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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS March 8
We close out the week Friday with a modest six-game NBA DFS slate that doesn’t feature many games with high totals. And, of course, injuries continue to play a huge factor, especially in Minnesota and Cleveland. As always, be sure to follow any and all news that drops throughout the day.   1. Dejounte Murray […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Other Bets
2024 Academy Awards Picks
With the NBA, PGA, NHL, and MMA all occupying our attention, one area outside of betting is overlooked this time of year — The Oscars.  Today, I’m predicting predicting all winners and highlights his favorite values ahead of Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards.    Oppenheimer leads all motion pictures with 13 nominations and has had a dominant awards season that should […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Informed Main Event Category Targets
Most experienced fantasy baseball managers have looked at 80% targets for the various fantasy contests we’re pursuing. For the uninitiated, the idea is that if you aim for capturing 80% of the points in your fantasy baseball league, you’re in excellent shape to win or at least be strongly in contention.    Similarly, for NFBC […]
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Todd Whitestone
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 8
The puck drops for Friday’s four-game NHL DFS slate at 9 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
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Thursday (3/7)
With conference tournaments going, we have day hoops, which is a fantastic thing if you’re a college basketball junkie like me. This DFS breakdown will focus primarily on Thursday’s eight-game main slate, but there will be cover via projections sheets for the secondary sets. We will be providing a player pool for each game while […]
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Walter Waddell
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NHL Bets
NHL Prop Bets with Chris Meaney (3/7)
We have 12 games on the NHL slate for Thursday, 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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NFL Fantasy
Ideal Landing Spots in 2024 Free Agency: Wide Receiver
The depth of this year’s free agent wide receiver class recently took a hit with Tampa Bay re-signing Mike Evans and both Michael Pittman and Tee Higgins received the franchise tag. There are still some wideouts available that can help plenty of teams out, but not a ton of true difference-making talent. Thankfully, this rookie […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS March 7
Thursday’s seven-game NBA DFS slate is a bit larger than most Thursday slates, but we have some great games. It’s headlined by a potential NBA Finals matchup with the Celtics visiting Denver looking to avenge their loss earlier this season in Boston. That game and others offer us plenty of options to choose from.    […]
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Adam Strangis
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NFL DVOA
AGL Totals by Position, from Jets Quarterbacks to Patriots Cornerbacks
Earlier this week, we examined adjusted games lost at the team level. Today, we’ll switch perspectives to evaluate the impact of injuries on each position. Note that adjusted games lost totals do not include the postseason. As we noted in our first article, injury totals were down across the NFL this year, so there aren’t […]
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Aaron Schatz
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/7)
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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Jake Kucheck
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 7
The puck drops for Thursday’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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MLB Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: Fades at ADP
There’s a place down the street from me called Amy’s Omelette House. They are famous for having over 200 different omelets on the menu. And that’s just omelets. They also have pancakes, waffles, eggs, you name it. It’s just an absolute monster of a menu.   Having ordered there for years, I’ve memorized all the […]
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Adam Young
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
What a run it’s been since the start of February. It’s now four top 5% single-entry finishes including a huge takedown, all in one month! Without question, the new GPP scores (also discussed in the lineup review linked above) have played an enormous role in our success, and they will be a centerpiece of this week’s Min […]
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Alex Blickle
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CBB DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Wednesday (3/6)
The Madness of March is in full swing, and we have another 10-game college basketball DFS slate on tap for us for Wednesday. In this breakdown, I will highlight the top options in each matchup while also providing you with a core to build around in all formats. Don’t forget to check out the latest […]
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Walter Waddell
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NHL DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for March 6
There are three 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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NFL Fantasy
Fallout of the 2024 NFL Franchise Tag Deadline
Much like the month of March, the NFL’s franchise tag deadline came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. NFL teams had until 4 p.m. ET Tuesday to place either a franchise or transition tag on any players with expiring contracts. Ultimate, nine teams used the tag (eight franchise and one transition).  […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NBA DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS March 6
Wednesday presents an interesting eight-game DFS slate around the NBA that features plenty of injuries. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz and Philadelphia 76ers will likely be short-handed again, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as questionable for Milwaukee. Below are five stats that stand out as I take a look at this slate.   1. Opponents […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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PGA DFS
