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NBA Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (4/5)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! We’re almost at the end of the NBA season, but there are still plenty of games left. There are 12 matchups tonight, 13 on Sunday and 14 games on Tuesday with a few more in between those. The league is jamming in as much basketball as possible in the last […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Friday 4/5)
We have a full slate of baseball going on all day Friday, which leaves us plenty of opportunities to make some money. It seems like the weather is going to be less of a factor than the rest of the week, so that’s a big help when choosing our bets.    MLB Best Bets  Rockies/Rays […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS April 5
Baseball might be in full swing, but the NBA has a great slate of action on Friday with 10 games. True, we have to wade through an injury report that’s about as long as my arm, but that gives cheap players a bigger opportunity and makes it fun to build, so let’s get to work. […]
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Adam Strangis
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NFL DVOA
Snap-Weighted Age 2023
As if it wasn’t enough for the Kansas City Chiefs to be the dynasty perched atop the league, they have the sheer temerity to be one of the league’s youngest teams while doing so? For shame. While the 2023 Chiefs were slightly older than the 2022 version, they still ranked just 25th in snap-weighted age […]
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Bryan Knowles
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for April 5
The puck drops for Friday’s six-game slate at 7 p.m. ET. Once again, I’ll be providing GPP stacks, positional rankings and pick’ems on Underdog.  As always, I’ll also be on Discord throughout the day to answer all of your questions.   Below you’ll see a list of all the games on the NHL slate along with […]
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Kenneth Le
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MLB DFS
First Look: MLB Fantasy Picks Today for DFS (4/5)
It is the second “Opening Day,” with a number of teams that began the season with road trips having their home openers, so we get more day baseball than we would typically get on a Friday. The resulting slate split is a three-game featured slate at 1:05 p.m. ET and a seven-game main slate beginning […]
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Jake Kucheck
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NFL Fantasy
The Aging Curve: How to Approach Over-30 Options in Fantasy Football
In 2015, Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson and Matt Forte all played at their typical fantasy levels in their age-30 seasons, and Danny Woodhead and Gary Barnidge had career years in their age-30 year as well. As a result, flex players 30 and older had their only season with over 7,000 cumulative PPR points since 2005. […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: Week 1 Overreactions
The wait was grueling, but we’re finally into the MLB regular season. No more draft talk. No more draft strategy. If you’re reading this, you’ve accumulated a week’s worth of statistics on your fantasy baseball teams. I’m sure our reactions to that sample will be perfectly rational (shrugs shoulders).   I always get a kick […]
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Adam Young
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CBB DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Thursday (4/4)
The NIT championship is Thursday night, and it features two teams that truly belonged in the Big Dance but were part of the “First Four Out” group per the committee. Seton Hall and Indiana State have played with a chip on their shoulders in this tournament so it’s fitting they’ll meet for the title. This […]
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Walter Waddell
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NBA Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (4/4)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! It’s time for a TNT Thursday of NBA action. Teams are playing their last six or seven games of the season, which means every win counts more than ever. The final Play-In Tournament spot in the Western Conference, the 6 seed in both conferences and the top seed in the […]
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FTN Staff
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NHL Bets
NHL Prop Bets with Chris Meaney (4/4)
We have nine games on the NHL slate for Tuesday, so there’s plenty of action to be had on the ice. Below you’ll see a list of three of my favorite NHL props, with a couple of bonus NHL prop bets as well. The odds change pretty quickly in the NHL, so take advantage of […]
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Chris Meaney
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS April 4
Thursday offers a five-game NBA DFS slate, and at the moment, the team to focus on is the Philadelphia 76ers. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris are all on the injury report, though all three did participate in shootaround. Embiid made his return last game and played over 29 minutes, but this is a […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB Fantasy Picks Today for DFS (4/4)
It’s our first slow day of baseball this season Thursday, with just a four-game DFS slate, and we can hope that weather doesn’t wreak havoc on the slate like it has been. The pitching is going to be a challenge since the clear best pitcher on the slate isn’t in the best spot and there […]
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Adam Strangis
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC North
Both the Chicago Bears (duh) and Minnesota Vikings will be looking for their franchise quarterbacks in this year’s NFL draft. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers are looking to build on their successful 2023 campaigns. Let’s take a look at how these teams need to address the draft this year. (Check out the […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for April 4
The puck drops for Thursday’s eight-game NHL DFS slate at 7 p.m. ET. Once again, I’ll be providing GPP stacks, positional rankings, and pick’ems on Underdog.  As always, I’ll also be on Discord throughout the day to answer all of your questions.    Below you’ll see a list of all the games on the NHL […]
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Kenneth Le
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MLB Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Wednesday 4/3)
It’s Wednesday in Major League Baseball, which means day baseball throughout the day, as well as a tasty night slate. Weather has impacted games across the league, as the Northeast is in the midst of its typical spring.   Today, we’ll be focusing on the last game on the slate. As always, odds can fluctuate, […]
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Josh Gross
