Lets Make Some Money - WEEK 1 FANDUEL PICKS (1 Viewer)

[jimbus]

Not sure if a thread like this has been started, but I figured we could harness the collective mind of the shark pool each week to discuss fanduel lineups, underpriced players, etc.

My current lineup for a 50/50 (Sun. only) 50 player league...

QB: R. Wilson

RB: A. Foster, D. Martin

WR: P. Harvin, J. Jones, B. Marshall

TE: J. Graham

K: R. Gould

D: Seahawks

$200 left on the table. At the risk of getting burned, I like the value of Wilson at $5,400.

Post your lineup and/or players that you think are a bargain (or overpriced) to roster this week!

 

[Run It Up]

QB: T. Brady

RB: M. Forte, F. Jackson

WR: J. Jones, S. Johnson, J. Maclin

TE: G. Olsen

D/ST: Bills

K: J. Hanson

 

[solorca]

I did a few entries...

#1 (boom/bust)

QB - Stafford

RB - McCoy, Deangelo

WR - Calvin, Garcon, Washington

TE - Vernon

PK - Gostkowski

TD - Texans

#2 (expert 50/50 - 55,000 cap)

QB - Russell Wilson

RB - Mcfadden, Deangelo

WR - Marshall, Garcon, Julio

TE - Pettigrew

PK - Hauchshka

TD - Bills

#3 (FBG's)

QB - Cutler

RB - Rice, Deangelo

WR - Lloyd, Julio, Brown

TE - Graham

PK - Crosby

TD - Texans

As you can see, I really like the value of Deangelo Williams this week (this is assuming Stewart is out, I'll probably swap him if Stewart goes). Garcon is another guy who I like as a value pick this week.

 

[shader]

I may be wrong, but a 50/50 league with average fantasy players out there is easy money. I have to think I could rank in the top 50% 9/10 times. That being said, I don't know what the average skill level is on fanduel.

 

[lbouchard]

QB- Matt Ryan

RB- Shady McCoy, Kevin Smith

WR- Megatron, Julio, Torrey

TE- AHern

K- Justin Tucker

DST- Seattle Seahawks

Really like my lineup.

 

[12punch]

Not sure if a thread like this has been started, but I figured we could harness the collective mind of the shark pool each week to discuss fanduel lineups, underpriced players, etc.

My current lineup for a 50/50 (Sun. only) 50 player league...

QB: R. Wilson

RB: A. Foster, D. Martin

WR: P. Harvin, J. Jones, B. Marshall

TE: J. Graham

K: R. Gould

D: Seahawks

$200 left on the table. At the risk of getting burned, I like the value of Wilson at $5,400.

Post your lineup and/or players that you think are a bargain (or overpriced) to roster this week!

 

[butcher boy]

I have to think McFadden is a mandatory play until he gets hurt.

 

[codyj123_321]

I got

Stafford

McCoy

Martin

Julio Jones

Harvin

Garcon

Fred Davis

Gostkowski

Lions D

I think i'm gonna give up Stafford to replace Garcon and pick up RG3 or Russell Wilson.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Kevin Smith easily represents the best value at $5,000 at the moment.

 

[Dragon1952]

QB

Jay Cutler

RB

Arian Foster

Kevin Smith

WR

Brandon Lloyd

Calvin Johnson

Brandon Marshall

TE

Antonio Gates

K

Shayne Graham

D

Houston Texans

 

[Run It Up]

QB Jay CutlerRB Arian FosterKevin SmithWR Brandon LloydCalvin JohnsonBrandon MarshallTE Antonio GatesK Shayne GrahamD Houston Texans

BRB changing my line up.QB: J. CutlerRB: A. Foster, K. SmithWR: C. Johnson, B. Marshall, S. JohnsonTE: A. HernandezK: J. HansonD/ST: Buffalo Bills

 

[notdarkyet]

Cutler

McFadden

Martin

Calvin

Lloyd

Marshall

Gates

Graham

Houston

 

[scools12]

Rivers

Forte

Sproles

Malcom Floyd

Garcon

Calvin

V. Davis

Hanson

Eagles

 

[emge]

Not sure if a thread like this has been started, but I figured we could harness the collective mind of the shark pool each week to discuss fanduel lineups, underpriced players, etc.

