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Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: NFBC Roster Construction
Building a successful rotisserie team in fantasy baseball starts during the draft. When I first started playing in high-stakes roto leagues, I went into the draft with my player rankings and ADP and thought I was ready to go. Inevitably, a player that I was targeting would be drafted earlier than I expected. I would […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Fantasy Prospects for Every MLB Team
Fantasy Relevant Prospects for 2022 By Shelly Verougstraete       One of the best things about fantasy baseball is drafting (or picking up during a waiver wire run) the next big-time fantasy star. Were you the one brave enough to take a chance on Fernando Tatis Jr. or Ronald Acuña Jr. in the draft […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: NFBC Best Ball Cutline Primer
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship offers a plethora of different contests with entry fees ranging as little as $50 (NFBC 50s). Their most popular high stakes overall competition is the Main Event with an entry fee of $1,700. Not many fantasy baseball players want to invest over a thousand dollars in one league but would […]
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Matthew Davis
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: 2021 NFBC Winners
There are numerous fantasy baseball contests available at the NFBC that provide an enticing overall grand prize. One of the most popular contests is the RotoWire Online Championship. If you’re a high-stakes player then participating in the NFBC Main Event is a must. There is also the Draft Champions, which is a 50-round draft-and-hold contest, […]
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Matthew Davis
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: NFBC Draft Champions Primer
During the 2021-2022 MLB offseason, the FTN team is putting together a series of articles to get subscribers prepared for the 2022 season. What better way to start than by digging in on some strategy for one of the National Fantasy Baseball Championship’s (NFBC) most popular league formats, the Draft Champions (DC). The NFBC lobby […]
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Broc Miller
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Head-to-Head and Points Overview
Head-to-head leagues seem to be a constant source of ridicule in the fantasy baseball realm. That doesn’t mean you should believe the hype. My big-money home league is a H2H league. It is filled with hardcore fantasy baseball managers who have built up rivalries and trash-talking platforms over many years mainly due to the direct […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Erosion of the 200-Inning Starter
Innings distribution is changing in MLB. Everyone inherently realizes that, but we will be diving deeper into the shift and highlighting some pitchers to keep a close eye on for 2022. From 2000 to 2015, the percentage of starter innings lived in the 65-67% range. In 2016, it dipped to 63% and it has been […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Navigating NFBC
NFBC stands for National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and it is the preferred season-long fantasy baseball site of thousands of the best and most dedicated players. NFBC was created back in 2004 by Greg Ambrosius as fantasy baseball’s first multi-city, high-stakes event.  The NFBC hosts online and live (in-person) redraft and auction style leagues and have […]
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Vlad Sedler
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Seam-Shifted Sleepers
It’s always beneficial to find areas of information to leverage before the crowd does, and fantasy baseball is no different. The sooner you can weaponize new information, the more ahead of the curve you stay, the more you’re set up for success. Baseball may seem maddeningly random at times, but it’s no accident that the […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Using Pitch Comps to Identify Breakout SPs
If you consume content from FTN, you likely spend time on Twitter (although no sweat if you don’t — honestly, your mental health is probably better for it). Twitter can be a wonderful and powerful resource. If you look in the right corners, you’ll find college freshmen who probably learned to code in middle school […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: How to Attack Stolen Bases
How fast are you? The average person can reach speeds of about 6-8 mph on average, with the fastest recorded time being around 27.5 mph. Following MLB’s 2021 regular season, the fastest recorded sprint speed belonged to both Trea Turner and Tim Locastro (30.7 feet covered per second). Also in 2021, 308 MLB players had […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: AL and NL Auction Overview
Preparing for your fantasy baseball auction in 2022 should be easy, right? Purchase or prepare your own bid limits for each player, wait for the auctioneer to start calling names and take it from there. Sure, you want to be flexible and let the value come to you. The truth is, however, that in order […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for December 22
The current state of the NBA as it sifts through the COVID-19 pandemic has created some unique opportunities to make money, particularly on PrizePicks where the lines have yet to catch up to players’ new roles. Wednesday, we have five games worthy of consideration. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL PrizePicks for December 20
Week 15 of the NFL season presents us with a unique scenario, as there are still four games left to play as we head into Monday night. With two of them on the Monday DFS slate, we have a few additional plays to choose from on PrizePicks. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for December 15
