DAILY FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND PLAY OR FADE ADVICE

He is projected for 5.2 FanDuel points and 1.5 points on DraftKings. Based on the player pool average points per dollar he is coming up -$1412 short of $3.9K on FanDuel and -$162 short of $2.6K on DraftKings. There should be much better options (see below). Barring a significant lineup change consider him a daily fantasy player to fade. 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

Derick Brassard may be worth a roster spot in deeper leagues or may be a decent waiver wire pick up. His 56 projected fantasy points puts him at #124 behind Nate Thompson and ahead of Blake Lizotte. He has averaged 0.7 fantasy points in his past 76 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 0.77 fantasy points. His rank based on average projected points is the same as his rank based on total fantasy points. Derick Brassard is expected to come up short of last season's #96 fantasy position rank.

DERICK BRASSARD WEEK 3 AND 4 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Derick Brassard is projected for 1.43 fantasy points in 2 games the rest of the week which projects to being the #117 ranked center. 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 Joel Eriksson Ek but behind Alex Kerfoot the rest of the week. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#109). He is projected for 2.64 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.