Prop God’s NFL Playbook: Week 12
Prop God
Articles
CFB
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jamari Thrash
Last Updated: 2/2/2024 It was a slow start to Jamari Thrash’s college career, taking three years to top 500 yards receiving. However, in 2022, he broke out with a Sun Belt-leading 1,122 receiving yards and seven scores on 61 receptions for Georgia State. Prior to the start of this season, Thrash transferred to Louisville, […]
Jeremy Popielarz
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Middle Infielders
This is the second part of my special fantasy baseball preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while […]
Vlad Sedler
MMA
Bets
UFC Vegas 85 MMA Betting Odds (2/3)
Get ready for an action-packed event Saturday as the UFC returns to the Apex after the year’s first PPV. The event is headlined by Roman Dolidze and Nasourdine Imavov, two fighters looking to make their mark in the UFC. Imavov aims to break into the top 10 and bounce back into the win column after […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: ADP Pockets (2/2)
We’ve all been there. Your hand is on the mouse, but your body is frozen. You stare at the computer screen. Three names are staring right back at you. You could make a case for any of those players. But which one? You shift your focus to the top left of the screen where […]
Adam Young
NBA
DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS February 2
We’ve got a very fun nine-game NBA DFS slate on the docket for Friday, and there are going to be a ton of options. We’re closing in on the trade deadline so things could be chaotic at any point. There were even some rumors going around Twitter Thursday night that LeBron James could be traded, […]
Adam Strangis
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Super Bowl: Situations to Monitor
The FTN Fantasy Splits Tool rolls along in the postseason, where I’ll be looking at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook in the playoffs. Most of the content will be centered around injuries, thanks to our new partnership with Dr. David Chao and Sports Injury Central. For those […]
Sam Choudhury
NBA
DFS
NBA DFS Strategy and Picks for Thursday (2/1)
We’ve got a four-game NBA DFS slate on tap for Thursday. Below, I’ll give you my core plays for the slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. It is extremely important to keep up with the news up until lock. If you are new to NBA DFS, players often get ruled so staying on top of […]
Zac Graham
CBB
DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Thursday (2/1)
After a monster day of hoops, we roll into Thursday DFS with a six-gamer. The college basketball Discord was filled with green screens and prop betting successes. Let’s keep this thing rolling and start the new month off with a bang. In this breakdown, I will highlight top options and a core to build around […]
Walter Waddell
NBA
Bets
NBA Best Bets of the Day (2/1)
Welcome to Hoops with Noops! It’s a TNT Thursday, which means we get to watch the best studio show in all of sports and some potentially interesting NBA matchups. I bet this foursome looked much better at the start of the season, but the ravages of injury and poor performance have muddied the water. […]
FTN Staff
CBB
Bets
Best College Basketball Bets Today (Thursday 2/1)
Thursday brings us 65 college basketball betting opportunities, a full slate of sports wagering magic. For the night’s pick, we head to the Colonial Athletic Association, where the current conference leader, Drexel, goes on the road for a challenging matchup against Monmouth. These two teams met just 13 days ago, with Drexel recording a tough […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
The Relationship Between DVOA and Fantasy Football Value at the End of 2023
In late September, I took an early look at the relationship between DVOA and fantasy football value. We know DVOA is useful for all forms of football analysis — including fantasy — but where can we use it the most? Today, we’re revisiting the topic now that we have a full season of data at […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
DVOA
All-Keep Choppin’ Wood Team 2023
Oh, did you think you’d be safe, just because of a little thing like an entire website shutting down? It takes more than that to stop the Woodchoppers from finding you. The All-Keep Choppin’ Wood Team is our annual attempt to sift through the debris of the season that was, pulling out the prime examples […]
Bryan Knowles
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: H2H Fantasy Baseball Roundup (2/1)
Party people…can y’all get funky? Head-to-head fantasy baseball managers, it’s time to stand up and be accounted for. Groovin’ With Govier is officially back! So is the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide, featuring some of the best in the business! FTN Fantasy’s head of baseball content Vlad Sedler has put together a stellar lineup of […]
Michael Govier
NBA
DFS
5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS February 1
We only have four NBA games Thursday night, but it’s going to bring a unique set of challenges in DFS. The 76ers are once again on an island, starting two hours after the other three games on the slate. We don’t have the question of Joel Embiid hanging over this slate since he is out […]
Adam Strangis
Other
DFS
Dominate DFS Pick ‘Em Games By Understanding Correlation
The word “correlation” gets tossed around in the fantasy sports and DFS pick ‘em worlds ad nauseam, but do you truly understand what it means? If you had to stand at the front of class tomorrow and talk about what it means and all its manifestations in these games we love so much, could you? […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
DFS
TwoGun’s NFL DFS Millionaire-Maker Lineup Review
I had my fifth million dollar win on DraftKings last Sunday. Out of these five wins, two were in the playoffs. The previous one was during the NFL Divisional Round in 2015, so it was a four-game slate. It was a $100 buy-in with around 20,000 total entries. Last weekend was a $4,444 buy-in with […]
Michael Cohen
