Ladies and Gentlemen, football is back! After what felt like an eternity of an offseason, we finally have some football back in our lives which means there is money to be won across the daily fantasy industry. To make things easier for you all, we are going to have site specific cash game content and the links will be posted here at the top to easily navigate between the different platforms. While some of the content in each article may overlap, there will be different plays for each site depending on price.

Fanduel Cash Article

DraftKings Cash Article

QB

Jameis Winston $31

Not everyone thinks Jameis Winston is all that good at playing quarterback but I honestly don’t care one way or the other. What I’m more interested in is if the situation he is in makes it worth rostering him or not and in this case it is. Winston was a headache to play last season with the threat of being benched for Ryan Fitzpatrick always looming. That being said, Fitzpatrick is out of town now and the Tampa Bay offense still seems to be favorable for producing QB fantasy points. I expect them to continue to struggle with running the football which bodes well for Winston and his elite receiving corps. In games he didn’t get benched last season, Winston had at least 35 attempts in seven of those 10 games and went over 300 yards passing in five of them. This game could likely get into a shootout and Winston provides a safe floor for cash games because of the volume and matchup.  

Josh Allen $24

I understand that Josh Allen is generally considered a tournament play but the price here is just too cheap on Yahoo with the majority of QBs being $30 or higher. Despite the low total in this game against the Jets, Allen does have a nice rushing floor and with the addition of deep threat, John Brown, I expect Allen to pay off his price tag relatively easy with room for upside. In the 12 games that Allen played as a rookie last season, he had 30 or more rushing yards in seven of those games and added eight rushing TDs in that span. Rushing yards are worth more for QBs on Yahoo because of the lack of the 300 yard bonus that sites like DraftKings use. If looking to save at the position, Allen is my guy on Yahoo.

RB

Leonard Fournette $20

Fournette’s price immediately jumped out to me as being too cheap relative to DraftKings and Fanduel pricing. He projects to be a very strong play in the game with the highest over/under on the main slate at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. Sharp money is backing the Jaguars here and I expect this game to be competitive. Even if the Jags do fall behind, Fournette is going to have an increased role in the passing game with T.J. Yeldon now in Buffalo. Because of the price, Fournette is the top RB play on Yahoo.

Nick Chubb $23

This is another player who is priced down on Yahoo as he is just the 11th most expensive at the position this week. The Cleveland Browns are a home favorite and Chubb is another running back that is likely to see an increased role in the passing game as Duke Johnson was traded to the Houston Texans. I expect the Browns to put up points in this one and Chubb to be featured on this high powered offense.

WR

Dede Westbrook $15

Dede Westbrook is setting up to be one of the best value plays at WR across all daily fantasy sites but especially here on Yahoo where he is priced just $5 above the minimum. I already mentioned this is the highest over/under on the main slate and Westbrook is the primary pass catching option for this Jags team. With Foles under center this year, I expect we see Westbrook thrive and it should start this week against a KC defense that were bottom 10 in DraftKings points allowed to the WR position last season. It’s Dede SZN folks, get with it.

DJ Moore $16

Over on DraftKings, I prefer Curtis Samuel as the Carolina WR play for cash but that is because Moore is priced $1300 more expensive over there. Here on Yahoo though, both Carolina receivers cost $16 which makes me prefer DJ Moore as he is the more proven receiver until further notice. That could change after this year but in all reality I think we could see both these guys show up on Sunday as this game has strong shootout potential. I’m still going to side with the WR1 in Moore until Samuel proves he has taken over that role.

TE

Vance Mcdonald $13

This is a Yahoo specific play as the other sites do not include the Sunday night game with the main slate. Yahoo absolutely botched the pricing on this one though as Mcdonald is priced as the 19th most expensive TE this week and he likely projects as a top seven play at the position. Don’t overthink this one and just take the savings on a high floor high upside play in Mcdonald. Because of the enormous savings you get with him, he is the only TE that I have interest in playing for cash on Yahoo.

D/ST

Philadelphia Eagles $19

Eagles are my favorite D/ST of this week on every site. It is always a great spot when you can get a heavy favorite against a bad quarterback and a weak offense. I expect the Eagles to get a ton of pressure on Washington and create sacks and turnovers. The icing on the cake is that Washington struggles in special teams so if we run really pure then maybe we get a kick or punt return TD as well.  

San Francisco 49ers $11

You really don’t need the savings this week because there is already so much value out there but the Niners project very strong even for cash this week at such a cheap price tag. Winston is usually good for at least a few sacks and turnovers and the Niners only cost $1 above the minimum here. I like them more for tournaments but if you wanted to punt D/ST in cash then they would be my pick for sure.