Michael Cohen's Articles

We’re in the final stretch of the year. A lot of my big wins have occurred in December. The public really grasps onto the trends that have worked so far in the year, so the chalk often gets chalkier. Players who have underperformed will sometimes get really low-owned because everyone has given up on them.  […]

With just 10 games on the main slate and the slate featuring the Texans, Dolphins, Jets, the now terrible Titans and Jaguars, there really aren’t a whole lot of great fantasy options to choose from when making your lineup. I expect there to be a lot of 20-30% type of chalk this week. We likely […]

Thanksgiving is hands-down my favorite holiday. There’s nothing I like more than stuffing my face and playing NFL DFS. I’m sure I’m not alone with this feeling; the Thanksgiving slate is the most popular one and almost always fills early. With just three games, the potential edge is significantly decreased. You just can’t find those […]

Last week we had another case of running back chalk smashing. I actually liked Mark Ingram and D’Ernest Johnson, though it only got me so far since they were so popular. Christian McCaffrey really should have had a 40+ point week, but he was vultured for freaking three touchdowns.  This week we have more running […]

After a few gross, low-scoring fantasy week, we have a Week 10 with some potential high-scoring games. There’s also some cheap running back chalk in DFS that will be highly owned but make lineup construction easier. Without further ado, let’s talk about the massive chalk this week that is D’Ernest Johnson. D’Ernest Johnson, RB, Cleveland […]

We’re firmly in the mid-season slog with a lot of key teams on byes and some key players with questionable tags. There seems to be a general consensus which of these players will likely play, but this is just a friendly reminder to be flexible with your lineups in case a key player ends up […]

This week’s slate looks a lot like last week’s. Not only do we have a lot of teams on bye, many of the high-scoring teams with great fantasy players compete in the primetime games. That leaves us with a smaller slate featuring teams like the Texans, Bears, 49ers, Jets, Lions, Steelers, Wilson-less Seahawks and Browns.  […]

If you’ve been reading my articles for awhile, you’ll notice some weeks are centered around a certain theme and other weeks I just tend to focus more on having exposure to specific underowned players. Last week’s theme was fading Kareem Hunt (which was great) and heavy exposure on expensive running backs (not great, but not […]

Last week is a great example of what happens to my general strategy when the chalk smashes. My strategy loses. It loses very badly. In fact, it loses so badly you kinda lean your head to the side and look at me and wonder how on Earth I ever won so much money playing DFS […]

As we head into the Week 5 NFL DFS main slate, I haven’t seen so many important truly questionable tags on running backs in a very long time. Don’t get married to your lineups this week, since you might be editing them last minute due to injury updates. It makes having a “core” a bit […]

After a chalk smash last week in NFL DFS play, I expect the chalky plays to get a lot of love this week. Will Cooper Kupp score 30-plus fantasy points every week just to spite TwoGun? Probably. Between a few pretty chalky options as well as a lot of injuries creating a bit of mayhem […]

With a lot of potential shootouts around the NFL in Week 3, we have a lot of stacks and players to consider in DFS. There are also a lot of game-time decisions and questionable tags that definitely affect how I approach my lineups. The two key GTDs in my opinion are DeAndre Hopkins and Dalvin […]

Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books. We all saw the same things last weekend, so we all can now overreact to the same things. There are already some pretty hated teams and players out there, so there are some good contrarian opportunities available. There’s also quite a bit of chalk that […]

It’s the most wonderful time of year! Football is back, DFS is back, and we have some fun new tools for you to play with at FTN Daily. If you read my article last year, I’d like to sincerely thank you for sticking with us and continuing to read my analysis. I’m not going to […]

Are you new to NFL DFS? Have you always wanted to learn from the pros? With the TwoGun Challenge, FTN brings you just that as professional DFS player TwoGun is set to tutor and help a new player learn the ins and outs of the game, and grow a bankroll throughout the NFL season. Let’s […]

I consider myself one of the more OG DFS pros, having played DFS since 2012. I fondly remember playing on DraftStreet, FanThrowdown and even Buzzdraft. One way or another though, most of my action has been on DraftKings and to a lesser extent FanDuel over my playing career. Playing NFL DFS profitably was a lot […]

