Regardless of where you like to save and spend your DFS money, we’ve found the best daily fantasy football values at each position on FanDuel and DraftKings for NFL Week 5. Feel free to use these value picks in your FanDuel lineup for the Week 5 Sporting News Football Championship qualifier.
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Best daily fantasy QB value picks
FanDuel: Alex Smith, Chiefs vs. Bears ($6,900). Not a total punt play considering the Bears allow the fifth-most standard fantasy points per game to QBs. You can even stack Smith with Jamaal Charles, Jeremy Maclin or Travis Kelce to get more bang for your buck.
DraftKings: Jay Cutler, Bears at Chiefs ($5,300). Yep, we’re going to Smith’s counterpart against the Chiefs, who allow the most FPPG to QBs. That is, assuming Alshon Jeffery plays.
Week 5 fantasy football QB rankings
Best daily fantasy RB value picks
FanDuel: Ameer Abdullah, Lions vs. Cardinals ($6,100). Tough to find a true starting RB who will also pull in some receptions for much cheaper than this. Also like LeGarrette Blount for just $100 more.
DraftKings: T.J. Yeldon, Jaguars at Bucs ($4,400). Yeldon looks like a great bargain on both sites this week ($6,600 on FD) going up against a Bucs run defense allowing 125 rushing yards and a TD per game to RBs. Game flow will be in his favor for 20-plus touches.
Week 5 fantasy football RB rankings
Best daily fantasy WR value picks
FanDuel: Kendall Wright, Titans vs. Bills ($5,900). On the high end, Jeremy Maclin ($6,900) and Jordan Matthews ($6,800) are attractive, but Wright sticks out much lower. The Bills are allowing the third-most FPPG to WRs, which puts Titans rookie Dorial Green-Beckham on the tourney flier radar too.
DraftKings: Travis Benjamin, Browns at Ravens ($4,500). The Ravens are allowing the second-most FPPG to WRs on DraftKings, and Benjamin is averaging 20.2 PPG. To put his value in perspective, Randall Cobb is averaging 20.5 PPG and costs $3,000 more this week.
Week 5 fantasy football WR rankings
Best daily fantasy TE value picks
FanDuel: Owen Daniels, Broncos at Raiders ($4,900). This one’s almost — almost — too easy with the Raiders allowing way more fantasy points to TEs than anyone else. If you’re wondering, Virgil Green would only save you $300 from Daniels.
DraftKings: Owen Daniels, Broncos at Raiders ($2,700). So, Daniels is going to be owned in quite a few leagues this weekend. If you want to get more creative, Zach Ertz is only $200 more and in a pretty sweet matchup against the Saints, who allow the third-most FPPG to tight ends on DK.
Week 5 fantasy football TE rankings
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