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August 12, 2021
DraftKings, along with other legal sportsbooks in the US, must comply with various state-specific rules pertaining to the betting markets they may offer. While many states’ rules allow for similar markets, there are notable differences for the treatment of collegiate sports as permissible betting markets. Below is a list of restrictions on collegiate betting markets […]
March 23, 2021
What is NBA Best Ball? In Best Ball contests, participants will draft a lineup via a live snake draft and contests will last multiple weeks of the season. After the draft there are no trades or roster management. Each week of the contest your highest scoring players are automatically your starting lineup and count toward […]
March 3, 2021
Welcome to Best Ball, the newest NFL game variant on DraftKings. Listed below are the prize payouts for the Best Ball Millionaire Tournament. Draft a roster in a 12-team Snake Draft for the length of the tournament. After each round, the highest scoring team advances with its existing roster. Winners will not need to draft […]
August 4, 2020
How do you start creating your NFL lineups on DraftKings? I’ve discussed this with a number of pros and there are all sorts of different answers. Some begin with their favorite running backs and build around those. Others take “the sure thing” at quarterback and then construct a lineup from there. In tournaments, a lot […]
June 27, 2020
Of all of the daily fantasy sports you can play on DraftKings, I think football is the one through which team success is most accurately reflected on the individual level. Whereas an NBA player can produce elite fantasy numbers even if his team doesn’t score a lot of points (through rebounds, blocks, or whatever) or […]
June 27, 2020
When it comes down to it, winning on DraftKings is about figuring out where and how to spend your money; you need to properly allocate your $50,000 salary cap to the right players. Individual player evaluation is of course a big part of that, but I think some people sometimes overlook the value of spending […]
June 27, 2020
There’s not too much discussion about the merits of multi-entry in DraftKings tournaments-most people agree that you can enter a GPP a bunch of times and still maintain a positive expected value-but there’s a fierce debate over how many lineups you should construct for cash games (head-to-heads, 50/50s, and three-man leagues). Popular wisdom suggests that […]
June 27, 2020
I just want to do a quick post on the potential bonus points you can accrue on DraftKings in NFL games. DraftKings awards three points when you have a player exceed 300 yards passing, 100 yards rushing, or 100 yards receiving. These bonuses can go overlooked because they’re somewhat fluky on the individual level, but […]
June 27, 2020
One of the most overrated stats in all of football is yards per carry (YPC). The stat is pretty much useless because it’s so affected by outliers. A running back can be having a poor game of 15 carries for 45 yards (3.0 YPC), then break off a 70-yard run that will catapult his average […]
June 27, 2020
You and your buddies are at a bar watching the game. Your team is down by four points with one minute left and they’re lining up for an onside kick. One of your friends asks you if you think your team is going to recover it, and knowing that teams recover onside kicks around 20 […]
June 27, 2020