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Tonight. Hoping Hood comes up big
FanDuel Vol. The Best/Worst Thing To Happen to Fantasy Sports
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Da Squad
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my squad on DK:
B. Knight
Oladipo
Bari Parker
McRoberts
Dieng
MCW
Mcdaniels
Josh Smith
on FD:
MCW
Lowry
Lance S.
Korver
Brewer
Parker
Griffin
Teletovic
Dieng
B. Knight
Oladipo
Bari Parker
McRoberts
Dieng
MCW
Mcdaniels
Josh Smith
on FD:
MCW
Lowry
Lance S.
Korver
Brewer
Parker
Griffin
Teletovic
Dieng
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5$ entry triple up 260 people, 80 people bank $. Same concept as 50-50s but ~1/3rd make it instead
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any help picking tomorrow's lineup?
noobie, but interested in learning
noobie, but interested in learning
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Have no idea why I picked hood.... Most likely out of the money thanks to him.
Picked Drummond and Gasol too smfh
Picked Drummond and Gasol too smfh
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I'll post some stuff for noobs tonight about how I pick my lineups and strategies that are effective
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thank you and repped
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Teletovic 
won me some good bread tonight on FD.
Wish i used him in my DK lineups. Picked bari over him last minute
its all good tho
Tomorrow gonna load up on that Pelicans/Warriors game.
won me some good bread tonight on FD.
Wish i used him in my DK lineups. Picked bari over him last minute
its all good tho
Tomorrow gonna load up on that Pelicans/Warriors game.
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Pdinos' Fanduel Strategy Guide for Noobs:
This is for 50-50s because that's what I play and I figure I can get a better lineup then half the guys out there at least.
1. Gotta know the rules: Point = 1pt, Rebound = 1.2pts, Assist = 1.5pts, Block = 2pts, Steal = 2pts, Turnover = -1pt
As you can see Assists are worth 1.5pts while boards are worth 1.2. That means Wall going for 10 assists vs Zbo going for 10 boards nets you 15pts vs 12pts. Blocks and steals are worth 2 points, which is big. Sacramento and Orlando get their shots blocked the most. If you got Hibbert or Ibaka vs Orlando, that might be a great idea.
-Differs from draftkings in that 3 pointers, Double doubles, Triple Dubs don't count as points in fanduel. You're worrying about pure scoring, 3 pointers mean nothing. Points are points.
2. Position match-up: (these guys let up the most objectively)
PG: Phi, Ind, Cha, Bulls, Orl, Bos
SG: Phi, Ind, Nets, Den
SF: Phi, Det, Orl, GSW, Bos, Minn
PF: Det, Bos, Cle, Utah, Den, Mil
C: Orl, LAL, Minn, Pho, Atl
You could probably win just by picking these positions against these teams, but there's other things to consider.
3. The team Match-up: Draft kings adjusts for match up, so when Washington plays Philadelphia all the Washington guys are more expensive for that week. Fanduel does not do this. You have to abuse the matchups. Vegas Over/Under: Don’t underestimate Las Vegas; they really know what they are doing. Check the spreads and over/under for the day. The over/under is very helpful and they're usually right. High scoring means lots of shooting – lots of shooting means more potential for assists and more potential for rebounds. Every player gets a boost when the over/under is high. West coast games in general are faster paced.
4. Value - about 5x the FD price. Guy is priced at 4000$ x 5 = 20 Points you need to reach value. You pick a superstar at 10,000$ (x5), you want to try to get him to hit 50 FD points or the pick didn't hit value.
5. Foul trouble- If you got Drummond against Cousins, he's a lot more likely to get in foul trouble and kill your fantasy outlook because he's riding the pine.
6. Injuries - You have to follow the injuries. Who's injured and who's playing/not playing also determines the minutes of everyone. The other night Favors didn't play with illness, Kanter got 30+ minutes and went off.
7. Picking your roster- Often times my strategy is to grab as many players as I can from one team or game to "guarantee" my points. Ex. I pick Jrue Holiday, Tyreke, Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson for tomorrow. Unless Austin rivers goes for 50, you're going to be guaranteed your 120+ points from these 4 picks (you max out at 4 picks per team). You can double up with this strategy and pick 2 teams, and/or focus on one fast-paced game.
8. Handcuff - Lakers are worst vs Centers so you go Marc Gasol against Lake show. Zbo goes 30/20 and Marc goes for 10/8. Sometimes a guy has an off night, pick both bigs and handcuff the tandem to guarantee results.
9. "Safe" pick- Any guy can go off any night. I go for guys who NEED to produce. Derozan is the second leading scorer on the Raptors, went down w/ injury. The Raps NEED Lowry to score 20 at least, every single night. With Dwight out, Harden is put in a similar position. While Kyrie/Love/Bron are much more volatile for me, they have each other to rely on to go off. Pick guys who will give you boards/ast/stl/blk so you're not strictly relying on a good shooting performance.
10. Finding a value pick- If you can't find good value picks to play when checking initially there's no other way around it, got to research who's not playing or injured. Any fantasy basketball site (rotoworld, rotowire, fantasy alarm) will give you updated information on injured players. Check about half hour before the games start and you should have a good idea of who you can plug in for value.
This is for 50-50s because that's what I play and I figure I can get a better lineup then half the guys out there at least.
1. Gotta know the rules: Point = 1pt, Rebound = 1.2pts, Assist = 1.5pts, Block = 2pts, Steal = 2pts, Turnover = -1pt
As you can see Assists are worth 1.5pts while boards are worth 1.2. That means Wall going for 10 assists vs Zbo going for 10 boards nets you 15pts vs 12pts. Blocks and steals are worth 2 points, which is big. Sacramento and Orlando get their shots blocked the most. If you got Hibbert or Ibaka vs Orlando, that might be a great idea.