(Michael “TwoGun” Cohen is a three-time NFL Milly Maker champion. Today, he uses that expertise to explain his process behind building a lineup and taking down a big prize.) We all have our various DFS habits. After playing NFL GPPs seriously for more than seven years, I’ve created a general routine that helps me best […]

I'll be honest. As a full-slate NFL GPP specialist, I don't exactly look forward to the Super Bowl. While I do play Showdowns from time to time, they are not my specialty. But it is the Super Bowl, I like football, and I can't for the life of me give out decent picks this postseason […]

I'll be honest. As a full-slate NFL GPP specialist, I don't exactly look forward to the Super Bowl. While I do play Showdowns from time to time, they are not my specialty. But it is the Super Bowl, I like football, and I can't for the life of me give out decent picks this postseason […]

I debated whether it was even worth writing an article for a two-game NFL playoff slate. On one hand, the DFS sites are putting up some large GPPs since everyone is going to want some action for Sunday's games. On the other hand, two-game slates just don't work with my style of play, since it's […]

Here’s hoping everyone is having a great start to 2021. NFL playoffs DFS is a tricky thing. If you approach DFS professionally, you really need to know if these short slates are even beatable for you, or if you are just going to be playing for fun. I firmly believe a four-game slate is beatable […]

We’ve made it the final week of the regular season. Week 17 is always unique for DFS since some players are resting, some players have nothing to play for, and others have everything on the line. And of course, this year we also have the COVID-19 wild card to deal with. I tend to take […]

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is enjoying the holiday season. We're nearing the end of the NFL and fantasy football season, and I hope you've found my weekly article enjoyable and helpful. The last week or two of the season can be a bit crazy from a DFS perspective, since some teams […]

Championship week is here. No I’m not talking about your traditional fantasy league that no one cares about. I’m talking about the DK FFWC, the DK Main Event, the FanDuel WFFC, and the FD Player Championship. It’s a great week to be a GPP player, especially a higher-stakes one. I wish you all the best. […]

I've been receiving some feedback lately and frequently getting two similar questions. First, what is my process of going about building lineups? Second, what exactly do I mean by core plays and how much do I use them? (If you have no interest in this and just want to read about Week 14, skip on […]

Last week in fantasy football was a friendly reminder how a couple players can absolutely upend a DFS slate. While Tyreek Hill was pretty chalky, Derrick Henry flew under the radar with everyone so focused on Dalvin Cook last week. Let's see if we can discover a few gems for Week 13 that will hopefully […]

We haven't had too many Sunday morning injury news scrambles, but this week may be the week. It already just dropped that Jonathan Taylor will be out, increasing Nyheim Hines value. It's still unclear what's going on with Miami and San Diego in terms of their running games, as well as who knows who else […]

This is one of the most exciting NFL weeks of the year for me. Both DraftKings and FanDuel have a high buy-in Milly Maker, which are my favorite types of tournaments. I'll go into this week with a decent profit for the season allowing me to take a good amount of shots at both of […]

I personally had an interesting week in fantasy football last week. While over 90% of my DFS lineups failed to cash, I ended up having a very profitable week since one lineup managed to win the Gladiator on FanDuel. If you don’t watch my high-stakes recap videos, I encourage you to watch last week’s, since […]

I personally had my best week of this NFL and fantasy football season last week thanks to Dalvin Cook, so I hope my Week 8 article encouraged a lot of you to put him in your lineups. He'll go from being 5-6% or so rostered in tournaments on FanDuel to over 30% this week, making […]

We're midway through the season and have seen some incredibly high-scoring weeks. Just when I thought Davante Adams would have been the clear top receiver after his impressive game in Week 7, Tyler Lockett smashes it with a three-TD performance. When you're a contrarian player like myself, high-scoring weeks are generally a bad thing since […]

We had some major injury replacement chalk last week with Alexander Mattison, and we potentially have it again this week in spades. I think this week sets up for some chalk to run with as well as some to fade. There are also a few really low-owned players I like a lot that can hopefully […]