My current lineup for a 50/50 (Sun. only) 50 player league...

QB: R. Wilson

RB: A. Foster, D. Martin

WR: P. Harvin, J. Jones, B. Marshall

TE: J. Graham

K: R. Gould

D: Seahawks

$200 left on the table. At the risk of getting burned, I like the value of Wilson at $5,400.

Post your lineup and/or players that you think are a bargain (or overpriced) to roster this week!

I'm confused about your reply.... is it because you don't like his lineup?

 

[degenerate]

brees

mcfadden

k smith

marshall

harvin

a brown

j graham

s graham

houston

 

[12punch]

Not sure if a thread like this has been started, but I figured we could harness the collective mind of the shark pool each week to discuss fanduel lineups, underpriced players, etc.

My current lineup for a 50/50 (Sun. only) 50 player league...

QB: R. Wilson

RB: A. Foster, D. Martin

WR: P. Harvin, J. Jones, B. Marshall

TE: J. Graham

K: R. Gould

D: Seahawks

$200 left on the table. At the risk of getting burned, I like the value of Wilson at $5,400.

Post your lineup and/or players that you think are a bargain (or overpriced) to roster this week!

I'm confused about your reply.... is it because you don't like his lineup?

it's because of the bolded.it's another in a series of similar threads you'll see all year.

 

[emge]

I agree with you on that then. If you are a real player on FanDuel, why would you want to be giving your lineup away to people who you would be competing against. Doesn't make sense.

 

[Zeff]

Not sure if a thread like this has been started, but I figured we could harness the collective mind of the shark pool each week to discuss fanduel lineups, underpriced players, etc.

My current lineup for a 50/50 (Sun. only) 50 player league...

QB: R. Wilson

RB: A. Foster, D. Martin

WR: P. Harvin, J. Jones, B. Marshall

TE: J. Graham

K: R. Gould

D: Seahawks

$200 left on the table. At the risk of getting burned, I like the value of Wilson at $5,400.

Post your lineup and/or players that you think are a bargain (or overpriced) to roster this week!

I'm confused about your reply.... is it because you don't like his lineup?

it's because of the bolded.it's another in a series of similar threads you'll see all year.

So threads like this have been started, in the future?

 

[emge]

shouldn't these threads be locked or moved to assistant coach forum? they are like asking advice on who to put in your lineup.

 

[12punch]

I agree with you on that then. If you are a real player on FanDuel, why would you want to be giving your lineup away to people who you would be competing against. Doesn't make sense.

probably not a good idea, but I can see the interest in talking about it.the last time a thread like this went up it was apparently some kind of thinly veiled marketing masquerading as legit discussion, so the opener of this thread cracked me up.it's like one of those ads pretending to be programming that have to search for their own number to call for whatever nonsense they're pushing.they should just put a fanduel banner on the site with some boobs on it if they want traffic.

 

[Dragon1952]

I agree with you on that then. If you are a real player on FanDuel, why would you want to be giving your lineup away to people who you would be competing against. Doesn't make sense.

Out of the thousands and thousands of participants the likelihood of your "giving your line-up away" being actually meaningful to an outcome of any contest is slim to none It's like posting your opinion here and thinking it will hurt your chances of winning your fantasy match-up.

 

[HellToupee]

shouldn't these threads be locked or moved to assistant coach forum? they are like asking advice on who to put in your lineup.

Seeing this was a huge promotion for footballguys I'd bet they are ok with this here & not burried in the ACF

 

[Run It Up]

I dont see how this is any more disruptive as the 10 or so a week suicide pool threads we use to have every year.

