Last week one of you came just a couple points away from winning the entire $1,000 Beat the Expert bonus in our $2,500 FantasyPros Challenge. You can blame Ken Zalis from FansFantasyFootball, last week’s top salary cap expert, for screwing that up for you. Good news is, you still doubled up your investment since you finished in the top half!
In a nutshell, the FantasyPros Challenge is:
- Exclusive weekly salary cap contest on DraftStreet
- Up to $2,500 in prizes given away each week
- Just finish in the top half to win double your $5 entry fee
- Contest is capped at 330 players max…just finish in the top 115 to win!
- Beat the top expert to win a share of the $1,000 Beat the Experts bonus
- If you’re the only one to beat the top expert, you win the entire $1,000!
This week we’ve asked the Top 5 Experts from our Daily Fantasy Accuracy Cup (DFAC) to provide you with their must starts of the week. Check out their advice and be sure to enter the FantasyPros Challenge.
Name one player you will definitely have in your DraftStreet Salary Cap lineup for Week 2. Why?
LESEAN MCCOY (RB, PHI)
The new offense fits McCoy like a glove. I will ride the wave and the energy the Linc will provide the Eagles. This week McCoy faces a SD team coming cross country on a short week that gave up 4.3 yards a carry and over 100 yards to RBs. they also allowed 8 catches by running backs. All this adds up to a must start for McCoy even at the lofty price tag.
– Ken Zalis | @fansfantasy | FansFantasyFootball
CAM NEWTON (QB, CAR)
In Week 2, Cam Newton is a must play in my lineup. Newton had a down Week 1 and his salary reflects it. Heading into Week 2, he has a solid matchup against Buffalo and ranks as the second-highest value play according to numberFire’s projected 21.8 points, behind only Big Ben (who I am steering far clear of after Week 1 and the loss of Maurkice Pouncey).
– Keith Goldner | @numberFire | numberFire
JAMES JONES (WR, GB)
To win in Daily Fantasy Football you have to trust your instincts and not follow the trends. This is why I am going to have Packers WR James Jones in my starting lineup on DraftStreet this week. Coming off a miserable zero catch performance Jones will only cost me $7028 in salary allowing me to go after other higher priced talent while enjoying the matchup at home against the Redskins this week.
– Jeff Mans | @Jeff_Mans | Fantasy Alarm
CECIL SHORTS (WR, JAC)
$9,484 – As the only viable option in the Jaguars’ passing game, Shorts should be a lock to lead the team in targets in a favorable matchup with the Raiders. He’s likely to have a lot more success with Chad Henne as his QB in Week 2, as he averaged 86 yards and scored six times in the seven games Henne was his primary passer last season. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better receiver that has the potential to exceed their WR3 price tag this weekend.
– Sablich Brothers | @5thDownFantasy | The New York Times
MATT FORTE (RB, CHI)
Forte will be anchoring my Week 2 stable of running backs in the salary cap challenge. Though he checks in as the sixth highest paid RB for the week, Chicago’s bell cow is highly likely to return that investment in a big way. Last week, Forte carried the ball 19 times for 50 yards and a touchdown while adding four catches on six targets. He’s a yardage monster with a consistent workload who is finally getting goal line touches, a recipe for success. Now matched up against a Vikings team that was absolutely torched by Detroit’s Reggie Bush / Joique Bell combo punch, expect Matt Forte to pick up his first 100-yards game this week and find the end zone once again.
– Wayne Bretsky | @BretskyBall | BretskyBall
I’d like to thank the Featured Pros for providing their advice for our $2,500 FantasyPros Challenge. If you think you can take down the Pros, enter the contest now before it’s too late (capped at 330 players).
Good luck this week!
