FanDuel Most Valuable and Least Valuable Players
Out of 27 qualifying players (projected and expected for full game performance), 15 delivered at least a $100 value over their salary. There were 13 more who were worth $500+ their salary. Travis Kelce was the #1 most valuable player on FanDuel (worth +$11853 over salary). Our projection model correctly assigned Travis Kelce a Buy value rating on Sportsline. With 38.14 fantasy points, Patrick Mahomes delivered +$8403 more than expected based on salary. Our projected value was right in this case. We gave Patrick Mahomes a good value rating on Sportsline. There were 11 players who underperformed and cost their owners at least $100. Tyreek Hill was the worst player of the night in terms of what was expected for $8200. He cost owners -$4429.
DraftKings Most Valuable and Least Valuable Players
Based on actual fantasy points and salary from 27 players projected for their typical utilization there were 14 who excelled and were worth at least $100 more than their salary. There were 12 more who were worth $500+ their salary. The #1 most valuable player was Travis Kelce who delivered +$9678 more than their salary projected to. Our Buy Rating on Sportsline for Travis Kelce was right on. Davante Adams was the #2 most valuable player on DraftKings (worth +$7008 over salary). There were 11 players who underperformed and cost their owners at least $100. Tyreek Hill was the worst player of the night in terms of what was expected for $7600. He cost owners -$4049.
| FANDUEL MVPs | EXPECTED | PROJECTED | ACTUAL | VALUE |
|---|
| Travis Kelce $6.4K | 15.5 | 18.3 | 36.4 | +$9678 |
| Davante Adams $7.8K | 18.1 | 19.1 | 32 | +$7008 |
| Patrick Mahomes $7.5K | 22.9 | 24.1 | 38.14 | +$6111 |
| Tyler Lockett $6.6K | 15.3 | 14.9 | 24.1 | +$5462 |
| Deshaun Watson $6.7K | 20.4 | 20.1 | 33.22 | +$5281 |
| Damien Williams $6K | 13.8 | 15 | 25.8 | +$4367 |
| DeAndre Hopkins $7.4K | 17.1 | 17.9 | 16.3 | +$2232 |
| Kenny Stills $4.8K | 11.1 | 9.5 | 15.5 | +$1971 |
| Marshawn Lynch $4.8K | 11 | 12.7 | 14.6 | +$1205 |
| Darren Fells $3.5K | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.7 | +$914 |
| FANDUEL LVPs | EXPECTED | PROJECTED | ACTUAL | VALUE |
|---|
| Tyreek Hill $7.6K | 17.6 | 19.4 | 4 | -$4049 |
| Jamaal Williams $4.6K | 10.5 | 10.1 | 1.7 | -$2791 |
| Demarcus Robinson $4K | 9.3 | 6.5 | 0.9 | -$2630 |
| Malik Turner $3.2K | 7.4 | 4.4 | 0 | -$2480 |
| DK Metcalf $6.8K | 15.7 | 15.9 | 7.9 | -$1954 |
| Travis Homer $5.1K | 11.7 | 9.7 | 5 | -$1904 |
| Mecole Hardman $4.1K | 9.5 | 9.9 | 2.9 | -$1871 |
| Luke Willson $2.5K | 6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | -$1389 |
| Duke Johnson $4.7K | 10.8 | 11.5 | 5.9 | -$793 |
| Carlos Hyde $5K | 11.5 | 10.7 | 7.7 | -$756 |