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NBA
DFS
NBA game-by-game DFS breakdown for August 26
Heading into our usual NBA playoff slate Wednesday, we’re only presented with three games as opposed to four, after the Miami Heat completed the four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers Monday. With this being the case, DFS rosters will become far more condensed, making it even more important to leverage ownership with pivots in tournament […]
Joe Metz
PGA
DFS
FanDuel DFS plays for this week’s BMW Championship
Welcome to the second week of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and this week’s BMW Championship. Last week, we saw the top-125 players in the FedEx Cup Standings face off, and now just 69 golfers are left standing (following the withdrawal of Webb Simpson). All 69 participants will see four rounds of golf as this week’s […]
Dom Cintorino
PGA
DFS
Prellezo’s picks: Core DFS plays for The BMW Championship
We’re all set for this week’s BMW Championship, the PGA’s next step of the FedEx Cup playoffs. For those of you diving into golf, I will be posting my core plays for PGA DFS every week. This will be focused around what I’ll be doing for my five main lineups, plus my max-entry builds for […]
Javi Prellezo
NBA
DFS
FTN NBA Podcast Episode 12, August 26
FTN's Adam Pfeifer and Joe Metz take you game-by-game through the three-game NBA playoff slate for Wednesday, Aug. 26. Players covered include Nikola Vucevic (7:30), Dennis Schroder (16:20) and CJ McCollum (28:05).
FTN Staff
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (8/26)
There’s a six-game EU Masters slate on Wednesday, beginning at 12 p.m. ET. We also have another playoff slate that is best of five. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds, as well as my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. The building itself is especially important. If you haven’t had […]
Javi Prellezo
Esports
DFS
Prellezo’s picks (8/26): Core plays and lineup construction for CS:GO
There’s a three-game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) slate on Wednesday, at 9 a.m. ET. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds and my strategy around what I’m doing. I’m focusing on building the best lineups possible. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 article. Once again, […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Riding the chalk: Tuesday’s MLB DFS plays
It’s time for another look at the daily MLB slate through the lends of the chalk — must-have plays, low owned pitchers and stacks. I’ll break down who I love, who I’m fading and who’s trending in my model. My roster construction is usually built around two three-man stacks and a two-player mini stack (my […]
Chris Rose
NBA
DFS
NBA DFS Player Rater Report 8/25
It’s time again for our check-in on the NBA DFS Player Rater for the day. This article is going to vary day-by-day, as the slates and ratings changes, but overall, I am going to be breaking down some of the most interesting parts of the slate. I will discuss who is standing out as potentially […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
Prellezo’s picks (8/25): MLB DFS picks for Tuesday
There’s a 10-game MLB DFS slate Tuesday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. I plan on doing five lineups today and the below is the cheat sheet and focus for me. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB DFS. You can check both to understand what […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS plays for Tuesday (8/25)
What’s up everyone, welcome, or welcome back to, ahead of the count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the slate, top to bottom. My goal is going to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
The Change-Up: Contrarian MLB DFS plays for Tuesday
With Major League Baseball back in (relatively) full swing, daily fantasy baseball comes along with it, and every day we’ll offer “The Change-Up,” a GPP-focused article for DFS on FanDuel and DraftKings. Baseball is a very high-variance sport, and most times you’ll find my plays to tend toward the contrarian, hence the article’s name. Going […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: Previewing the slate for August 26
MLB might be back, but Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) is in the middle of a great season that is really heating up! Fans are now allowed in stadiums for games in limited capacity, which is great to see! I will continue to cover KBO during the week as long as DraftKings offers regular slates for […]
DFS Chaser
NBA
DFS
Bank Shot: NBA GPP advice for August 25
The NBA playoffs are here. Though there was plenty of doubt over the past six months, we will finally be rewarded with an NBA Finals Champion. This article will cover my NBA GPP plays for the day. I rely heavily on matchips, pace or game and minutes on the floor. This combination has been successful […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Advanced Analytics Hitting Breakdown for Tuesday (8/25)
This article will feature hitter analysis for the main slate. The goal is to give you at least one target from the top tier, mid-tier and value tier at each position that has a +EV projectible outcome. Additionally, I will be identifying the chalk so that we can find the best possible leverage positions we […]
Andrew Cook
MLB
DFS
MLB ownership and DFS projections
Being aware of likely ownership in baseball DFS is a crucial part of the game. Rostering productive players is great; rostering productive players who are lightly owned is how you win. With that in mind, we’re offering up our daily look at ownership and DFS projections. MLB ownership and DFS projections are built and monitored […]
Kyle Murray
PGA
DFS
2020 UK Championship Model
We head across the pond as FTN golf analyst Skylar Hoke takes a look at the European Tour's upcoming UK Championship, and has released his Rolling Stats for FTN Golf subscibers to use for their research for the 2020 tournament. As you can see, there is a ton of data here that is used to […]