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for April 3
There are four games on the NHL DFS main slate Wednesday, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. ET. I ranked my favorite line stacks and a few value plays below, as well as contrarian plays to consider in tournaments.  Before we get after it, the team here at FTN Daily featuring Kenneth Le, Griffin […]
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Chris Meaney
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PGA DFS
The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2024 Valero Texas Open
Staying in the Lone Star State for another week, the PGA Tour heads to TPC San Antonio for this week’s Valero Texas Open. It’s the final event before the season’s first major.    As we saw last week in Houston, wave splits often end up lopsided in Texas, but it wasn’t want most would have […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2024 Valero Texas Open
As the wins continue to pour in for m3 and the entire FTN Discord, our trust and belief in the GPP Scores grow. Last week, the takedown was all about the Round 4 simulation and the Showdown Ratings:   The mission of the GPP Scores is simple — identify who is under-rostered (positive GPP Score) and who […]
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Alex Blickle
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS April 3
Wednesday’s NBA DFS slate could be a difficult one to figure out with the amount of high spreads and potential injuries. There has also been a rash of players leaving games early due to injury, which is arguably the most frustrating thing in the sport. Let’s go to work and figure out who we like.  […]
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Adam Strangis
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Fallout of Texans’ Massive Trade for Stefon Diggs
After rumors about a move had been floating just under the surface for much of the offseason, the Buffalo Bills made the huge move Wednesday, sending veteran WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in a deal that involved multiple picks, primarily a 2025 second-rounder coming to the Bills. The full trade, per ESPN’s Adam […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: 6 Hitters to Target for Dynasty Contenders
In the blink of an eye, the 2023/2024 MLB offseason is over, and spring training has come and gone as well. Now the grind is on for the next six months as we work toward winning championships or improving our dynasty teams from the previous season. But while the offseason is over and the 2024 […]
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Eric Cross
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MLB DFS
First Look: MLB Fantasy Picks Today for DFS (4/3)
We have our first wacky Wednesday of the MLB season, wherein the DFS slate is broken into three separate slates, one beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET (the early slate), an awkward 3:37 p.m. four-game slate with tiny contests and another “main” 6:45 p.m. slate. I’ll be mainly discussing the early slate and will give some […]
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Jake Kucheck
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NFL Fantasy
Bust WRs for Fantasy Football in 2024
So far this offseason, the FTN Fantasy crew has been busy at work preparing fantasy managers for the upcoming NFL season. On top of excellent NFL prospect breakdowns, there have been plenty of articles written about veteran players who fantasy managers will need to know come fantasy draft season.   You can check out articles […]
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Dan Fornek
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NBA Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (4/2)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! Nothing stops the Association. The NBA rolls along on a TNT Tuesday night with nine games as we race to the end of the 82-game marathon season. Some bad teams, like the Spurs, are shutting players down, while other bad teams, like the Raptors, are bringing guys back for one […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
2024 Valero Open Betting Preview
The Masters is right around the corner, but we have one final PGA tune-up at this week’s Valero Texas Open.  Will one of the favorites head off to Georgia with a win under their belt or will someone further down the board win to punch their ticket to Augusta National? Let’s dig into the course […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB Fantasy Picks Today for DFS (4/2)
We’ve got another nine games on Tuesday’s MLB DFS slate, and this will be the point where I start to use 2024 stats. We have one start for a bunch of pitchers, so that’s a data point and we have a handful of games offensively. It’s slightly flawed to just look at 4-5 games, but […]
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Adam Strangis
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NHL Bets
NHL Prop Bets with Chris Meaney (4/2)
We have eight games on the NHL slate for Tuesday, so there’s plenty of action to be had on the ice. Below you’ll see a list of three of my favorite NHL props, with a couple of bonus NHL prop bets as well. The odds change pretty quickly in the NHL, so take advantage of […]
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Chris Meaney
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS April 2
The NBA presents a seven-game DFS slate Tuesday that has a handful of relatively shorthanded teams, which isn’t too surprising now that we have entered April. But the key to the slate appears to reside in San Antonio.   1. Jordan Poole has a 34.9% usage rate with both Kyle Kuzma and Tyus Jones off […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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CBB DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Tuesday (4/2)
The Final Four of the NIT kicks off Tuesday, with four teams fighting to prove they belong. In this DFS breakdown, I will highlight the top options for each matchup while also providing you with a core to build around in all formats. Let’s get into it.   Vegas Odds Team Odds Team Odds Total […]
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Walter Waddell
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC North
The AFC North is arguably the best division in all of football. We obviously saw how dominant the Baltimore Ravens were last season, but it won’t be easy for them to repeat as division champions. Joe Burrow will be back for the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns have two of the […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for April 2
The puck drops for Tuesday’s eight-game NHL DFS slate at 7 p.m. ET. Once again, I’ll be providing GPP stacks, positional rankings, and pick’ems on Underdog.  As always, I’ll also be on Discord throughout the day to answer all of your questions.    Below you’ll see a list of all the games on the NHL […]
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Kenneth Le