The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Taking on Bay Hill this week for Arnie’s Invite, this course and event in general has a lot of prestige. Tiger Woods won here eight times over the course of his career, showing that elite tee-to-green play gets rewarded here.  Tiger was known for being relatively conservative in his play style but efficient when he […]
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Josh Culp
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NFL Fantasy
Ideal Landing Spots in 2024 Free Agency: Running Back
This is one of the best running back free agency classes in years. Some of the top fantasy options over the years will likely be playing for new teams in 2024, which will obviously impact the entire fantasy landscape. It is always interesting to see what kind of contracts teams are going to hand out […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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CBB Bets
NCAAB West Coast Conference Tournament Preview
After an incredible regular season, college basketball is on to the glorious month of March. The NCAA Tournament is just two weeks away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   The West […]
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FTN Staff
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CBB Bets
NCAAB Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview
After an incredible regular season, college basketball is on to the glorious month of March. The NCAA Tournament is just two weeks away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   The Missouri […]
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FTN Staff
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CBB Bets
NCAAB CAA Conference Tournament Preview
The 2023-24 college basketball season is winding down, and we now enter conference tournament season. Teams compete for a conference championship in a single-elimination tournament to realize their dreams and earn a coveted automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Below is my preview for the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament.  (All odds from FanDuel Sportsbook.)   […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: Prepping for the Main Event (3/5)
This article is intended to assist subscribers preparing for their first NFBC Main Event league, with a particular emphasis on drafting live. The recommendations advanced, however, also can apply to fantasy managers drafting online and in leagues other than the Main Event.   For the uninitiated, the NFBC Main Event is the premier high-stakes fantasy […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (3/5)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! We have a jam-packed TNT Tuesday night full of NBA basketball, but sometimes quantity does not mean quality. Teams do tend to play their best this late in the season. so they can finish in the best spot possible for the postseason, but this is also the time of the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL DVOA
Texans Lead 2023 AGL Numbers with OL Injury Record
The Houston Texans were a surprise playoff team in 2023, and they made it to the playoffs despite leading the league in injuries to significant players according to our adjusted games lost (AGL) numbers. Cleveland also made it to the playoffs despite a high AGL in 2023. Other teams that suffered a ton of injuries […]
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Aaron Schatz
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CBB DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Tuesday (3/5)
It’s Big Tuesday, which means we have a larger college basketball DFS slate on tap with plenty of games to keep us busy. Conference tournaments have officially kicked off, and we are marching our way toward Selection Sunday. In this breakdown, I will highlight the top options for each matchup in the 10-game main slate […]
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Walter Waddell
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NHL Bets
NHL Prop Bets with Chris Meaney (3/5)
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 March 5
Tuesday’s eight-game NBA DFS slate could be a little challenging in some respects, because on DraftKings, six of the top 10 players in salary are either out or questionable. Two of the biggest question marks on the slate are Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson — if they sit out, that opens up an awful lot […]
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Adam Strangis
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CBB Bets
2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Tips
The bracket is coming. In less than two weeks, offices and companies throughout the country will be feverishly completing March Madness brackets trying to predict who will win the race to the Final Four in Phoenix.    While most will tell you filling out a bracket is based on complete luck, there are certainly tricks […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting Preview
Turning our attention to another limited-field, signature event, we have the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.  There are just 69 golfers teeing it up this week in Orlando, and similar to what we saw at the Genesis, there will be a 36-hole cutline that trims the field to the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Ideal Landing Spots in 2024 Free Agency: Quarterback
We have reached the month of March, which means the start of NFL free agency is just around the corner. Things are going to change rather quickly around the league, so this week we’ll highlight some of the top free agents at each position and which teams make the most sense as potential landing spots.  […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: ‘My Guys’ for 2024 — Pitchers
After discussing “My Guys” on the hitter side last week, we’ll be climbing the mound for the pitcher version in this week’s Crossed Up here on FTN Fantasy. I’ve found myself targeting the below pitchers heavily this season due to being undervalued, possessing a high ROI possibility, or both. Usually both. These names are at […]
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Eric Cross