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NBA
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NBA Showdown Breakdown: Clippers vs. Lakers
The NBA restart is finally here. Though there was plenty of doubt over the past few months, we will finally be rewarded with an NBA Finals Champion. This article will cover my NBA Showdown plays for the day. I rely heavily on matchups, pace or game and minutes on the floor. This combination has been […]
David Jones
NBA
DFS
WNBA DFS picks for Thursday, July 30
It’s an unusual time in the world, but as we bounce back to some normalcy, all sports are returning at once. Ordinarily, WNBA’s regular season would be taking place in the NBA’s offseason, paving the way for the women to get the spotlight in the basketball world. Now, we’re going to see the WNBA’s season […]
Josh Gross
MLB
DFS
On The Bump – MLB DFS Pitching Primer (7/30)
Baseball season is upon us. After many months of uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic, America's pastime is back. With that comes daily fantasy baseball, precisely MLB DFS. For those unfamilar, this is the "On The Bump" column that has existed previously, but the same format will prevail here at FTNDaily. Something that is held near and dear […]
Josh Collacchi
NHL
DFS
Prellezo’s picks: DFS plays for NHL’s reopening day
Hello, hockey fans. We are back and it is an exciting time. My goal here is to take a deep DFS dive in Saturday’s five-game slate and go over my highest exposures for my four lineups. For those of you that don’t know, I’m originally from South Florida and I’m a huge Florida Panthers fan. […]
Javi Prellezo
NBA
DFS
NBA game-by-game DFS breakdown for July 30
We’ve officially made it. Basketball is back. It feels strange — these are not normal times — and while the gravity of what’s going on in the world should not be lost, it feels really good to return to some sense of normalcy. We’ve got NFL-like Sundays every day, all day, for the next two […]
Stefano Vaccarino
MLB
DFS
Soccer PrizePicks for July 30
Today’s focus for this article will be around a site called “PrizePicks,” a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. The format is simple. You pick two, three, or four players and predict whether they will go over or under their projected fantasy point total. When parlaying the players, the […]
Tristan Hoh
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/30)
There’s a four-game slate for League of Legends on Thursday, beginning at 4:00 a.m. ET. 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 a chance, please, please read up on the Esports […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS plays for Wednesday
Baseball is finally here, and I could not be happier! We are pumped about our MLB product this year, and we promise you it is only going to get better as the season goes on and we get our footing. As far as content coming from me, I will have my main slate preview article […]
Kyle Murray
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MLB
DFS
The Change-Up: Contrarian MLB DFS plays for Wednesday
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 tend to be contrarian, hence the article’s name. Going with a […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
PrizePicks for July 29
Today’s focus for this article will be around a site called “PrizePicks,” a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. The format is simple. You pick two, three, or four players and predict whether they will go over or under their projected fantasy point total. When parlaying the players, the […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: Previewing the slate for July 30
MLB is back, but the Korean Baseball Organization 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 us […]
DFS Chaser
MLB
DFS
Advanced Analytics Hitting Breakdown for Wednesday (7/29)
MLB has moved around its schedule a bit for Wednesday, putting the Yankees and Orioles back in play in a matchup against each other. While the whole situation is a mess, it is encouraging to see them continue with the season and doing what they can with scheduling to keep things rolling. And that means […]
Andrew Cook
NBA
DFS
WNBA DFS picks for Wednesday, July 29
It’s an unusual time in the world, but as we bounce back to some normalcy, all sports are returning at once. Ordinarily, WNBA’s regular season would be taking place in the NBA’s offseason, paving the way for the women to get the spotlight in the basketball world. Now, we’re going to see the WNBA’s season […]
Josh Gross
PGA
DFS
Statistical deep dive for the St. Jude Invitational
Welcome to our first World Golf Championship since the restart of PGA Tour play. For those who aren’t familiar, WGCs are a bit different than the standard week. We will still have our normal four-round stroke play winner, but the field size is roughly half of a PGA Tour event and is made up largely […]
Skylar Hoke
MLB
DFS
Best GPP stacking options for MLB DFS July 29
Its time for another look at the plays for MLB DFS, with nine games on Wednesday’s main slate starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. This article will focus on some of the top pitching and lineup-stacking options on the slate. Stacking is extremely important in MLB DFS. As part of this article I will cover the […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
On The Bump – MLB DFS Pitching Primer (7/29)
Baseball season is upon us. After many months of uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic, America's pastime is back. With that comes daily fantasy baseball, precisely MLB DFS. For those unfamilar, this is the "On The Bump" column that has existed previously, but the same format will prevail here at FTNDaily. Something that is held near and dear […]
