Defense is the redheaded stepchild of weekly fantasy football. To quote the late, great Rodney Dangerfield, it “gets no respect.” Most team owners fill the slot with the spare change left over in their budgets after drafting their quarterbacks, receivers, running backs, and tight ends. But it’s a mistake to dismiss your defensive lineup. A […]
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DraftKings Strategy – 10 Tips To Win at DraftKings (Part 1)
DraftKings continues to be one of the hottest daily fantasy sites. Even though it’s slightly smaller in overall size than FanDuel, it’s the site of choice for tens of thousands of fantasy sports fans. Having said that, it doesn’t matter how popular DraftKings is if you’re unable to win. Whether you’re playing fantasy football, baseball, […]
Stacking QB’s and WR’s on Your Line-Up
How To Stack QBs And WRs In Daily Fantasy Football Stacking in daily fantasy football gets a lot of attention, partly because it’s such a polarizing strategy among team owners. Some swear by it. They claim stacking quarterbacks and wide receivers helps them to win tournaments. Others consider the strategy to be inherently lazy. They […]
Fanduel Fantasy Football 101
FanDuel Fantasy Football: A Quick Guide To Key Features of 2017/2018 FanDuel continues to be one of the dominant players in weekly and daily fantasy football. Along with DraftKings, it controls the lion’s share of the action. If you’ve been playing fantasy football for any length of time, there’s a good chance you’re already a […]
How FanDuel Works – FanDuel Beginners Guide 2017
The Absolute Beginners Guide to FanDuel – 2017 Edition So you’ve heard about Daily Fantasy Sports and you want to play. Well this guide to FanDuel, walks you you through every aspect of the rules, the games and the prizes and how to play. First Step – Signing Up & Creating Your FanDuel Account When […]
Fanduel vs. DraftKings: Strategy Differences – Football Edition
A strategy article by DFS 101 contributor SportsBrian comparing Fanduel vs Draftkings scoring. Article first published back in September of 2016. Re-publshing today for game theory, even if the names of players are different. Scoring Format A few of the differences in score keeping between the two sites have been touched upon here before. This […]
NASCAR – 10 Thoughts On Building The Perfect Lineup
Gentlemen, start your engines! DraftKings is currently hosting daily fantasy NASCAR contests! (Sorry, still no FanDuel NASCAR). The auto racing season in well under way, which means you have yet another avenue through which to win cash prizes. If your football rosters are getting beaten and bruised and your basketball lineups seem powerless in the […]