-Differs from draftkings in that 3 pointers, Double doubles, Triple Dubs don't count as points in fanduel. You're worrying about pure scoring, 3 pointers mean nothing. Points are points.
2. Position match-up: (these guys let up the most objectively)
PG: Phi, Ind, Cha, Bulls, Orl, Bos
SG: Phi, Ind, Nets, Den
SF: Phi, Det, Orl, GSW, Bos, Minn
PF: Det, Bos, Cle, Utah, Den, Mil
C: Orl, LAL, Minn, Pho, Atl
You could probably win just by picking these positions against these teams, but there's other things to consider.
3. The team Match-up: Draft kings adjusts for match up, so when Washington plays Philadelphia all the Washington guys are more expensive for that week. Fanduel does not do this. You have to abuse the matchups. Vegas Over/Under: Don’t underestimate Las Vegas; they really know what they are doing. Check the spreads and over/under for the day. The over/under is very helpful and they're usually right. High scoring means lots of shooting – lots of shooting means more potential for assists and more potential for rebounds. Every player gets a boost when the over/under is high. West coast games in general are faster paced.
4. Value - about 5x the FD price. Guy is priced at 4000$ x 5 = 20 Points you need to reach value. You pick a superstar at 10,000$ (x5), you want to try to get him to hit 50 FD points or the pick didn't hit value.
5. Foul trouble- If you got Drummond against Cousins, he's a lot more likely to get in foul trouble and kill your fantasy outlook because he's riding the pine.
6. Injuries - You have to follow the injuries. Who's injured and who's playing/not playing also determines the minutes of everyone. The other night Favors didn't play with illness, Kanter got 30+ minutes and went off.
7. Picking your roster- Often times my strategy is to grab as many players as I can from one team or game to "guarantee" my points. Ex. I pick Jrue Holiday, Tyreke, Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson for tomorrow. Unless Austin rivers goes for 50, you're going to be guaranteed your 120+ points from these 4 picks (you max out at 4 picks per team). You can double up with this strategy and pick 2 teams, and/or focus on one fast-paced game.
8. Handcuff - Lakers are worst vs Centers so you go Marc Gasol against Lake show. Zbo goes 30/20 and Marc goes for 10/8. Sometimes a guy has an off night, pick both bigs and handcuff the tandem to guarantee results.
9. "Safe" pick- Any guy can go off any night. I go for guys who NEED to produce. Derozan is the second leading scorer on the Raptors, went down w/ injury. The Raps NEED Lowry to score 20 at least, every single night. With Dwight out, Harden is put in a similar position. While Kyrie/Love/Bron are much more volatile for me, they have each other to rely on to go off. Pick guys who will give you boards/ast/stl/blk so you're not strictly relying on a good shooting performance.
10. Finding a value pick- If you can't find good value picks to play when checking initially there's no other way around it, got to research who's not playing or injured. Any fantasy basketball site (rotoworld, rotowire, fantasy alarm) will give you updated information on injured players. Check about half hour before the games start and you should have a good idea of who you can plug in for value.
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good tips brah.
im starting to ease down and focus on head to heads, 50/50s.
pisses me off because whenever i play soley 50/50's, I usually have 275+ points and had i played a big prize one I would win major money lol
like today I scored 315 points. (my highest total on FD ever) and im sure i coulda won a few grand in a GPP but its cool
im starting to ease down and focus on head to heads, 50/50s.
pisses me off because whenever i play soley 50/50's, I usually have 275+ points and had i played a big prize one I would win major money lol
like today I scored 315 points. (my highest total on FD ever) and im sure i coulda won a few grand in a GPP but its cool
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I hear ya. So, I usually bet 50$ everyday I play. 40-45$ goes into double up/50-50s, 5-10$ goes into tourny games depending on how I feel about my team.
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So when I log in, and go to contest, mostly play 50/50?
Thanks for all help
Thanks for all help
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yea do that I play a bunch of $2 50/50 and end up making money everynight. may not be huge jack pock but 10-20 a day stacks up
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wat yall think
any advise maybe put in speights if green doesn't play
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Green is playing ^
btw dont sleep on shawn marion. doesnt have a high ceiling but for 3800 and playing 30+ minutes a game, he allows alot of flex
btw dont sleep on shawn marion. doesnt have a high ceiling but for 3800 and playing 30+ minutes a game, he allows alot of flex
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good point always over look those flex
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For any guys on Draftkings. If you select the beginner category, you play against only beginners like yourself. I think it's < 50 games played so you can pick on the noobs and gain confidence (hopefully)
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late night is tough tonight
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Don't play STAT
Trust
Trust
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Here's my squad for tonight:
Plan is to use all the guys with 30+ mins on the NO roster w/ AD, Jrue, Reke, Ryan Anderson. If NO wins, or it's a close game I'll be looking good. If they get blown out, it's going to be a struggle. I'm liking Shawn Marion and CJ Watson to hit value at about 15 pts. Not that confident tonight, gonna put in less than normal. GL all
Plan is to use all the guys with 30+ mins on the NO roster w/ AD, Jrue, Reke, Ryan Anderson. If NO wins, or it's a close game I'll be looking good. If they get blown out, it's going to be a struggle. I'm liking Shawn Marion and CJ Watson to hit value at about 15 pts. Not that confident tonight, gonna put in less than normal. GL all
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Started Kyrie and Love tonight
My lineup:
Irving
Watson
Klay
Evans
Barnes
Batum
Love
STAT
Bogut
kyrie needs to up his assists tho smh
My lineup:
Irving
Watson
Klay
Evans
Barnes
Batum
Love
STAT
Bogut
kyrie needs to up his assists tho smh
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