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Thursday Night Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings for DraftKings and FanDuel. I tend to go with a correlated build that “tells a story.” I find that wins more than it loses. The “General Rules” article will remain accurate for most games, but depending on player salary and team scheme, they can […]
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David Jones
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Advanced DFS Matchup Plays for NFL Week 16
Eliot Crist qualifies his staple article as a pursuit to find “players in the best position to succeed… based on an individual matchup, how teams perform, pace of play, injury-related boost, or a game environment that’s juicy.” For the second consecutive week, I have the honor of doing just that in his stead. Matthew Stafford, […]
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Alex Blickle
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TNF Showdown Breakdown, Week 16 – 49ers vs. Titans
Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  What Does Vegas Think? […]
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Matt Jones
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Week 16 NFL picks for JockMKT
What is JockMKT? JockMKT is a fantastic new fantasy football platform that combines the financial market and sports. Bidding on a player as an IPO and getting paid out where they finish on the day. Example: “If fifth place overall is worth $20, and Tom Brady finishes with the fifth-most points, then every user holding […]
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Eliot Crist
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OL vs. DL matchups for Week 16
The most overlooked aspect of the NFL is the battle in the trenches, but it deserves much more love. So every Wednesday here at FTN, we will take a closer look at some of the most advantageous matchups for opposing offensive and defensive lines, which can absolutely be applied to fantasy football.  Major Injuries Myles […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Single-Entry NFL DFS Lineup Review for Week 15
Each week, I’ll review my single-entry DFS lineup, as well as a couple others. I will also track my success rates throughout the season. The criteria for the other lineups to make the article (and tracking) will be over 10% of my overall investment. This week, that included: My single-entry The goal here is to […]
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Alex Blickle
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DFS Wins of the Week (12/22)
This quick article is going to highlight some huge DFS wins from DraftKings, Fanduel, Yahoo and SuperDraft that our FTN family hit this week. It doesn’t matter if its NFL, MLB, NBA, PGA or even eSports, if someone made a huge return on their money, we want to celebrate it. Take a look at some […]
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David Jones
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Top 5 NFL DFS slate-breakers for Week 16
The phrase “break the slate” is tossed around often in the DFS world, and for good reason. First, it just sounds cool. And second, because it’s actually true.  Think of all fantasy points scored each week as a gravitational pull. When fantasy points are bell-curve distributed like they are most weeks, the DFS solar system […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Tuesday Night Football: Small Slate DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings for DraftKings and FanDuel. I tend to go with a correlated build that “tells a story.” I find that wins more than it loses. The general showdown rules I outlined in this article will remain accurate for most games, but they can change depending […]
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David Jones
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Week 15 Tuesday two-game DFS breakdown
Week 15 of the NFL season comes to a close Tuesday with another two-game DFS slate on the docket. Washington and Philadelphia square off as each team clings to faint Wild Card aspirations as they fight for the third and final spot. A win for either team here would pull them up to 7-7 with […]
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Derek Brown
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Monday Night Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings for DraftKings and FanDuel. I tend to go with a correlated build that “tells a story.” I find that wins more than it loses. The general showdown rules I outlined in this article will remain accurate for most games, but they can change depending […]
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David Jones
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Showdown Ownership Projections and Picks for MNF | Week 15
NFL Showdowns have swings like no other. You can go from outside the cash line to within takedown territory (or vice versa) in a single play. A key to ensuring you’re on the right side of those swings more often than not is having a real sense of where ownership will be, and consequently, how […]
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Alex Blickle
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Week 15 Monday two-game DFS breakdown
With all the Week 15 COVID-19 chaos around the NFL, Monday night brings us a marvelous two-game DFS slate with another one coming Tuesday. You can never have too much football, right? The key to these two game slates is identifying the chalk and how we can be different while unearthing lightly rostered gems that […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL DFS Week in Review – Ownership, GPP-Winning Lineups for Week 15
The first week of the playoffs in most fantasy football leagues also brought us maybe the weirdest weekend of the NFL season. We had three games rescheduled, the worst team in the league (the Lions) upset one of the best (the Cardinals) in a game that wasn’t close, and maybe the best offense in the […]
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Matt LaMarca
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Sunday Night Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings for DraftKings and FanDuel. I tend to go with a correlated build that “tells a story.” I find that wins more than it loses. The “General Rules” article will remain accurate for most games, but depending on player salary and team scheme, they can […]
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David Jones
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Week 15 Game-by-Game DFS Breakdown | Afternoon Slate
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos DEN -2.5, O/U 44 Pace and playcalling Since Week 9, the Bengals have slowed their operation down, ranking 27th in neutral pace and leaning on Joe Mixon with the 13th-highest rushing rate. After last week’s game, Zac Taylor spoke about how they should have passed more early in the game, […]
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Derek Brown
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SNF Showdown Breakdown Week 15 – Buccaneers vs. Saints
Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  What Does Vegas Think? […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Optimizer – Sunday Strategy for Week 15
With some of the better games to attack this weekend being rescheduled, we are left with a pretty tricky main slate today. Without that many exciting spend-up options, it looks like the key will be identifying which of the many chalky options are worth prioritizing. My goal this week is to do just that. DeVante […]
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Connor Cocke
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Top 10 DFS plays under 10% for Week 15
Finding ways to diversify without sacrificing expectation or ceiling is a key to GPP success. We can do this through the use of roster construction, but most of the time, we do it by finding diamonds in the rough. Here are my top 10 under 10%. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson made my Advanced […]
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Alex Blickle
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TwoGun’s Core NFL DFS Picks for Week 15
We’re nearing the tail end of my second season of writing DFS for FTN Daily, and I can say without hesitation this is the week I am least excited about writing. It seems like a quarter of the NFL is out, and it also feels like another game may get postponed or a star player […]
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Michael Cohen
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Tenacious Targets: NFL DFS GPP picks for Week 15
This NFL DFS article will give my personal plays for DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo and SuperDraft. I will walk you through my process of selecting each player. I have gone through each game and each position, and these are my favorite plays that I have landed on.  With quarterbacks I want someone capable of running so […]
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David Jones
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Week 15 NFL picks for JockMKT
What is JockMKT? JockMKT is a fantastic new fantasy football platform that combines the financial market and sports. Bidding on a player as an IPO and getting paid out where they finish on the day. Example: “If fifth place overall is worth $20, and Tom Brady finishes with the fifth-most points, then every user holding […]
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Eliot Crist
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SuperDraft DFS picks and predictions for Week 15
SuperDraft is one of the hottest platforms in the market for DFS players. SuperDraft offers a unique twist on your traditional DFS experience with game modes like “Multiplier” and “Super 15.” By eliminating the traditional salary cap structure and providing a points multiplier for every player on the slate, there is almost limitless flexibility when […]
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Joe Metz
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Week 15 GPP Stacks & Correlated Leverage Opportunities
GPPs are a game of probability. We can think of the chance of our lineup “hitting” as the chance of all of our individual plays hitting. This is why we stack — by adding correlation, we increase the probability of a group of players hitting at the same time. A great analogy is to think […]
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Alex Blickle
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SuperDraft NFL breakdown for Week 15
Welcome to the weekly breakdown for SuperDraft DFS Multiplier contests. Each week, I’ll provide a slate overview, recommended plays at each position as well as some GPP game stacks and best secondary correlations. Week 14 Recap Here is the winning lineup from SuperDraft’s largest GPP, the Red Zone, alongside the winning lineup from the $100 […]
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Vlad Sedler
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Advanced DFS Matchup Plays for NFL Week 15
Eliot Crist qualifies his staple article as a pursuit to find “players in the best position to succeed… based on an individual matchup, how teams perform, pace of play, injury-related boost, or a game environment that’s juicy”. For the second consecutive week, I have the honor of doing just that in his stead. Kyler Murray […]
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Alex Blickle
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WR vs. CB Matchups NFL DFS Breakdown – Week 15
Every week in this article, I’ll be highlighting my favorite WR/CB matchups in DFS with the help of our WR/CB matchup tool at FTN Daily. I’ll be highlighting the best plays on the slate while also digging into some receivers with massive upside that could go overlooked.  Top Matchups – WR/CB for Week 15 A.J. […]
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Derek Brown
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Week 15 Game-by-Game DFS Breakdown
Welcome to the game-by-game DFS breakdown for Week 15 of the NFL season. In this writeup, I’ll walk you through the players, stacks, one-offs, etc., that I’ll be targeting weekly in DFS. My aim here is that you can apply this encyclopedia of stats and my word vomit to a variety of sites and contests […]
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Derek Brown
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MagicSportsGuide Week 15 DFS breakdown
Welcome to The Breakdown for Week 15, a deep game-by-game breakdown that covers game theory as well as player/game analysis for the full NFL weekend DFS slate. If you have been with me from a past life, welcome back! I know there are many game-by-game articles out there, so I truly appreciate the loyalty. I […]
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Kevin Adams
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Saturday Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
Due to the circumstances around the NFL we now have just one Saturday game, which means it is time for another DFS showdown slate. If you are new to showdown or looking to dip your toes in, check out FTN’s David Jones general strategy article on how he approaches showdown here.   In this article I […]
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Kyle Murray
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Week 15 single-entry DFS roster percentages preview
NFL DFS rostership projections evolve throughout the week in a specific way. They begin as a reflection of how people view plays in a vacuum, slowly but surely progressing into a combination of how people view players and how certain player combinations fit into various lineup constructions.  The goal of this article is to: Take […]
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Alex Blickle
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Freedman Five – Top DFS picks for Week 15
After spending all week consuming all the football content we offer at FTN Fantasy, FTN Daily and FTN Bets, I believe that the following five players are — if not my very favorites — among my favorite DFS candidates for the 11-game slate this weekend. To see all my Week 15 bets, check out our FTN Bet Tracker. Use […]
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Matthew Freedman