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The puck drops October 4th with a four game slate to get us going. Team Guru will be offering you free cash and gpp lineups to ease you into the season. We hope you will jump onboard the same way you did for all of our other endeavors. Kick back, relax, enter our lineups and fill those wallets.
The Patriots are predicted to take that week 1 loss very serious as they are on the better side of a 55.5 o/u for this week. This ranks in as the top point total by a fair margin. The hard thing with the Patriots and DFS is figuring out which Patriot is going to be the offensive weapon as they switch it up week to week. I know one thing for sure, Mike Gillislee isn’t scoring 3 touchdowns again. I wouldn’t be surprise if Tom Brady throws for 3+ Touchdowns to take away any thought that he might be slowing down in his career after that week 1 beatdown. I think the three best pairing in this game will be Brady-Gronk-Cooks. Expect Cooks to play with a bit of passion against his former team on Sunday. The Patriots should see the end-zone at least a few different times in this one.
Packers vs. Falcons looks to be an offensive battle. Both Quarterbacks should get a fair amount of pass attempts as this one looks to be a fast-paced and high scoring game. The star wideouts, Jones and Nelson, will come in as two of the top projected wide receivers for week 2. If i were to pick one, I would say Julio Jones just because the Packers have more of a variety of guys to throw to in comparison to the Falcons. Julio had a lack-luster performance in week 1 and I’m hoping this will drive ownership down a little bit. I’m very high on this game and expect an offensive shootout. National televised games also bring a little bit more intensity out of players.
This matchup is more on the GPP side of things in my opinion. Both Quarterbacks in this one have proved to be very good at times, but can also have their fair share of off games. Wentz and Smith make very good GPP QB’s this week. They can both throw for 300+ yards and bring a bit of running game alongside with them. Alshon Jeffery had a tough debut for the Eagles in week one and doesn’t have the best matchup against an above-average Cheifs D. The Chiefs offense is the better side to target as they draw a better matchup against an average Eagles defense at best. If you are looking more low owned, look at Wentz-Jeffery-Agholor.
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Raiders @ Titans – 51
Seahawks @ Packers – 50.5
Falcons @ Bears – 49.5
It’s key to look at the games with the highest projected totals in order to target guys with the best chance of scoring. Better chance of a high score in the game means a better chance for the guys in that game to accrue fantasy points. FanDuel offers some great value on players included in these games, so make sure to keep these three games in heavy consideration when making your week 1 selections.
A lot of DFS players think the key to success in DFS football is to pay up for WR’s. I think the complete opposite. There are plenty of great WR’s out there that are sub $8,000 salary that are WR2 and maybe even WR1 options for their quarterbacks. I won’t name names because I don’t want to give anything away. On that note, I will not be paying up for guys like Antonio Brown and Julio Jones. Don’t get me wrong, they are outstanding players, but there is too much value at WR to have to spend up a big portion of your total salary. I’ll be targeting WR’s from $6000 to $8000 salary.
I will have five different slates each week. The NFL Main slate will be added to the membership options by the end of the week. The week membership gets you all FIVE lineups for the week. The month gets you the 20 lineups for the month (4 weeks x 5 slates). Finally, the season membership gets lineups for the whole year (17 weeks x 5 slates= 85 lineups). The longer the membership, the better value you will receive. I hope to see you hop aboard for week 1 as last years NFL season was very successful. The slates each week are represented below:
(1pm only) – (4pm only) – (Sun. Main.) – (Sun night/Mon night) – (Mon night/Thur night)
DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) is a vigorously fast growing industry in today’s world. DFS has been an entertainment for sports for almost a decade now and seems to have people catching on like a disease. There has been some confusion with members on the difference between cash and gpp lineups that are available on my site. This article is just a little description on what the two different contests actually mean.
This contest is named cash because of the consistency the player has in winning. Cash contests include, 50:50’s and double ups. These two contests mean that just about 50% of the entry pool is going to win double their money. Whether you come in the top 1% or 49%, the payout doesn’t change. Say you enter $2 in a double up, you place in the better half, you will win $4. These contests are for the type of DFS players that like to win often and build up a slow and steady bankroll. My picks designed for cash contests are the safest plays (in my opinion) and present very little risk.
The big question in DFS is, what is GPP and what does it stand for? GPP stands for Guaranteed Prize Pool and represents any sort of tournament contest that rewards big payouts for the top placed teams. This represents a riskier built team due to the fact that you want players on your team that will be low-owned in the contest. In order to have low-owned players, you need to include lots of risk in your team and have boom or bust players. You aren’t looking for middle of the line players who will get you a few consistent points. GPP lineups need to have those explosive guys that can have career performances at any point in time. My gpp lineups can easily come in a place towards last because of the risk. However, it’s ok to have those poor lineups some days because other days, the lineup will be explosive and give a good run at that top prize. If you are a daredevil type player, GPP is the perfect thing for you. Go big or go home.
When I was younger, the date to look forward to was always December 25th. As the years have gone by and I have become an adult, there’s a new date that feels like Christmas. The date this year is September 7th. This is the opening night of the 2017-2018 football season as the Patriots host the Chiefs. The smell of football is now wafting in the air and Iv’e never been more prepared!
As the FD-Guru franchise starts to grow bigger and bigger, the idea of fantasy football seems just a little sweeter. Membership prices will be as low as I can make them in order to grab as many new faces as possible. Fantasy football is a special thing and will always be the number 1 fantasy sport to play. Here’s a look on how things are going to go as far as my picks go:
Same idea as last year: 4 lineups per week (Based on FanDuel)
Slates:
Sunday 1pm only
Sunday 4pm only
Sun.- Mon. night (Primetime)
Mon. night – Thurs. night
The last two slates there are more GPP based because there are only 2 games per slate. This makes it a bit easier to pick that perfect combination to grab the top spot you want in your tournament.
