- by the NFL DFS team
NFL DFS or daily fantasy is a fantasy game that makes fantasy football a daily or weekly endeavor. You pick players against a salary cap and their points give you a team total, which ever team scores the most points in your contest, wins the prize money. Prizes can be anywhere from $10 to a million dollars.
In salary cap contests, participants will create a lineup by selecting players listed in the Player Pool.
Contest results will be determined by the total points accumulated by each individual lineup entry
Participation in each contest must be made only as specified in the Terms of Use. Failure to comply with these Terms of Use will result in disqualification and, if applicable, prize forfeiture.
Once you've chosen your preferred platform and DFS sport, you can try your luck in different contests. As an amateur player, you should start with free contests or ones that aren't at least high stakes. This way, you can gauge the gambling world of DFS before engaging in some real action.
Some common DFS contests include:
Advanced players with formidable DFS teams can play head two head matches if they want fast results. These games are a hit or win, but advanced players have a better chance of emerging triumphant because of their good lineups and long standing experience.
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) mirrors season-long fantasy sports but condenses it into a shorter, more sweat-inducing format. Heart-throttling contests range from a day to a week depending on the sport. Competitors draft a player roster and those athletes earn points based on their in-game performance. Sweat the sweat each and every play. Test skills and knowledge (throw with friends or with other fans nationally.
DraftKings bonuses are what truly sets DraftKings apart from the competition. While 0.5 PPR is great for redraft purposes in order to balance out the RB and WR positions, it's actually full PPR that maintains that parity between the positions in DFS. With multiple RBs that carry large workload projections available week-in and week-out, the full PPR provides a boost to the Wide Receiver position and increases their value despite their overall weekly volatility. Ultimately, running backs are emphasized in this NFL DFS scoring system due to the abundance of points they can rack up on the ground and through the air and WRs are emphasized as well thanks to full PPR. Plus, the three bonus points for 100+ yard rushers and receivers should never go overlooked. QBs in NFL DFS should be viewed in this same light since 300+ yard passers receive the three-point bump as well.
FanDuel is DraftKings main competitor. They offer the following products
The importance of Vegas Lines for fantasy football and NFL DFS
Vegas bookmakers and the sharp that move lines and know what they are doing and you should always be looking into their totals. Team totals tell you a lot about a game and whether or not you should be playing it in NFL DFS. Team total and even spreads when doing your weekly research.
If one team has a team total of 30 points set for a week, there is a good chance that the players on that team are going to score more fantasy points than a team with a team total of 14.5. Of course, pricing at DraftKings will reflect that, but you should always be paying attention to the lines.
Not only opening lines but also line movement. There has been a correlation between line movement and expected fantasy points. If a team total moves from 24 to 27 on a Sunday morning, you may get some value from players on that team.Paying attention to these late changes can give you an edge on your competition. Or if you're debating between two defenses and one of their opponents team total moves down a point, you can use that as your deciding factor.
Its a process that allows you to take advantage of correlation in lineups. If a quarterback throws a touchdown pass that means that someone on his team is also benefiting by catching that touchdown pass. So by pairing a receiver with a quarterbakc, you are maximizing your output of fantasy points for your lineup.
There are lots of other ways to stack, including pairing a QB with a pass catching RB or a running back with a defence.\
Like many others, when I was first starting out I had no idea where to begin with to research NFL DFS and try to get an edge on the field. I'm a football watcher, and I played safety in high school, but with more than a dozen games a week and more than thirty teams, some familiarity with football isn't nearly enough to be a winning DFS player.
To start my analysis, I ingest stats from PFF. I almost always start there, and I bring in their stats to begin building my models and analytical theories.
I build my own models with stats from PFF, but I use Awesemo's projections and analysis to compare my own models and analytics to a professional's. You could honestly use any set of pro projections. These are just the ones I use. One thing Awesemo provides is ownership projections, which I personally find incredibly useful.
This may somewhat surprise you, but I use a good deal of qualitative analysis when building my models and deciding on plays. It can help to get a pulse on what people are thinking of certain players and teams. I feel that the Ringer's coverage tends to match what I call the NFL 'zeitgeist.' Knowing how people feel about teams can help you make the call on 50/50 plays, especially if you're fading the chalk.
No one is going to win every weekend in NFL DFS, and even great players can easily lose money two or three (or even four... even five) weeks in a row. In fact, if you are playing with the right approach, you'll likely have one or two embarrassing weekends each year; this happens when you are taking the type of approach that can also lead to a few monster weekends each year. Don't get down on yourself if you lose a few weeks in a row. Instead, continue to consume quality information each week in an efficient manner, and continue to build rosters using creativity and a puzzle-solving mindset. In this way you will set yourself up to find that WINNING weekend that can make your entire season.