DraftKings Millionaire Winner “ektdar” created his own DFS model from scratch. He used his job experience and lessons learned from trading stock futures to create a process that in only a couple of years has gotten him into 3 live finals and a $1,000,000 payday from the PGA 2017 US Open contest. He shares how he got started and how he built his model for MLB, NBA and PGA. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
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- How a job in construction gave him confidence in DFS modeling
- How he evolved his MLB stats
- How he treats ownership %
- His golf volume in DFS
- How he approached the USOpen and Erin Hills statistically
- How he approached the fescue rough at Erin Hills
- Why he had 76% ownership on a 0.8% owned player
- Why he threw out his top ranked player
- How he treats popular golf “names” in DFS
- How he almost submitted dead lineups into the Milly Maker
- How he sweated the game with his wife
- Introducing his wife to DFS
- MLB insights into matchups
- How long it took to build his model
- How to get better in DFS
- How to evaluate your model for success
- Why he likes NBA and MLB over NFL
- Why he believes NBA still has room for new players
- How watching games affects his model in NBA and MLB
- His FanDuel live final experience in Miami
- Trading stock futures
- Correlations in stock futures and DFS
- Evaluating other lineups
- What he would do as CEO for a day of DK or FD
- Common misunderstandings of the US Economy
- Good life advice
LINKS MENTIONED:
ektdar’s “Perfect Lineup” in PGA for US Open at Erin Hills:
https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ektdar_winningLineups.png
ektdar’s 150 lineups exposure breakdown:
https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ektdar_usopen_draftkings_ownership.png
Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Mike on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ektdar_
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