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PGA Bets
Best tournament matchups to bet for the Workday Charity Open
If you're looking for some enticing tournament matchups to bet on, look no futher. These ones all look like they can make you some money at this week's Workday Charity Open:  Shane Lowry +120 vs. Billy Horschel This hasn’t been the prettiest return to golf for Lowry, but perhaps he can take some small gains […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA Bets
Best bets for The Basketball Tournament on July 8th
The start of the NBA season is seemingly right around the corner, but if you can’t wait to watch some good basketball, you’re going to want to tune into The Basketball Tournament (TBT). This event has been growing rapidly over the last couple of years, and the competition is getting better and better. And if […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Arizona Cardinals
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: The Desert Birds.  Booms Kenyan Drake, RB Drake, similar to temperature readings in the Sonoran during the scorching summer months, […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Bets
Diving deep on the Miami Dolphins 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
Undersold players to target in fantasy football
For all of the breakout players and league winners that are drafted, there are also value players. Players that outkick their draft stock en route to solidifying the floor and raising the ceiling for their overall roster. The “boring” and undersold but necessary fantasy lineup options are essential in building a championship roster. These players […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
10 players to avoid in the first 5 rounds of fantasy drafts
Searching for the players who will win you your fantasy football league can be a difficult task. Especially in the early rounds, it can be difficult to pinpoint one or two players that really stand out from the crowd. Instead, one thoughtful approach to use every year is to find the landmines. There are players […]
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Anthony Amico
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NFL Fantasy
Breaking down the Miami Dolphins 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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PGA DFS
Diving deep on PGA statistics to build the best DFS lineups
As much as Bryson DeChambeau has sought to prove that golf is a science, those of us attacking golf betting markets and guaranteed prize pools know how much variance goes into the game we all love. Where the true equation lies is accepting the randomness at hand and carving out an expectation for each golfer based […]
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Skylar Hoke
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NFL Fantasy
The running back red-zone regression enigma
Where do we begin with the red zone? It’s the place where fantasy running backs can become championed as one of the few elite members in the league. Consistent red-zone play is actually a driving factor that isn’t talked about much in the fantasy community, most likely because it can just go hand in hand […]
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Blake Hampton
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football options with more value in best ball
A newer fantasy football format gaining loads of steam over the last few seasons, best ball is not a format to approach the same way as a season-long format. Because you do not have the ability to manage rosters on a week-to-week basis, ceiling potential is crucial to logging the highest-scoring possible lineup each week. […]
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Joe Metz
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: Is there juice left in the Josh Gordon orange?
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often moronic mind. Today’s topic: The ever-tantalizing Josh Gordon. We all house a particular set of fetishes and affinities. Cookie dough ice cream. Comfortable sleeping positions. Whatever random categories you can […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
The basics of drafting in IDP fantasy football leagues
The folks here at Fade the Noise have assembled an impressive array of talent. Whether it’s for season-long or DFS fantasy football, some of the industry’s best and brightest have joined the FTN team in an effort to guide you to glory. The plan was to offer the same sort of high-end quality IDP coverage […]
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Gary Davenport
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PGA DFS
Breaking down Muirfield Village Golf Club for the Workday Charity Open
On Thursday, the PGA tour moves to a familiar setting: the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio.  The one-off, Workday Charity Open, will be the first of back-to-back tournaments played at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but it may look slightly different than a typical Memorial event. According to GOLF.com’s Sean Zak, the PGA tour informed […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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NFL Bets
Prop Bet of the Day: Joe Burrow’s rookie TDs
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: Joe Burrow OVER 21.5 passing touchdowns (-110, DraftKings) That beeping sound you hear is […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Atlanta Falcons
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: The Dirty Birds. Booms Todd Gurley, RB Before you fire up Twitter to tell me about Gurley’s knees, hear me […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Esports DFS
Prellezo’s picks (7/8): Core plays and lineup construction for LOL
Happy FTN Launch Day! Now the moment we’ve all been waiting for … League of Legends! Hopefully that wasn’t too anti-climactic, but I’m excited to be sharing the goods with all of you. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 article. This takes a deep dive into what […]
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Javi Prellezo
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Esports Bets
Best bets for LOL and CSGO: July 7th/8th
