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Nick Friar

Nick Friar

Nick wears a few hats as a Content Specialist at DraftKings. As an ex-college baseball player (Northwestern), he loves to dig into MLB. But having covered the NBA as a writer before he began contributing to DK, Nick does just as much basketball, along with NFL.

Latest articles from Nick Friar

DraftKings Sportsbook: How to Use Enhanced Features on Stats Hub

DraftKings Sportsbook: How to Use Enhanced Features on Stats Hub

The Stats Hub in the DraftKings Sportsbook continues to develop with the intent of helping bettors make better bets. Across the four major sports — NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL — multiple tools have been added to the Stats Hub that can help bettors craft parlays or find the best straight bets on DraftKings Sportsbook. […]

April 11, 2024

Orioles vs. Red Sox Bets: How to approach player props from Baltimore-Boston on April 11

Orioles vs. Red Sox Bets: How to approach player props from Baltimore-Boston on April 11

There is some inclement weather to work around in Boston on Thursday, but it seems like it will be manageable for the final game of this Orioles–Red Sox series. With that in mind but appearing to be a minimal factor, we can focus on examining Grayson Rodriguez vs. Garrett Whitlock as these young arms get […]

April 11, 2024

MLB Picks: Best Baseball Player Props for April 10

MLB Picks: Best Baseball Player Props for April 10

DraftKings Network analyst Nick Friar breaks down his favorite player props from Wednesday’s MLB slate, with the help of the DraftKings Sportsbook Stats Hub. After looking through the @DKSportsbook Stats Hub, I found 2 player props from MLB divisional battles that I really liked tonight ⬇️ @DKNetwork pic.twitter.com/7cW94zzODT — Nick Friar (@Nick_Friar) April 10, 2024 […]

April 10, 2024

MLB Bets: Systems bettors should note in second week of April

MLB Bets: Systems bettors should note in second week of April

One important thing to note before digging into specific systems: The Systems tool in the DraftKings Stats Hub now allows you to filter systems by team and not solely by grading. Here’s what the different views looks like: SYSTEM: Moneyline road favorites coming off a loss This play is cooking right now. Favorites have found […]

April 9, 2024

MLB Picks: Best Baseball Player Props for April 5

MLB Picks: Best Baseball Player Props for April 5

DraftKings Network analyst Nick Friar breaks down his favorite player prop from Friday’s MLB slate, with the help of the DraftKings Sportsbook Stats Hub. After looking through the @DKSportsbook Stats Hub, I found a player prop that I really liked tonight from ARI-ATL⬇️@DKNetwork pic.twitter.com/j8fIkmn1Q5 — Nick Friar (@Nick_Friar) April 5, 2024 Nick’s Play Austin Riley […]

April 5, 2024

Cardinals vs. Marlins Bets: How to approach player props from St. Louis-Miami on April 4

Cardinals vs. Marlins Bets: How to approach player props from St. Louis-Miami on April 4

St. Louis isn’t exactly off to a strong start, but Miami probably wouldn’t mind a 3-4 record at this stage. The Marlins are one of two winless teams in baseball, with the Mets being the other. However, New York is just 0-4 while Miami is 0-7. The Cardinals kick off their home opener with Lance […]

April 4, 2024

MLB Picks: Best Baseball Player Props for April 3

MLB Picks: Best Baseball Player Props for April 3

DraftKings Network analyst Nick Friar breaks down his favorite player prop from Wednesday’s MLB slate, with the help of the DraftKings Sportsbook Stats Hub. After looking through the @DKSportsbook Stats Hub, I found a player prop that I really liked tonight from PIT-WAS⬇️ @DKNetwork pic.twitter.com/peIABiO0Jf — Nick Friar (@Nick_Friar) April 3, 2024 Nick’s Play Mitch […]

April 3, 2024

Orioles vs. Royals Bets: How to approach player props from Baltimore-Kansas City on April 1

Orioles vs. Royals Bets: How to approach player props from Baltimore-Kansas City on April 1

The Orioles and Royals enter this series on opposite ends of the spectrum. Baltimore lost Sunday’s matchup with the Angels 4-1 but still won the series 2-1. KC put 11 up against the Twins on Sunday, avoiding a sweep to start the season. Both teams will start a right-hander in Game 1 of this three-game […]

April 1, 2024

NBA Betting Systems: Trending Basketball Picks, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook

NBA Betting Systems: Trending Basketball Picks, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook

The new Systems tool in the DraftKings Sportsbook’s Stats Hub highlights plays based on various factors that have been trending over the last seven days, last 30 days and the entire season. SYSTEM: Under on total in non-conference games Since March 22, teams in non-conference games have been peppering the under. The play has gone […]

March 29, 2024

NBA Picks for March 27: Basketball Best Bets, Predictions, Odds on DraftKings Sportsbook

NBA Picks for March 27: Basketball Best Bets, Predictions, Odds on DraftKings Sportsbook

Los Angeles Clippers at Philadelphia 76ers Clippers -5.5 -108 The Clippers’ recent back-to-back didn’t go all that well. Both the Pacers and 76ers knocked them off by 17-plus points. But, this now puts the Clippers in a spot which Western Conference teams have thrived. Road Western Conference favorites coming off a loss are 26-11 against […]

March 27, 2024

NBA Betting Systems: Trending Basketball Picks, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook

NBA Betting Systems: Trending Basketball Picks, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook

The new Systems tool in the DraftKings Sportsbook’s Stats Hub highlights plays based on various factors that have been trending over the last seven days, last 30 days and the entire season. With this article, we’re going to look at some of the systems that have been trending over the past week with the intent […]

March 25, 2024