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2025 IDP Leagues: Week 3 Performers and Week 4 Waiver Wire Targets

Phil Backert spotlights the Week 3 top performers in IDP Leagues for Fantasy Football and looks ahead to Week 4 Waiver Wire additions. Dominate the NFL! Welcome to another season where we try to spotlight some players who should be able to give your IDP teams a boost. I try to avoid the chalky names, but sometimes those situations are too good, and they will be mentioned. As a reminder, check out my weekly IDP rankings, as they will be updated all the way through kickoff. Hit me up on Twitter @PhilBackert or Discord @PBackert, and I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions you may have…

Sep 23, 2025

Buy…Sell…Cut: Fantasy Football Roster Management

Window shopping is always beneficial. While we always preach patience this time of year, since the overactions come in fast and furious the first few weeks, it does pay to at least look around at potential additions. This piece will highlight players to target in trades, or even potential WW adds, as well as players who I think it’s reasonable to move on from, preferably via trade, as the player still has value, and then, of course, there are some cut-worthy players. Our most difficult decisions often stem from who we choose to walk away from regarding our rosters… Rich Maletto strategizes the Week 4 adds, holds and cuts for your fantasy football rosters! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 23, 2025

Trending: Week 3

The Fantasyguru Staff breaks down Week 3 of the NFL season from a fantasy perspective. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 22, 2025

Monday Night Showdown – Week 3 (DET @ BAL)

Your weekly guide to Monday night’s Showdown slate on DraftKings…top CAPT options, optimal stacking rules, and slate-specific strategy! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 22, 2025

Week 3 MNF Game Script Preview 2025

Tyler Buecher previews how Week 3’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Lions and Ravens may unfold and the subsequent fantasy ramifications. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – Gaming Monthly Top picks, tools, futures insights, and 24/7 access to the betting Discord. $59.99 VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 22, 2025

NFL DFS Cash Game Review: Week 3

Welcome, mafia, to year four of my cash game review. I am excited to go over my process and NFL DFS lineup once again. The lineup is the one I entered into all of my 50/50 single-entry 100-man tournaments on FanDuel. I will also give you insight into my process and how I break down Jeff Mans’ Cash Game article. I will be using 95% of the same players you will find in Jeff’s article. There may be a player from my own player pool that I use. Jeff’s plays aren’t gospel, but the philosophies are. Let’s remember a few key points before we begin, as they pertain to line-up construction… Patio Joe reviews his Week 3 Cash Game lineup! Welcome mafia to the new cash game review. I will be going over the line-up I used to enter into all of my 50/50 single entry 100 man tournaments. I will also be giving you the insight into my process and how I break down Jeff Mans cash game article. I will be using 95% of the same players you will find in Jeff’s article. There may be a player I use from my own player pool. Jeff’s Plays aren’t gospel but the philosophies are. Remember a few things before we get started as it pertains to line-up construction…

Sep 22, 2025

Armando Marsal’s NFL Recap – Week 3

Armando’s pages of notes from the day of football, along with key takeaways from this week in the NFL! As many of you already know, I don’t miss anything when it comes to the NFL or fantasy football. This is mostly because I watch every single snap of every single game every single week. I have hard drives full of every game that I go back and reference whenever there is something in question. I don’t do all of this for my health, quite the contrary. I do this for all of you. So that when you spend your time and/or money with us here at Fantasy Guru, you will always be in the know. So, every week once the dust settles, I will take my pages of notes from the day of football and put them into proper seasonal and daily fantasy context right here. For this season, I have brough along some help as Armando Marsal will be covering the injuries for us while Ted Schuster takes a break from his smoke break to provide us a few “Ted’s Takeaways” each week. If you have ANY questions about any game, team, player or situation don’t ever be afraid to reach out and ask. This recap covers all my advice here at Fantasy Guru including seasonal, DFS and sports betting analysis.

