Cracking FanDuel Week 2

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Sunday Morning Update

10:00AM EST: No Sunday update this week as it appears quiet on the injury front. Going with the primary cash lineup. Unless major news breaks, then check back in later this morning.

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SITUATIONS THAT STAND OUT TO THIS WEEK ON THE MAIN SLATE.

• • Tampa Bay (vs ATL) 32.25 points
  • Cleveland (vs HOU) 30.25 points
  • Seattle (vs Ten) 30 points
  • LA Chargers (vs DAL) 29.25 points
  • Arizona (vs Min) 27.25 points

CASH GAME STRATEGY WEEK 2

Don’t Overthink Yourself Or the Group

In cash games, the key is to find the best players in the best matchups at the lowest cost. There is a principle that you should use in cash games which is let the other players make the mistakes regardless of results. It is ok to take the one or two players that are going to be extremely popular instead of trying to convince yourself that you will get leverage against the competition by not playing those players.

Take this week, Najee Harris is going to be extremely popular at just $6,100 in salary. There’s a lot of reasons to like Harris this week, most notably that he was on the field for nearly 100% of the plays, is facing a favorable matchup in Las Vegas compared to the Buffalo matchup he had last week, and his price is too cheap.

However, there are still some negatives, that some people may talk themselves out of. The offensive line in Pittsburgh is the worst in the NFL as they let both David DeCastro and Alejandro Villanueva go in the offseason, Harris only saw three targets in the passing game, and averaged 2.8 yards-per-carry last week. There are other ways to differentiate yourself this week. If Harris has a big game, and you don’t play him, it is extremely likely that you will lose all of your contests. Meanwhile, if he does not have a big game, there is no guarantee that you will win all your contests.