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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 8 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 Minnesota Vikings are not an offensive powerhouse, but they draw the worst defense in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. QB Teddy Bridgewater and RB Jerrick McKinnon are both priced as great value plays.
- Over the last 4 weeks, the struggling Carolina defense is yielding 299 yards and 2.5 TDs through the air and another 132 yards and 1.8 TDs on the ground. QB Russell Wilson, RB Marshawn Lynch, WRs Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin should all be considered.
- Miami is generating 2.83 sacks a contest (league average is 2.18) and faces the Jacksonville Jaguars who are giving up a league worst 4.14 per contest.
Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 128.2
- QB Russell Wilson, SEA - $8,900
- RB Jerick McKinnon, MIN - $5,800
- RB Andre Ellington, ARI - $7,400
- TE Jordan Reed, WAS - $5,200
- WR T.Y. Hilton, IND - $7,900
- WR Jordy Nelson, GB - $8,800
- WR Jermaine Kearse, SEA - $4,900
- TD Miami Dolphins - $5,400
- PK Dan Bailey, DAL - $5,400
Alternate Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 128.9
- QB Teddy Bridgewater, SEA - 5,400
- RB Jerick McKinnon, MIN - $5,800
- RB Matt Forte, CHI - $9,500
- TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - $7,200
- WR Antonio Brown, PIT - $8,700
- WR Jordy Nelson, GB - $8,800
- WR Jermaine Kearse, SEA - $4,900
- TD Kansas City - $4,800
- PK Cairo Santos, KC - $4,700