We publish a number of pieces that touch on daily slates. The Breakdown and Trend of the Day are valuable and help readers make tough decisions as they construct their lineups.
We also publish a host of long-term articles that remain relevant for months, in some cases years. These pieces are invaluable in that their application is almost limitless. Ultimately, this evergreen content will help you learn daily fantasy sports and become the best DFS player you can be.
Here are pieces from this week that will be just as worthwhile next week.
2016 NFL Team Previews
– The 2016 NFL Team Previews Homepage
The FantasyLabs staff does a team-by-team and player-by-player NFL preview of the 2016 season, with a focus on DFS performance, the range of outcomes for established starters, and the upside of depth players. This week, FantasyLabs writers John Daigle and Ian Hartitz preview the Raiders, Packers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Titans, Colts, and Browns.
Week 1 NFL Salary Analysis
– The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable #17 – NFL Week 1 Salaries: CSURAM88 and Levitan
FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by FantasyLabs Co-Founder Peter Jennings (CSURAM88) and FantasyLabs writer Adam Levitan, who discuss the NFL Week 1 salaries for DraftKings and FanDuel.
– The Freedman Files: Week 1 DraftKings Salaries
Matthew Freedman breaks down the Week 1 DraftKings salaries on a position-by-position basis, considering the matchups and slate dynamics of the quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends.
NFL
– The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable #18 – NFL Preseason: Evan Silva and Adam Levitan
Matthew Freedman is joined by Rotoworld Senior Football Editor Evan Silva and Adam Levitan, who discuss the DFS implications of the NFL preseason.
– Should Offensive Lines Impact Your Decision-Making in DFS?
FantasyLabs contributor Joe Holka analyzes the importance of offensive line success, arguing that what ultimately matters in DFS isn’t who is blocking for a runner but how often he touches the ball and how many times per game he is on the field.
– The Low End Theory (Part 3): Low-Total WRs
FantasyLabs contributor Kelly McCann catalogs the types of wide receivers in games with low Vegas totals who can find DFS success, namely players who receive a lot of snaps and targets, participate in games with large spreads, and/or have lots of Pro Trends.
MLB
– FantasyLabs Podcast: MLB GPP Mini-Series, Ep. 4
FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by FantasyLabs writer Jay Persson to talk strategy for a single-entry FanDuel tournament: The $1 Bunt.
FantasyLabs writer Bill Monighetti discusses the importance of pitcher wins and how to use our Trends tool to find them cheaply.
PGA
FantasyLabs PGA Director Colin Davy discusses his backtest of lineups to see which metrics predict success in guaranteed prize pools. Ultimately, Colin finds that opening odds have a higher importance than closing odds, that floor matters and ceiling doesn’t matter, and that projected points matter less than they do for cash games.
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