Which im surprised we havent seen yet.

 

[PatB]

I basically got back into fantasy football after a 5-year hiatus because I had so much fun with Draftstreet at the end of last season. This year I found the Fanduel promo on FBG and decided it was worth a shot, especially since it also included the FBG sub and accompanying entry into the FBG elimination contest.

Somewhere in that early FBG/fanduel promo, I seem to remember Joe saying FBG would have weekly content tailored to helping fanduel participants. So far it doesn't look like anything is up on the week 1 content schedule - maybe I misunderstood the initial promo.

Either way, I think there's value in a thread like this, but I think the greater value might be after the results are in, i.e. what strategies worked best.

Also, I'm very curious to know which, if any, fanduel contests are easy(-ier) money. For example, a few different people have talked about the double-up contests being almost a sure thing for knowledgeable FBG. With enough of us here sharing our experiences, we might be able to determine which contests - in terms of payout format, cap amount, # of contestants, and entry fee - gives the best chance of finishing in the money or enjoying a big pay day. I think the psychology might be different in the various formats, so I think it's worth tracking this info especially if there are a bunch of guys wiling to pool their data. Anyone else with me?

 

[PatB]

One other thing - fyi if you haven't funded an acct with Fanduel yet, definitely check out Draftstreet as well. The big difference in my opinion is the lineup format.

DS: 2 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex, 1 Def

FD: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 0 Flex, 1 Def

I prefer the DS format because of the added flexibility and bc it's more fun to me to pick 2 QB. IMO WR is much harder to project on a weekly basis than RB, so I prefer the DS model that allows me to draft 4 RB if I so choose.

But since FBG and the forums have more going with FD, I'll give them a try this year.

 

[mquinnjr]

I've read these FanDuel and similar sites are washing machines for the mafia sharps who work over all the matchups. Think I saw it mentioned in the FFA some time ago. Any truth to that? Even hearing rumors like that make me want to run as fast as possible from those sites and stick to my local leagues.

 

[HellToupee]

One other thing - fyi if you haven't funded an acct with Fanduel yet, definitely check out Draftstreet as well. The big difference in my opinion is the lineup format. DS: 2 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex, 1 DefFD: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 0 Flex, 1 DefI prefer the DS format because of the added flexibility and bc it's more fun to me to pick 2 QB. IMO WR is much harder to project on a weekly basis than RB, so I prefer the DS model that allows me to draft 4 RB if I so choose.But since FBG and the forums have more going with FD, I'll give them a try this year.

Haven't checked out DS this season but liked their price structure of players better last year

 

[HellToupee]

I've read these FanDuel and similar sites are washing machines for the mafia sharps who work over all the matchups. Think I saw it mentioned in the FFA some time ago. Any truth to that? Even hearing rumors like that make me want to run as fast as possible from those sites and stick to my local leagues.

I think if you look hard enough you'll find the boogeyman everywhere.how do you handle your local curbside trash pickup??

 

[flc735]

I've read these FanDuel and similar sites are washing machines for the mafia sharps who work over all the matchups. Think I saw it mentioned in the FFA some time ago. Any truth to that? Even hearing rumors like that make me want to run as fast as possible from those sites and stick to my local leagues.

no. most of these players are your normal espn leaguers who don't put any more than 10 minutes of thought into it.

 

[flc735]

One other thing - fyi if you haven't funded an acct with Fanduel yet, definitely check out Draftstreet as well. The big difference in my opinion is the lineup format.

DS: 2 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex, 1 Def

FD: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 0 Flex, 1 Def

I prefer the DS format because of the added flexibility and bc it's more fun to me to pick 2 QB. IMO WR is much harder to project on a weekly basis than RB, so I prefer the DS model that allows me to draft 4 RB if I so choose.

But since FBG and the forums have more going with FD, I'll give them a try this year.

