Alex Blickle's Articles

Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament — like this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge — provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize […]

This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]

The PGA Championship is being hosted by the beastly Southern Hills Country Club this year, and weather (wind!) will be a factor. Despite the lack of data on Southern Hills, we have a course fit model that we can rely on a bit this week, so I think our edge is in full effect for […]

As MLB lineups pour in through the afternoon, it helps amid the chaos to already have a strong sense of the DFS slate as a whole and some key pitchers or stacks you want to target. This article will aim to provide a solid foundation for your DFS process the rest of the day.   […]

Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the strokes gained statistics if you haven’t […]

This will be the afternoon GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings.    […]

This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick hitting information needed to build some strong lineups […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate.   1. Josiah Gray has allowed 2.6 HR/9 to left-handed hitters Home run rates allowed can be noisy, but for Josiah Gray, it appears to be mostly signal. […]

The AT&T Byron Nelson returns to TPC Craig Ranch for the second time this week. As I mentioned in my course fit article, one year’s worth of data makes for a bit of an unreliable course fit model, but there’s still an edge to be found. After all, it only has to be directionally correct to […]

This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick hitting information needed to build some strong lineups […]

Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament, like this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with […]

This will be the afternoon GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings.   […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate.   1. Apple TV games: 10.62 runs per game… all other games: 8.19 Conspiracies are running wild regarding the possibility that MLB is sending juiced balls to the […]

This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick hitting information needed to build some strong lineups […]

The Wells Fargo Championship is taking a year away from Quail Hollow and visiting TPC Potomac this week instead. Check out my course fit article for the implications of this departure from the norm, but have no fear — despite the less ideal course fit model, there’s still an edge to be found. This course fit […]

Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament, like this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with […]

As is customary throughout all of MLB DFS, we want correlation to take center stage in our showdown lineups. The lineup as a whole should tell a story about how the game may turn out. Let’s begin with pitchers, as any and all stories have to begin there.   MLB DFS Showdown Slate Philadelphia Phillies […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate.   1. Based on how balls have left the bat, home runs have happened 38% below expectation Furthermore, that number is actually getting worse: Sustained rallies and extra […]

The PGA Tour’s Mexico Open debuts this week at Vidanta Vallarta. There’s no course fit model this week, but we can still find an edge, as regardless of the event, PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re […]

This will be the afternoon GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups.    By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings.  […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate.   1. Through two starts, Trevor Rogers has a 24.1% CSW, 5.9 percentage points below his baseline Trevor Rogers now has to face a potent Braves lineup that’s […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant for Thursday’s DFS slate.   1. Kevin Gausman has a baseline 3.31 SIERA, 3.16 xFIP and 31.2% CSW All three of these are tops on the slate, leading Kevin Gausman to the […]

Playoff NBA DFS is an entirely different ballgame than the regular season. Rotations tighten, yet also become more fluid based on matchups (for example, Steven Adams wouldn’t get benched in favor of Kyle Anderson/Brandon Clarke in the regular season). Essentially, this creates a landscape with limited options at each position who project well, and many […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate.   1. Carlos Rodón threw 89 pitches, striking out 12 in his opening start The big lefty was stretched more than almost any other pitcher in his opening […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the 10 stats I find most relevant to Thursday’s DFS slate.   1. The Cubs and Rockies have a combined implied total over 11.5 runs Despite this, only one hitter from this game, Frank Schwindel, is priced over $5k. […]

The RBC Heritage is a player-favorite thanks to Harbour Town Golf Links. A strong, intuitive course fit model demonstrates the importance of our stroke gained: driving accuracy metric. Regardless of the event, PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re […]

Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament, like this week’s RBC Heritage, provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the strokes […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the five stats I find most relevant to today’s DFS slate.   5 Stats to Know for Monday’s MLB slate 1. The top projected pitcher in our Strikeout Model barely eclipses 13 DK points The difference in projection between Ranger […]

Round 4 of The Masters is an entirely different animal from Rounds 1-3. The inclusion of finishing position bonus points makes ownership more concentrated, but it also makes it more difficult for the more contrarian options to outperform the chalkier options.    Consequently, we need to be selective about where we want to differentiate. The […]

This will be the main-slate GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings.  […]

Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the 10 stats I find most relevant to Thursday’s Opening Day main DFS slate.   1. Shane Bieber and Yu Darvish are projected for more than 5 more DK points than any other pitcher We rarely see this kind […]

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