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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 26
The puck drops for Tuesday’s 12-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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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 26
The puck drops for Tuesday’s 12-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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NFL Bets
2024 NFL Win Total Picks: The Best Team Over/Unders
NFL win totals 2024 are out, and the Chiefs, 49ers and Ravens are the favorites to lead the league in the regular season. The Panthers and Patriots are the betting favorites to finish dead last. This article will run through all NFL win totals for the 2024 season and give you the early edge for […]
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FTN Staff
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CBB Bets
2024 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Betting Breakdown: West Region
(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) It’s been an incredible start to March Madness, with opening weekend providing the public with upsets galore and multiple overtime matchups.  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each Sweet 16 region, providing their favorite picks for the Final Four. […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (3/25)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! The college kids are on break, but fear not, there is plenty of basketball to watch thanks to the professionals. There are 11 games Monday, but not many that are expected to be close.   The average spread for the day’s games currently sits at 11 points, which is the […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
The Shohei Ohtani Situation: What We Know, What We Don’t, What Comes Next
The first Dodgers season for outfielder/DH Shohei Ohtani got off to a completely unpredictable start last week, with news coming down that his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had been caught up in a gambling investigation that apparently showed that he had paid some or all of his debts using Ohtani’s money.   There is a […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Bets
2024 NFL Draft: Best Bets and Props
We are exactly one month away from the 2024 NFL Draft, which is a glorious time for sports bettors. The major sportsbooks have been gradually posting draft props over the last two months, but there will be a multitude of increased options as the calendar turns to April.    I enjoyed a lucrative 2023 NFL […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS March 25
The NBA is really getting down to crunch time, with just a handful of games left on the schedule, and some great teams to target are in action Monday. However, we do have the issue of the spreads being double-digits in seven of the nine games, which really adds a degree of difficulty in DFS. […]
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Adam Strangis
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NFL Fantasy
Looking Ahead to the 2025 NFL Free Agency Class
With NFL free agency largely in the rear view mirror for 2024, now is the perfect time for the savvy NFL fan or dynasty manager to look ahead to the 2025 class. We saw a ton of changes at the running back position in 2024, and if we peek into our crystal ball and look […]
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Michael Dolan
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CBB Bets
2024 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Betting Breakdown: East Region
(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) It’s been an incredible start to March Madness, with opening weekend providing the public with upsets galore and multiple overtime matchups.  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each Sweet 16 region, providing their favorite picks for the Final Four. […]
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FTN Staff
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CBB Bets
2024 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Betting Breakdown: South Region
(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) It’s been an incredible start to March Madness, with opening weekend providing the public with upsets galore and multiple overtime matchups.  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each Sweet 16 region, providing their favorite picks for the Final Four. […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Sleeper RBs for Fantasy Football in 2024
If at this time a year ago, you had known that Christian McCaffrey would be the top fantasy football running back of 2023, that information would have been valuable, but it wouldn’t have changed your fantasy league that much. If instead you had known that Kyren Williams would be the RB7 (and RB2 per game), […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/25)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings.   So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
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Lucas Biery
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NFL Fantasy
5 Elite QBs That Saw ADP Plummet in Best Ball
The quarterback collapse is upon us. QBs are getting drafted much later in early 2024 best ball drafts compared to 2023. And it’s creating some serious value on the board. Or is it? The premise of this article is simple: Are the elite QBs falling down draft boards falling too far? Should you be taking […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NHL Fantasy
Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (3/24)
Welcome to the Week 25 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. That means it’s fantasy hockey playoffs for those playing in head-to-head formats. If you’re lucky enough to have a bye, congratulations, but don’t sit back this week. Plan ahead and set yourself up for success next week. You should be looking […]
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Chris Meaney
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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide (Week 1)
Welcome to FTN’s weekly free agent bidding (FAAB) strategy column, Trust the Gut. This article will be published every Saturday of the fantasy baseball season, and I will usually release an update/addendum to Trust the Gut on Sundays, two hours before NFBC’s 10 p.m. ET lock period.   The goal of the article is to […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 24
