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Tips for Playing 2023 NFFC Cutline Best Ball
The NFFC Cutline Championship is a unique fantasy football contest with an overall prize of $75,000 and an entry fee of $175. You won’t have to set your lineup as the automated scoring system will generate the optimal lineup for you, just like any other best ball competition you’re used to. However, you set your […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Mid- and Late-Round Running Backs
The fantasy landscape has flipped on its head this season, with running backs getting pushed down the board later than ever, coinciding with wide receivers continuing to rise. This phenomenon is even more prevalent in best ball, where most starting lineups require at least three wide receivers and just two running backs. Drafters have […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
NFL DFS Picks and Plays for Preseason Week 1 (Sunday Slate)
The NFL preseason grind continues with a two-game slate today. With it being an early lock, we will jump right in. As always, I’ll highlight my favorite players at each position while also providing you with a core to build around for your main lineups. Let’s get after it. Vegas Odds Team Odds Team […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
NFL DFS Picks and Plays for Preseason Week 1 (Saturday Slate)
Preseason football is upon us, and we have a solid four-game main slate to delve into. Last night, we hit on our old friend Trey Palmer after he scored a TD but unfortunately suffered with an injury to Mohamed Ibrahim and a horrible game by Skylar Thompson. We turn the page and move on to […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
NFL DFS Picks and Plays for Preseason Week 1 (Friday Slate)
Our first classic slate of the preseason was fairly successful, as conviction plays Tank Dell (5-65-1) and Jake Bobo (3-55-1) both scored, while Demario Douglas and DeWayne McBride’s busts didn’t hurt as much since they were industry chalk. With a larger slate at our disposal, we will be able to build lineups with a solid […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
NFL DFS Picks and Plays for Preseason Week 1 (Thursday Slate)
With the NFL Hall of Fame Game in the rearview mirror, we turn our attention toward classic preseason NFL DFS slates. Thursday brings a two-game slate and there are some solid contests over on DraftKings. The $15 GPP is $50k up top, so it’s worth taking a few shots. For those unfamiliar with my […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Tight End Handcuffs
We’re exactly one month away from the NFL season kicking off! Best Ball Mania is starting to fill rapidly, approaching the 60% mark. In the final weeks of the contest, my goal is to find leverage against the field and get unique with my drafts. One of my favorite ways to get different is by […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
MagicSportsTiers: Underdog Wide Receiver Tiers for 2023 Best Ball
Welcome to the WR Best Ball Tiers by MagicSportsGuy. Best ball fantasy football has taken over the fantasy industry and Underdog Fantasy has become the most popular platform around. MagicSportsGuy took home 17th place in last year’s Underdog Fantasy BBM3, so he knows a thing or two about draft strategy and rankings. So who does […]
Kevin Adams
NFL
DFS
The Top Revenge Games of the 2023 NFL Season
One of my favorite fantasy football narratives is the “Revenge Game.” NFL players are always prepared for their weekly matchups, but sometimes there is a little extra motivation. We should not underestimate the lingering frustrations of playing against a former team. Should there have been more playing time? More opportunities? Was a player surprised by […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
DFS Picks and Plays for the NFL Preseason Hall of Fame Game
Believe it or not, the NFL preseason is upon us, and things kick off Thursday with the Hall of Fame Game featuring the New York Jets and the Cleveland Brown. This obviously means we have a DFS showdown slate on tap, which will serve as an excellent way to get back into the swing of […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
The Do’s and Don’ts of Playing Preseason NFL DFS
As a connoisseur of niche sports, you’ll usually see me in the collegiate realm, specifically football and basketball. I’ve also been known to hang out in the USFL or WNBA streets as well. However, I was given the opportunity to cover NFL preseason DFS and it was an absolute blast, despite the fact that it […]
Walter Waddell
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Last-Round Targets
The season is getting closer and closer, with the preseason beginning on Thursday with the Hall of Fame Game. The start of August is a critical window during the draft cycle, as we continue to learn more information throughout training camp. For all the news and notes around the league, be sure to check in […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
TwoGun’s Best Ball Breakdown (July 31)
We have just over a month left until kickoff, and I’ve done well over 300 best ball drafts. I’ll likely end up with about 500, so I can’t expect my player exposures to change too dramatically. I’ll be doing a 12-person league, $50k entry live best ball draft on DraftKings August 18. Since this […]
Michael Cohen
NFL
DFS
Week 1 NFL DFS Salaries on DraftKings: First Look
Today is a great day. DraftKings Week 1 NFL DFS salaries have been released, which means it’s time to start building our DFS lineups. This marks the official kickoff of the 2023 NFL DFS season. Here are my reactions to the pricing and initial thoughts on my favorite Week 1 plays on the Sunday 1 […]
Mike Randle
NFL
DFS
MagicSportsTiers: Underdog Running Back Tiers for 2023 Best Ball
Welcome to the RB Best Ball Tiers by MagicSportsGuy. Best ball fantasy football has taken over the fantasy industry and Underdog Fantasy has become the most popular platform around. MagicSportsGuy took home 17th place in last year’s Underdog Fantasy BBM3, so he knows a thing or two about draft strategy and rankings. So who does […]
Kevin Adams
NFL
DFS
MagicSportsTiers: Underdog Quarterback Tiers for 2023 Best Ball
Welcome to the QB Best Ball Tiers by MagicSportsGuy. Best ball fantasy football has taken over the fantasy industry and Underdog Fantasy has become the most popular platform around. MagicSportsGuy took home 17th place in last year’s Underdog Fantasy BBM3, so he knows a thing or two about draft strategy and rankings. So who does […]
Kevin Adams
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Late-Round Wide Receivers
If you’ve been drafting for best ball on Underdog Fantasy, you’re more than familiar with the “wide receiver avalanche,” with the position drying up in the early rounds. Even on a half-PPR platform, receivers continue getting pushed up the board, making it difficult to accumulate enough depth for a strong starting lineup. Although you are […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
DFS
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