CBB
DFS
College Basketball DFS Picks and Strategy for Wednesday (1/31)
Ask and you shall receive. DraftKings has put up a 12-game college basketball DFS slate for Wednesday instead of splitting it into two. I know some prefer split slates but ultimately, we will partake in whatever is posted. Tracking starting lineups, injuries or late-breaking news will be crucial as always so be sure to check […]
Walter Waddell
PGA
DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Filling in for reigning Fantasy Golf Writer of the Year Alex Blickle, I’ll do my best to provide enough spice for these Pebble Beach Pro-Am DFS hot takes. I’ve teamed up with Alex this week to provide some game theory thoughts that could just lead us down the route of shipping some GPPs. There […]
Josh Culp
NBA
DFS
NBA DFS Strategy and Picks for Wednesday (1/31)
Wednesday presents a nine-game NBA DFS slate with a handful of star players sidelined, though some players are set to make their return from injury, too. Luka Doncic and essentially the entire Dallas Mavericks roster has been ruled out, while Nikola Jokic and LaMelo Ball are also expected to sit. This should be a fun […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
We may still be in the NFL postseason, but NFL Draft season is officially here. So, let’s break out the abacus and do the first mock draft of the year. Mock drafts are an exercise in futility. It’s essentially impossible to get even remotely close to correct on all your picks. Instead of worrying about […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
PGA
DFS
The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
The PGA Tour stays in California for another week, heading to the Monterrey Peninsula for this week’s AT&T Pro-Am. In typical coastal clambake fashion, we have wet terrain ahead of this week’s event at the iconic host venue, Pebble Beach Golf Links. Soft conditions are common at the event so perhaps we should nudge up […]
Josh Culp
NHL
DFS
NHL DFS Strategy and Core Plays for Jan. 31
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 […]
Chris Meaney
CBB
Bets
Best College Basketball Bets Today – Free (Wednesday 1/31)
It’s the last day of January, which means we are almost one month closer to March. It’s important to continue to keep up with injuries and situational spots around college basketball, as we are seeing more and more of them on a daily basis. They may not always work out, but it’s at least a […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Christian McCaffrey from EV Insight
Christian McCaffreyRushing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Christian McCaffrey’s rushing yards prop is set at 90.5 yards (-110/-110). O/U 90.5 -120/-110 O/U 90.5 -110/-110 O/U 90.5 -120/-110 O/U 90.5 -120/-110 Pros Given the game dynamics and the underlying approaches of each team, this contest is forecasted by the model […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Passing Yards for Patrick Mahomes from EV Insight
Patrick MahomesPassing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Patrick Mahomes’s passing yards prop is set at 263.5 yards (+115/-145). The public has bet the OVER up to 263.5 (+115) after it opened @ 260.5 (-117). O/U 263.5 -115/-115 O/U 260.5 -110/-110 O/U 263.5 115/-145 O/U 263.5 -115/-115 Pros The predictive […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Deebo Samuel from EV Insight
Deebo SamuelReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Deebo Samuel’s receiving yards prop is set at 59.5 yards (+100/-124). The public has bet the OVER up to 59.5 (+100) after it opened @ 56.5 (-114). O/U 58.5 -130/100 O/U 58.5 -110/-110 O/U 58.5 -130/100 O/U 58.5 -120/-110 Pros Given the […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Rashee Rice from EV Insight
Rashee RiceReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Rashee Rice’s receiving yards prop is set at 66.5 yards (-110/-110). The public has bet the UNDER down to 66.5 (-110) after it opened @ 67.5 (-110). O/U 67.5 -115/-115 O/U 67.5 -110/-110 O/U 67.5 -130/100 O/U 67.5 -110/-120 Pros The predictive […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Receiving Yards for George Kittle from EV Insight
George KittleReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, George Kittle’s receiving yards prop is set at 49.5 yards (+100/-124). The public has bet the UNDER down to 49.5 (-124) after it opened @ 49.5 (-117). O/U 50.5 -120/-110 O/U 50.5 -110/-110 O/U 50.5 -115/-115 O/U 50.5 -110/-120 Pros Given the […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Isiah Pacheco from EV Insight
Isiah PachecoRushing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Isiah Pacheco’s rushing yards prop is set at 64.5 yards (-125/-105). The public has bet the UNDER down to 64.5 (-105) after it opened @ 67.5 (-115). O/U 64.5 -125/-105 O/U 65.5 -110/-110 O/U 64.5 -120/-110 O/U 64.5 -125/-105 Pros Accounting for […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Travis Kelce from EV Insight
Travis KelceReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Travis Kelce’s receiving yards prop is set at 71.5 yards (-125/-105). The public has bet the OVER up to 71.5 (-125) after it opened @ 70.5 (-115). O/U 71.5 -125/-105 O/U 70.5 -110/-110 O/U 71.5 -120/-110 O/U 71.5 -110/-120 Pros The predictive […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 22 Player Props: Passing Yards for Brock Purdy from EV Insight
Brock PurdyPassing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Brock Purdy’s passing yards prop is set at 239.5 yards (-117/-107). The public has bet the UNDER down to 239.5 (-107) after it opened @ 248.5 (-115). O/U 246.5 -115/-115 O/U 246.5 -110/-110 O/U 246.5 -115/-115 O/U 246.5 -115/-115 Pros Given the […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: Auction Market Watch (1/31)
This article is the second in our series focusing on market trends. Last week, I examined players whose ADP rose or fell materially in NFBC Draft Champions leagues. Over the past week, there has not been a lot of ADP movement, and so I am going to shift gears and examine some early market trends […]
FTN Staff