Fanspeak: Daily Fantasy

By Megan Shoup: The “Take a Stand” article each week will feature players or teams that I am high or low on, yet it seems like the majority of the daily fantasy world feels the opposite. As we know in daily fantasy tournaments, if you take stands against ownership, you can use that to your … More »

Our Over/Under the Market series identifies teams, offenses, players, or player groups that we are either over or under the market. I base where the market or other fantasy players stand based on these players’ ADPs in redraft and best ball drafts and general discussion or “buzz”. If you agree with these points, then you … More »

We are starting an Over/Under the Market series to identify teams, offenses, players, or player groups that we are either over or under the market. In this article, I’m targeting these three offenses more than the market suggests. I base where the market or other fantasy players stand based on these players’ ADPs in redraft … More »

Wide Receivers: High: Target- Ja’Marr Chase ($7,100) Fade-A.J. Brown ($6,400) Ja’Marr Chase is my favorite receiver at any price in week 1. We have seen his slate breaking upside, and his connection with Joe Burrow is near perfect. Defenses will try to do more to take him away this season, but there is only so … More »

Quarterbacks: High: ($6,500 or above) Target- Justin Herbert ($7,600) Fade- Jalen Hurts ($6,800) It’s tough to choose a favorite quarterback in this top tier as many of them are elite and with favorable match-ups.  Herbert though has a slight early edge for me, as my favorite one to target. He plays in the 2nd highest … More »

Yesterday I wrote my early analysis on Week 1 DraftKings pricing, including very early thoughts on favorite stacks, stands, pay-up plays and value plays. Below this work of art, I laid out the reasons for my stacks and selections.     Most of the reasoning for these picks I gave in more detail in my … More »

We still have about 6 weeks until the first NFL Sunday, but it’s never too early to look at DraftKings Week 1 salaries. DraftKings released their Week 1 salaries for the main slate yesterday, and I couldn’t be more excited! I know a lot will change between now and Sunday, September 11, but I love … More »

If you made it this far, thank you! I hope seeing my mistakes can help you think about your DFS process too. We can all find ways to improve, especially in this very competitive DFS landscape. If you want to review any of the sections, here they are below. In summary, these are my main … More »

As you read from Part 1, I need to make improvements to my NFL DFS game to get back in the green! I am determined to find my mistakes and make improvements for the 2022 season. In Part 5 of this series, I take a hard look at what type of DFS player I am and … More »

As you read from Part 1, I need to make improvements to my NFL DFS game to get back in the green! I am determined to find my mistakes and make improvements for the 2022 season. Part 4 is 100% my fault and a bad habit I developed!   Issue/Mistake #4 – Building lineups too late: … More »