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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 appears on Saturdays and does not include the early Thursday game.
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 17 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.
- I like these passing offenses to produce better than normal fantasy points this week: Buffalo, San Diego, and Seattle
- I like these rushing offenses to produce better than normal fantasy points this week: Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Green Bay, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, and Washington.
- Lots of games don't matter this week. Team that are playing for nothing (and actually get rewarded with a better draft position by losing) are very unpredictable. I would avoid virtually all players in these situations.
Sample $60K Roster - Projected Points = 132.9
- QB Jay Cutler, CHI - $7,700
- RB LeSean McCoy, PHI - $9,400
- RB Knile Davis, KC - $4,500
- TE Jimmy Graham, NO - $7,600
- WR Antonio Brown, PIT - $7,600
- WR Keenan Allen, SD - $6,600
- WR Jordy Nelson, GB - $6,000
- TD Miami - $5,000
- PK Matt Prater, DEN - $5,600
Sample $55K Roster - Projected Points = 124.5
- QB Cam Newton, ATL - $8,500
- RB LeSean McCoy, PHI - $9,400
- RB Knile Davis, KC - $4,500
- TE Greg Olsen, CAR - $5,400
- WR Julian Edelman, NE - $6,700
- WR Brandon LaFell, CAR - $4,500
- WR Jordy Nelson, GB - $6,000
- TD Miami - $5,000
- PK Steve Hauschka - $5,000
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