Tight Ends for NFL Week 3 - Fanduel

Fanduel Plays of the Week: Tight Ends

Can Jared Cook Bounce Back?

Tight ends can be the toughest position to project. There are few if any guaranteed studs. Graham is one, but even he can have a down week. This is the ultimate upside vs. price position. I'll choose TEs under $7,000 ($6,500 if possible) each week that I think will perfomr in the Top 10. Choose wisely and choose bravely.

Owen Daniels - $5,800
Baltimore is bad and Andre Johnson got his brain all banged up so I really like Damiels this week. Especially at the bargain basement price of $5,800.

Houston has so many weapons that it makes it difficult to predict what they'll do, but when Daniels has been healthy, Daniels has been a stud. He'll hit paydirt this week.

Projections: 65 receiving yards and 1 TD.

Greg Olsen - $6,300
Greg Olsen may end up the top TE in Week 3. He might be better than Jimmy Graham ($8,000) and is well worth starting for Cam Newton's Panther's against Eli's Giants.

Last year Olsen has great hands and Cam Newton loves him. .He will make you very happy this week if you buy him low.

Projections: 90 receiving yards and 1 TD.

Jared Cook - $6,300
Jared Cook killed a lot of teams in week two after destroying in week one.

I think he'll be a lot more like week one than week tow in week three.

Projections: 65 receiving yards and 1 TD.

Other Solid Options: Jordan Cameron at $6,400 and Julius Thomas at $6,600. Brandon Myers at $4,99 is a nice value play as well.
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He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

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Wide Receivers for NFL Week 3 - Fanduel

Is that Welker in a Pat's Uni?

Fanduel Plays of the Week: Wide Receivers.
Wide Receiver is the position that makes or breaks your daily fantasy fortunes. Sure a stud running back or quarterback can build you a solid foundation, but WR remains the deepest position in fantasy football. Any week a $4,500 receiver can blow up. See Eddie Royal the last two weeks. Each week I will bring you three receivers that cost under $7,000, but have the potential to blow up.

Dwayne Bowe - $6,700
Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe will have a field day this week against Philly's craptastic D. The big man will open up the passing game for Any Reid and Alex Smith, allowing Charles to be a beast.

Bowe will prove that he can and is a #1 receiver. He'll toss the boys in Philly around and help make Coach Reod's return to Philly a happy one.

Projections: 110 yards receiving and 1 TD. (I wouldn't be shocked if he had 2)

Julian Edelman - $6,700
Edelman had a huge week one and a damn fine week two. Gron may be back this week, which wuill only help Edelman get more open. Not that he needs it. Amendola is out, Dobson and Thompkins do not have Tom Brady's confidence. He'll be a beast regardless. Even if Revis covers him (Revis on a slot? Not gonna happen).

Tampa is a middle of the road pass D. The Jets are better and they let Edelman catch 13 balls. I see another 10 catch performance for the Lil' Guy from Kent State.

Projections: 95 receiving yards and 1 TD. 20 rushing yards.

Tavon Austin - $5,900
The potential Big Play hero has his first two TDs last week an neither were the pretty long bomb we've been led to expect from him. This is the week we see him explode.

Dallas is primed to let Austin get behind them at least once. He'll prove he was worth hi high pick this week and many more going forward.

Projections: 100 Receiving yards and 1 TD. 40 rushing yards.

Other Solid Options:T.Y. Hilton at $5,800. Miles Austin at $6,100. Josh Gordon at $5,500

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He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

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Running Backs for NFL Week 3 - Fanduel

Will Bell Beast-Mode Out?

Fanduel Plays of the Week: Running Backs

Each week of the NFL season I'll be profiling three running backs that I believe will outperform their Fanduel.com cost. Generally I will try and profile players that cost under $8,000 to provide maximum value. This is based on semi-equal parts research, history and gut feeling.

Joique Bell  - $6,500
If you pick Joique Bell and Reggie Bush doesn't play you are in for a good day my friends. Even if Bush plays, Bell should easily equal his cost against the woeful Washington Redskins defense. IF, Bush sits then Bell could, could, could, easily be a Top 5 RB play this week. He is a multi-threat back who will stay on the field if Bush is out for the game.