Josh Collacchi
NBA
DFS
Prellezo’s picks: Best DFS plays for NBA’s re-opening slate
After the return of baseball a week ago, our second major team sport, the NBA, is set to return Thursday, and with it NBA DFS. It starts with a small two-game slate before stretching out to a six-gamer Friday. But first, let’s look at the DFS options for Thursday, in the games featuring the Utah […]
Javi Prellezo
NBA
DFS
NBA DFS Preview: Southwest Division
With the NBA season set to (finally!) start at the end of July, the FTN team is breaking down every division with an eye toward DFS possibilities, ways to approach using each team and best strategies. Today, the Southwest Division. From the Southwest we actually have all five teams in Orlando for the restart, and […]
Kyle Murray
NHL
DFS
Predictions, DFS plays for the WC qualifying round
I know many of you are excited about the start of the MLB season, but I have three words that give me much more joy: Hockey is back. And with it, DFS hockey. The 2020 NHL playoffs commence Saturday with a unique 24-team format that we may never see again. Even the sites of the […]
Russell Prentice
PGA
DFS
FanDuel DFS plays for this week’s PGA St. Jude Invitational
The PGA Tour heads to Memphis for this week’s WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational. TPC Southwind will play host to this WGC for just the second straight year, as this slot on the schedule was previously the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio (2006-2018). This week’s purse of $10.5 million is the largest we have […]
Dom Cintorino
MLB
DFS
Prellezo’s picks (7/29): MLB DFS picks for Wednesday
Baseball is back! We have a nine-game slate Wednesday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. I’m not sure there’s anybody more excited about this than me, but let’s just all enjoy this together. We finally have a slate with some pitching. We have some bad options, but a ton of elite options. I plan on […]
Javi Prellezo
PGA
DFS
Prellezo’s picks: Core DFS plays for the St. Jude Invitational
The PGA WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational tees off Thursday, which means it’s time again to look at some key golf DFS plays. 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, […]
Javi Prellezo
Esports
DFS
Prellezo’s picks (7/29): Core plays and lineup construction for LoL
There’s a two-game slate for League of Legends beginning at 5 a.m. ET Wednesday. 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 a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS plays for Tuesday
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of 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 learn, […]
Kyle Murray
MMA
DFS
DraftKings breakdown for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
We have temporarily left Fight Island and are back at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The main thing to note is that we are back to the smaller octagon, which historically tends to lead to more finishes than the standard octagon. Another thing to note is that we are coming off a 15-fight […]
Jon Kelly
MLB
DFS
Advanced Analytics Hitting Breakdown for Tuesday (7/28)
Tuesday is another day around Major League Baseball where the pitching options are scarce, opening up some opportunity for a lower-owned stack to produce high value, like the Royals and Rays did Monday night. Something I have not covered before is that these articles will generally focus on upside and less on floor-type players, which […]
Andrew Cook
MLB
DFS
Prellezo’s picks (7/28): MLB DFS picks for Tuesday
Baseball is back! We have a 10-game Tuesday slate that starts at 7:05 p.m. EST. I’m not sure there’s anybody more excited about this than myself, but let’s just all enjoy this together. Today feels more like another opening day. As I mentioned, we have a 10-game slate, and I’m dumbing down my player pool to a few […]
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 lens 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. It’s another tough pitching slate Tuesday, without many viable arms. The slate looks to be primed to […]
Chris Rose
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: Previewing the slate for July 29
The MLB is back, but 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 us to play. […]
DFS Chaser
PGA
DFS
Previewing the European Tour’s English Open for DFS
The Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel and Country Club (Par 72) hasn’t seen a European Tour event since 2002, when the winner was Darren Clarke. It was his third win at the venue in four years, having finished a far off fifth in 2001. Judging just based on scores alone, the course allows for birdies, with a win […]
Bryan DeCorte
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NFL
DFS
ThriveFantasy Picks
Use promo code FTN at ThriveFantasy when you sign up today and you will receive an instant $50 match on your first deposit of $25 dollars or more! Introducing ThriveFantasy, the new Daily Fantasy Sports and Esports app for Player Props. ThriveFantasy eliminates the need to do countless hours of research by only featuring top-tier athletes in their respective sport. […]
FTN Staff
NBA
DFS
NBA DFS Preview: Northwest Division
With the NBA season set to (finally!) start at the end of July, the FTN team is breaking down every division with an eye toward DFS possibilities, ways to approach using each team and best strategies. Today, the Northwest Division: Note: No Minnesota Timberwolves for the restart. Denver Nuggets Coach: Michael Malone Record, current position: 43-22, First in […]
David Jones