Megan Shoup

Megan Shoup lives in Baltimore, MD. But she’s a Washington fan in Raven’s country! A fan of all Washington sports has taught Megan and her brother Steve resiliency.

Her areas of focus are Best Ball, Daily Fantasy, and Sports Betting. Megan has a lot of experience in NFL DFS and has been playing since 2013. She has several wins and top 10 finishes in tournaments on both DraftKings and FanDuel over the past 10 years. She likes the niche contests like Showdowns and Tiers, and will be writing about all types of NFL DFS contests here.

After dabbling with NFL best ball in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 she decided to take best ball seriously and drafted approximately 50 best ball teams last summer. She mostly drafted on Underdog Fantasy with just a few drafts on DraftKings and Drafters. It was a successful season with an approximate 27% advance rate to the playoffs. The best part is one team made the BBM3 Finals on Underdog! She did not max enter the BBM3 obviously either…she made it to the BBM3 Finals with only 9 entries in the BBM3 contest! You can follow all of Meg and Steve’s extensive best ball content here!

You can follow Megan on Twitter @megs08DFS.

Articles

Drafting more Double Anchor or Modified Double Anchor RB builds this year

As I'm scrolling through my Best Ball Overlay Portfolio Optimizer, I see a lot of Double Anchor or Modified Double Anchor RB builds. I love that you can scroll through your exposures, combinations, and teams, but also easily see your build structures. Use code FANSPEAK for $10 Off PER Month for your Best Ball Overlay…

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Introducing our Best Ball Tools Partner – Best Ball Overlay

Use promo code FANSPEAK for 33% off at BestBallOverlay.com. Elevate your game today! We are excited to announce we are partners with Best Ball Overlay as our exclusive Best Ball Tools partner! Best Ball Overlay has everything you need to give you an edge this draft season. Enhance your drafting strategy with BestBallOverlay.com. The…

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Meg’s Best Ball Biggest Fades – July

I wrote a monthly series of fades I made in Best Ball last summer and it was a useful exercise. So let's run it back! Here are a couple of things I like to keep in mind when thinking about fading or being underweight in Best Ball: -Fading in Best Ball is very different than…

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Late Round Tight Ends to Target this year in Best Ball

Last year Steve and I were both 50+% exposure to TE Sam LaPorta. That obviously paid off big time. But we were high on the Late Round TE build last year in general and targeted tight ends like Jake Ferguson, Luke Musgrave, Hunter Henry, and Trey McBride. We of course missed on some late-round tight…

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The 1-3-5-1 Start to Best Ball Drafts

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings! Intro: Finishing strong in best ball drafts is important too, but I think what's more important is how you start and the first 10 rounds of your best ball drafts. This is where you lay the foundation for your strategy (Hero RB, Zero RB, Elite QB,…

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Teams that pair well together in Best Ball Playoffs

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings! Last week I wrote about the top 10 teams I'm targeting most in Best Ball drafts at various price points. Last month I wrote about Best Ball Playoff schedules and which teams I liked best. Now I want to combine it all together for teams that pair…

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Top 10 Offenses I’m Targeting in Best Ball at Various Prices

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings! Finding the right offenses to stack in best ball drafts is key to success, which goes for various price points throughout the draft. Last year, if you had a lot of access to 49ers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Ravens, and Lions stacks, you probably had a successful best ball…

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The 1-4-5 Start to Best Ball Drafts

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings! Last year, most of my best ball builds were late-round TE builds. Now it helped that I had 50% TE Sam LaPorta! But I was high on various other late-round tight ends and would always draft three late. Some others panned out well like Jake Ferguson or…

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Best Ball Playoff Schedule – High Total Games to Target

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings! Part 1 - Weather/Dome Implications Part 2 - High Game Totals Now that we have the NFL Schedule, we have information on bye weeks, strength of schedule (when played), and of course, the best ball playoff schedule (Weeks 15-17). As we discussed Fanspeak Network’s Sibling…

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Best Ball Playoff Schedule: Weather/Dome Implications

Check out Steve's Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings! Part 1 - Weather/Dome Implications Part 2 - High Game Totals The NFL Schedule Release was Wednesday night and for best ballers like ourselves, it's a big night! Now we have information on bye weeks, strength of schedule (when played), and of course, the best…

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