6 DraftKings Bargains for Week 2
Eli Manning, QB, NY Giants
DraftKings Price: $5,500
Projected Points: 16.6
Projected Value: 3.01
In 13 career games in Dallas against his NFC East division rivals, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is averaging 26.99 yards, 0.37 touchdowns, and 2.90 fantasy points better than all of his other games.
It hasn't always been an easy matchup, however. Two of his past five contests in the Jerry Dome have resulted in sub-10 fantasy point efforts, an output that can take any winning lineup out of the money.
He enters this week's matchup against his long-time foes, however, with a full -- and healthy -- complement of skill players. Not only does he have Odell Beckham, Sterling Shepard, and Evan Engram at his disposal, but he finally has a star running back, something that has eluded him for years and can help open up the field for the other players.
Manning finished Week 1 with only 8.16 DraftKings points. That's nothing to extol, unless you consider that he was playing against the impenetrable Jacksonville Jaguars passing defense. Manning completed 23 passes for a 62.2% completion rate. Only one quarterback against the Jags in 2017 had more completions than Manning's 23, and only 3 threw for a better completion percentage.
At $5,500, his salary is the 25th-highest among all quarterbacks this week. Our projections show Manning providing much higher output than that salary would suggest. We project him for 16.6 DraftKings points and have his upside at over five points per $1,000, making him a value QB well worth your consideration.
