Bryson DeChambeau certainly was not ready to step into the shadows after his resounding victory at the Northern Trust. At this past weekend’s Dell Technologies Championship at the TPC Boston, the young phenom notched his second straight FedExCup win, besting over 200 of the PGA’s best golfers.

His affordable price tag on daily fantasy sites made him a popular pickup. He paid off in a big way, bringing in 126.5 points on FanDuel, sinking 23 birdies and and an eagle en route to the championship. Last week, we recommended looking at Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, and Hideki Matsuyama as more affordable top tier options, and all put up a good amount of points to make them worth drafting.

Even our sleeper picks had great weekends. Louis Oosthuizen and Gary Woodland combined for over 160 points on FanDuel despite only taking up $18,600 in salary. Billy Horschel was forced to withdraw after nine holes with an illness, so he netted negative points on DraftKings.

DeChambeau Shoots Up the Salary List

The back to back wins obviously puts the 24 year-old in the company of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and the Justins as the top-priced talent for this weekend’s BMW Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. This third round of the FedExCup will feature the PGA’s 70 remaining players vying to be one of the 30 in next week’s Tour Championship, so there is hardly a bad choice at any price on DraftKings or FanDuel.

Francesco Molinari has the type of game that could bode well at the BMW, so his $10,800 salary on FanDuel seems quite reasonable. The Italian pro has shown the ability to come up big in the brightest spots, so he stands out as valuable option. Tony Finau continues to cost somewhere in the second tier week after week despite his 76.5 scoring average on DraftKings.

Great Value in Middle and Lower Tiers

Rafa Cabrera-Bello has been stellar at finding the green in regulation, which could be a big advantage in this weekend’s tightly contested BMW Championship. For a player averaging 70.5 fantasy points per contest, his $8300 price tag on DraftKings makes him a steal. Kyle Stanley is another affordable option that could put up big numbers in four-day contests. He’s been playing well as of late, and his talents lend themselves to Aronimink well.

If you couldn’t resist stocking up on the slew of big guns and their lofty price tags, fortunately there are a couple of deep sleeper options that could help you fill out that sixth spot. Two players, Chez Reavie and Andrew Landry are on the outside looking in, so both will have extra incentive to bring their best to Pennsylvania. They are dirt cheap at $7600 and $7000 respectively on FanDuel.

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The NFL season isn’t the only thing getting on track this week. It’s time to start thinking about who to play in your first daily fantasy roster of the year. But you’ve already been thinking about who you want to start. You’ve got ideas and thoughts running through your mind on which DFS running backs are going to have the best starts this week.

You just need to get a little confirmation that what you are thinking isn’t crazy. No problem.

How about some DFS RB recommendations?

If you want to go big, no one would fault you. There is no reason to think Todd Gurley or David Johnson will not have big days. Ezekiel Elliot, on the other hand, will be playing a very tough Panthers run defense. While his offensive line is good, it’s not the beast that it used to be.

Dallas will give him plenty of opportunities. But don’t count on Ezekiel Elliot having a big day in Week One.

But there are some other options worth considering.

The Players

• Alex Collins, Baltimore Ravens: He’s not a stud running back by any means, but he is the primary guy for the Ravens who happen to be playing one of last season’s worst run defenses in Week One (Buffalo). After Flacco gets the Ravens out to an early lead, look for the Ravens to run a ton.
• Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints: Either he is going to have a huge day against a poor Buccaneers defense, or Drew Brees is– or maybe they both have good but not a great day.
• Kenyan Drake, is growing up right in front of our eyes. Heading into his third season, Drake is posed to have a huge stat line this year. Frank Gore could rob carries from him in September but look for Drake to have all the Red Zone touches this week.

• Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings: He was having a good rookie season before an injury stole the rest of it. Expect him to hit the field looking to prove something. However, expect the Vikings to try to have a very balanced attack. So, his numbers may be good but not great.

