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Advanced matchups for NFL Week 5
This and every week during the NFL season, we’ll take a look at the matchups through a close lens for fantasy football and DFS purposes. When you know what your players are up against, you know how to capitalize. When looking at advanced matchups, we are not going to just look at what defenses are […]
Eliot Crist
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NFL
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Battle In The Trenches: Week 5 OL vs. DL matchups
Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
DFS guide: Week 5 Thursday night showdown
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on Nick Foles and the Chicago Bears on this Thursday night DFS showdown slate. A rematch between Super Bowl LII foes, the Bucs come into this game as 3.5-point favorites with a total of 44.5. Injuries are going to play a major factor here, as the Bucs […]
Eliot Crist
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FanDuel DFS plays for the Week 5 Thursday-Monday slate
Week 5 of the NFL DFS season kicks off Thursday night in Chicago as the Bears take on the depleted Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady and Nick Foles will go head-to-head yet again, but this time the matchup is far less appealing. The 44-point total between Chicago and Tampa Bay is currently the lowest total […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
DFS
NFL pace and play-calling breakdown: Week 5
All roads to fantasy football championships are paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week, I’ll take a swan dive into the deep end of the […]
Derek Brown
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NFL
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10 must-know stats for fantasy football Week 5
Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting game scripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack, and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. 1. The Las Vegas Raiders […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
DFS Tournament Tracking – NFL Week 5
Daily fantasy NFL tournaments provide opportunity for all kinds of players to get into the game. Whether you are a low-stakes grinder, casual player, or nose-bleed stakes sharp, the tournament space has a contest for you. But how to select the right ones? That’s where DFS Tournament Tracking comes into play. This piece will give […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
DFS
Breaking down the Week 4 Monday night slate for DFS
With the everchanging NFL landscape because of COVID-19, this week we have an unexpected two games to tune in for the Monday night capper of Week 4. Let’s dive into the matchups' deep end for DFS while also taking a small peek at Thursday night’s action. The pace, playcalling, and OL/DL matchups for this game […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
PrizePicks picks for NFL Week 4 — Monday Night Football
After a wild Week 4 around the NFL that included a handful of schedule changes due to COVID-19, we’re graced with not one, but two Monday night games, as the Patriots/Chiefs game will act as the opener for the regularly scheduled Packers/Falcons game. This gives us double the number of options on the PrizePicks slate, […]
Joe Metz
NFL
DFS
Monday night DFS dive: Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers
Welcome to the Week 4 DraftKings Showdown data deep-dive with a look at the Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons Monday night game. This game has an over/under of 56.5 with Green Bay favored to win by 7 as of Sunday night. Using this information, we will find historical games most similar to this matchup […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
DFS
Sunday night DFS showdown: The top plays for 49ers/Eagles
We’re now four weeks into an NFL and fantasy football season that for a while we thought might never get here. This article will break down my DFS rankings for the FanDuel and DraftKings main showdown slate for Sunday night of Week 4, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Last season, I won […]
David Jones
NFL
DFS
MSG Week 4 DFS Breakdown
Welcome to “The Breakdown,” a deep game-by-game breakdown that covers game theory as well as player/game analysis for the full NFL weekend 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. For those that are new, […]
Kevin Adams
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NFL
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TwoGun’s core DFS plays for Week 4 of the NFL season
It’s been a wild week for NFL DFS, and the games haven’t even started yet. We have quite a few high-total games tomorrow. With the Seahawks chalk smashing last week, I expect to see a lot of ownership concentration with them and some of the other high-total teams. In general, this week, I'm going to […]
Michael Cohen
NFL
DFS
Sunday Morning Vibes: The sneaky DFS plays of Week 4
Good morning and happy Sunday. We’re just hours away from kickoff, so grab a coffee and take a peek at some of the players I’m feeling in NFL DFS for Week 4. I’m not going to waste your time talking about Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray, Alvin Kamara, Kenyan Drake, DeAndre Hopkins, Tyler Lockett […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
DFS
Corked Stats NFL: October 4
John Laghezza
NFL
DFS
DFS cash game locks for NFL Week 4
When playing NFL DFS, trying to win a tournament and trying to double your money take two different strategies. DFS cash games on DraftKings and FanDuel consist of head-to-head, three-mans, double-ups, 50/50 and even triple-ups. The goal is not to have the best team, but to finish in the top 40% of these contests. It […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
