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We are on to Week 11 so it is time to take a look ahead at the different price points on both Draftkings and FanDuel this weekend. It is important to find the most productive players every week, but you also can't afford to overpay for the production that you will receive.  We are well over half-way through the season so big performances from the previous weeks are not causing as big of jumps in the pricing.  Each site has their own method for pricing.  Draftkings tends to be more aggressive on moving their pricing up and down based on what we have seen so far this year, while FanDuel has been a little more conservative and even overpricing some players based on historical numbers the player has produced, not just this current season.  

Quarterbacks

Russell Wilson headlines the list of overpriced Quarterbacks on both Draftkings at $7,800 and FanDuel at $8,300.  Wilson heads to Kansas City to take on a tough Chiefs defense who have really played well the past 2 months.  Wilson's production relies on him running the ball as his accuracy has been off lately.  He should be avoided.    The other two quarterbacks that are running some high price tags are Philip Rivers at $8,500 and Andy Dalton $7,900 both on FanDuel.  Rivers is not horrible this week but I expect the Chargers to jump all over the Raiders early so he won't get a chance to rack up big numbers.  Dalton is coming off one of the worst games ever by a QB.  The Redhead has struggled in road games in the past so expect the Bengals to lean heavily on the run game.

For the value quarterbacks, it starts with Colin Kaepernick who takes on the horrific Giants defense.  Kaepernick is $6,400 on Draftkings and $7,400 on FanDuel.  The New York defense is awful versus both the run and the pass so Kaepernick should be able to expose them either way the 49ers choose.  Mark Sanchez makes another appearance this week coming off a 300+ yard 2 TD performance.  Green Bay will be a little tougher opponent, but in a game that could be a shootout it could lead to big numbers.  Sanchez is $5,800 on DK and $6,900 on FD.  The last of the underpriced QB's is Drew Brees who is $8,300 at home vs. Cincinnati on DK.  Brees is significantly cheaper than the other stud QB's this week on DK.  Brees is automatic at home and faces a Bengals defense that has faltered after a strong start.

Running Backs

There are quite a few differences between Draftkings and FanDuel when it comes to running back pricing this week.  The only common player is Arian Foster who is $8,500 on DK and $9,200 on FD.  Foster is coming off a groin injury and is suppose to play this week but it is too risky of a play.  Matt Forte is a very safe choice normally in DFS but at $10,100 on DK, he can't be played this week.  LeVeon Bell is $8,600 on FD but he has not been getting the higher volume of carries lately and is also missing quality goal line touches.  The match-up vs. Tennessee is solid but he makes a better player on Draftkings.  The last of the over-priced RB's to talk about is LeSean McCoy at $6,400 on DK.  McCoy is not catching passes anymore with Darren Sproles back from injury.  McCoy is just too TD dependent for a team that struggles in short yardage situations.

The running back are completely different players that are underpriced on each site.  Ahmad Bradshaw is $5,700, Gio Bernard is $5,400 and Terrence West is $4,400 on Draftkings.  Bradshaw faces the Patriots who have struggled stopping the run but also score points in bunches.  Either way it works out great for Bradshaw who will be involved in either game situation.  Bernard is hoping to return from injury this week but that is beginning to look murky.  If Bernard is ready, he makes a solid play but you could always go Jeremy Hill if he is not at $4,500 on DK.  West appears to be the new lead dog in Cleveland. West needs to remain on the cheap end though as that his role could change at any point in the game with how the Browns have handled the RB's this year.  Moving over to FanDuel; Rashard Jennings is $6,400, Ryan Mathews is $6,200 and Sankey is $5,300.  Jennings is the biggest steal with his return from injury.  Andre Williams failed in his chance to shine so they will ride Jennings once again.  Mathews also returns from injury and will be the main ball carrier after Brandon Oliver started to wear down.  Sankey is nothing special but with the lack of quality RB's and facing the awful Steelers defense, he is in play.  Sankey has been getting 15+ touches per game which is great at his current price.

Wide Receivers

Jeremy Maclin gets the top spot on overpriced wide receivers.  Maclin is $8,200 on DK and $8,700 on FD.  Maclin will produce decent numbers but it is clear Sanchez has a nice chemistry with Jordan Matthews right now.  The string of big games from Maclin caused his price to jump to high and needs to come back down to be playable.  The other WR's of note being overpriced are Golden Tate $7,500 on DK & $8,300 on FD, Martavius Bryant $6,200 on DK, Alshon Jeffrey $7,900 on FD.  Tate was decent last week but with Calvin Johnson back and healthy it will be a struggle for him to keep up his production.  Bryant has been a TD monster but he played awful last week vs. the Jets but his numbers looked good thanks to a broken play late in the game.  Jeffrey's price is still based on last year's production and he won't be the number 1 option in Chicago until Marshall or Cutler is gone.

The values at wide receiver will all vary based on each respective site with no player matching up on both.  Antonio Brown is $7,800 on DK, Jordy Nelson is $7,700 and A.J. Green is $6,000.  Brown has what some would call a disappointing performance last week even with 8 catches.  He is still the most sure thing in DFS.  Nelson was a monster last week and now gets the horrible Eagles secondary.  Green is an extreme value with some subpar games and injury problems.  Green does have to deal with an erratic QB in Dalton, but has enough upside to pay off big with his talent.  Over on FanDuel,  Odell Beckham Jr. is $7,400, Brandon Marshall is $7,100 and Kelvin Benjamin is $6,600.  Beckham has been huge the last two weeks and just by watching the games you can tell he wants it.  When a player is that motivated, he almost always will throw up good numbers.  Marshall is coming off a monster game vs. the Packers and why he is priced so much lower than Jeffrey I have no idea.  Benjamin continues to score TD's this year.  He does have some issues with drops but you can't ignore his production or think how much better it could be if he figures things out.

Tight Ends

is a very tricky week to week on whether he is in play.  Thomas has seen his price jump up and down quite a bit lately.  His price is now too high at $6,400 on Draftkings and $7,500 on FanDuel.  The receptions are not there consistently even though he did manage 6 last week.  Thomas is very TD dependent which makes him very difficult to depend at the higher prices.  The other two overpriced TE's are Coby Fleener at $4,700 on DK and Antonio Gates at $6,700.  Fleener has been up and down all season partly due to sharing time with Dwayne Allen so the Colts have two guys sharing production.  For this week, the price on Fleener is too much at it's current level for someone who is not the preferred redzone TE.  Gates meanwhile is a solid TE but when his price approaches Jimmy Graham and Rob Gronkowski levels you just can't use him.

The underpriced Tight End's start with Jordan Reed who is $3,300 on Draftkings and $5,300 on FanDuel.  Reed is a very reliable target for the Redskins but is another guy who is coming off a bye week that seems to be lost in the pricing shuffle.  Greg Olsen is much more reliable to use on DK this week at $5,100.  The jumps in Gronkowski's and Graham's pricing has made Olsen much more viable this week.  The last one to mention is Zach Ertz who is $5,100 on FD.  Ertz is always going to be up and down since he does not play every snap but if the Brent Celek late game injury is significant.  Ertz could play a much bigger role going forward.