Category Archives: Strategy

Daily Fantasy Basketball Strategy: Free Throw Rate

For daily fantasy basketball lineup strategy, there are a number of factors that we've shown you so far in this research section that aid in your preparation, but one area I check regularly when finding the best possible matchups and targets to exploit is the area of free throw rate. Free throw rate is the frequency of fouls occurring, either by the team or the player you are researching. For example, per StatMuse.com, here is a list of free throw rate leaders for 2014-2015 season, set to a Read More

Daily Fantasy Basketball Bankroll Management

In daily fantasy basketball, there are two main goals to playing. One is to win, which likely means increasing your balance, and the other is not to go broke and have to deposit more. Having fun is the ultimate goal, of course, but winning is usually the tonic for fun, and going bust is no fun for anyone. So, with that in mind, one of the most frequent questions that gets passed along from new players in DFS is how much to play nightly and how to grow your financial footprint in your efforts. The Read More

Importance of Usage Rate in Fantasy Basketball

Fantasy basketball is pretty much like a doctor's diagnosis. It's impossible to look at just one symptom while ignoring others and then making a conclusion built around that one sign. Chances are, you'll kill the patient. Or mess up their kidneys (and still end up killing them). Of course, there are no such serious implications in fantasy sports BUT if you're like me, you want to be good in everything, especially when it's about hoops. There's no way around it. One of those statistics that Read More

The Importance of Team Pace in Fantasy Basketball

I don't hate advanced stats as much as Charles Barkley, nor am I making it my mistress like Daryl Morey. I like to think that I'm a reasonable guy-- a balanced one if you will-- but if you dig fantasy basketball, you have to be more Morey than Barkley. If you think like Sir Chuck in fantasy, you might as well draft up until the third round and leave. On the other hand, if you're Morey, you find specialized value up until the last pick, which can potentially help you out in the long run. As Read More

DFS Beginner’s Guide: Where to start?

This in-depth article will help educate beginners to the world of daily fantasy sports (DFS). It will show you the thought process of a professional DFS player, and the intricacies needed to build an effective NBA daily fantasy basketball lineup. With the all star breakup upon us, I am stepping back and analyzing my nightly process since I have the time to do so. I figured the best way for me to help is to walk you through how I do my own rosters, so that you can see the thought process, tweak Read More

How To Win Daily Fantasy Basketball H2H Leagues?

If you want to be a fantasy basketball rockstar, you have to pay your dues. Nobody can be naturally good at something so that means you have to work hard for it. Even if some are born smart, they still have to use that brain of theirs to be good at something.

So what's the point? Because you do want to earn money easy (I presumed that's why you're here in the first place), you have to spend time on it. Once you've figured out the initial flurry, you'll be able to handle everything well.

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How To Win 50-50 Leagues in Daily Fantasy Basketball?

The last time out, we convinced you to switch to playing Daily Fantasy Basketball (at least not entirely). We give you a bunch of reasons but the one that should resonate the most is CASH. Real, cold, hard cash. But the thing is, these tournaments are highly uncertain. How do you expect to consistently win a tournament of a thousand players, most of them among the world's best? Unless you're freaking Nostradamus, there's absolutely no way to do that. (And I highly doubt Mr. Nostra can do a better Read More

Importance of Vegas Odds in Fantasy NBA

NBA Vegas Odds, Lines and Totals play an important role in NBA Daily Fantasy Basketball because players minutes are directly correlated with the score of the game. When building your NBA daily fantasy basketball lineup, you want to be build a team around players that is expected to play heavy minutes, because minutes equal production. Players can't earn fantasy points when they are sitting on the bench.
NBA Point Spreads
Known as the line or spread, it is the projected margin of victory for Read More

Five Tips To Win Your NBA Fantasy Basketball League (For Beginners)

You know I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to everything and that includes NBA fantasy basketball.
So what's the point of giving the tips? Well, while what works for you may not work for others (and vice versa), there is an outline for this, a guide if you will so you'll know if you're handling everything right and well. That does not 100% guarantee anything but it will tremendously improve your chances to win your NBA fantasy basketball league.
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Fantasy Basketball For Beginners: Tips and Strategies on Building a Winning Team

You have been a hoops fan for quite some time now and because of a natural propensity for numbers and statistics, you may have considered playing fantasy basketball. The only apprehension is, well, you have never done it before.
That fear is understandable.
It's like the first time I played StarCraft (seriously) and everybody was building Corsairs and Arbiters while I'm stuck with my Zerglings. Sigh, fun times.The point is there is no fun in losing and it basically sucks any pleasure out of Read More