DFSR's Daily Fantasy NFL Podcast - Week 5 Recap 10/11/16 DFSR's Doug Norrie and James Davis take a look back at Week 5 in the NFL for FanDuel and DraftKings. It was an interesting week for the league starting with Tom Brady being fully back. He was back to the Brady of old with the Patriots clicking on all levels. We also saw the Vikings continue their 2016 dominance with a full on performance against the Texans. And finally they talk about the RBBC situations and the tight end production variance. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy Football News, Notes and Updates FanDuel and DraftKings – Week 5 10/9/16 In this article, we'll be breaking down the top news around the league and provide you with an analysis of what we expect to happen. We will also provide you with an "every lineup guy" section, just like we did for baseball. As always, these picks are informed by our lineup optimizer, the NFL spread for each contest, year to date NFL stats, and so on. So let's welcome football back into our lives, and let's get this show on the show on the road! Check out our  NFL DFS suite of tools including full projections, optimal NFL lineups and Player Lab which includes filters to help you create NFL lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings. It’s a robust set of tools; well beyond anything we’ve ever had and something we feel will help our users *ahem* tackle the NFL season. SIGN UP NOW! A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! NFL News and Notes Tom Brady (suspension) is back and ready to attack! Julian Edelman (foot) looks like he'll be able to play on Sunday. Demaryius Thomas (hip) will play on Sunday. Trevor Siemian (shoulder) will not suit up Sunday, which means Paxton Lynch will get the nod. Latavius Murray will be out on Sunday, so DeAndre Washington, will get the start on Sunday. Eric Decker (shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday. Jonathan Stewart (hamstring) will be out once again this week. Devin Funches (foot) is probable for Monday. Cam Newton (concussion) will not play Monday, which means Derek Anderson will get the start under-center.. Rashad Jennings (thumb)is doubtful for Sunday. Arian Foster (hamstring) is doubtful for Sunday. Look for the Dolphins to use the running back committee once again. Eddie Royal (calf) is a game-time decission . Kevin White has already been ruled out, so Alshon Jeffrey could have a very busy day. Stefon Diggs (groin) is doubtful for Sunday. Charles Sims (knee) is looking doubtful for Monday, which means Jacquizz Rodgers, will get the start. LeGarrette Blount (hip) will play on Sunday. Antonio Gates (hamstring) will attempt to play on Sunday. He could be on some sort of snap-count, so beware! Eric Ebron (knee) will not play on Sunday. Dez Bryant (knee) is doubtful for Sunday. Look for Brice Butler to draw another start. Larry Donnell (concussion) will not suit up on Sunday. Frank Gore (chest) will play on Sunday....

Daily Fantasy Football Running Back Values for FanDuel and DraftKings - Week 5  10/9/16 We covered our main cash game plays in our Week 5 Picks where we touched on LeVeon Bell, Melvin Gordon, Jordan Howard, Demarco Murray and Terrance West. For this piece we will touch on some of the cheaper targets you can use for salary relief and/ or GPP upside. In case you didn’t notice, we just released our brand new NFL DFS suite of tools including full projections, optimal NFL lineups and our Player Lab, which includes filters to help you create NFL lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings for any format. It’s a set of tools well beyond anything we’ve ever had, and something we feel will help our users *ahem* tackle the NFL season. SIGN UP NOW! RUNNING BACK VALUES Jerick McKinnon FD 6200 DK 4000 Opponent HOU Proj Points FD - 15.01 DK - 16.1 He won’t get the goal line carries at all, but he ripped off yardage at a solid clip last game and it appears the Vikings are fine giving him plenty of carries between the tens. The Vikings have a clear strategy for winning right now: slow the game down, manage a rather conservative offense and let the defense do the work. McKinnon’s averaged 17/65 in the last two games and has gotten a few looks in the passing scheme as well. The Vikings are -6.5 against the Texans this week who rank 30th in the league in DVOA against the rush. They’ve been shredded on the ground with Demarco Murray and LeGarrette Blount doing damage in the last two games. It could be McKinnon’s turn here if the Vikings get up early and want to just run the clock down on a weaker Texans’ offense. DeAndre Washington FD 4700 DK 3400 Opponent SD Proj Points FD - 11.93 DK - 13.41 Jalen Richard FD 4900 DK 3300 Opponent SD Proj Points FD - 5.04 DK - 5.46 The Raiders’ running back situation is a little unclear right now with Latavius Murray sitting out of practice this week with turf toe. I’m not totally sure Murray sitting crystalizes the Oakland situation though. He only had eight carries last week with Washington going 5/30 and Richard 2/15. Murray wasn’t carrying the ball a ton up until this point and dividing up his touches between the other two doesn’t give either big upside. Washington would be the interesting guy considering the FD and DK prices if you think he merely sees 15 touches with some coming through the passing game. He has six targets up until this point and would likely see the per game numbers increase in an expanded role. The is one...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NFL Podcast - Week 5 Game-by-Game Breakdown 10/7/16 DFSR's Doug Norrie and James Davis take a look at each game on the Week 5 NFL schedule. They start with recapping the Arizona-San Fran Thursday night game and David Johnson's dominating performance. Then it's on to Week 5 with a few games standing out above the others in terms of upside and value. The Steelers and Patriots lead the way with big implied totals to start. Big Ben, Antonio Brown and LeVeon Bell plus Tom Brady and Julian Edelman stand out. They also break down Philly's hot start, what to do with the Raiders and some games to just outright avoid. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy Football News and Notes FanDuel and DraftKings – Week 5 10/9/16 In this article, we'll be breaking down the top news around the league and provide you with an analysis of what we expect to happen. We will also provide you with an "every lineup guy" section, just like we did for baseball. As always, these picks are informed by our lineup optimizer, the NFL spread for each contest, year to date NFL stats, and so on. So let's welcome football back into our lives, and let's get this show on the show on the road! Check out our  NFL DFS suite of tools including full projections, optimal NFL lineups and Player Lab which includes filters to help you create NFL lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings. It’s a robust set of tools; well beyond anything we’ve ever had and something we feel will help our users *ahem* tackle the NFL season. SIGN UP NOW! A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! NFL News and Notes Tom Brady (suspension) is back and ready to attack! Julian Edelman (foot) was added to the injury report on Thursday and is questionable for Sunday. I'm not sure if it's anything serious, but we will monitor the situation closely and keep you updated. Demaryius Thomas (hip) was a limited participate in Thursday's practice, but is expected to continue to play through the injury. Andrew Luck (shoulder) was a limited participate in Thursday's practice, but no need to panic -- he'll be out there Sunday. Trevor Siemian (shoulder) was a limited participate in Thursday's practice and is considered questionable for Sunday. Jacob Tamme (hip) practiced in full on Thursday and will be out there this weekend. Latavius Murray is battling through turf toe and is considered questionable for Sunday. If he is unable to suit up, look for the Raiders to use a running back by committee approach. Kenny Britt (thigh) did not practice on Thursday and is considered questionable for Sunday. Eric Decker (shoulder) doesn't want to rule himself out, just yet, but I don't expect him to play this week. Jonathan Stewart (hamstring) will be out once again this week. Devin Funches (foot) was a limited participate in Thursday's practice and it looks like he'll play Monday. Cam Newton (concussion) is questionable for Monday. They are expected to know whether or not he'll be available by Saturday. Rashad Jennings (thumb) was a limited participate in Thursday's practice, but...