Only one game remains left to play in Week 14 of the NFL, but there are still a healthy number of PrizePicks on the board for the single-game slate. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for December 13
Only one game remains left to play in Week 14 of the NFL, but there are still a healthy number of PrizePicks on the board for the single-game slate. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for December 6
Only one game remains left to play in Week 13 of the NFL, but there are still a healthy number of PrizePicks on the board for the single-game slate. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for December 1
There’s a hefty nine-game NBA DFS slate Wednesday, offering a plethora of PrizePicks in both single-stat and fantasy point formats. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner wrote a comprehensive App Review. How to Play […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for November 29
Week 12 of the NFL season comes to a close with a Monday night showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Football Team, giving us one more slate of PrizePicks before a few days off. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for November 24
With a 13-game DFS slate Wednesday around the NBA, the number of options on the PrizePicks board is plentiful as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner wrote a […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for November 22
With one game left on the Week 11 NFL DFS docket, Monday presents us with a clash of teams heading in opposite directions — the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Even on a single-game slate, there are a number of PrizePicks to choose from. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for November 17
We have 11 games around the NBA Wednesday, providing us with a large number of NBA PrizePicks to choose from in DFS. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner wrote a comprehensive App Review. How […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for November 15
Week 10’s Sunday NFL slate brought us more upsets, surprising performances and disappointing ones. With one game left on the schedule, we still have some nice PrizePicks to target. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for November 10
After a quiet three-game DFS slate Tuesday, the NBA decided to make up for that and more in a rather overwhelming way by scheduling 13 games for Wednesday. With so many games on the slate, there seems to be an endless number of options on the PrizePicks board. “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for November 8
Week 9 was an absolute bloodbath in the NFL, with a lot of underdogs pulling out upset wins, knocking people out of survivor pools and ruining DFS lineups. One site that remained unaffected? PrizePicks. With the ability to focus on specific player props, there’s no reason to tilt over a team’s performance. With a Monday […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
NBA PrizePicks for November 3
The NBA is back in full force, with an 11-game DFS slate Wednesday, bringing us a mixture of stars, scrubs, and everything in between, making for a great board on PrizePicks.  “PrizePicks” is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
Must Javs (11/02): MLB DFS picks for Tuesday
“Must Javs” focuses on my personal MLB DFS plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. I will take you through my process of selecting players and team stacks for today’s MLB slate. I comb through every pitcher and hitter on the slate and list out my favorite GPP options below. Be sure to check out FTN’s MLB […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks for November 1
Week 8 caps off with a Monday night showdown between two teams on opposite ends of the spectrum in the NFL, as the New York Giants, ravaged with injuries, head to Arrowhead to attempt to steal a game against the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs. While it feels like a lopsided matchup, there are […]
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Joe Metz
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MLB DFS
Must Javs (10/31): MLB DFS picks for Sunday
“Must Javs” focuses on my personal MLB DFS plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. I will take you through my process of selecting players and team stacks for today’s MLB slate. I comb through every pitcher and hitter on the slate and list out my favorite GPP options below. Be sure to check out FTN’s MLB DFS optimizer, which has […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
Must Javs (10/30): MLB DFS picks for Saturday
“Must Javs” focuses on my personal MLB DFS plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. I will take you through my process of selecting players and team stacks for today’s MLB slate. I comb through every pitcher and hitter on the slate and list out my favorite GPP options below. Be sure to check out FTN’s MLB […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
Must Javs (10/29): MLB DFS picks for Friday
“Must Javs” focuses on my personal MLB DFS plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. I will take you through my process of selecting players and team stacks for today’s MLB slate. I comb through every pitcher and hitter on the slate and list out my favorite GPP options below. Be sure to check out FTN’s MLB […]
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Javi Prellezo
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MLB DFS
Must Javs (10/27): MLB DFS picks for Wednesday
“Must Javs” focuses on my personal MLB DFS plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. I will take you through my process of selecting players and team stacks for today’s MLB slate. I comb through every pitcher and hitter on the slate and list out my favorite GPP options below. Be sure to check out FTN’s MLB […]
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Javi Prellezo