DFS
10 Week 4 NFL DFS plays under 10% ownership
Like winning DFS tournaments on DraftKings and FanDuel? You need to find the low-owned studs and values to vault your lineup to the top of leaderboards. Last week, we gave two bonus plays and 12 plays in total. Eight were big hits, two did solid and two busted. If you used these guys, you made […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
DFS
Advanced matchups for NFL Week 4
This and every week during the NFL season, we’ll take a look at the matchups through a close lens for fantasy football and DFS purposes. When you know what your players are up against, you know how to capitalize. When looking at advanced matchups, we are not going to just look at what defenses are […]
Eliot Crist
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NFL
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Using the FTN Splits tool to find the best Week 4 DFS plays
As the fantasy football season rolls on, situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, game scripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football, I’ll highlight them using our amazing NFL Splits tool. Let’s get to the top five for Week 4. Lamar Jackson, QB, […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
Between the Numbers: NFL DFS Week 4
Football is finally here — it felt like it snuck up on us with the weird offseason and no preseason, but it is here, and I am stoked. NFL DFS is always a game of ownership and theory, that is not to say that we need to fade every player who is “chalk,” or popular […]
Kyle Murray
NFL
DFS
Must Javs: The DFS locks of NFL Week 4
Welcome, football fans. We are back for Week 4, and I could not be more excited. This is the time of the year where I am most locked in on DFS. I qualified for the maximum number of entries in the FanDuel live final and NFL was my most profitable sport last year. I was […]
Javi Prellezo
NFL
DFS
PrizePicks picks for NFL Week 4
We move onto Week 4 and there are some really interesting props to choose from over at PrizePicks. This is the toughest week yet, however, as a handful of these props are extremely close. If you haven’t played over at PrizePicks yet, it’s simple. Choose whether you believe a player goes over or under their […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
DFS
Battle In The Trenches: Week 4 OL vs. DL matchups
Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
DFS guide: Week 4 Thursday night showdown
The Denver Broncos travel to play the New York Jets in what is the worst Thursday game of the year. However, there is still money to be made and Adam Gase jokes to make. The Broncos will give undrafted free agent Brett Rypien his first ever career start due to an injury to Drew Lock […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
DFS
NFL pace and play-calling breakdown: Week 4
All roads to fantasy football championships are paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week I'll take a swan dive into the deep end of the […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football Week 4
Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After a week dominated […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
DFS Tournament Tracking – NFL Week 4
Daily fantasy NFL tournaments provide opportunity for all kinds of players to get into the game. Whether you are a low-stakes grinder, casual player, or nose-bleed stakes sharp, the tournament space has a contest for you. But how to select the right ones? That’s where DFS Tournament Tracking comes into play. This piece will give […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
DFS
Breaking down the Week 3 Monday night slate for DFS
Week 3 caps off Monday night with what could be one of the top regular-season NFL games of the year, with the Kansas City Chiefs traveling to Baltimore to take on the Ravens in a game that promises plenty of DFS intrigue. Let’s dive into the matchups' deep end in this game while also taking […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
Monday night DFS dive: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens
Welcome to the Week 3 DraftKings Showdown data deep-dive with a look at the Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs Monday night game. This game has an over/under of 54, with Baltimore favored to win by 3.5 as of Sunday night. Using this information, we will find historical games most similar to this matchup — […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
DFS
PrizePicks picks for NFL Week 3 — Monday Night Football
Another NFL Sunday has come and gone, and we are one Monday night game away from being three full weeks through the 2020 NFL season. Sunday provided us with offensive fireworks, but it’s hard to imagine any game topping Monday’s, as we have a potential AFC Championship preview between the Chiefs and the Ravens. The […]
Joe Metz
NFL
DFS
Sunday night DFS showdown: The top plays for Saints/Packers
We’re now three weeks into an NFL and fantasy football season that for a while we thought might never get here. This article will break down my DFS rankings for the FanDuel and DraftKings main showdown slate for Sunday night of Week 3, featuring the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. Last season, […]
David Jones
NFL
DFS
MSG Week 3 DFS Breakdown
Welcome to “The Breakdown,” a deep game-by-game breakdown that covers game theory as well as player/game analysis for the full NFL weekend 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. For those that are new, […]
Kevin Adams