Keep a close eye on the injury report. Bell is a great play in leagues that exclude the Thursday games because you'll ba able to wait until Sunday morning to make a roster change. Put him in and take it easy if Bush plays. If Bush doesn't play, start snickering and rubbing your hands together Scrooge McDuck style.

Projections: 70 rushing yards and 1 TD. 50 receiving yards and 1 TD.

Frank Gore-  $6,700
Frank Gore sure seems older than his 30 years doesn't he? He feels like 50, but this week I think he'll run like a 24 year old. Despite the big splash they made by trading for Trent Richardson Indianapolis remains a bad rush defense. (Yes I know Trent ain't playing D)

So, the 49ers are a potent offense and Gore can catch the ball. Gore has disappointed this year and his price this week shows it. I think this is the week he surges back into the Top 10, maybe better.

Projections: 85 rushing yards and 1 TD. 35 receiving yards.

James Starks - $5,600
This is a pure value pick. The Green Bay offense is just sick and it is truly stunning to learn that Starks 100 rushing yards last week makes him the first GB back to reach the century mark in years. YEARS. I say he has a better than even chance to do so again and if he does, Starks will be a steal at this price.

I'm hoping and counting on GB to need to run out the clock in the fourth quarter, so Starks may make you nervous until the game clock hits the two minute warning. Stay strong kid.

Projections: 75 rushing yards and 1 TD. 25 receiving yards.

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He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. He plays on Fanduel.com under the name carneyvores.

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Quarterbacks for NFL Week 3 - Fanduel

Two Time QB Play of the Week

Fanduel Plays of the Week - Quarterbacks

Quarterbacks have the potential for the largest bang for your buck in Fanduel weekly leagues. While Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers will be bad asses for an entire season there are weeks when they will be outperformed by the EJ Manuel and Tim Tebow's of the world.

Andy Dalton - $7,700
Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals welcome the Green Bay Packers to town this Sunday and I fully expect this to be a throw-fest for both QBs (Rodgers costs $2,100 more by the way). Both QBs have top notch wide receivers this week, both have solid complimentary players and both have strong arms.

I suspect Dalton will have a great day against a Packers D that has allowed a lot of passing yards in the first two weeks the NFL season (they're ranked 30th in the league in passing yards allowed).  I think the Packers will win, but Dalton will toss the ball over creation trying to keep it close. You'll get top notch QB play for mid range cost.

Prediction: 315 yards passing and 3 passing TDs.  20 rushing yards.

Matt Schaub- $6,800
Even if Andre Johnson sits with a concussion the Texans are built for both the run and the pass and they get a Baltimore team at home that hasn't been the same legendary defense. The Ravens are currently 25th in the league allowing 320 passing yards per game.

Schaub will have  a nice day and outplay many QBs that cost $1,000 more than he does this week. Start him and smile.

Prediction: 290  yards passing and 1 TD.

Sam Bradford -$7,300
Sam Bradford makes this list for the second week in  a row, but this time will cost you $300 more. His 26.58 points gave him a starring role in my NFL Week 2 Fanduel Hits column. This week he goes up against the Dallas Cowboys who average over 300 passing yards allowed.

I expect him to get into a shootout with the Romo this week and get Chris Givens and Tavon Austin heavily involved.  Bradford will post a nice stat line that will make him a value play.

Prediction: 285 passing yards and 2 TDs.

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Chris Carney lives an avid fantasy life with "imaginary" friends named Brees, Peterson and Megatron. He writes about (and thoroughly enjoys) fantasy sports, Las Vegas and beer.

He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. He plays on Fanduel.com under the name carneyvores.

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Defenses for NFL Week 3 - Fanduel.

Sherman will make the Jags c

ry.

In the real fantasy world (huh?) Defenses are like kickers. Interchangeable and selected last. But int he fantasy wonderland of Fanduel Defenses are potent forces that can win you the week or doom you to the cellar.
The question is how do you pick the right one? The philosophy here is the opposite of kickers. It is all based on matchups. If a team is playing a crap ass offensive team then that is a defense you want to target. So the basics of finding value in weekly Fanduel leagues is as follows. Find the crappiest offensive team that is facing a reasonably decent defense that costs $5,200 or less. Done.