Haven't checked out DS this season but liked their price structure of players better last year

here is the draftstreet freeroll if you want to give it a try

 

[flc735]

I agree with you on that then. If you are a real player on FanDuel, why would you want to be giving your lineup away to people who you would be competing against. Doesn't make sense.

probably not a good idea, but I can see the interest in talking about it.the last time a thread like this went up it was apparently some kind of thinly veiled marketing masquerading as legit discussion, so the opener of this thread cracked me up.it's like one of those ads pretending to be programming that have to search for their own number to call for whatever nonsense they're pushing.they should just put a fanduel banner on the site with some boobs on it if they want traffic.

lol, no it wasn't. i dont think so at least, maybe im wrong the odds that you get matched up with a fbg'er is pretty slim. your better off exchanging ideas and getting advice here, imo

 

[HellToupee]

One other thing - fyi if you haven't funded an acct with Fanduel yet, definitely check out Draftstreet as well. The big difference in my opinion is the lineup format.

DS: 2 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex, 1 Def

FD: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 0 Flex, 1 Def

I prefer the DS format because of the added flexibility and bc it's more fun to me to pick 2 QB. IMO WR is much harder to project on a weekly basis than RB, so I prefer the DS model that allows me to draft 4 RB if I so choose.

But since FBG and the forums have more going with FD, I'll give them a try this year.

Haven't checked out DS this season but liked their price structure of players better last year

here is the draftstreet freeroll if you want to give it a try

Thanks. Last year I was lucky enough to win a fbg freeroll there

 

[atcdav]

One other thing - fyi if you haven't funded an acct with Fanduel yet, definitely check out Draftstreet as well. The big difference in my opinion is the lineup format.

DS: 2 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex, 1 Def

FD: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 0 Flex, 1 Def

I prefer the DS format because of the added flexibility and bc it's more fun to me to pick 2 QB. IMO WR is much harder to project on a weekly basis than RB, so I prefer the DS model that allows me to draft 4 RB if I so choose.

But since FBG and the forums have more going with FD, I'll give them a try this year.

Haven't checked out DS this season but liked their price structure of players better last year

here is the draftstreet freeroll if you want to give it a try

link not working for any freeroll

 

[12punch]

Just reg on the draftstreet site, filter the contest list for nfl and free.

They add new ones as they fill up

 

[Bobcat10]

I've read these FanDuel and similar sites are washing machines for the mafia sharps who work over all the matchups. Think I saw it mentioned in the FFA some time ago. Any truth to that? Even hearing rumors like that make me want to run as fast as possible from those sites and stick to my local leagues.

no. most of these players are your normal espn leaguers who don't put any more than 10 minutes of thought into it.

I was doing some head to head NBA and NHL contests this past season with the few bucks I won during NFL last season, and I clicked on the person's screen name that had a matchup posted, most people I saw were "winning" 4-5-6 figures. I tried to find matchups against dopes like me that just want to play a few bucks here and there and it wasn't always easy.

 

[flc735]

I've read these FanDuel and similar sites are washing machines for the mafia sharps who work over all the matchups. Think I saw it mentioned in the FFA some time ago. Any truth to that? Even hearing rumors like that make me want to run as fast as possible from those sites and stick to my local leagues.

no. most of these players are your normal espn leaguers who don't put any more than 10 minutes of thought into it.

I was doing some head to head NBA and NHL contests this past season with the few bucks I won during NFL last season, and I clicked on the person's screen name that had a matchup posted, most people I saw were "winning" 4-5-6 figures. I tried to find matchups against dopes like me that just want to play a few bucks here and there and it wasn't always easy.

thats money won only, not including money lost. they dont keep track of that. they may be up a few hundred but most are close to the break even point.i think the main reason you were getting beat is a lack of experience. play free games or just stick to the $2-$5 & double up games until you feel like you are better.

