FanDuel FFFC Qualifier: A Rookie Experience – Week 6
I decided my favorite part of FanDuel or any DFS experience is that I can throw out my entire lineup and put in all new players the following week after a bad week.
Another terrible performance by another very good defense, the Bengals defense fell apart to a team whose offense had been struggling. They scored me a solid -3 points; I will have to get one right at some point. I am not one to give up easy and I was not in the playoffs every year when I first started playing season long fantasy football but after putting in the effort and getting the necessary experience I am a virtual lock for the playoffs in every league I join.
Week 6 Team:
QB: Aaron Rodgers @ Miami Dolphins Cost: $9,600
Rodgers had a down week statistically due to the fact that the Packers went up by too many points too early for them to keep throwing the ball. It seems like Rodgers is going back and forth having great statistical games followed by average ones. Hoping this trend continues and pays dividends from this high cost.
RB: Brandon Oliver @ Oakland Raiders Cost: $6,200
The Oakland Raiders are allowing a ton of rushing yards, 158.2 per game (31st in NFL), and Oliver just put up over 100 yards on a much better run defense, the New York Jets. At $6,200 Oliver is a bargain for the potential, he scored 32.2 FanDuel fantasy points last week. Even if he manages half of those points against the porous Raiders’ defense then he is worth his cost.
RB: Andre Williams @ Philadelphia Eagles Cost: $6,300
The Eagles don’t tackle well and it shows in their rushing yards allowed per game being ranked 24th in the league allowing 132 rushing yards per game. Andre Williams will be getting a start against the Eagles and his power running style against their poor tackling is a recipe for a lot of yardage. At a cheap price for a starting running back playing a bad defense I am going to take advantage of it.
WR: Demaryius Thomas @ New York Jets Cost: $9,100
Thomas blew up last week for over 200 yards receiving and 2 TDs and that type of play is more what is to be expected from him than the previous weeks this season. Thomas gets to play the Jets defense that has surrendered 11 passing touchdowns through 5 weeks. I need to start getting my at least one Bronco trend going: that seemed to help me out in the past.
WR: Jordy Nelson @ Miami Dolphins Cost: $8,500
Nelson seems to have an off game every other game just like Rodgers so I think these two are going to have a big day together. In weeks 2 and 4 Nelson was right around 30 FanDuel points, if he can get close to those numbers he is worth the hefty price tag.
WR: Brian Hartline vs Green Bay Packers Cost: $4,700
I see the Packers putting up a ton of points and the Dolphins needing to play some catch up. Hartline is averaging over 6 targets a game and a due for a solid game. The game where there will be a lot more targets to go around is a good bet for a solid game from him. With his low salary I was able to throw in my 2 top tier wide outs as well as Aaron Rodgers, if he can throw in a decent stat line to go with it I would be more than satisfied with this pick.
TE: Martellus Bennett @ Atlanta Falcons Cost: $5,900
Bennett is facing the Falcons defense which is pretty terrible all around this year. The Falcons are 29th in the league in points allowed with 28.6 points per game. Bennett had a down game with almost no fantasy points but his stats through 5 games are 32 catches, 312 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. Those stats are hard to beat and to go along with it his price tag went down considerably due to a terrible week. I imagine he will bounce back with a solid performance against the Falcons.
K: Patrick Murray vs Baltimore Ravens Cost: $4,500
This kicker was the cheapest kicker out there as I was struggling to get Jordy Nelson and Demaryius Thomas onto the team while not sacrificing the rest of the team I had built. The Buccaneers are starting to look better with Mike Glennon under center so they should be able to put up some solid points against the Ravens.
D: Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots Cost: $5,200
I have wanted to start the Bills here but they keep having rough matchups. I have the Bills in my best season long league and I am the points leader so far in that league and the Bills have been doing phenomenal for me. A home game against their division rival New England Patriots for the lead in the AFC East should be a fun one. I think that the Bills are going to have plenty of fight in them during this game; this isn’t the same potent Patriots offense that has been embarrassing them for many years. I am envisioning a statement game for the Buffalo Bills to let the world know they are real contenders.
I am getting ready to fly back home for my bachelor party this weekend, excited to see my brothers and friends for the weekend. I will be getting married a month from now to my best friend, hopefully she isn’t going to mind my new FanDuel addiction. I have been enjoying my experience with FanDuel despite recent failures; I am going to keep getting back on the horse and pushing into the next week.
As I write this my $1 entry for the Thursday night NFL squib tournament on FanDuel is going extremely well. My 2 players going on Thursday night are Arian Foster and Andrew Luck, the biggest contributors from each team in a game that ended up being decently high scoring. There are a variety of different games with different payouts and buy-ins on FanDuel. Get in some action today.