• Jordan Howard, Chicago Bears: The Bears would love nothing more than to beat the Packers on national television to start the season. Their best bet to do so would be to keep Aaron Rodgers off the field as much as possible. That is going to mean running the ball early and often against a suspect Green Bay run defense.

Best Bet?

Take Collins or Drake and one of the studs, Gurley or Johnson. Then use the money you save to get a really good pair of wide receivers.

With a month to go in the 2018 Major League Baseball season, there are still many teams jockeying for a chance to make it to October. Some will do it with shut-down pitching performances and others will rely on the bats to hammer their way into postseason play. Either way, it’s all great news for daily fantasy baseball enthusiasts, as we can reap the benefits of the elevated play.

Now that the dog days in the rear view, it’s time to look at a few players that can not only help impact a playoff race, but put up big numbers in daily fantasy contests as well.

AL and NL West Crowns Could Come Down to the Wire

The Oakland A’s don’t seem to want to let the defending champion Astros run away with the division. While no one on the A’s pitching staff offers enough of a spark to warrant drafting them on any given day, a trio of players in Stephen Piscotty, Khris Davis, and Matt Chapman all have been great fantasy options recently. Each have cracked six home runs in the last two weeks, and all hover around the $4000 range on DraftKings.

The Rockies, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks are locked in a heated battle for the NL West. The hitting in Colorado has received most of the attention all season, and for good reason. But for those looking for a hot hand that won’t eat up a ton of salary, German Marquez represents a good option. Arizona has a ton of great pitching options, but as of late, it’s been Clay Buchholz providing the fantasy punch. With six quality starts out of his last eight appearances, the veteran righty has been more than worth his cost.

Clayton Kershaw is always awesome and will never not cost a pretty penny, but the Dodger hitters have been the real fantasy stars this past month. Manny Machado is working out nicely after his move from Baltimore. He continues to wear out pitchers despite switching leagues. Justin Turner has had a resurgence this season with an OPS over .900, but he’s been particularly hot in recent games, right when the Dodgers need him most.

Baseball’s Best Offenses Cooling Down

The heralded offenses in Cleveland and Boston were due to slow down at some point, but both teams have seen quite the dip in production recently. The lofty salaries of Mookie Betts and Jose Ramirez were worth it when you were almost guaranteed 18 to 20 points a night, but with so many cheaper options heating up down the stretch, it may be worthwhile to seek out players from those teams who still have that extra level of intensity in their matchups. The Tribe and the Sox are so far ahead in their divisions, many key players may end up taking some days here and there to keep fresh for the playoffs.

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The third week of the preseason typically sees teams play their starters more as a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the regular season. But this year many teams opted to hold their stars out choosing not to risk injury instead. So, Week Three’s preseason slate was not as entertaining as fans might have hoped it would be.

But all was not lost because we did get to see some rookie wide receivers make a good case for making the roster.

The Players

Wide receivers tend to be more inter-changeable during games than other positions giving rookies more of a chance to get on the field. If they can do something in what time they get—they get more. There have been a handful that have made a good name for themselves in the preseason.

While it isn’t guaranteed, chances are some of these guys will get a chance on Sunday sooner rather than later:

• Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos: He hasn’t had a lot of work in the preseason but did have three catches for 45 yards last week against the Redskins. But when you are 6’4”, 216 lbs., and were selected in the second round, it is safe to say the team plans on using you. But Denver has a number of veteran receivers. So, it remains to be seen if he’ll get enough work to become fantasy relevant.
• Riley McCarron, New England Patriots: He looked the part of a capable receiver against a tough Carolina Panthers defense (four catches for 49 yards). With Edelman out the first four weeks and the Patriots thin at wide receiver, he could play himself into a roster spot with a good performance in Week Four. Fantasy relevance? Probably not, but you can never tell with the Patriots.
• Chad Beebe, Minnesota Vikings: The former Northern Illinois receiver had another solid game last week (five catches for 59 yards and a touchdown). He is not going to supplant Stefon Diggs or Adam Thielen anytime soon. But if one of those guys goes down, he could become fantasy worthy.
• Brandon Powell, Detroit Lions: Powell hasn’t been producing crat stats in the preseason, but he has been catching whatever has been thrown his way. He certainly did last week (six receptions for 45 yards). In a pass-heavy offense, as the Lions have, every receiver has the potential to be fantasy-worthy. But he is going to be too low on the totem pole to matter unless someone gets hurt.
• Justin Watson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: He had another good outing last week against the Lions (three receptions for 35 yards). But Tampa Bay has a pretty crowded receiver’s room. If he makes the final roster, he’ll be hard-pressed to get playing time.
• J’Mon Moore, Green Bay Packers: Moore is in a great position to get some early opportunities on Sunday. But the coaches may want him to catch more than 50 percent of the passes thrown his way (four receptions, targeted eight times, for 62 yards).
• Javon Wims, Chicago Bears: Not having to share the field with Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller had to help, but Wims has had a great preseason—like last week when he made four receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown.
• Antonio Callaway, Cleveland Browns: While he didn’t play last week, he has shown the kind of game already that has to be as intriguing to coaches as it is to fans. If he can get healthy and stay out of trouble, it is not hard to imagine him becoming a steady contributor sometime in the near future.
• James Washington, Pittsburgh Steelers: While he didn’t do anything last week, he has had an impressive preseason and stands to be the Steelers No. 3 man when the regular season starts.
• Calvin Ridley, Atlanta Falcons: He’ll be behind Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu, but he’ll get a chance to see the field as the team’s probable No. 3 WR.
• Michael Gallup, Dallas Cowboys: While he didn’t make a catch last week, the Cowboys have high hopes for their prized rookie this season.

Fantasy relevance?

As good as some of these guys have looked in the preseason, the most any of them stands to see the field early in the season is as the No. 3 receiver. So, until they prove otherwise, the wise move would be to leave them on the bench when filling out your daily fantasy roster.

But keep an eye on these guys. Because as the season goes on and guys get hurt

This week, the PGA Tour remains on the East Coast for the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the Dell Technologies Championship. The field will be a little smaller which means that your daily fantasy lineup could be easier or harder to set (depending on your outlook).

Unlike most tournaments, this one runs Friday through Monday instead of the usual Thursday-Sunday schedule.

So—who do you go with? Before diving into an examination of some of the options…

How about a little information about the course and weather?

The tournament will be held at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts which is south-southwest of Boston. The course is a par-71 that is 7,216 yards long.

After a warm week leading up to Round One on Friday, the weather is expected to take a turn for the worse over the weekend. Winds will be kind of high Friday (11 MPH) but temperatures will be comfortable (69 degrees). But there will also be a 20 percent chance of rain. Saturday will be much like Friday, cool with a chance of rain and overcast.

But things could get a little crazy (or wet) on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures will be around the mid-70s with a chance of thunderstorms and a 60 percent chance of rain.

The Players

There has never been a back-to-back champion at the Dell Technologies Championship, but Justin Thomas has a decent shot at becoming the first. While the competition is going to be stiff and other golfers know the course better than him, he has proven he can master it. With how he has been playing the last few weeks, it is hard not to have a little confidence in him.

He took first at WC Bridgestone earlier this month. Followed it up with a tied for sixth finish at the PGA Championship. Last week at The Northern Trust he tied for eighth. It is also worth noting that he has not recorded a round over 69 in his last three tournaments.

It’s a loaded field, so it is hard to say he’ll win. But he is talented and playing at a high level with consistency. He could be a very reliable pick.

The following players are also worth consideration:

Adam Scott—Many of the experts are picking him which makes him hard to ignore. He has won here before, but it has been awhile (2003). But he has always played well at TPC Boston (six top-10s in 12 career starts). While he did have a rather rough stretch earlier in the year, he appears to have come out of it. He took third at the PGA Championship a couple weeks ago and finished tied for fifth last week.