Happy FTN Launch Day! It seems like you will continue to get more of me today because I have some bets for you! If you haven’t had a chance to look into it yet, make sure to check out my DFS write up for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive AND LPL/LCK League of Legends slates. From my […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
KBO DFS: DraftKings slate preview for July 8th
If you haven’t been grinding Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) in the early hours with me every morning, I will be posting some articles over the next couple weeks exclusively on FTN to catch you up to speed. These will include top hitters on each team, the mess that is every team’s bullpen, and some GPP […]
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DFS Chaser
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NFL Bets
Daily Odds Boost check for Tuesday, July 7
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. Each day I’ll be highlighting some of the best odds boosts […]
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Matt LaMarca
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Esports DFS
Prellezo’s Picks (7/7): Core plays and lineup construction for CSGO
Happy FTN Launch Day! I’ll usually rock Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) articles throughout the week. I'll focus on my core plays and lineup construction plans for the slate. I’ll usually post the night before, but this slate popped up this morning, so we are rocking with what we got. In case you missed my Esports101 feature, check […]
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Javi Prellezo
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: Fade Edwards-Helaire in drafts
Multiple times each week in this space, Brad Evans will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often moronic mind. Today’s topic: The overblown Clyde Edwards-Helaire hype.  At one point on the spectrum of early life, it hits any impressionable young mind like a bolt of lightning.  You […]
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Brad Evans
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Soccer DFS
DFS showdown slate: Leicester City vs. Arsenal
The English Premier League is back in action and FTN has you covered. For this Showdown slate between Leicester City and Arsenal, as well as every other slate, I’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. DFS UPDATE (2:15 pm. ET) — With Marc Albrighton ($7,800) starting, Youri Tielemans is […]
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Tristan Hoh
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Tennis Bets
First look at the US Open futures market
Both the ATP and WTA Tours have been on hiatus since early March but, as things stand, the plan is for both tours to resume play in early August, with the WTA restarting the week of August 3 while the ATP follows suit a week later. In lieu of ATP/WTA organized events, we’ve seen countless exhibition tournaments organized […]
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Josh Gross
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MLB Fantasy
2020 fantasy baseball fades and busts
As we head into the weirdest fantasy baseball season in our collective memory, one key draft practice is finding which players to avoid at their current draft price. The players mentioned below are being discussed due current NFBC ADP data we have for the 60-game season making it clear they are being overvalued, leaving little […]
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Matthew Davis
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NFL Fantasy
6 players to buy in dynasty fantasy football
The best part of dynasty leagues is managing your fantasy football roster as if you were a real NFL GM. However, unlike the real NFL, there’s usually only one way to get your hands on a veteran player in dynasty leagues: Through trades. In dynasty, each owner is likely to have different goals for the […]
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Tyler Loechner
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MLB DFS
MLB Live Stream Preview
MLB fantasy live streams will be found here, with personalities such as Matt Davis and other MLB analysts, FTN's MLB live streams will enform, entertain, and predict.
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
Best bets for the Workday Charity Open
If you're interested in betting on golf, I will be posting a PGA article on FTN Bets on a weekly basis. This will be focused on where I’m putting my money each week, and it’ll be up to you to decide whether or not you’d like to join me.   Generally, I tend to put $100 […]
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Javi Prellezo
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PGA DFS
Picking out the core plays for the Workday Charity Open
Happy FTN Launch Day! For those of you that are trying to dive into golf, I will be posting my DraftKings “core plays” for DFS every week. This will be focused around what I’ll be doing for my five main lineups, plus my max-entry builds for contests like the Millionaire Maker. I’m going to focus on a few core […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB Fantasy
2020 fantasy baseball risers and fallers
Identifying trends in terms of ADP is vital in putting together a winning fantasy baseball team, but when it comes to a situation as MLB finds itself in, it carries much more weight. With a shortened 60-game season and a universal DH, many players will see their stocks shoot up or plummet. A lot of […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB Fantasy
2020 fantasy baseball sleepers for the 60-game season
With baseball officially back and players already reporting for spring training (or summer camp), the process of finding your fantasy baseball edge for the unique 60-game season begins. Whether it be a 162-game season or a 60, sleepers are always a means to get yourself an edge on the competition. Given the unique circumstances we […]
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Joe Metz
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NFL Bets
Diving deep on the Buffalo Bills 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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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