Fanduel Plays of the Week: Defenses

Seattle Seahawks - $5,700
Yup, this breaks my rules on price, but the Jags are so bad and the Seahawks are so good on D that this could be a monster day. Buy high and go a bit lower on RB or WR.

The Jags may be sent to the Canadian Football League after this debacle.

Projections: 5 sacks, 1 defensive TD, 2 INT, 2 fumble and they will hold the Jags to no more than 3 points.

New Orleans Saints - $5,000
Last year these guys were the pits. Like real , real bad. Enter Rob Ryan and they have almost overnight become a middle of the road D. They have a nice matchup against the Arizona Cardinals

Projections: 2 sacks, 1 INT, 1 kick return TD, 1 fumble and they will hold the Cards to under 21 points.

Buffalo Bills - $5,000
The Bills spent a lot of money over the last few years on defense. Last week they gave quite a few yards to Carolina, but hey face the Jets who are arguably worse than they are on offense.

I see this game as a low scoring dull-fest where both teams could be good defensive plays.

Projections: 2 sacks, 1 INT, 1 fumble, hold NY to 14  points or less.

Other Solid Options: I rarely spend this money but both the Broncos and the Patriots at $5,400 could end up being top defenses come Tuesday morning. I also like he Jets at $5,000.
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He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. He plays on Fanduel.com under the name carneyvores.

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NFL Week Two Fanduel Recap. How'd I Do?

If you started Vick you probably won.

Here at Daily Fantasy Leagues we like to put our money where our mouth is. Literally in this case. We don't just write about daily fantasy leagues like Fanduel, Draftstreet and Draftkings, we play in them.

This site started because we were doing the research for our own daily and weekly plays and said, what the heck lets share it and see if anybody reads it. So far about 100 of you have. Thanks and keep reading.

So how'd we do? You may like us, but you want to know is did we make money and can our advice make you money? The answer is YES. This week laid a total of $34 in bets in a variety of Fanduel leagues and ended up winning $134.90. That's a nearly 400% payout.

So where did we hit and where did we miss in Week 2 in the NFL?

• Week 2 NFL Fanduel Hits.
• Week 2 NFL Fanduel Misses.

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He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

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Week 2 NFL Fanduel Hits.

You had Jackson. You Won.

So Week 2 of the NFL season is in the books and now it is time to see how I fared with my Weekly Picks for Week 2.

Verdict Explanations:

• Huge Hit: Far outplayed their cost. Tops at their position this week.
• Big Hit: Outplayed their cost. Probably a Top 5 play.
• Hit: Slightly better than expected. Top 10.
• Moderate Hit: Worth the investment.

Quarterback Hits

Michael Vick
Vick cost $8,100 and got 33.2 points. That is only 1.68 points less than Aaron Rodgers who cost $9,400 and 13.4 points better than Peyton Manning whose hefty $9,800 price may have sunk some teams this week.
Verdict: BIG HIT.

Sam Bradford
Bradford proved to be a sneaky mid price pick for... nobody apparently. I searched several contest from last week and couldn't find anyone (including us, we started Vick and Pryor) who used Bradford. Too bad since he got 26.58 points for those who spent the reasonable $7,000 on him. Bradford has already gone up this week to $7,300. Against Dallas, I may just be starting him.
Verdict: BIG HIT.

Running Back Hits

LeSean McCoy
McCoy cost a hefty $8,600 and earned his owners a respectable 19.2 points. Solid numbers and if you won $$ this week on Fanduel, you likely had McCoy in your lineup.
Verdict: HIT.

Wide Receivers Hits

DeSean Jackson
For some crazy ass reason Jackson only cost $5,700 last week, but his 29.8 points in week 2 bested every other WR save Julio Jones. This guy is ridiculously undervalued. I suspect he'll once again be in my Weekly Plays for Week 3.
Verdict: HUGE HIT.

