Sunday Million Week 4 Recap

FanDuel was back at it again with their massive Week 4 Sunday Million contest, requiring a $25 entry fee with 55,300 people getting paid out. This massive $5 million GPP tournament had 275,862 entries available for buy-in and ended up only having 230,966 entries in it. There was $1,122,400 worth of overlay in the tournament and it offered some nice rake free playing for those that got to enter.  Every week FanDuel will be running a Sunday Million GPP Contest and we will break it down here at Footballguys.com and see what the keys were to having the top lineup on the week and taking home the top prize of $1 million.

Here's how Week 4 of the Sunday Million shook out.

	DFS Screen Name	Points	Prize Money
1st	brettrau24	176.12	$1,000,000
2nd	mcmagin	174.62	$350,000
3rd	rootdown2	168.02	$150,000
4th	stratas	167.92	$100,000
5th	hussflier	167.22	$75,000

Here is the winning roster

Position	Player	Salary	FanDuel Points	% Owned
QB	Philip Rivers	$7,400	26.22	3.5%
RB	Karlos Williams	$6,300	14.50	42.1%
RB	Devonta Freeman	$7,200	35.40	12.5%
WR	DeAndre Hopkins	$7,900	20.20	12.9%
WR	Keenan Allen	$7,700	15.20	10.4%
WR	Demaryius Thomas	$8,500	13.80	9.0%
TE	Martellus Bennett	$5,500	19.80	14.5%
K	Graham Gano	$4,700	13.00	3.3%
D	Carolina Panthers	$4,800	18.00	9.1%
		$60,000	176.12

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Sunday Million Week 1 Recap

FanDuel just kicked off the 2015 NFL Season with a massive Week 1 Sunday Million contest, requiring a $25 entry fee with 46,000 people getting paid out. This massive $5 million GPP tournament had 229,885 entries available for buy ins and only ended up filling to 168,162 spots creating some great overlay for the customer. Every week FanDuel will be running a Sunday Million GPP Contest and we will break it down here at Footballguys.com and see what the keys were to having the top lineup on the week and taking home the top prize of $1 million.

Here's how Week 1 shook out.

	DFS Screen Name	Points	Prize Money
1st	jeremybronson	201.32	$1,000,000
2nd	jeepers77	189.10	$350,000
3rd	jeepers77	187.60	$150,000
4th	migthetig	186.64	$100,000
5th	redrocks	186.54	$75,000

With a contest that has 168,162 entries it is hard to believe that jeremybronson's team could win by 12.22 points over 2nd place jeepers77. That is a very impressive feat in such a big entry GPP. To do that jeremybronson had to really have a unique lineup with some highly under owned players in it. Let's take a look at his lineup and what percentage made up his team.

Position	Player	Salary	FanDuel Points	% Owned
QB	Alex Smith	$6,600	23.22	0.6%
RB	Jamaal Charles	$8,900	18.80	5.6%
RB	Carlos Hyde	$7,300	31.20	2.2%
WR	Julio Jones	$9,000	30.60	30.5%
WR	Percy Harvin	$5,600	17.30	0.5%
WR	DeAndre Hopkins	$7,800	28.30	3.3%
TE	Tyler Eifert	$5,000	26.90	4.8%
K	Steven Hauschka	$5,100	11.00	3.3%
D	San Francisco 49ers	$4,600	14.00	0.6%
		$59,900	201.32

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CFB Week 2 Recap: Pac-12 Conference

College football is alive and well on FanDuel and with two weeks already in the books here is a breakdown of the Pac-12 conference as it is one of the top conferences in the entire NCAA.

Head on over to Footballguys.com for a full recap of the entire Week 2 games in the Pac-12 Conference and for all your College Football DFS coverage. Below is the Utah Utes breakdown for Week 2 but over on the website you can check out the entire 12 team Pac-12 recap.  CFB Week 2 Recap: Pac-12 Conference

UTAH STATE 14 AT UTAH 24

Key Player Performance - Travis Wilson was knocked out of the game in the second quarter after suffering a left shoulder injury. Before the injury Wilson completed 9 of 12 passes for 76 yards and rushed for 49 more yards while adding a rushing touchdown. Kendal Thompson stepped in for Wilson and finished the game with 56 passing yards on 8 of 10 passing and added 23 more yards to go a long with a touchdown on the ground. Losing Wilson hurts for the Utes but at the same time the team has confidence in Thompson as he proved it last year against UCLA. Running back Devontae Booker had 31 carries for 120 yards rushing and a touchdown in the game. He continues to get a high volume of touches as he also caught 2 passes for 13 yards and now with Wilson likely set to miss a game or two he will continue to see 30+ touches moving forward. Kenneth Scott had another letdown performance as he only caught 2 passes for 18 yards.

Key Injuries - Quarterback Travis Wilson was knocked out of Friday Night's game with a shoulder issue to his non-throwing arm. It is unknown how long Wilson will be sidelined but it is looking like he will miss at least one or two games. Coach Kyle Whittingham's press conference on Monday he stated that both Wilson and DE Hunter Dimick "are not done for the season," We don't expect them to be lost for the season. If they are, we will make that known." The injury to Hunter Dimick is a big loss for the Utes as he is one of their premier pass rushers and a key leader on defense. Reports out of Utah are saying Wilson will likely sit this week against Fresno State and Kendal Thompson will get the start but the Utes will push for Wilson to be ready the following week against Oregon.

Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Wide Receiver Britain Covey continues to lead the Utes receiving core as he had a team high 6 catches for 61 yards. He will remain an intriguing fantasy option especially in full PPR formats moving forward.

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