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Nascar DFS
NASCAR All-Star Race DFS plays
How’s it going, NASCAR fans? We have a Wednesday race upon us for the first time in a few weeks. My plan for this article is to take a deep dive into the short field race at Bristol. I’m going to be primarily focusing on the recent race that happened here, which featured a ton […]
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Javi Prellezo
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Esports DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/15)
There’s a four-game League of Legends slate on Wednesday, beginning at 4 am ET. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds, as well as my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. The building itself is especially important. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 article. […]
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Javi Prellezo
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Soccer DFS
Analyzing Tuesday’s MLS DFS Showdowns
Major League Soccer is back in action and Fade the Noise has you covered. For this group of Showdown slates, as well as all other soccer coverage, we’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. A few thoughts before beginning… Sports have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as much […]
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Tristan Hoh
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Esports DFS
Prellezo’s Picks (7/15): Core plays and lineup construction for CSGO
There’s a two-game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive slate at 3 a.m. ET Wednesday. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds and my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. I’m focusing on building. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 article. I'm going to keep my […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
KBO DFS: DraftKings slate preview for July 15
Another big night/morning on deck for the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) and I am here to cover the full five-game slate for Wednesday, July 15th. I give you my top KBO DFS pitchers, hitters, stacks, a game stack, and I have some value picks for you as well! Reminders: The biggest edge is waking up 30 […]
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DFS Chaser
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy baseball ADP lessons to learn from the latest NFBC Main Events
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship kicked off its high-stakes fantasy baseball drafts last weekend with two NFBC Main Events. The draft boards and ADP are much different than before with the shortened season, COVID-19 and other uncertainties leading up to Opening Day. In the first round there were two players who stood out to me […]
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Matthew Davis
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MMA DFS
UFC Fight Night 172: Ige v Kattar DFS targets
Welcome to my DFS cash game breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 172 card in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by Calvin Kattar vs Dan Ige! In this weekly article, I will outline three fighters who present strong floors and ceilings for your DraftKings cash games (Double up and H2H contests). This slate is interesting […]
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Jonah Shiffman
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Soccer DFS
DFS Showdown Slate plays for Chelsea/Norwich City
Chelsea vs. Norwich is a matchup that could get out of hand quickly. By the odds, you can see that Chelsea is a massive favorite in this matchup. So much so, that the best odds currently available in terms of score predictions is Chelsea 3-0 Norwich. This can give you a really good starting point […]
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Blake Hampton
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football sleepers: Overlooked tight ends for 2020 drafts
It’s all about finding value in fantasy football drafts. If you can find starter value at a non-starter price, you can use those earlier picks on other value and you’ve gotten a big part of your job done. Tight end is an interesting position these days, a real case of haves and have-nots, although with […]
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Chris Meaney
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MMA Bets
UFC Fight Night 172: Ige v Kattar betting breakdown
Welcome to my betting breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 172 in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by Calvin Kattar vs Dan Ige! Coming off a three title fight PPV on Saturday, this card has fewer big-named fighters but still offers a bunch of betting opportunities. I will be writing this best bets article weekly with extended […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Green Bay Packers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite booms, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: Matt LaFleur’s Lads. Booms Aaron Rodgers, QB Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable that Rodgers would […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Buffalo Bills
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) It was […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Identifying 2020’s breakout fantasy football running backs
We keep seeing more and more younger running backs emerging in fantasy football, making them legitimate breakout candidates for the 2020 campaign. Here are a few who stand out as breakouts the most for the upcoming season. Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Eagles In Weeks 1-9 of his rookie year, Sanders was splitting work with veteran Jordan […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Baltimore Ravens
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) The Baltimore […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football tiers for defensive linemen in IDP leagues
In recent years, the defensive line has become the most challenging position in IDP fantasy football leagues for one prevailing reason — a lack of reliable weekly starters. In 12-team leagues that start two (or more) D-Linemen each week, the guys you could reasonably trust with any consistency were gone before every team had a […]
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Gary Davenport
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NBA DFS
Catching up on the NBA: Atlantic Division
It’s been four months since we’ve seen an NBA game in front of our eyes, so it’s understandable that maybe you’ve slipped in remembering just who is on which team, and how things have been going across the league. Did you know Jabari Parker played for Sacramento? Well, I’m here to go through the 22 […]
