BassNBrew
Footballguy
Feel bad about taking more than I've been giving in these threads so here's a tip for you.
I despise the single game slates, but they have been very profitable for me. In most games the QB is going to be the top scorer so you can get a leg up by starting both QBs and having one of them in the MVP slot. What I've found is that I can create entries featuring both QBs (one in the MVP slot). The sweet spot contest seems to be the 125 ticket contests. I can almost always create 6 entries and be assured of getting one winner. I like the smaller contests at $1, but will play the quarter contests. I the case of the $1 contest x 6 entires, I can invest $6 to get a $9 ticket. In some of the .25 contests I've been able to build 12 lineups that has most legitimate scripts covered. I've been gobbling up tickets like Pac Man.
Here's why it works...
1) You're going to have guys dumping in lineups with the backup QB or 5th WR attempting to win the big money gpp. Occasionally a Mayfield or Austin will hit, but you can still win even if they do with 125 winners. Most of the time, these are dead money. For this reason I skip the one ticket contests that would play like a free roll.
2) Along the lines of #1, you'll have a percentage of teams playing a WR/RB/TE at MVP. Unless it's a high powered running attack or a crappy QB, it's unlikely to pan out. Obviously I'm avoiding the games with stud RBs or a marginal QB. These teams are dead money. I won't be playing much this Thursday with Gurley in the mix unless there's serious overlay.
3) Fanduel gives tickets to all ties. With 5 players and a salary cap, you'll have numerous similar teams. For example, in a contest tonight giving out 125 tickets, 88th to 158th got a ticket. There was overlay in this contest to begin with, but FD paid out an additional 37 x $9. In this case they took in $814, expect to pay out $1125, but actually paid out $1422. Even if the contest had filled, they would have only collected around $1350. Free money.
Normally I rail against playing satellites as your paying the juice twice., but in the single game format there are often enough ties to eat eat up the juice. In money contests they would chop the pot, but they can't chop tickets.
Single game format sucks, but the odds are more stacked in your favor than the full slate format. FD likes it because the money is in and out in one day and available to gamble the next day rather than tied up for a weekend. You'll notice them offering more of these types of contest because that's where they want you money. If you avoid the money contests where they profit, you can grind out some tickets.
I then play my tickets like cash. This week I had 7 $9 tickets that I cashed for $0, $0, $15, $15, $16, $16, and $20 for $82 and most had Murray. If I pick and chose my spots by only playing games that will QB centered or or entering overlay contests, I seem to be getting about just under $2 back in tickets for every $1 invested.
Tonight I played fifty-nine 25 cent contests and hit in 9 (it was at 18 midway thru the 4th). That's $14.75 invested for $81 in tickets. I've had games not work out this well, but for the year I've been doubling up. If you want to grind and build a bank roll, this is a potential tool for your tool box. I will admit that it's work and I could get a better return working, but this is more fun. If you're swinging for the fences for the big win with your bankroll, this isn't the way I would go about it.
I despise the single game slates, but they have been very profitable for me. In most games the QB is going to be the top scorer so you can get a leg up by starting both QBs and having one of them in the MVP slot. What I've found is that I can create entries featuring both QBs (one in the MVP slot). The sweet spot contest seems to be the 125 ticket contests. I can almost always create 6 entries and be assured of getting one winner. I like the smaller contests at $1, but will play the quarter contests. I the case of the $1 contest x 6 entires, I can invest $6 to get a $9 ticket. In some of the .25 contests I've been able to build 12 lineups that has most legitimate scripts covered. I've been gobbling up tickets like Pac Man.
Here's why it works...
1) You're going to have guys dumping in lineups with the backup QB or 5th WR attempting to win the big money gpp. Occasionally a Mayfield or Austin will hit, but you can still win even if they do with 125 winners. Most of the time, these are dead money. For this reason I skip the one ticket contests that would play like a free roll.
2) Along the lines of #1, you'll have a percentage of teams playing a WR/RB/TE at MVP. Unless it's a high powered running attack or a crappy QB, it's unlikely to pan out. Obviously I'm avoiding the games with stud RBs or a marginal QB. These teams are dead money. I won't be playing much this Thursday with Gurley in the mix unless there's serious overlay.
3) Fanduel gives tickets to all ties. With 5 players and a salary cap, you'll have numerous similar teams. For example, in a contest tonight giving out 125 tickets, 88th to 158th got a ticket. There was overlay in this contest to begin with, but FD paid out an additional 37 x $9. In this case they took in $814, expect to pay out $1125, but actually paid out $1422. Even if the contest had filled, they would have only collected around $1350. Free money.
Normally I rail against playing satellites as your paying the juice twice., but in the single game format there are often enough ties to eat eat up the juice. In money contests they would chop the pot, but they can't chop tickets.
Single game format sucks, but the odds are more stacked in your favor than the full slate format. FD likes it because the money is in and out in one day and available to gamble the next day rather than tied up for a weekend. You'll notice them offering more of these types of contest because that's where they want you money. If you avoid the money contests where they profit, you can grind out some tickets.
I then play my tickets like cash. This week I had 7 $9 tickets that I cashed for $0, $0, $15, $15, $16, $16, and $20 for $82 and most had Murray. If I pick and chose my spots by only playing games that will QB centered or or entering overlay contests, I seem to be getting about just under $2 back in tickets for every $1 invested.
Tonight I played fifty-nine 25 cent contests and hit in 9 (it was at 18 midway thru the 4th). That's $14.75 invested for $81 in tickets. I've had games not work out this well, but for the year I've been doubling up. If you want to grind and build a bank roll, this is a potential tool for your tool box. I will admit that it's work and I could get a better return working, but this is more fun. If you're swinging for the fences for the big win with your bankroll, this isn't the way I would go about it.