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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 12 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.

• Vegas is predicting that the Colts will score 32 points this week. RB Trent Richardson and TE Coby Fleener are significantly under-priced based on their current expanded roles this week. If the Colts do score 32 points, the Jaguars might be forced to abandon the run early making QB Blake Bortles and also their pass catchers viable options.
• The Giants are allowing 199 yards and 1.7 TDs rushing per game over the last 4 weeks. The best RB (Demarco Murray) has to be licking his chops.
• Demaryius Thomas can set an NFL record 9 straight 100 yard games this week. With Denver's other pass catchers banged up this week, I suspect the game plan will be to get Thomas heavily involved.

Sample Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 138.0

• QB Colin Kaepernick, SF - $7,300
• RB DeMarco Murray, DAL - $9,000
• RB Trent Richardson, IND - $5,700
• TE Coby Fleener, IND - $5,400
• WR Demaryius Thomas, DEN - $9,000
• WR Mike Wallace, MIA - $6,900
• WR Andre Johnson, HOU - $6,400
• TD Buffalo Bills - $5,200
• PK Cody Parkey, PHI - $5,000

Alternate Roster ($60K) - Projected Points = 136.6

• QB Blake Bortles, JAC - $6,300
• RB DeMarco Murray, DAL - $9,000
• RB Trent Richardson, IND - $5,700
• TE Coby Fleener, IND - $5,400
• WR Demaryius Thomas, DEN - $9,000
• WR Julio Jones, ATL - $8,000
• WR Andre Johnson, HOU - $6,400
• TD Buffalo Bills - $5,200
• PK Cody Parkey, PHI - $5,000