The puck drops for this seven-game DFS NHL slate at 6 p.m. ET.   Below you’ll see a list of all the games on the NHL slate along with the goal total for each: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators – 6.5 Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes – 6.5 Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks […]
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Griffin Swanson
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CBB DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Sunday (3/24)
We had a great start to the second round, as many of our conviction plays absolutely crushed it, and that allowed us to take advantage of a low-scoring slate. We close out the Round of 32 today with plenty of opportunities to add to the bankroll. The Survivor Finals take place today as well with […]
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Walter Waddell
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CBB Bets
Best College Basketball Bets Today (Sunday 3/24)
The NCAA Tournament already provided excitement and superb upsets from the opening round of games. No. 14 seed Oakland shocked No. 3 Kentucky, and No. 13 Yale pulled the upset of the tournament in a thrilling 78-76 upset over No. 4 Auburn. After a 2-1 day on my Friday night picks, here are three picks […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
3 Veteran RBs Who Might Lose Their Jobs During the NFL Draft
It happens every year. Some veteran RB is looking good in best ball drafts before the NFL Draft, but then their team spends some serious draft capital at the position and, suddenly, they aren’t looking so hot anymore. There are a handful of RBs who are likely to go on Day 2 this year – […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 23
There are seven games on the NHL DFS main slate Saturday 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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CBB Bets
Best College Basketball Bets Today (Saturday 3/23)
After a wild opening round of the NCAA Tournament, 32 teams remain trying to survive the first weekend and punch their ticket to the Sweet 16. Saturday marks the beginning of the second round, and we have a ton of fascinating games throughout the day. Below is my favorite bet of Saturday’s second-round games. Let’s […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS March 23
For once, I’m actually not that upset that we don’t have the late-night hammer, because Denver is taking on a Portland squad that played on Friday night. Not only is the spread enormous, but both Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic are questionable. It’s one less aspect to deal with, although the six-game slate leaves us […]
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Adam Strangis
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CBB DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Saturday (3/23)
Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and there was plenty of chaos with much more expected. Round 2 will be getting underway with an eight-game slate. I will be highlighting the top options for each matchup while also providing a core to build around in all formats.   Be sure to […]
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Walter Waddell
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NBA Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (3/22)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! March Madness may be a college basketball event, but the NBA is not safe from the madness of March. It seems that every night conference seeding and playoff hopes change for every team.   The 6 seed and final guaranteed playoff spot is up for grabs in both conferences as […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS March 22
DraftKings and FanDuel are once again quite different in how they approach the day’s NBA DFS slate, as DK has all eight games, but FD cut off at five. We also have a bunch of games with a large spread Friday as we’ve had these last couple of nights, so we’ll have to tread carefully […]
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Adam Strangis
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CBB Bets
Best College Basketball Bets Today (Friday 3/22)
The NCAA Tournament already provided excitement and superb upsets from Thursday’s slate of games. 14 seed Oakland shocked No. 3 Kentucky, and three No. 11 seeds advanced, with NC State eliminating No. 6 Texas Tech, Oregon rolling No. 6 South Carolina, and Duquesne starting the day with a 71-67 defeat of No. 6 BYU. Here […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report
I hope you enjoyed the Year of the Stable Closer in 2023, because so far this spring there’s been an onslaught of injuries that have wrecked some of the game’s top options for saves. Devin Williams, Jhoan Duran, Jordan Romano, David Bednar and Kenley Jansen have all suffered ailments of varying severity this spring, creating […]
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Robert Orr
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NFL Fantasy
The Biggest Pre-/Post-Bye Changes in Fantasy Football 2023
There are any number of factors that can change a player’s usage — and therefore his fantasy output — over the course of an NFL season. An injury, a good matchup, the position of the moon and stars, it all comes into play. But the single biggest inflection point of any NFL team’s season is […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: Targets at ADP
Last week, I wrote an intro about my go-to breakfast place, Amy’s Omelette House. In case you missed it, I urge you to check it out. If you’re too lazy to do that (trust me, I understand), I’ll give you the Cliff’s Notes version and how it relates to this week’s topic. Amy’s has over […]
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Adam Young
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 22
The puck drops for Friday’s four-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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CBB DFS
NCAA Tournament DFS Picks and Strategy for Friday (3/22)
Day 1 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is in the books, and it was a solid overall performance with key plays such as Caleb Love, Armando Bacot and Mo Diarra doing well for us in DFS, while Marcus Tshionis unfortunately struggled. However, I saw a lot of FTN community members on the right side of […]
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Walter Waddell