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The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable: Vegas – Bales, Koerner, and Pizzola

March 9, 2017: The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable, a FantasyLabs production: Vegas — what happens there doesn’t stay there.

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Host: Matthew Freedman – Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs

Guests

Sean Koerner – Sean is the Director of Predictive Analytics for STATS, the most accurate FantasyPros NFL ranker from 2013 to 2016, and a four-time FSTA winner for the most accurate player projections in NFL and MLB.

Rob Pizzola – Rob is the Business Manager for PredictionMachine.com and a professional sports bettor.

Jonathan Bales – Bales is the Co-Founder of FantasyLabs, the Founder of RotoAcademy, and the author of the Fantasy Sports for Smart People book series.

Vegas

The Roundtable panelists discuss Vegas sports betting data and how to apply it to DFS:

Questions addressed on the show include the following:

  • What are the factors that go into good projections and Vegas lines?
  • When should DFS players incorporate Vegas data into their analysis?
  • How should sample size be taken into account when considering Vegas?
  • Why is the dynamic between Vegas lines and sports bettors important for DFS?
  • Which Vegas data matters the most for DFS decision-making?

Credits

Theme Music: Matthew Schildt

Introduction: Eden Wales Freedman

About The Show

The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable is a FantasyLabs production hosted by Matthew Freedman. On the show, guests discuss a variety of DFS topics, including strategy, game theory, and lineup construction.

You can subscribe to the show on the FantasyLabs Podcast Channel via iTunes, Stitcher, or PodBean. If you rate and review the show while you’re there, it will help us find new listeners.

You can contact the show via email, [email protected], and follow us on Twitter @FantasyLabsPods.

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Be sure to check out our suite of Tools, especially our Player Models and new DFS Ownership Dashboard.

March 9, 2017: The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable, a FantasyLabs production: Vegas — what happens there doesn’t stay there.

Download this episode (right click and save)

Host: Matthew Freedman – Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs

Guests

Sean Koerner – Sean is the Director of Predictive Analytics for STATS, the most accurate FantasyPros NFL ranker from 2013 to 2016, and a four-time FSTA winner for the most accurate player projections in NFL and MLB.

Rob Pizzola – Rob is the Business Manager for PredictionMachine.com and a professional sports bettor.

Jonathan Bales – Bales is the Co-Founder of FantasyLabs, the Founder of RotoAcademy, and the author of the Fantasy Sports for Smart People book series.

Vegas

The Roundtable panelists discuss Vegas sports betting data and how to apply it to DFS:

Questions addressed on the show include the following:

  • What are the factors that go into good projections and Vegas lines?
  • When should DFS players incorporate Vegas data into their analysis?
  • How should sample size be taken into account when considering Vegas?
  • Why is the dynamic between Vegas lines and sports bettors important for DFS?
  • Which Vegas data matters the most for DFS decision-making?

Credits

Theme Music: Matthew Schildt

Introduction: Eden Wales Freedman

About The Show

The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable is a FantasyLabs production hosted by Matthew Freedman. On the show, guests discuss a variety of DFS topics, including strategy, game theory, and lineup construction.

You can subscribe to the show on the FantasyLabs Podcast Channel via iTunes, Stitcher, or PodBean. If you rate and review the show while you’re there, it will help us find new listeners.

You can contact the show via email, [email protected], and follow us on Twitter @FantasyLabsPods.

——

Be sure to check out our suite of Tools, especially our Player Models and new DFS Ownership Dashboard.

About the Author

Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. The only edge he has in anything is his knowledge of '90s music.