Alex Blickle's Articles

There are two ways to gain an edge against the competition in NFL DFS — we can outpick the competition, and we can outbuild the competition. To outpick the competition, we have to rely on the incredible and unique data that we have at FTN. To outbuild the competition, we have the Chalk Report.    Week […]

The Chalk Report is as it sounds — a comprehensive, ongoing study of how the most popular plays on the slate perform on a weekly basis. More specifically, we are searching for trends and patterns that can allow us to easily separate the good chalk from the bad, simultaneously showing us the best places to […]

There are two ways to gain an edge against the competition in NFL DFS — we can outpick the competition, and we can outbuild the competition. To outpick the competition, we have to rely on the incredible and unique data that we have at FTN. To outbuild the competition, we have the Chalk Report.    Week […]

Through just four weeks of the 2023 season, the Vikings are only one loss shy of their 2022 total. Yet, this version of the Vikings is nearly identical to last season’s team in every way. In 2023, the Vikings have three losses by seven points or less. In 2022, they played nine such games and won […]

The Chalk Report is as it sounds — a comprehensive, ongoing study of how the most popular plays on the slate perform on a weekly basis. More specifically, we are searching for trends and patterns that can allow us to easily separate the good chalk from the bad, simultaneously showing us the best places to […]

There are two ways to gain an edge against the competition in NFL DFS — we can outpick the competition, and we can outbuild the competition. To outpick the competition, we have to rely on the incredible and unique data that we have at FTN. To outbuild the competition, we have the Chalk Report.    Week […]

PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their rostership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re on an island when it comes to your viewpoint of a play in order to be in the highest EV position. Enter: Hot takes.    The Ryder Cup is a […]

The Chalk Report is as it sounds — a comprehensive, ongoing study of how the most popular plays on the NFL DFS slate perform on a weekly basis. More specifically, we are searching for trends and patterns that can allow us to easily separate the good chalk from the bad, simultaneously showing us the best […]

There are two ways to gain an edge against the competition in NFL DFS — we can outpick the competition, and we can outbuild the competition. To outpick the competition, we have to rely on the incredible and unique data that we have at FTN. To outbuild the competition, we have the Chalk Report.    Week […]

The NFL Chalk Report is as it sounds — a comprehensive, ongoing study of how the most popular plays on the slate perform on a weekly basis. More specifically, we are searching for trends and patterns that can allow us to easily separate the good chalk from the bad, simultaneously showing us the best places […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Saturday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

There are two ways to gain an edge against the competition in NFL DFS — we can outpick the competition, and we can outbuild the competition. To outpick the competition, we have to rely on the incredible and unique data that we have at FTN. To outbuild the competition, we have the Chalk Report.    Week […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

The NFL DFS Chalk Report is as it sounds — a comprehensive, ongoing study of how the most popular plays on the slate perform on a weekly basis. More specifically, we are searching for trends and patterns that can allow us to easily separate the good chalk from the bad, simultaneously showing us the best […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Saturday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

Whether you’re looking for NFL DFS leverage plays, stacks or strategy, you’ve come to the right place. My goal with this article is twofold — to create the most comprehensive GPP breakdown of the DraftKings main slate that exists, and to stimulate your own creativity when it comes to building lineups. To do so, we’ll […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS Thursday. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Saturday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

The final hot takes of the 2023 PGA season! Let’s see if we can find one final gem or two. 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 on an island when it comes to your viewpoint of […]

PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. This […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Friday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

This week’s hot takes will once again feature our birdie rate over expectation metric, as it proved to be quite the cheat code last week. I cashed easily with Rory and Cam Davis as the only two guys who played well because everyone I used outperformed their real life performance in DraftKings points.   PGA DFS […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks today for DFS Saturday. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

Insert “Jim Mora playoffs” gif. Playoffs?? Hell yes! As unenthused as I typically am by no-cut events, we at least have the tools (like our birdie rate over expectation) to use it to our advantage.   PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you […]

PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. This […]

Playoffs?? Hell yeah, we’re talking about playoffs. Do I wish there was a traditional cut this week? You bet, but we’ve got a great field at a great golf course, and a course-fit model that’s just as strong.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Saturday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]

We’re breaking down the top MLB fantasy picks Thursday for DFS. We’re here to give you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups, and this article on the top MLB DFS plays today is focused on taking down a big GPP on either DraftKings or FanDuel.    Top MLB […]