Julian Edelman
His $6,400 price is a low cost for a Tom Brady #1 receiver and in Week 2 he scored his owners a more than respectable 14.7 points. New England may struggle on offense and until the other receivers stop dropping the ball, Brady will toss the ball his way.
Verdict: MODERATE HIT.

Victor Cruz
Sure he cost $7,300 and he didn't grab a TD catch, but he did have 8 catches for 118 yards for a nice 15.8 points. He'll be the main guy on a team that will need to throw the ball a lot.
Verdict: MODERATE HIT.

Tight End Hits

Greg Olsen
Olsen cost $6,100 and earned 19.9 points. Solid production for Olsen who looks like Carolina's only consistent pass catcher. I think I may like this guy again and soon.
Verdict: BIG HIT.

Kicker Hits

Sebastian Janikowski
He cost $5,000 and delivered 4 field goals and 1 extra point.
Verdict: BIG HIT.

Steven Hauschka
 He cost $5,100 and had 2 field goals and 3 extra points.
Verdict: HIT.

Mason Crosby  
He cost $5,000 and made 1 field goal and 5 extra points. Crosby will get lots of extra points so while he may not win you your league, he won't kill you (like Sir Misses-a-Lot Randy Bullock) either.
Verdict: MODERATE HIT.

Defense Hits

Baltimore Ravens
This was a matchup hit. At $5,000 they allowed the Browns to score only 6 points. Next up the Texans. I'll be sitting them.
Verdict: HIT

Oakland Raiders
Another matchup hit as the lowly Jags were held to 9 points.
Verdict: MODERATE HIT.

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 Chris Carney lives an avid fantasy life with "imaginary" friends named Brees, Peterson and Megatron. He writes about (and thoroughly enjoys) fantasy sports, Las Vegas and beer.

He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. He plays on Fanduel.com under the name carneyvores.

Week 2 NFL Fanduel Misses.

Ridley sucked it up.

So Week 2 is done. There was some ugly games (Pats/Jets), some thrillers (Bills/Panthers and Bears/Vikings) and a few blowouts (Broncos/Giants and  Packers/Skins).

But what we really care about here at Daily Fantasy Leagues is Hits and Misses. Thankfully I had a lot more hits this week than misses. See my Hits column here. Unfortunately even I'm not perfect so here are my Fanduel Misses for Week 2 of the NFL season.

 Verdict Explanations:

• Huge Miss: Far underplayed their cost. Killed your week.
• Big Miss: Underplayed their cost. Cracked the Top 20 if you were lucky.
• Miss: Slightly worse than expected. May have cracked the Top 10, but probably not.
• Moderate Miss: Didn't kill your week, but didn't win it either.

Quarterback Misses

Terrele Pryor
Pryor sunk back to Earth in week 2. He cost $6,500, but gave about $5,000 worth of value. His 10.04 points weren't horrible, but if you started Pryor you likely didn't win the week.
Verdict: MISS.

Running Back Misses

Stevan Ridley
Ridley's bell cow back status is in major jeopardy after his Week 2 crap-fest. He cost $6,800 and got 4 cruddy points. Ugly game. Ugly stat line. Ugly future?
Verdict: HUGE MISS.

Darren Sproles
Sproles cost $6,700 and got 9.2 points. Like Pryot he didn't kill your week, but he didn't help much either. Fanduel's .5 PPR scoring system devalues Sproles somewhat.
Verdict: MISS.

Wide Receiver Misses

NONE
However the Other Solid Recommendations of Boldin and Brown didn't pan out.

Tight End Misses

Jared Cook
So much for being a machine all year. If you started him his measly 1.5 points cost you $6,300. Lesson: TE consistency is tough. You may wanna spend your $$ on them.
Verdict: HUGE MISS

Zach Miller
He cost $4,800 and gave you 3.7 points. Guess he was priced right after all. Hope you spent your savings wisely.
Verdict: MODERATE MISS

Kicker Misses

NONE
Even Solid Option Zuerlein delivered pretty well.

Defense Misses

NONE
Even the Bills did OK. Probably won't recommend them again though.

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