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Three hundred and one! That was the winning score on DraftKings' Millionaire Maker in Week 3—a whopping 33.4 points per player. In fact, just to win the average 50/50 in Week 3, you needed 170 points, or almost 19 points per player. This sounds unrealistic, but those points were everywhere in Week 3. Eleven of the 16 games hit the Vegas over, and many cleared it by a mile. As a result, the Daily Fantasy Sports bar was raised, too. Think Julian Edelman's 16.5 fat fantasy points had you on the road to victory? Nope, you're in the red just like the rest of us dupes.Last week's millionaire-making ticket was close to perfect. Sure, they could've had a better defense or QB, but not by much. Almost all the top 10 tickets had Devonta Freeman (this week's price: $5,200) and Greg Olsen ($5,400). Receivers that rung up 35 points or more were everywhere, and you had to have them to cash out with big money.QBCam Newton ($7,000) – Piling up the points so farPhilip Rivers ($6,100) – First time at home, he was QB2; and now the BrownsAndy Dalton ($5,900) – That price is triple-dog-daring us to take himTyrod Taylor ($5,800) – Producing every weekRBLatavius Murray ($6,300) – Many unattractive RB matchups this week, but Murray against Bears not oneMark Ingram ($6,000) – Can the Saints run roughshod over the Cowboys like the Falcons did?Joseph Randle ($5,500) – Don't love the Saints defense eitherMelvin Gordon ($4,900) – Browns turn running backs into starsRyan Mathews ($3,800) – If he gets the start, the price is so hard to turn downKarlos Williams ($3,400) – Ditto; how else will you afford Julio?WRJulio Jones ($9,300) – Top price. Worth it.A.J. Green ($7,600) – Chiefs pass defense did not impressRandall Cobb ($7,400), James Jones ($5,300) – Alone or stackedLarry Fitzgerald ($6,500) – Still a great value; look for sky-high percent ownershipAmari Cooper ($6,300) – That talent is undeniableAnquan Boldin ($4,800) – We all need someone cheaper, and it'll never be as bad as last weekTEGreg Olsen ($5,400) – Prisoner of the momentTyler Eifert ($4,600) – Liking a Bengals stackMartellus Bennett ($4,500) – Raiders have yet to stop a TECharles Clay ($3,300) – Prices for tight ends going up; his is still reasonableDEFCardinals ($3,400) – First choice and another nice matchup against RamsChargers ($2,800) – Have we mentioned the Browns?Redskins ($2,600) – Three extra days of game planning to prove the Eagles still stinkMy Ticket:Andy Dalton, Melvin Gordon, Karlos Williams, AJ Green, Randall Cobb, Larry Fitzgerald, Tyler Eifert, Amari Cooper, Cardinals defense
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Have you noticed that Keenan Allen ($7,000) is trolling us? With weekly point totals of 40.3, 2.6 and 34.6, his percent ownership numbers have essentially been the inverse of his scoring. Are you with him this week, in a very tasty home matchup against the Browns? I'm warning you. He's the George R. R. Martin of fantasy football, and you do not want to be Jon Snow.With New England and Tennessee on a bye, Miami and the Jets flying to England, and Pittsburgh and Baltimore squaring off on Thursday night, the group of available players to choose from is smaller this week; in particular, many of the attractive wide receivers (and Gronk!) have been eliminated. The WRs that remain eligible for Week 4 will have high prices and high percent ownership. To compete, you'll need to accommodate some of them, which means cheap running backs will be at an even higher premium. Creating a competent ticket that's different enough from the competition will be as tricky as ever. That's the fun part, as always.Here are some players who could help this weekend.
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