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Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/20)
There’s a two-game slate for League of Legends beginning at 5 a.m. ET Monday. 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
Soccer
DFS
DFS Showdown for Sunday’s San Jose-Chicago MLS game
Quick Note: One COVID-19 related implication for soccer is that the substitution allotment in every major league moves from three to five. Teams are allowed to use fresh legs more often due to the hiatus predictably taking players out of full fitness. Tread cautiously in player selection, as some players have more of a tendency […]
Tristan Hoh
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Soccer
DFS
DFS Showdown Slate plays for Leicester City/Tottenham
Quick Note: One COVID-19 related implication for soccer is that the substitution allotment in every major league moves from three to five. Teams are allowed to use fresh legs more often due to the hiatus predictably taking players out of full fitness. Tread cautiously in player selection, as some players have more of a tendency […]
Blake Hampton
MLB
DFS
The most and least friendly parks to target in MLB DFS
The abbreviated 2020 MLB season is almost upon us, and with it baseball DFS will be back. It’s important to keep MLB park factors in the front of your mind when determining which hitters and pitchers to use for your DFS lineups. For example, if there is a 10-game slate, why would you take hitters […]
David Jones
PGA
DFS
Best DFS plays for the final round of The Memorial Tournament
Sunday is upon us and that means a Round 4 DFS showdown slate for the final round of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament. Round 4 showdowns are different from previous showdown slates because finishing points do come into play. This provides an extra layer of strategy and changes projections quite a bit. This week will […]
Kyle Murray
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/19)
There’s a four-game slate for League of Legends on Sunday, beginning at 4:00 am EST. 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 read up on the Esports 101 […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Javi Prellezo’s MLB DFS tournament primer
Hello, baseball fans! My focus for this article will be around my MLB daily fantasy strategy. This was the first sport I won big on, as well as the first sport I ever did for DFS, so I can assure you that it is near and dear to my heart. However, we are running into […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
How to stack a lineup in MLB DFS
If you are new to MLB DFS, or just need a reminder, you almost always “stack” two teams. A “stack” refers to using multiple players from the same team in an attempt to correlate and maximize your fantasy production. This means you want four hitters from two different teams to fill out your lineup. The […]
David Jones
Nascar
DFS
Prellezo’s picks: DFS plays for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
How’s it going, NASCAR fans? We have a Sunday race upon us — the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 — after a successful All-Star race this past Wednesday. My plan here is to take a deep DFS dive into the long track in Texas. Given there is still no practice, I’m relying a ton on track […]
Javi Prellezo
MMA
DFS
DFS picks for Saturday’s Fight Island 2 slate
Welcome to my DFS cash game breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 173 card in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by the UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez. In this weekly article, I will outline three fighters who present strong floors and ceilings for your DraftKings cash games (double-up and H2H […]
Jonah Shiffman
MLB
DFS
Getting started in MLB DFS: What to look for, how to do it
There is no daily fantasy sport with more variance than baseball. You can get absolutely lost during the research process for a given slate. Unlike football and basketball, where you can bank and project volume, baseball is different. Mike Trout, the consensus top player in the sport, has far less control over his outcome than […]
Adam Pfeifer
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/18)
There’s a four-game slate for League of Legends beginning at 4 a.m. ET Saturday. 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
Soccer
DFS
DFS Showdown for Friday’s Minnesota-Real Salt Lake MLS game
There’s one late-night MLS game Friday, with Real Salt Lake and Minnesota facing off at 10:30 p.m. ET. For this and most slates, we’re back to offer DFS showdown thoughts on the action. Quick note: One COVID-19 related implication for soccer is that the substitution allotment in every major league moves from three to five. […]
Tristan Hoh
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: DraftKings slate preview for July 18
DraftKings is offering a five-game slate for the Korean Baseball Organization Saturday, July 18, with lock set at 5 a.m. ET. I am here to give you my top KBO DFS pitchers and some stacks to consider. Reminders: The biggest edge is waking up 30 minutes before lock and checking weather and starting lineups. Starting […]
DFS Chaser
Nascar
DFS
NASCAR DFS Advanced Stats Roadmap: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
The weekend, the NASCAR Cup series heads to Texas for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Texas is a 1.5-mile intermediate track. For projections purposes, I also use Atlanta and Charlotte as similar tracks. You can check these NASCAR projections out in our NASCAR DFS Optimizer. Of course, the research process is more than just running […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
MMA
DFS
UFC Fight Island 2 DraftKings breakdown
Coming off the Wednesday card where we saw Calvin Kattar outperform Dan Ige to win a decision on Wednesday, we now have a very quick turnaround for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card on "Fight Island." Much like the Wednesday card, we expect to see a few finishes on Saturday, and there are a couple new […]
Jon Kelly
Soccer
DFS
West Ham/Watford EPL DFS Showdown
