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

Meg’s Best Ball Sleepers – August

Each month, I think it is a useful tool to look at favorite picks, fades, and sleepers. A sleeper, is a pick you can get in the late rounds (Rounds 14-18 on Underdog Fantasy). The idea is you are drafting this player at a discount because they will massively outperform their ADP. You may not…

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First Look at DraftKings Week 1 Salaries

It has been over a week since DraftKings released the Week 1 salaries (one of the best days of summer IMO). I've had time to think about it a little and wanted to give my first look at the Week 1 DFS slate. First, remember that we will not have the Chiefs, Lions, Cowboys, Giants,…

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Meg’s Best Ball Sleepers – JULY

Each month, I think it is a useful tool to look at favorite picks, fades, and sleepers. We covered Favorite Picks in Each Round and Best Ball Fades for July in these articles. Now, it’s time to cover favorite sleepers this month. A sleeper, is a pick you can get in the late rounds (Rounds 14-18 on Underdog…

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Favorite Picks Round by Round on Underdog – JULY

If you are new to Underdog Fantasy, sign up here and be sure to use code FANSPEAK for 100% deposit match up to $100! Each month, I'm going to write about my favorite best ball picks on Underdog Fantasy in each round. I will do this exercise each month because obviously, ADPs (average draft position)…

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Best Ball Fades Through Mid-July

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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Favorite Best Ball Sleepers (June)

Each month, I think it is a useful tool to look at favorite picks, fades, and sleepers. We already covered Favorite Picks in Each Round and Best Ball Fades for June in these articles. Now, it's time to cover favorite sleepers this month. A sleeper, is a pick you can get in the late rounds…

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Fading Players in Best Ball

Last week I discussed my favorite picks on Underdog Fantasy this month. Now, let's discuss the opposite...fading or having very low exposure to a player in best ball. First, I think it's important to understand fading in best ball or low exposure/underweight. In DFS, it's pretty straightforward. You will have an ownership projection on a…

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Favorite Picks at Each Round on Underdog

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Undervalued Offenses to Target in Best Ball

Last month, I wrote an article about NFL offenses that are on the rise, or offenses that were outside the top 10 last year but I could see making a leap into the top 10 in 2023. We of course want to be targeting top 10 offenses in yards and points in best ball, especially…

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Reviewing My BBM3 Finals Team

If you are new to Underdog Fantasy, sign up here and be sure to use code FANSPEAK for 100% deposit match up to $100! I'm fully immersed in the 2023 best ball streets and already drafting in the BBM4 tournament. But before we get too far into best ball season (what a season it is),…

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