Sep 22, 2025

Sunday Night Showdown – Week 3 (KC @ NYG)

Your weekly guide to Sunday night’s Showdown slate on DraftKings…top CAPT options, optimal stacking rules, and slate-specific strategy! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 21, 2025

Jeff Mans’ DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 3

Welcome to the DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown, where Jeff Mans breaks down everything you need to know to build safe, high-floor lineups for your cash games. “The low price points of our Core 4 allowed us to pay up for a couple of heavily undervalued assets in tremendous matchups in Amon-Ra St. Brown and Puka Nacua. That pair of receivers catapulted those who tailed into the top five of cash games for most of the day, eventually settling in the top 30% across the board. It definitely helped that the lineup trains decided on going all in on the Baltimore Ravens against a floundering divisional opponent. That is just a terrible strategy across the board…” You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 21, 2025

DFS Marlin’s Catch of the Week: NFL DFS & Betting Selections Week 3

Week 2 was filled with another mixed bag of results as we still let the dust settle on how each team will operate and look this year. So far, I have continued to crush my RBs/WRs/TEs, but I’m just not putting it together at the QB position quite yet. With that being said, I’m really excited with how my prep looked this week, and after validating a few of my plays with other analysts’ work on the site, this feels like the week we put it all together. The goal of this article is to provide some insight and transparency into my DFS & betting process and approach leading up to an NFL slate, along with picks and plays that I’ve landed on for this week as a result. Any given week, the approach and strategy may adjust, depending on what the slate looks like and how I want to attack it. Let’s dive into preparation for this week and see how we are attacking Week 3! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Gaming Monthly Top picks, tools, futures insights, and 24/7 access to the betting Discord. $59.99 VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 20, 2025

2025 NFL Core 4 DFS Livestream Recap: Sept. 19

What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season, providing the Recap Summary for the NFL Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you can always go back and reference the positional breakdown articles that the guys post each week. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to hit me up in the Discord… What’s up, Elite Mafia! If you’re new here, my name is Clay Harned, and I’m going to be providing the Recap Summary for both the Friday Night NFL Core 4 Livestreams and the Saturday Night Chats again this season. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you can always go back and reference the positional breakdown articles that the guys post each week. I’m going to try to get you the info from each night in a nice, tight little package. Giggity. You can follow me on Twitter at @clayharned Let’s have a great season!

Sep 20, 2025

Rose’s Royalty: NFL GPP Breakdown, Week 3

Week 2 is in the books, and we continue to grind. We finally have actual data to go off of and no more relying on preseason clips or training camp reports. We’ve seen how teams look on the field, how rookies handled the speed, and which schemes are clicking (or falling flat). That changes everything heading into Week 3. In this article, I’ll break down the matchups that matter in fantasy football, point out the DFS value plays that stand out, and highlight a few players who could tilt the slate. No hype, just the info you need to make sharp decisions heading into Sunday. Let’s get into it. Week 3 is here… You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 20, 2025

Projecting Week 3 Game Scripts 2025

Tyler Buecher analyzes upcoming gamescripts for Sunday’s NFL matchups on the main slate and how that should impact our fantasy lineup decisions. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – Gaming Monthly Top picks, tools, futures insights, and 24/7 access to the betting Discord. $59.99 VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 20, 2025

Week 3 Content Page

To make things easier for you, we have created a content landing page where all the weekly content can be found.

Sep 20, 2025

CFB DFS Breakdown: Saturday Night Slate – 9/20 (DK)

Chris Rose gets us ready for the CFB DFS Week 4 Saturday Late Slate with his DraftKings Breakdown! Playing football DFS isn’t limited to the pro game, and with so many games on the college side of things, knowing who and how to approach the game is that much more important. With CFB DFS, we want to focus on the fastest-paced games. The majority of the time you will want to eat some chalk in CFB, which I will notate every week. I will be providing my core four here, which will be Cash- and GPP-viable plays. Generally, we will be focusing on game totals at or over 57.5 implied total points. Ideally, for game stacks, we want a fast-paced, competitive game with a high total. There will be plays with lower game totals simply due to pricing, usage (targets, catches, etc.), overall slate builds, and so forth. Let’s look at this week’s plays… You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 MVP Pass – Monthly $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 20, 2025

CFB DFS Breakdown: FanDuel Saturday Night 9/20

Ryan Clifford breaks things down game-by-game and position-by-position for your CFB DFS lineups on FanDuel. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 MVP Pass – Monthly $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 20, 2025

2025 DST Coach: Week 3

Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Defense DFS Strategy Guide! We’re here to help you find the best defensive plays on DraftKings and FanDuel for Week 3. Defenses may not be the stars of your lineup, but they can make or break your DFS week. Fantasy points for defenses come mainly from sacks, turnovers, and points allowed… NFL – Defensive Outlook What’s up Mafia?! It’s Week 1 of this year’s NFL 2022 regular season. If you’re new to daily fantasy, you’ll soon realize defensive production is hard to predict on a week-to-week basis. Your best option is to come up with a process you follow week in and week out. In the long run, you’ll come out on top. Let’s take a look at the team defenses that make this week’s “wish list.” Here’s a list of the “boxes” you’re looking to “check off”.

