Cracking FanDuel: Week 15

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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 15 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.

• Derek Anderson at $5,000 is too cheap to look anywhere else. I am all in on this play.
• The PIT/ATL game looks like it could be a shootout. Julio Jones may scratch though. If he does Roddy White and Harry Douglas vault up. Even at his gaudy price Le'Veon Bell looks like he will crush things here.
• Baltimore is a 13 point favorite over the Jaguars at home. Roll out the kicker, defense, and running back for safe points.

Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 141.9

• QB Derek Anderson, CAR - $5,000
• RB Le'Veon Bell, PIT - $9,600
• RB Justin Forsett, BAL - $7,700
• TE Larry Donnell, NYG - $5,200
• WR Odell Beckham Jr., NYG - $8,500
• WR Antonio Brown, PIT - $9,100
• WR Marques Wilson, CHI - $4,500
• TD Baltimore Ravens - $5,300
• PK Justin Tucker, BAL - $5,300