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To me, I am starting to think it is better to spend a wad at TE and look for the sleepers at other positions. Go with Gronk or Graham and find the cheap WR or QB. My best weeks have come when I have done this so I think that will be the play here on out.
This is my thoughts, too. I'm going to try some DraftStreet this week and see if I notice a difference.
this is one of the things about DFS that is making me think too much *I think* "everyone will have K.Allen, Lacy, HIlton" now stacy @ 7.5k .... and why not? Soi tried staying away from those guys, Jordy included this week. basically broke even w/ Forte, Woodhead, Garcon, Gonzo (over Reed) grrrr
Lucked out and held on to only lose $28. Could've been a MUCH worse week. Did much better in high stakes 50/50s than H2H or 3man leagues (lost all of those).oof.for putting Nate Washington into a bunch of my lineups.
Even with him, I still scored just over 140 points in a 3 team $109 league
But, turns out, that was only 3rd place :(
I'm having a BAD week. I'm right on the line in 2 $109 50/50s tonight... if I manage to hang on I'll come out just ahead of even. If I don't, I'm down about $400 on the weekend. Oof.
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Pretty good week, ended up winning back most of the money I lost in my disastrous week 8.
Ended up coming in 1st in the 6-teamer and 7th in the 20-teamer (5 points out of the money, ugh).
I had this problem earlier this year and then I went back and looked what made me win money last year. Instead of worrying about who everyone else had last year I went with who I thought would be good. Last year I started in week 10 and won 480 dollars through the divisional playoffs.
Wonder in Fanduel does this to keep more people in the money? You don't have to look outside of Dodd's top ten postion projections to field a lineup.
For 1) I believe you can hit the disconnect button. The chat box never bothered me, so I'm not sure if it's something you have to disconnect everytime you log on or not.
My guess is yes. It increases the luck factor which will keep the "unskilled" around longer, which will increase the number of contests that fill, which increases their rake. Instead of their money going directly to the "skilled" player, it passes back and forth a bit eventually ending up with the skilled player, but not before FanDuel (or any other site really) can grab a few bucks.
That's exactly why I've moved on to draft street
Good luck spending the rest of your money if you pick him. Ended up upgrading him in one lineup I had him in to the Sr Manning w/o too much trouble.
it is an interesting strategy. you'd think this will eventually drive away fish who are the ones losing money at a high rate while people like us on this board are likely almost all making money recently. their goal is to maximize people playing and this way is almost surely drawing more people who can recognize values and probably isn't driving away the fish who don't realize there are better options for them to have a better shot at winning
To be straight, I'm not saying one is better than the other. I've had success at both sites, and I enjoy playing at both sites, but they are very different, I'd totally get why one player might like one over the other. To me, FanDuel is a good site for people who don't like thinking outside the box, if you take the time to look, the value plays each week are pretty apparent, you take them and then fill the rest of your lineup with some "studs" (don't mean to make it sound too easy, cause it's not easy, it's just straightforward) . To me, Draftstreet is more for people who like to get a little more creative with their lineups. Values are still there, they're just not as apparent, and the multi-QB, and multi-Flex positions make strategy even more important.
becoming a big fan of Draftstreet.Love not having to mess with kickers . Won $215 + additional $5 in the M Berry contest this week & last time I entered it I won $115
Congratulations, How many points did your team put up? I play big tournies all the time and won like 700 one week. I'm still playing with that money but haven't really cashed big since. What is your strategy for the tournies?
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I agree, the site was ugly as sin but after just 1 day I'm already familiar with everything.
For sure the guys winning have a good thing going.
have you checked out rotogrinders ? Also http://thefakebasketball.com has daily infoHowever, I'm dabbling in NBA and all I can say is WOW, it's tough. Last night I entered 12 contests and cashed in ONE. So far I think I've done close to 30 contests and maybe cashed in 5 or so.
Wish there was a Basketballguys.com to help a brother out!
I've found that if you want to get away from Standard cap, expert is the way to go. Generally it's not to hard to field a lineup if you have a few sleeper/cheap options, which are often easy to find -- well, easier when K.Allen was like 4500 every week.
I have not played in many 65k leagues, but I have to agree with Dodds in the few that I have played in. Part of it might be my fault in that I look at my roster and think I have to spend all of the 65k rather than go with the players I think will produce. It seems like I overlook the good value players and go with the expensive ones because I have the money to spend, and end up shooting myself in the foot.
They are playing Philly not the Giants. I think Lacy will be fine. 20 carries 100 yards and maybe a td even without Rodgers.
Same here. I would have won last night if Tyson Chandler had not gotten injured though. So far I've been trying to pick 1-2 studs and fill with good solid players. But I'm wondering if I should be buying 4 studs and filling with 5 very cheap options. The studs are at least consistent. Those 6000 something dollar players are inconsistent as hell from what I've seen.So I just started Fanduel this season, week 2. Since then, in NFL, I've turned my initial deposit into 10x the amount. Every week I feel like 'THIS' is going to be the week I lose, but I continue winning.
However, I'm dabbling in NBA and all I can say is WOW, it's tough. Last night I entered 12 contests and cashed in ONE. So far I think I've done close to 30 contests and maybe cashed in 5 or so.
Wish there was a Basketballguys.com to help a brother out!
I like Lacy at 6800 better than FJax at 6600. But I do like Woodhead this week as he figures to be catching a lot of dump offs in what looks to be a shootout in SD. I like James on MNF, but wish he was 4900 instead of 6000.
I've always liked the 65k too. It just seems those are closer to a crap shoot than the others. Sometimes in those you feel compelled to pick Dez and Calvin because if you don't they'll go nuts and you know most everyone else has them. In the 55k you can't afford them anyway so you don't have to "hedge" your lineup with them. You are free to play sleepers with good matchups and don't have to worry about being railroaded by everyone who played chalk like Calvin, Dez, AJ, etc.