The one issue with these slates is that they aren’t as popular as the Sunday Main slate. The double up contests and tournaments aren’t quite as big, which can leave a variation of the money line from week to week. Im thinking about adding a lineup designed for the NFL Sunday Main slate which includes all games on NFL Sunday.
People have already started utilizing the simple purchasing process on my site for the NFL season memberships. If you have an questions at all about my business or how my website works, just hit the contact tab on my site or message me on twitter @fd_guru.
I hope you are as excited for the upcoming NFL season as I am!!!
It’s here, folks. The PGA Championship. The fourth and final major of the season, and the last chance to win and join an exclusive club of history’s greatest golfers. Boasting a field of 156 of the world’s top ranked players, the PGA Championship’s Wanamaker Trophy is statistically the most difficult hardware to hoist on the pro circuit. This year’s event will be held at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Playing as a 7,600-yard par 71, Quail Hollow is a bomber’s paradise. The course features eight par-4’s that play over 450 yards and is home to a final stretch of holes known as the “Green Mile.” Combine this with the forecast of heavy rains (which leads to soft fairways and consuming rough) and QH is going to be a marathon to some players. For this reason, a premium is put on golfers who make their living off the tee. Historically, guys who hit the ball a mile have feasted at Quail Hollow, and the renovations and conditions only point to more of the same.
One of these notable bombers is Rory McIlroy, a two-time winner at Quail Hollow. He is the consensus favorite in Vegas, alongside Jordan Spieth who will be striving for the career Grand Slam after winning the Open earlier this year. It may seem predestined for these two studs to showdown on Sunday, but consider this: the PGA Championship has produced champions with an average world golf ranking outside of the top 35 players. The margins between these professionals are razor thin. Of any major, this is the one to stockpile sleepers that fit the course and are in good form.
On to my picks for the week!
Winner: Rickie Fowler. He has the game and he knows what that major pressure feels like on Sunday afternoon. Got his first professional win at Quail Hollow. Time to cross his name off that “best player to never win a major” list.
Sleeper: Tony Finau. An average driving distance of 309.2 yards (5th on Tour), three top-10 finishes in his last six starts, and a history of strong play at QH, Finau should not be valued at 75/1 in Vegas.
GPP Value Play: Charlie Hoffman. At $6,500 I expect Hoffman to be in contention Sunday. A seasoned veteran having the best season of his career, Hoffman will not be playing for second place at Quail Hollow.
Pitching is very thin tonight, but Lester finds himself in a good situation on the other side of Chicago. He had a career bad start a couple starts ago against the Pirates, but has seem to gone back to his own ways as off late, posting 46 and 58 fantasy points in his last two starts. He is the highest favorite tonight and the obvious cash game play at pitcher. Expect Lester to be around 70% owned and up tonight.
Like pitching, the catching position is very thin tonight as well. This is a spot where I want to save some salary for those Cubs bats again, just like yesterday. Ramos has a favorable matchup tonight against Sabathia. This game is the only worry for rain, but should be able to play through. Ramos is a great punt play in my eyes and could get himself a couple of base knocks tonight batting in the heart of that Rays lineup.
The question tonight isn’t if you’re going to have 4 Cubs stacked in, it’s the question of which Cubs you are going to put in. Rizzo is the obvious play at first base again tonight just like last night. Rizzo should find himself on base a bunch tonight against Mike Pelfrey and the White Sox.
Anytime a pitcher is called up in a desperate situation, I LOVE to pick on them. Not only are the Mets desperate with Wheeler on the bench, but they are very far out of the title race and want to see some young guys throw. They are throwing out Chris Flexin from Double A tonight. Now I know that these are the Padres, but they are still major league hitters and are all very affordable. I love Carlos Asuaje tonight batting second for this Padres team because of his matchup and his price tag. Asuaje is batting .310 since being called up and should have a very good chance of getting 5 at-bats tonight against a banged up Mets team.
Like Rizzo, Bryant is an obvious cash pick tonight, batting second for a Cubs team that knows how to score. Bryant disappointed most DFS players last night until his last at-bat when he doubled and accrued a respectable amount of fantasy points. The only issue is, expect Rizzo and Bryant to be 75%+ owned tonight again. Just roster them and move on.
Paul DeJong is on fire as of late! He is arguably one of the hottest hitters in baseball right now and should continue the trend tonight against Zack Godley. DeJong is on a 6 game hitting streak while having 9 hits throughout those games. DeJong has also smashed an outstanding 4 home-runs during these last 6 games. You would think that his price of have gone up a little bit during this hit streak, but it’s still at a very affordable $3,100. Lock DeJong into your cash games tonight.
Schwarber is the fourth and final Cub in my cash lineup tonight. He is in here for the same reasons as Rizzo and Bryant. He is in a great spot in the middle of this Cubs lineup and draws a great matchup at a very cheap price. Lock him in and move on like all the other Cubs players.
Margot is a young and talented player for this Padres team. I like a pairing of him and Asuaje at the top of this Padres lineup tonight. They should each get 5 at-bats and be very active on the base paths. The debut of Flexen means he is going to have some jitters and will most likely be leaving the ball of the plate at times. Also, don’t be surprised if the Padres try to run on Flexen as well tonight. At under 3K, Margot brings great value to your cash team.
Duvall may be my favorite play of the night tonight. He draws a fantastic matchup against the unexperienced lefty, O’Grady of the Marlins. He has a 5.40 ERA and should see that go up after tonight. Duvall is hitting in the middle of a dangerous Reds offense tonight. I think Duvall has the best chance to go deep out of anyone tonight. At a very affordable price for his offense output, lock in Duvall.
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