Rory McIlroy— It seems like every time I want to choose him, he flops. But the stage is set for him to have a great week. Yes, he players terribly the last time he was on a course (tied for 50th at the PGA Championship) but he knows this course. He’s won twice at TPC Boston and is the career earnings leader for it. He was playing well before the PGA Championship. Look for his familiarity at this course to get him back on track.

Patrick Reed—He hasn’t been playing great lately (two MC in last five tournaments). But he hasn’t been terrible either (two t28 finishes and a t25). What makes him an enticing pick is that he seems to play well at TPC Boston year in and year out. Over the last three years, he’s finished tied for fourth, fifth and sixth. Even if the trend continues and he finishes tied for seventh, he’ll still be a good fantasy player.

Tony Finau— An opening round 74 killed him at the PGA Championship but he rebounded well with a 66-69-68. More importantly, he followed that up with a second-place finish at the The Northern Trust last week (69-67-66-68). He’s been playing well of late and led the field at The Northern Trust in a stat that bodes well for this week—tee-to-green.

Dark Horse Candidates

Tiger Woods— Every time I want to believe in Tiger, he throws up a stinker like he did last week. But he is still Tiger, so he can’t be ruled out of the equation.

Jordan Spieth—Was a runner-up at TPC Boston last year; still not playing a consistent game. But he remains one of those guys that could break out the second you leave him out of your lineup.

The Northern Trust was a great start to the PGA Tour playoff season. While the early favorites all performed well in the first round of the FedExCup, it was mid-tier daily fantasy pick Bryson DeChambeau besting the packed field by an easy four strokes in route to victory. His 126.5 points on FanDuel was bolstered greatly by his -8 on Saturday.

Plenty of players scored well throughout DFS four-day contests. Of the players we recommended last week, Tony Finau proved to be a great value, as his second place finish included only one bogey all weekend. As one of the most consistent scorers in fantasy golf, Finau has paid dividends to those who have drafted him all season.

One surprise from the Northern Trust was a quartet of bargain basement players delivering dominant performances. Cameron Smith, Billy Horschel, Aaron Wise, and Ryan Palmer were on virtually no one’s radar but all managed to finish in the top five. Any one of them could be had for the cheapest price on both FanDuel and DraftKings.

While it’s hard to predict when players lingering around 100 in the world rankings will put together a solid four rounds, the help of proven research and analytics can help you mine a few diamonds like these from the rough.

Competition Tightens for Round Two of FedExCup

The field widdles down to under a hundred for the upcoming Dell Technologies Championship this coming weekend in Boston. Despite being the current points leader, DeChambeau is available for a reasonable $8700 on DraftKings. The usual suspects clutter the top of the salary list, with much of the early attention going to the defending champion Justin Thomas.

Lower down in that top tier, a DFS player can find Jordan Spieth, who regained some confidence with a third round 64 last weekend. Tommy Fleetwood and Hideki Matsuyama also represent good plays, as both have consistently put up big numbers week after week. By saving money on those top roster spots, one can take advantage of the big group of mid-tier players who could have a breakout tournament.

Finau is likely hungry to finally capture that second PGA tour victory after being so close all year long. At $8800 on DraftKings, he could be the steal of the weekend. Louis Oosthuizen is sitting right on the cut bubble and could be inspired to bring his A-game to avoid ending his season early. He didn’t appear to have any lingering back issues that sidelined him from the PGA Championship, so the former major champion could provide excellent value.

Sleeper Picks A-Plenty

Billy Horschel just might have the magic touch for the third straight week at a course that he finished second at in 2014. He’s ridiculously cheap at $8700 on FanDuel, but if he cracks a 100 fantasy points again, he won’t likely be as cheap in the coming weeks.  Gary Woodland isn’t the most tantalizing of picks, but with three straight top-20 finishes at TPC Boston, he could provide some impact from that sixth roster spot. With the season coming to a close DKL has decided to let everyone have a winning lineup:

 

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