 

[Bobcat10]

I've read these FanDuel and similar sites are washing machines for the mafia sharps who work over all the matchups. Think I saw it mentioned in the FFA some time ago. Any truth to that? Even hearing rumors like that make me want to run as fast as possible from those sites and stick to my local leagues.

no. most of these players are your normal espn leaguers who don't put any more than 10 minutes of thought into it.

I was doing some head to head NBA and NHL contests this past season with the few bucks I won during NFL last season, and I clicked on the person's screen name that had a matchup posted, most people I saw were "winning" 4-5-6 figures. I tried to find matchups against dopes like me that just want to play a few bucks here and there and it wasn't always easy.

thats money won only, not including money lost. they dont keep track of that. they may be up a few hundred but most are close to the break even point.i think the main reason you were getting beat is a lack of experience. play free games or just stick to the $2-$5 & double up games until you feel like you are better.

Never said I was getting beat...probably make a few bucks actually. You're right though, I figured many were around even, but I also figured some probably were real good at what they were doing. So I just avoided them all for the most part and tried to find the people with low winnings...either they suck or are new to the site like me.

 

[ShaHBucks]

Freeroll for 500$. Haven't decided if I'm going to deposit any cash yet. If J. Stewart's news drastically improves my RB's will be Greene and Gerhart.

Your TeamSalary remaining: $100

QB Aaron RodgersSF@GB$9,900

RB Michael TurnerATL@KC$6,400

RB DeAngelo WilliamsCAR@TB$5,700

WR Percy HarvinJAC@MIN$6,600

WR Pierre GarconWAS@NO$5,800

WR Julio JonesATL@KC$7,200

TE Rob GronkowskiNE@TEN$7,600

K David AkersSF@GB$5,400

 

[shader]

If you are playing a 50/50, I don't know that I'd advocate boom or bust players. I'd avoid the Chris Johnson's, I'd avoid anyone with any sort of injury whatsoever, and I'd stick with solid point scorers. No need to blow out the competition. You just need to put up a solid week.

The half-ppr throws me off a bit though. WR's are traditionally a little more boom or bust than RB's. So part of me thinks it's really important to get two rb's that will guarantee you production and then get your sleepers at WR.

So you could have two lineup options:

Stafford

Calvin

Julio

Wayne

Graham

Ridley

Gerhart (if Peterson is out)

That lineup is full of solid players, and seems unstoppable. It would be the type of lineup I'd love to have if the goal was to win for the week.

But if you are looking just to be in the top 50%, than perhaps a better option would be too try and "guarantee" production (as much as that is possible).

So the next set of players would be a more well-rounded team full of "safe" players:

Matt Ryan

Lesean McCoy

Matt Forte

Wayne

Nate Washington

Brandon Marshall

Aaron Hernandez

I personally think either team easily wins 50%...

Now in a normal fantasy league, I go with team A 10/10 times, and my bench is full of potential rb's. But in a weekly contest like this, I think it might be smarter to take the stud RB. The difference in Forte vs Kevin Smith seems significantly more than Julio vs Brandon Marshall.

So I'm starting to swing over to the "get 2 stud RBs" camp.

Thoughts?

 

[Carver]

60K Cap

Brees (home)

A.Foster Rice(home)

K.Smith (home)

B.Marshall (home)

E.Decker (home)

N.Washington (home)

J.Graham (home)

 

[jimbus]

Now in a normal fantasy league, I go with team A 10/10 times, and my bench is full of potential rb's. But in a weekly contest like this, I think it might be smarter to take the stud RB. The difference in Forte vs Kevin Smith seems significantly more than Julio vs Brandon Marshall. So I'm starting to swing over to the "get 2 stud RBs" camp.Thoughts?

I agree with the 2 stud RB approach in 50/50 as well...unless the value of a relatively safe RB is so substantial that it allows you to upgrade a WR into the top tier. I also buy into the "must take elite TE" approach.Would love to see a weekly write-up from FBG similar to "The Profit" spun for a weekly FD 50/50 team submission to see how it plays out.

