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The second-to-last DFS slate of the NBA regular season is a fun one, as we tip-off at 1 p.m. ET and have a handful of teams that will continue to rest their starters. With five games on the main slate, I will include one stat from each game. The format of this article is simple. […]

With three regular-season NBA DFS slates remaining (including Friday’s), rotations are going to get whacky, as tons of starters will be rested in anticipation of the playoffs. With none of the eight games on tap Friday carrying any significant playoff meaning, I will not be including the playoff probabilities. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will […]

As the NBA regular season draws to a close, it gets more and more important to account for teams’ motivations when breaking down the DFS slate. With nine games on tap for Thursday’s main slate, I have also included (in bold) the playoff probabilities for each team’s seeding via Basketball-Reference to help gauge how to […]

The final week of the regular season rolls along, as we have six games’ worth of options on PrizePicks to sort through. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner […]

The last week of the NBA regular season rages on as we have a six-game NBA DFS slate on tap for Wednesday, consisting of tanking teams and other teams with a lot to play for. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, highlighting players […]

Tuesday presents us with a massive 11-game NBA DFS slate as the last Tuesday slate of the regular season, providing loads of stats to sift through. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense […]

The final week of the NBA regular season is upon us and we have a ton of basketball throughout the week. It kicks off with a six-game slate on Monday, offering a plethora of PrizePicks to sort through. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected […]

We’ve officially reached the final week of the regular season. Monday kicks finale-week off with a six-game slate as the rest of the week is a rather even distribution of games until Sunday, where every team in the league will be in action. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each […]

The Mother’s Day weekend caps off with eight games across the NBA Sunday, two of which are on a matinee doubleheader on ESPN. The remaining six make up the main slate on the DFS sites, so those will be the focus of this piece. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts […]

We have seven games on tap around the NBA Saturday with three of them carrying spreads of 10 points or more, making it extremely important to try and avoid the DFS landmines that can result from blowouts. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, […]

Friday presents us with 10 NBA games around the association to kick off the weekend and a heap of stats to dive into for DFS. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your […]

We’re down to the final few weeks of the NBA regular season, and just about every DFS slate carries a massive amount of playoff implications. On Thursday’s NBA DFS slate, we have seven total games with plenty of play-in tournament implications, back-to-backs, and injury news to monitor. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a […]

Cinco de Mayo is upon us, and with it comes another nine games across the NBA for our DFS pleasure. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your player pool and build your […]

There are only a few weeks left of the NBA regular season, and each game is becoming more and more important for a majority of the teams. Wednesday presents us with nine games on the main slate and a plethora of options on PrizePicks. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way […]

The late-season NBA DFS slates grind on as games get more and more important for a handful of teams around the NBA and the schedule continues to tighten up, with many teams on one leg of a back-to-back on any given slate. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and […]

We have less than three weeks of the NBA regular season left and with such tight scheduling as well as so much to play for, there are bound to be a ton of moving pieces on any given slate. For Monday, we have eight games to focus on. The format of this article is simple. […]

There are only a few weeks left of the NBA regular season each game is becoming more and more important for a majority of the teams. Monday presents us with eight games on the main slate and a plethora of options on PrizePicks. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to […]

We have a seven-game NBA DFS slate Sunday. That slate will be the focus of this article, with the matinee game being the outlier. The format of this article is simple: I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your player […]

Sunday presents us with eight total NBA games and as has become the norm on Sundays, only seven are on the main NBA DFS slate, as the Nets and Bucks will play in a matinee. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, highlighting players […]

Saturdays are typically lighter DFS slates around the NBA, but this one presents us with a 10-game slate to break down. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your player pool and build […]

When it comes to making money in the DFS industry, there’s no such thing as too many outlets. So, when a new opportunity arises, we want to take advantage of it. That’s exactly what we’ve been presented with lately with the newest partner of FTN, StatHero. StatHero is a healthy mix of DFS and the […]

Friday presents us with an eight-game NBA DFS slate to kick the weekend off, and for the first time in a while, we have a good idea of the injury report ahead of time. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, highlighting players that […]

Thursday presents us with six games on the NBA DFS slate, and while only two of them have spreads within five points, three of them have totals north of 230 points. Potential blowouts or not, we’re sure to see some fireworks on this slate. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of […]

We have 10 games on tap around the NBA Wednesday, giving us a plethora of games to analyze from an analytical perspective for DFS. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your player […]

Wednesday presents us with 10 total NBA games, giving us a loaded board of options on PrizePicks. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner wrote a comprehensive App Review. How […]

Tuesday presents us with a rather tame six-game NBA DFS slate that has a fraction of the injury news Monday had. Instead, we only have one game with an implied total under 220 points, meaning we should see a whole lot of offense on the slate. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief […]

Monday presents us with a massive 11-game NBA DFS slate to start the week and with the playoff race heating up, it’s sure to be an entertaining slate. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help […]

The workweek kicks off with an 11-game NBA slate on PrizePicks on Monday and the board is absolutely littered with options to choose from. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s […]

As always with Sundays in the NBA, the day is split into two DFS slates: A three-game early slate and a four-game main slate. For the sake of timing, this article will focus around the four-game main slate. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while […]

Saturday presents us with eight total games around the NBA, with the NBA DFS main slate being a six-game slate starting at 7 p.m. ET. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, highlighting players that stand out. This doesn’t, however, mean that every player […]

When it comes to making money in the DFS industry, there’s no such thing as too many outlets. So, when a new opportunity arises, we want to take advantage of it. That’s exactly what we’ve been presented with lately with the newest partner of FTN, StatHero. StatHero is a healthy mix of DFS and the idea […]

This Friday’s NBA DFS slate is a bit lighter than we’re accustomed to for a Friday, but a seven-game slate to end the workweek is still more than enough to get us excited. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, highlighting players that stand […]