Quick Note: One COVID-19 related implication for soccer is that the substitution allotment in every major league moves from three to five. Teams are allowed to use fresh legs more often due to the hiatus predictably taking players out of full fitness. Tread cautiously in player selection, as some players have more of a tendency to […]
Tristan Hoh
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PGA
DFS
Round 2 Showdown plays for the Memorial Tournament
The DraftKings Round 2 Showdown is always my favorite slate, as the public often overreacts to what they saw in Round 1. That’s not to say you need to avoid golfers who played well and cram in golfers that had poor first rounds, but you shouldn’t be writing off golfers after a bumpy start to […]
Bryan DeCorte
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/17)
There’s a whole lot of League of Legends on Friday, so I’m here to break down my top DFS builds, as well as my strategy around what I’m doing for these slates. The building itself is especially important. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 article. Much like my CS:GO articles, […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: DraftKings slate preview for July 17
DraftKings is offering a five-game slate for the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) on Friday, July 17th, with lock set at 5:30 a.m. EST. I am here to give you my top KBO DFS pitchers, hitters, stacks, and I break down two cash lineups from our SaberSim at FTN. Reminders: The biggest edge is waking up 30 […]
DFS Chaser
Soccer
DFS
English Premier League: Picks, DFS core plays and strategy (7/16)
One COVID-19 related implication toward soccer worth noting is the substitution allotment in every major league moving from three to five. Teams are allowed to use fresh legs more often due to the hiatus predictably taking players out of full fitness. Tread cautiously in player selection, as some players have more of a tendency to […]
Tristan Hoh
NBA
DFS
Catching up on the NBA: Southeast Division
It’s been four months since we’ve seen an NBA game in front of our eyes, so it’s understandable that maybe you’ve slipped in remembering just who is on which team, and how things have been going across the league. Did you know Jabari Parker played for Sacramento? Well, I’m here to go through the 22 […]
Josh Lloyd
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Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for CS:GO (7/16)
There’s a two-game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) slate on Thursday, at 3:00 am PST. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds and my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. I’m focusing on building the best lineups possible. If you haven’t had a chance, please, please read up on the Esports 101 […]
Javi Prellezo
Esports
DFS
Core plays and lineup construction for LoL (7/16)
There’s a four-game League of Legends slate on Wednesday, beginning at 4 am 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 101 […]
Javi Prellezo
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PGA
DFS
Breaking down the DFS player pool at The Memorial
What’s up, everybody? I hope you all had solid results last week. For myself, it was a rather disappointing week, especially considering how strong the core of Gary Woodland, Hideki Matsuyama and Billy Horschel was. But that just makes me even more excited to dive into this week. Hopefully you guys checked out my first […]
Kyle Murray
Soccer
DFS
Analyzing Wednesday’s MLS DFS Showdown
Major League Soccer is back in action and FTN has you covered! For this Vancouver/San Jose Showdown, as well as most other slates, we’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. One COVID-19 related implication toward soccer worth noting is the substitution allotment in every major league moving from three to […]
Tristan Hoh
MLB
DFS
KBO DFS: DraftKings slate preview for July 16
DraftKings is offering a five-games slate for the Korean Baseball Organization Thursday, July 16, with lock set at 5:30 a.m. ET. I am here to give you my top KBO DFS pitchers, hitters, stacks, and I have some straightforward advice for you this time. Reminders: The biggest edge is waking up 30 minutes before lock […]
DFS Chaser
PGA
DFS
PGA DFS: Course preview and core plays for Memorial Tournament
Welcome back, everyone. This week, we head right back to the same course we saw last week at Muirfield Village for the Memorial Tournament. Much of what we discussed last week will apply in terms of key stats, and how to approach your models for the week, but I will show some interesting stats we […]
Drew Mathews
PGA
DFS
Statistical deep dive for the 2020 Memorial Tournament
When you boil golf down to its simplest manner, it is quite easy to describe. Put the ball in the hole with as few as strokes as possible. Easy as that, right? Well truthfully, many in the PGA DFS industry (myself included) can overcomplicate that fact of the matter. With the surplus of stats available, it can […]
Skylar Hoke
Soccer
DFS
DFS showdown slate: Liverpool vs. Arsenal
The English Premier League is back in action and FTN has you covered! For this Liverpool/Arsenal Showdown, as well as most other slates, I’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. One COVID-19 related implication worth noting is the substitution allotment in every major league moving from three to five. […]
Tristan Hoh
Soccer
DFS
English Premier League: Picks, DFS core plays and strategy (7/15)
The English Premier League is back in action and FTN has you covered! For this three-match slate, as well as most other slates, I’ll be offering a DFS-catered approach to help pack your bankroll with profit. A COVID-19 related implication worth noting is the substitution allotment moving from three to five. Teams are able to […]
Tristan Hoh
NBA
DFS
Catching up on the NBA: Central Division
It’s been four months since we’ve seen an NBA game in front of our eyes, so it’s understandable that maybe you’ve slipped in remembering just who is on which team, and how things have been going across the league. Did you know Jabari Parker played for Sacramento? Well, I’m here to go through the 22 […]
Josh Lloyd