 

[netmau5]

Since the season is just starting and we haven't seen much gametime yet, I like reducing variance with more consistent players using a 65k cap and picking home games. I'll let others make mistakes this week. You can field a pretty sick team in the 65k bracket by taking someone like Kevin Smith who has a super high VPD this week. Here's one of my lineups that comes in at the cap exactly:

QB - M Stafford

RB - K Smith, A Foster

WR - A Johnson, C Johnson, B Marshall

TE - J Graham

PK - S Gostkowski

TD - Houston

 

[Clutch is Eli]

I agree with you on that then. If you are a real player on FanDuel, why would you want to be giving your lineup away to people who you would be competing against. Doesn't make sense.

probably not a good idea, but I can see the interest in talking about it.the last time a thread like this went up it was apparently some kind of thinly veiled marketing masquerading as legit discussion, so the opener of this thread cracked me up.it's like one of those ads pretending to be programming that have to search for their own number to call for whatever nonsense they're pushing.they should just put a fanduel banner on the site with some boobs on it if they want traffic.

Yeah, because everyone is just shamelessly plugging FanDuel. Get real brother.

 

[Bobcat10]

Since the season is just starting and we haven't seen much gametime yet, I like reducing variance with more consistent players using a 65k cap and picking home games. I'll let others make mistakes this week. You can field a pretty sick team in the 65k bracket by taking someone like Kevin Smith who has a super high VPD this week. Here's one of my lineups that comes in at the cap exactly:QB - M StaffordRB - K Smith, A FosterWR - A Johnson, C Johnson, B MarshallTE - J GrahamPK - S GostkowskiTD - Houston

Looks like 70k to me.

 

[netmau5]

Since the season is just starting and we haven't seen much gametime yet, I like reducing variance with more consistent players using a 65k cap and picking home games. I'll let others make mistakes this week. You can field a pretty sick team in the 65k bracket by taking someone like Kevin Smith who has a super high VPD this week. Here's one of my lineups that comes in at the cap exactly:QB - M StaffordRB - K Smith, A FosterWR - A Johnson, C Johnson, B MarshallTE - J GrahamPK - S GostkowskiTD - Houston

Looks like 70k to me.

This is one of the rosters I used this week and it won every league. It registered as 65k on FanDuel, maybe it was different on another site.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

 

[BroadwayG]

Did y'all win?

 

[ShaHBucks]

Freeroll for 500$. Haven't decided if I'm going to deposit any cash yet. If J. Stewart's news drastically improves my RB's will be Greene and Gerhart.Your TeamSalary remaining: $100QB Aaron RodgersSF@GB$9,900RB Michael TurnerATL@KC$6,400RB DeAngelo WilliamsCAR@TB$5,700WR Percy HarvinJAC@MIN$6,600WR Pierre GarconWAS@NO$5,800WR Julio JonesATL@KC$7,200TE Rob GronkowskiNE@TEN$7,600K David AkersSF@GB$5,400

RB's absolutely killed me. 327 entries and Im 37th right now. I thought Turner would score 2 TD's and DeAngelo would just go crazy vs Tampa. Almost went Greene/Ridley at the last minute.

 

[Dragon1952]

QB Jay CutlerRB Arian FosterKevin SmithWR Brandon LloydCalvin JohnsonBrandon MarshallTE Antonio GatesK Shayne GrahamD Houston Texans

Currently at 68 out of 1116 with Gates to go.

 

[solorca]

Ouch, played in five games and am in the bottom half in all of them. I guess that's what happens when Deangelo Williams and the Buffalo Bills defense are a staple of all teams.

Also, my five quarterbacks were Russell Wilson, Jake Locker, Tom Brady, Matt Stafford, and Cam Newton. None of them had days worthy of their price.