Skylar Hoke
PGA
DFS
2020 BMW Championship Model
PGA analyst Skylar Hoke takes a look at the upcoming BMW Championship, and has released his model for FTN Golf subscibers to use for their research for the 2020 tournament. As you can see, there is a ton of data here that is used to help break down the slate at hand. Skylar provides his […]
Skylar Hoke
MLB
DFS
On The Bump – MLB DFS Pitching Primer (8/25)
We’re back for the daily “On the Bump” column, looking at DFS pitching options on the Monday MLB slate. For those unfamiliar, this is the same "On The Bump" column that has existed previously, but the same format will prevail here at FTNDaily. Something that is held near and dear to me when it comes […]
Matt Kupferle
NHL
DFS
Best hockey DFS stacks and plays for August 25
The Conference Semifinals are underway, and we have a pair of Game 2s on the slate for Tuesday. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (BOS leads 1-0) – 7:00 p.m. ET Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights (VGK leads 1-0) – 9:45 p.m. ET Tampa Bay will be looking to avoid the 0-2 hole as the acting […]
Russell Prentice
NBA
DFS
NBA game-by-game DFS breakdown for August 25
Tuesday offers just a two-game slate, as the opening round of the playoffs is beginning to wrap up. We’ll see if the Denver Nuggets can get back into this series, while Luka Doncic continues to etch his name in the history books. We have received word that Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis will be out […]
Adam Pfeifer
MLB
DFS
PrizePicks for August 25
There’s a handful of sports that are being offered today, with the NBA and NHL playoffs now both underway while MLB continues to truck along. For this article, I will specifically be focusing on my favorite PrizePicks for NBA and MLB. My focus for this article will be around a site called “PrizePicks,” a creative […]
Joe Metz
Soccer
DFS
Analyzing Tuesday’s MLS DFS slate
The Major League Soccer is Back Tournament went smoothly in Orlando’s bubble, and now the actual MLS season will kick off, which is great news for us; MLS DFS is a great way of packing your bankroll with profit. DraftKings has a three-match slate for Tuesday starting at 7:30 p.m. ET, including an intriguing matchup […]
Tristan Hoh
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (8/25)
There’s a six-game EU Masters slate on Tuesday, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. We also have another playoff slate that is best of five. This other playoff slate is a three-game slate that begins at 5:00 a.m. ET. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds, as well as my strategy around what I’m […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: Previewing the slate for August 25
MLB might be back, but Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) is in the middle of a great season that is really heating up! Fans are now allowed in stadiums for games in limited capacity, which is great to see! I will continue to cover KBO during the week as long as DraftKings offers regular slates for […]
DFS Chaser
NBA
DFS
NBA Showdown plays for Trail Blazers-Lakers Game 4
The NBA playoffs are finally here! Though there was plenty of doubt over the past few months, we will finally be rewarded with a champion very soon. This article will cover my NBA Showdown plays for the day. I rely heavily on matchups, pace of game and minutes on the floor. This combination has been successful […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS plays for Monday (8/24)
What’s up everyone, welcome, or welcome back to, ahead of the count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the slate, top to bottom. My goal is going to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
The Change-Up: Contrarian MLB DFS plays for Monday
With Major League Baseball back in (relatively) full swing, daily fantasy baseball comes along with it, and every day we’ll offer “The Change-Up,” a GPP-focused article for DFS on FanDuel and DraftKings. Baseball is a very high-variance sport, and most times you’ll find my plays to tend toward the contrarian, hence the article’s name. Going […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Riding the chalk: Monday’s MLB DFS plays
It’s time for another look at the daily MLB slate through the lends of the chalk — must-have plays, low owned pitchers and stacks. I’ll break down who I love, who I’m fading and who’s trending in my model. My roster construction is usually built around two three-man stacks and a two-player mini stack (my […]
Chris Rose
MLB
DFS
Advanced Analytics Hitting Breakdown for Monday (8/24)
This article will feature hitter analysis for the main slate. The goal is to give you at least one target from the top tier, mid-tier and value tier at each position that has a +EV projectible outcome. Additionally, I will be identifying the chalk so that we can find the best possible leverage positions we […]
Andrew Cook
NHL
DFS
Best hockey DFS plays for August 24
There are only two games on the ice Monday with the DraftKings and FanDuel NHL DFS slates beginning at 7 p.m. ET. We’ll see games between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche will follow. It’s difficult to separate yourself from the pack with only two games on […]
Javi Prellezo
NBA
DFS
NBA DFS Player Rater Report 8/24
It’s time again for our check-in on the NBA DFS Player Rater for the day. This article is going to vary day-by-day, as the slates and ratings changes, but overall, I am going to be breaking down some of the most interesting parts of the slate. I will discuss who is standing out as potentially […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
On The Bump – MLB DFS Pitching Primer (8/24)
We’re back for the daily “On the Bump” column, looking at DFS pitching options on the Monday MLB slate. For those unfamiliar, this is the same "On The Bump" column that has existed previously, but the same format will prevail here at FTNDaily. Something that is held near and dear to me when it comes […]
Matt Kupferle