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Top 4 Best Ball Targets in 2023
There’s no fantasy football feeling more rewarding than drafting those breakouts – players underpriced by the draft market (ADP) who end up providing hefty returns on investment. So here are the top best ball targets in 2023 to give you that feeling. You felt it with veteran RB Jamaal Williams last year. Williams was […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Better for Weekly Winner
Underdog Fantasy introduced a new way to play best ball in their “Weekly Winners” contest, focusing on trying to build the perfect team for a single week. For those of you unfamiliar with the structure, our Tyler Loechner broke it down a few weeks ago. In short: $205k in prizes will be distributed to the […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
6 Best Week 17 Best Ball Game Stacks
There are numerous layers to best ball draft strategy. One of the more notable ones we hear about is correlating team and game stacks specific to Week 17, the best ball championship round. Most know that Underdog Fantasy’s prize pools are incredibly top-heavy. The Best Ball Mania IV with its $25 entry fee and 677,376 […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
DFS
Early Look at Underused Week 1 NFL DFS Stacks and Players
We are officially less than two months from the start of the 2023 NFL season. As the entire football community continues to hammer away at best ball drafts, I’d also like to take an early look at Week 1. This isn’t just about impatience and the excitement of NFL DFS being back in our […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
DFS
5 Underpriced Best Ball Running Backs on Underdog
Best ball drafts on Underdog are filling up at an unprecedented rate, yet we’re still two months from the start of the regular season. With training camps kicking off in less than two weeks, the average draft position market will be more volatile than ever with every fancy highlight catch on Twitter and “best shape […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
DFS
The Best Weekly DFS Stacks All NFL Season Long
The foundation of weekly DFS success is finding the right passing-game stack. Identifying those outlier games that produce an abundance of points, and selecting the corresponding players from each team, give you a huge edge in both MME tournaments and cash game matchups. While it’s nearly impossible to identify those teams with certainty in the […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for the Championship Game
The second season of the newest iteration of the USFL comes to a close this weekend with the championship game between the Birmingham Stallions and the Pittsburgh Maulers. With just one game left, we obviously are switching to the showdown format in DFS. In this breakdown, I will list my favorite captains and utility options […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Underdog’s Weekly Winners Contest: Breakdown and Strategy
The big dogs over at Underdog Fantasy have released an exciting new way to play fantasy football that combines best ball and DFS, and they are calling it “Weekly Winners.” Let’s dive into some initial thoughts around strategy. We’ll update this piece as we learn more about the contest and strategies develop further. It’s […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
DFS
TwoGun’s Best Ball Breakdown (June 27)
After about a month and a half of best ball drafts, I’ve already completed over 150 drafts at a variety of buyins, so I’m well on target to finish my goal of at least 500 this season. My guess is the softest drafts (especially fast drafts) will generally happen closer to kickoff, so I don’t […]
Michael Cohen
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Round 1 of the Playoffs
The USFL regular season has come to an end and the playoffs now begin, with four teams vying for the championship. An interesting aspect of these semifinals is the fact that the South Division matchup features two of the best offenses in the league, while the North Division battle has two of the lower scoring […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Week 10
The USFL regular season comes to a close this week, so we definitely want to close things in DFS with a bang. As of this writing, the only team that has clinched a playoff berth are the Birmingham Stallions. This means that most of the teams have plenty to play for and we shouldn’t see […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: QB Pick’em Values
Last week, Underdog Fantasy finally released their NFL “Pick’em” lines with their initial full-season projections. This excludes the playoffs and is voided if a player plays fewer than five games. Although these numbers are just an approximation and cannot account for the parity of the league, they can serve as a guideline for players’ outlooks. In […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
Underdog Best Ball Mania Exposure
Having completed 45 drafts in the Underdog Best Ball Mania IV contest, now is the perfect time to review my fantasy football exposures for the upcoming 2023 NFL season. There are many advantages to drafting best ball teams early in the season, as opportunities exist to capitalize on low ADPs. However, as the summer months […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
Late-Round Values for Best Ball 2023
We are 43 drafts into Best Ball season at Underdog Fantasy, and there is no end in sight! As we enter mid-June, the 2023 Best Ball drafts have started to heat up quickly. Nine of the 32 NFL teams have already held (or canceled) their mandatory minicamps, with the reminder of teams beginning this week. […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Week 9
The USFL regular season is winding down — there are only two more weeks before we start getting into the playoffs. It’s flown by, but we still have a little time to maximize our profitability this month. Below, I will highlight my favorite DFS plays at each position while also providing you with a core […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Optimizing for the Regular Season
There has been a lot of content surrounding Best Ball Mania III, specifically focusing on the best way to construct teams that can advance into the championship round and score the most points in Week 17. However, let’s not forget that there is a regular-season tournament this season with $5 million in prizes distributed to the 10,000 highest-scoring teams […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Week 8
