DAILY FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND PLAY OR FADE ADVICE

He is a better value on FanDuel than on DraftKings based on position specific points per dollar calculations. He is projected for 9.4 FD points and is worth +$704 more than $3.8K on FD. On DK he is projected for 2.6 points and is worth $4K. 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

Expect Nick Bonino to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 108 projected fantasy points puts him at #59 behind Mikko Koivu and ahead of Kirby Dach. He has averaged 1.55 fantasy points in his past 89 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 1.52 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#60) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. Nick Bonino is expected to come up short of last season's #47 fantasy position rank.

START EM ALERT: NICK BONINO PROJECTED TO FINISH AHEAD OF FRANS NIELSEN IN WEEK 4

Nick Bonino is projected for 4.74 fantasy points in 3 games the rest of the week in week 4 which ranks him as the #44 projected center for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. 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 Frans Nielsen but behind Ryan Strome the rest of the week. His projected rank in Week 5 is the same as it is in Week 4. He is projected for 4.81 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. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.