Sep 20, 2025

CFB DFS Breakdown: Saturday Slate – 9/20 (FD)

Russell Clay breaks down the CFB DFS Week 4 Saturday Main Slate on FanDuel! Playing football DFS isn’t limited to the pro game, and with so many games on the college side of things, knowing who and how to approach the game is that much more important. With CFB DFS, we want to focus on the fastest-paced games. The majority of the time you will want to eat some chalk in CFB, which I will notate every week. I will be providing my core four here, which will be Cash- and GPP-viable plays. Generally, we will be focusing on game totals at or over 57.5 implied total points. Ideally, for game stacks, we want a fast-paced, competitive game with a high total. There will be plays with lower game totals simply due to pricing, usage (targets, catches, etc.), overall slate builds, and so forth. Let’s look at this week’s plays… You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 MVP Pass – Monthly $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 20, 2025

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CFB DFS Breakdown: Saturday Slate – 9/20 (DK)

Bearded1inkedup gets us ready for the CFB DFS Week 4 Saturday Main Slate with his DraftKings Breakdown! Playing football DFS isn’t limited to the pro game, and with so many games on the college side of things, knowing who and how to approach the game is that much more important. With CFB DFS, we want to focus on the fastest-paced games. The majority of the time you will want to eat some chalk in CFB, which I will notate every week. I will be providing my core four here, which will be Cash- and GPP-viable plays. Generally, we will be focusing on game totals at or over 57.5 implied total points. Ideally, for game stacks, we want a fast-paced, competitive game with a high total. There will be plays with lower game totals simply due to pricing, usage (targets, catches, etc.), overall slate builds, and so forth. Let’s look at this week’s plays… You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 MVP Pass – Monthly $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 19, 2025

NFL Week 3 Injury Report

Justin Fensterman provides us with the latest NFL injury news and final designations heading into the weekend! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – Gaming Monthly Top picks, tools, futures insights, and 24/7 access to the betting Discord. $59.99 VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 19, 2025

Circa and Survivor: Week 3

Rob Brink, Tyler Buecher and Russell Clay breakdown the Staff’s thoughts on Week 3 of the Circa and Survivor contest. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – Gaming Monthly Top picks, tools, futures insights, and 24/7 access to the betting Discord. $59.99 MVP Pass – Monthly $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 19, 2025

Cliff’s Notes – Week 3

Your weekly study guide to Sunday’s main slate on DraftKings. Ryan Clifford highlights the top players, values, and his own personal GPP favorites. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 19, 2025

2025 Start/Sit Breakdown: Week 3

Welcome to the 2025 version of the Start/Sit Breakdown. This article focuses on the questions you, our subscribers, ask most frequently each week, including our start-sit decisions. I will maintain, though, that there is far too much focus on who to start and not enough emphasis on roster construction. After 30 years of playing this game, I’ve found that worrying less about start and sit decisions and more about proper roster construction has led to more success. We spend each week racking our brains over who to use in the flex spot, as three or four players share a similar outlook. I’d rather load my bench with players who have a potential path to high-volume workloads. That means some weeks, my bench is loaded with players scoring little to no points. I’m okay with that, because having a bench full of mid-level scoring doesn’t help my starting lineup and makes setting lineups a chore… Rich Maletto breaks down all of the toughest start/sit Fantasy Football questions of NFL Week 3! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.

Sep 19, 2025

2025 IDP Chart: Week 3

Welcome to another season of the IDP Chart. This year, we will spotlight a starter, a mid-tier option and a deeper-ranked player who can hopefully help fantasy football managers in all formats. This should also be useful when injuries and the bye weeks hit. As a reminder, check out my weekly NFL IDP rankings, as they will be updated all the way through kickoff… Welcome to another season where we try to spotlight some players who should be able to give your IDP teams a boost. I try to avoid the chalky names, but sometimes those situations are too good, and they will be mentioned. As a reminder, check out my weekly IDP rankings, as they will be updated all the way through kickoff. Hit me up on Twitter @PhilBackert or Discord @PBackert, and I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions you may have…

Sep 19, 2025