We are heading into Week 8 of the USFL season, and it’s been a solid DFS run so far despite the heavy variance that pops up in a league like this. We are going to continue to chase volume, usage and targets, which aligns with our plan to prioritize a high floor. I will highlight […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Values and Stacks to Target in Drafts
It’s best ball draft season around the fantasy football landscape, which means everyone is on the lookout for draft values and smart picks. Below, I am going to list a few players at each position I think are undervalued in Underdog drafts right now. I will also add a few of my favorite cheap stacks […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: ADPs That Ought to Rise
In the FTN Best Ball Guide, I explained the importance of drafting in windows to help create a diverse portfolio with different values and combinations of players. This month is a critical point in the NFL offseason, where players will move up and down the board immediately after the June 1 cuts. The goal in early drafts should be to take […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
What I’ve Learned in Best Ball
With 40 Best Ball Mania IV Drafts officially in the books, I have certainly learned a ton. The more repetition in drafts, the more you can narrow down the values in each round, and create a general plan for roster construction. Who should you target? Who should you avoid? What has been my preferred roster […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
TwoGun’s Best Ball Breakdown (May 27)
Best ball is really taking off this fantasy football season, and I’m making an attempt to do at least 400-500 total drafts by kickoff of the NFL regular season. I especially like the $555 DraftKings Milly Maker event, although it certainly can get costly if I try to get close to max entries in that […]
Michael Cohen
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Week 7
The USFL season has been a wild ride thus far with plenty of ups and downs, but the DFS edge in niche sports has never been greater. The main thing is to stay focused on volume, target share and snaps. The best of course action in a high-variance league like this is to follow the […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: The Poodle
Best ball fever is in the air with tournaments opening and closing within a matter of days. Underdog Fantasy has been working around the clock by releasing new contests with cheaper buy-ins and fewer entries. “The Poodle” made its debut last week, featuring $150k in total prizes and $30k to first. It limited users […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Week 6
It was another profitable week of “Alt Football” last week thanks to a strong performance from Troy Williams. He continues to be one of the best DFS options at quarterback in the USFL, and we are going to keep rolling with him until he fails us or his price corrects, whichever comes first. I will […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
QB Two-Step: The Best Fantasy Quarterback Pairings of 2023
Spending early-round fantasy football draft capital on a quarterback is an “all or nothing” proposition. Given the depth of the position, there is a wealth of value in the later rounds. If you select a quarterback early in our drafts, it needs to translate to a big fantasy season. If it does, you gain a […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Week 17 Game Stack Targets
Throughout the offseason, we have gone in-depth on the importance of stacking in best ball and its necessity for hitting a ceiling outcome. For a deeper dive, check out the “Stacks” section in the FTN Best Ball Guide, now included in all FTN Daily packages. To take down a large-field tournament such as Best Ball Mania IV, with 677,376 entrants, it is nearly impossible to find success […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
Fantasy Football: Best Ball Rookie Tiers
Fantasy football best ball draft season is in full swing, and like every year there are several new faces in the mix with an exciting crop of rookies in 2023. Unlike dynasty leagues, we aren’t concerned with the long-term outlooks for these players in our best ball leagues. It’s all about their immediate impact […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
DFS
USFL DFS Plays for Week 5
After a rock-solid and profitable Week 4 of USFL DFS, we turn our attention toward Week 5, which features plenty of intriguing players to target in advantageous matchups. At this point in the season, the stars have separated themselves from the pack and we now have a handful of players we can build our lineups […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
FTN Fantasy 2023 Best Ball Guide: Best Stacks for the Fantasy Playoffs
Welcome to the FTN Fantasy 2023 Best Ball Guide! You can follow the entire best ball season preview here to prepare you for your best ball drafts. Win. Loss. Win. Win. Loss… Once the NFL releases its week-by-week schedule, all NFL fans partake in trying to assign a win or a loss to each game […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: The Importance of the Fantasy Playoffs
It’s been less than two weeks since Underdog Fantasy launched Best Ball Mania IV, the largest season-long fantasy football tournament ever, and the contest is already 6% full, with over 40,000 entries. Although early drafters may have benefited from the initial ADP, yet to account for the impact of the NFL draft, they did not have the luxury of knowing […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
Worst Best Ball Rookie Landing Spots in the NFL Draft
Welcome to the FTN Fantasy 2023 Best Ball Guide! You can follow the entire best ball season preview here to prepare you for your best ball drafts. We discussed the best landing spots for rookies during the NFL Draft. Now, we have to highlight the landing spots that made us scratch our heads and facepalm. […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
DFS
Favorite Best Ball Rookie Landing Spots in the NFL Draft
Welcome to the FTN Fantasy 2023 Best Ball Guide! You can follow the entire best ball season preview here to prepare you for your best ball drafts. The 2023 NFL Draft is in the books and now it’s time to determine which rookies can make the biggest impact in best ball this season. Every year, […]
Adam Pfeifer