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Last week was a very good week for the DFS NFL Playbook. The obvious plays of Peyton Manning, DeMarco Murray and Antonio Brown paid off in spades of course but it was the ancillary players such as Ahmad Bradshaw, DeAndre Hopkins and Odell Beckham Jr. that cashed the big checks. 

This week I am not bullish on the Thursday Night game at all. The Chargers play the Broncos tough and though I fully expect Denver to beat them by a solid margin, I just don't find the need to use up lineup spots on this contest. Now, that is not to say that I am avoiding the Thursday Nigtht contests in DFS. It is a very good idea to buy up contests on Thursday over at Draft Kings and then adjust your lineup accordingly over the weekend. You can't use this technique on Fanduel because there is no late lineup swap and I simply cannot trust ANYTHING in the NFL these days. 

Here is the Thursday edition of the DFS NFL Playbook for Week 8:

QUARTERBACK

PlayerTeamDraftKingsFanduelComments
Matthew StaffordLions6,5008,400Falcons give up most points to QB's
Drew BreesSaints8,1009,100Brees cheaper than Rodgers despite being home
Tom BradyPatriots7,2008,600Brady is locked in and Vs terrible Bears pass defense
Nick FolesEagles6,3008,200Cardinals give up 5th most points to QB's
Teddy BridgewaterVikings5,1005,400GPP only, crazy cheap with upside potential

RUNNING BACK

PlayerTeamDraftKingsFanduelComments
Joique BellLions4,8007,300If Bush doesn't play, Bell is great option
Marshawn LynchSeahawks7,1008,500Lynch gets back on track Vs terrible Panther run D
Lamar MillerDolphins6,0007,400Read option crushing opponents lately
Ben TateBrowns4,6007,000Great value for 20+ carry RB
Jerick McKinnonVikings4,9005,800Should be his big breakout game
Bryce BrownBills3,4005,500Huge upside especially in PPR, total GPP only play

WIDE RECEIVER

PlayerTeamDraftKingsFanduelComments
Emmanuel SandersBroncos5,7007,800Very underpriced on Draft Kings this week
Antonio BrownSteelers8,0008,700The surest thing in fantasy football 
Jordy NelsonPackers7,8008,800Packers/Saints going to be a high scoring game
Dez BryantCowboys6,9008,800Great discount on DK for Monday night superstar
Mike WallaceDolphins5,8007,500Setting up to be a multi TD week for Wallace
Jeremy MaclinEagles5,5008,000Cardinals have seonnd worst pass defense in NFL
Brandin CooksSaints4,7006,400Cheap option for a PPR dynamo
Larry FitzgeraldCardinals4,4006,600It is silly how low he is priced this week
James JonesRaiders4,3005,500Pretty much a guarantee that he will outproduce this price
Justin HunterTitans3,1005,300QB change could breathe new life into Hunter this week
Hakeem NicksColts3,0005,300Wayne likely out, Nicks fills in for basement price

TIGHT END

PlayerTeamDraftKingsFanduelComments
Rob GronkowskiPatriots5,9007,200Gronk is always a multi TD threat
Jimmy GrahamSaints5,6007,000Some might be scared away but at this price it’s a steal
Antonio GatesChargers5,6006,200Chargers going to have to score to keep up with Broncos
Jordan ReedRedskins4,0005,200A PPR maching, very useful on DK
Scott ChandlerBills3,1005,100So cheap for solid amount of production

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

PlayerTeamDraftKingsFanduelComments
Kansas CityChiefs2,8004,800Playing at a high level right now and has great price
ClevelandBrowns2,7004,900At home against Derek Carr
Minnesota Vikings2,6004,700Going to be low scoring game

KICKERS

PlayerTeamDraftKingsFanduelComments
Shaun SuishamSteelersNA4,700Never pay for a kicker
Randy BullockTexansNA4,700See above
Matt PraterLionsNA4,500See above