning ($7,200), RB Andre Williams ($6,300), and Reuben Randle ($5,900) all seem very fair priced.
- The Carolina Panthers have been awful defending the pass this year. The last three weeks, they have given up 326 yards and 5 TDs to Alshon Jeffery, Steve Smith and Antonio Brown. With AJ Green sitting this one out, Mahamed Sanu ($6,000) could be in for a huge game.
- Every defense has scored well against the Jaguars. Don't overthink this. Tennessee is as safe a play as possible at home.
Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 132.5
- QB Eli Manning, NYG - $7,200
- RB Matt Forte, CHI - $9,000
- RB Andrr Ellington, ARI - $7,200
- TE Heath Miller, PIT - $5,000
- WR Julio Jones, ATL - $9,000
- WR Golden Tate, DET - $6,400
- WR Mike Wallace, MIA - $6,500
- TD Tennessee - $5,100
- PK Robbie Gould, CHI - $4,600