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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 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.

• Las Vegas has the under/over for the Washington/Denver game at 58. A lot of fantasy points should come out of this contest. RBs have shredded Washington all year. Knowshon Moreno is next in line and should have an active role this weekend.
• The Detroit / Dallas game features arguably the two best WRs in the game (Calvin Johnson and Dez Bryant). Expect both offenses to feature their WRs in this game.
• Atlanta players Harry Douglas and Tony Gonzalez are going to see increased looks with WRs Julio Jones and Roddy White not playing. Tony Gonzalez is a MUST START at $5,600.
• Buffalo's secondary has been scorched all season by opposing QBs. If Jimmy Graham scratches on Sunday, WRs Marques Colston and Kenny Stills could be in for huge games.

Sample $60K Roster - Projected Points = 135.9

• QB Eli Manning, NYG - $6,800
• RB Frank Gore, SF - $7,400
• RB Eddie Lacy, GB - $6,800
• TE Tony Gonzalez, Atl - $5,600
• WR Calvin Johnson, Det - $9,200
• WR Pierre Garcon, Was - $6,700
• WR Eric Decker, Den - $6,500
• TD Kansas City - $5,900
• PK Alex Henery, Phi - $5,000

Sample $55K Roster - Projected Points = 125.7

• QB Eli Manning, NYG - $6,800
• RB Frank Gore, SF - $7,400
• RB Eddie Lacy, GB - $6,800
• TE Tony Gonzalez, Atl - $5,600
• WR Rueben Randle, NYG - $5,500
• WR Pierre Garcon, Was - $6,700
• WR Kenny Stills, NO - $4,600
• TD Kansas City - $5,900
• PK Matt Prater, Den - $5,600