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Josh Lloyd
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NFL Bets
Diving deep on the New York Jets coaching and approach
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Breaking down the New York Jets coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Bets
Prop Bet of the Day: All the yardage for Austin Ekeler
Looking to scratch an action itch? You bet we got you covered. Every day our ravenous bettors scour the web for their favorite player props to boost the bankroll. Today’s featured line comes from ‘The Big Noise’ himself, Brad Evans. Prop: Austin Ekeler OVER 1,175.5 total yards (-115, PointsBet) Blatant disrespect. That’s the only reasonable […]
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Brad Evans
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Tennis Bets
Best bets for Tuesday’s tennis exhibitions
We’ve seen a handful of tennis exhibitions throughout quarantine, and now they’re essentially being used as a preseason leading up to the restart in August. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule, along with who is in the field, as we approach the true return to play August 3. World Team Tennis: July 12-Aug 1 […]
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Josh Gross
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Soccer Bets
Handicapping the EPL Wednesday slate
The English Premier League has a four-game slate scheduled for Wednesday. For this and every slate, I’ll be offering up some of my top betting picks for that day’s games, hopefully providing significant intel and probabilities into the major slates. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing an influx of games on an odd schedule. […]
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FTN Staff
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Soccer DFS
Analyzing Monday’s MLS DFS Showdowns
Major League Soccer (MLS) is back in action and Fade the Noise has you covered. For this group of Showdown slates, including both Los Angeles FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy, as well as all other soccer coverage, we’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. Before really getting into […]
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Tristan Hoh
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NFL Bets
Favorite Patriots prop bets for the 2020 NFL season
The New England Patriots are one of the NFL’s most polarizing teams for 2020. Of course, they have the usual amount of intrigue as a franchise that has won six Super Bowls since 2002, but they will enter the 2020 season without the quarterback who landed them those championships. This will be a new Patriots […]
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Anthony Amico
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Esports DFS
Prellezo’s Picks (7/14): Core plays and lineup construction for CSGO
There’s a four-game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive slate that gets going at 3 a.m. Tuesday. I’m here to break down my top CSGO DFS builds and my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. If you haven’t had a chance, please read up on the Esports 101 article.  As I mentioned, my focus for this […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
KBO DFS: DraftKings slate preview for July 14
The Korean Baseball Organization has a full five-game slate overnight Monday night, and as I do for as many slates as possible, I’m here to break down the best KBO DFS plays of the slate. Reminders: I usually hate playing chalk in tournaments, but there has been some success in locking in chalk pitchers in […]
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DFS Chaser
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MMA DFS
UFC Fight Island 1 DraftKings breakdown
It is always difficult to follow up a big-time PPV card, but this one could be underrated from an entertainment level. We have many new faces making their UFC debut along with fighters who have a strong history of knocking people out, which we always enjoy watching. Lastly, this card is capped off by what should […]
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Jon Kelly
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Esports DFS
Prellezo’s picks (7/14): Core plays and lineup construction for LoL
There’s a two-game League of Legends slate that starts at 5 a.m. ET Tuesday. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds and my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 article. As I mentioned, my focus for this […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MMA Bets
Breaking down the best bets for UFC Fight Island 1
Each week, I try to identify value in the betting markets based on how I see each fight playing out. Because of the MMA's subjectivity in nature, there are times we can point out large discrepancies in how the public is betting certain fighters relative to what is the most likely outcome of that fight. […]
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Jon Kelly
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football busts: Wide receivers to avoid in 2020
Avoiding the pitfalls in a fantasy football draft is at least as important as finding the big successes, if not moreso. On the heels of my quest to find the sleeper wide receivers in 2020 drafts, today I’m looking for the position’s busts. While I do think DeAndre Hopkins could potentially bust in his first […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy questions around the NFL
There are countless questions surrounding every NFL team entering each season. That goes for fantasy as well. Who will be the No. 4 receiver? How much work will the backup running back get? Is the team going to pass enough to make multiple receivers worthwhile? If you tried to answer every relevant question surrounding each […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Bets
Daily Odds Boost check for Monday, July 13
This is a great time to be a sports bettor. As sports betting becomes legal in more and more locations, the various sportsbooks are all vying for your business. Targeting daily odds boosts bets can be one of the best ways to take advantage. Several times a week, I’ll be highlighting some of the best […]
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Matt LaMarca
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Soccer DFS
DFS Showdown Slate plays for Manchester United/Southampton
English Premier League (EPL) is back in action and Fade the Noise has you covered. For this Showdown between Manchester United and Southampton, as well as all other soccer coverage, we’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. Southampton (+850) @ Manchester United (-360) 3 p.m. ET Monday, July 13 […]
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Tristan Hoh