DAILY FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND PLAY OR FADE ADVICE

He is a better value on DrafKings than on FanDuel based on position specific points per dollar calculations. He is projected for 12 FD points and is worth -$1202 less than $3.8K on FD. On DK he is projected for 12.3 points and is worth -$307 less than $3K. Below are how he ranks based on projected fantasy points on both DFS platforms. Look for players with more FPs at lower salaries.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

According to our projection, you can expect Nicolas Claxton to be a bench player or a good option off the waiver wire. His 283 projected fantasy points puts him at #107 behind Chandler Hutchison and ahead of Matisse Thybulle. He has averaged 9.8 fantasy points in his past 14 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 8.3 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#110) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. Nicolas Claxton is expected to improve on this season-to-date's #139 fantasy position rank.

NICOLAS CLAXTON WEEK 16 AND 17 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Nicolas Claxton is projected for 31.8 fantasy points in 3 games which projects to being the #103 ranked forward. This may be a week you want to sit Nicolas Claxton. This is projected to be a better than average week with more fantasy points per game than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Cody Martin but behind Chandler Hutchison. Week 17 will be better based on projected rank (#88). He is projected for 20.3 fantasy points.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Below the projection are actual stats from this season.