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

Thursday Night Football DraftKings Showdown Strategy Survey

Every Thursday we'll break down the Thursday Night Football DraftKings Showdown slate in this survey format between Steve and myself. Check out our favorite captains, cheap/contrarian captains, must plays, fades, builds, and more! TOP 3 EXPENSIVE/MID-TIER CAPTAINS: STEVE: Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, Justin Jefferson MEG: Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, Justin Jefferson TOP…

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Monday Night Football DraftKings Showdown Strategy Survey

Every Monday we'll break down the Monday Night Football DraftKings Showdown slate in this survey format between Steve and myself. Check out our favorite captains, cheap/contrarian captains, must plays, fades, builds, and more! TOP 3 EXPENSIVE/MID-TIER CAPTAINS: STEVE: Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Garrett Wilson MEG: Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Garrett Wilson TOP…

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Classic Slate – DraftKings Strategy Survey

Every Saturday we'll break down the DraftKings Class slate in this survey format between Steve and myself. Check out our favorite QB stacks, values, contrarian plays, fades, and more! Good luck and Happy NFL Kickoff Sunday! TOP 3 QB STACKS YOU'RE PLAYING? STEVE: Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Jalen Hurts MEG: Justin Herbert, Sam Howell,…

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Thursday Night Football – DraftKings Showdown Strategy Survey

Every Wednesday night or Thursday morning we'll break down the Thursday Night Football DraftKings Showdown slate in this survey format between Steve and myself. Check out our favorite captains, cheap/contrarian captains, must plays, fades, builds, and more! Also, check out the Sibling Showdown show on the Fanspeak Network that breaks it all down here…

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Fanspeak’s NFL Sports Betting Content Schedule

We are very excited that Fanspeak.com will have plenty of great 100% FREE NFL sports betting content this season! We will be covering Classic slates, Showdowns, and maybe some short slate content throughout the NFL season. *More will be added throughout the season. Below is our 2023 NFL content schedule for NFL Sports Betting…

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Fanspeak’s NFL Daily Fantasy Content Schedule

We are very excited that Fanspeak.com will have plenty of great 100% FREE NFL daily fantasy content this season! We will be covering Classic slates, Showdowns, and maybe some short slate content throughout the NFL season. *More will be added throughout season. Below is our 2023 NFL content schedule for NFL DFS content: …

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My Top 4 Macro Strategy Stands for the 2023 Best Ball Season

When you listen to best ball content around the industry, you'll hear discussion and debate both about macro and micro takes. Macro takes are the big picture strategies - lineup construction, roster capital, etc. Micro takes are the player rankings and values. Both are incredibly important to succeeding in best ball. What is so great…

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Best Ball Player Stance Adjustments and Tweaks

I've heard people in the best ball space recently discuss "take-lock" or getting locked on a take and not willing to pivot away or to a player in your best ball portfolio. I think in some cases, it's absolutely fine to stick with your fades or massive underweight stance on a player if you have…

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Meg’s Best Ball Fades Through End of August

If you haven't already, check out my article here on Fanspeak about Fading in Best Ball and here on RunPureSports. It goes into all the nuances of how and why fades in best ball work. Quick Summary: -Fading in Best Ball is very different than DFS. If the player you faded outperforms their ADP,…

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Meg’s Top 10 Best Ball Must Draft List

Each month I've been covering my favorite round-by-round picks, sleepers, and fades in best ball. But let's peek behind the curtain and look at the guys I'm most bullish on. These are the players I have high exposure to and/or trying to draft as much as possible to have high exposure when best ball locks.…

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