Fantasy steals of Week 3
The key to success in the daily Fantasy game is finding the best values. Anyone can pinpoint Antonio Brown or Andrew Luck as productive players, but you won't find yourself in the money unless you really get the values.
Here were some of the best values for Week 3's action, ahead of Monday's game between the Jets and Bears:
(All values and scores come from FanDuel.com)
QB
Kirk Cousins $6,800
Cousins dropped a cool 28.58 points on the Eagles Sunday, for a bargain price. He provided similar value to Andrew Luck (32.3 points) at a price point $2,700 less, while outscoring Russell Wilson ($8,300), Drew Brees ($9,100) and Matthew Stafford ($9,000), among many others.
RB
Knile Davis $7,000
This was the obvious pick, and for good reason. He got the start in Jamaal Charles' place and put together his second strong performance. He racked up 17.2 Fantasy points, comparable to DeMarco Murray for $1,700 less.
Ahmad Bradshaw $5,200
Bradshaw saw his role in the running game shrink, but he scored for the second week in a row, and he did so at a low price point. Bradshaw racked up 15.3 Fantasy points for about as much as you might spend on a good kicker.
WR
Pierre Garcon $6,500
Garcon was a non-factor in Cousins' first game, but emerged quickly as the new QB's favorite target. Garcon racked up 25.3 Fantasy points in the game; the fact that he did so with his price deflated only made his performance sweeter. You won't get him this cheap again.
Kelvin Benjamin $6,500
Benjamin is going to be hard to rely on this season as he feels his way through his first season, but the highs are going to be very high. He racked up 21.5 Fantasy points, or about as much as Jordy Nelson, Andre Johnson and Calvin Johnson did combined. And he did so far $2,500 less than Megatron.
TE
Niles Paul $5,000
Paul's price was artificially deflated by the fact that his playing time is dependent on Jordan Reed's availability. That is part of the key to success with these games; since the price is set early, late-week developments can give you big bargains. With Reed sitting out his second game in a row, Paul was once again a big part of Washington's offense, finishing with 9.8 Fantasy points. That put him ahead of Jimmy Graham, for $3,400 less.
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