Daily Fantasy Sports 101

Daily Fantasy Sports 101

Tips, Tutorials, How-To's and Beginner Advice

Variance in Daily Fantasy Basketball – Guide for Fantasy NBA Players

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Variance is misunderstood by a lot of daily fantasy NBA team owners. It’s often misconstrued as risk. That is, DFS players tend to think of variance in terms of the odds they’ll lose money in any given contest. If you’re just playing for fun, that perception is fine even though it’s inaccurate. Variance is an […]

Fanduel NBA vs DraftKings NBA

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An In Depth Look at FanDuel NBA vs. DraftKings NBA — How Are They Different? Updated NBA 2021 Season Key Differences FanDuel locks rosters at the start of the 1st game Scoring differences (full scoring chart below comparing the two). DraftKings does allow late swaps up until the end of the game, FanDuel does not. […]

7 Tips For Building H2H and 50/50 Fantasy NBA Lineups

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When it comes to daily fantasy NBA lineup construction, a huge chasm separates cash games from large-field NBA tournaments. If you use the same draft strategy across both categories, you’re almost guaranteed to see poor results. Cash games and tournaments are different animals. They need to be treated as such. If you’re new to daily […]

DraftKings Fantasy Golf Strategy

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Gearing your DFS Golf Selections to the DraftKings Scoring System When playing daily fantasy golf, you really have to bear in mind the scoring system, as it won’t always necessarily be the case that the player with the lowest score on the week will actually score the most points. The golf season moves into top […]

RB’s Tight Ends and Wide Receivers – Lineup Construction

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Last time, we talked about rostering quarterbacks. Today, we’re going to talk about the rest of your offensive players (or most of them) – namely, your running backs, tight ends and wide receivers. Everyone has their own strategy for building a fantasy football team. That’s how it should be. Sure, reviewing winning team owners’ draft […]