Ep 26 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 3 analysis, having too much correlation, and creating themed lineups

Ep 26 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 3 analysis, having too much correlation, and creating themed lineups

Are you over-correlating your lineups? Scott “Escot4” Hanson and Jason talk through a strange NFL week 3 and how the top Milly Maker lineups could have been even better. We discuss themes in lineups and what are good ways to attack lineups on Fanduel. Listen in to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction and to gain some insight into how to build lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Scott’s week 3 results
  • Scott’s process on his low priced WR’s
  • The top Milly Maker lineups
  • Super contrarian construction of the winner’s lineups
  • How to evaluate your bad weeks
  • Scott’s QB exposure adjustment
  • Too much correlation in lineups
  • Creating themes in lineups
  • Tip on QB and 2 WRs stacks
  • Listener question from Nate Graham
  • How contrarian to be in lineups
  • Difference in choices on FanDuel due to pricing
  • How to enjoy DFS as a fan of one NFL team
  • Stacking games you attend
  • Using Vegas totals to your advantage

LINKS MENTIONED IN SHOW:

Millionaire Winner “chuckchuck8” Lineup: week3_draftkings_millymaker_winninglineup

chuckchuck8’s six lineup breakdown: chuckchuck8_winners_six_lineups

DraftKings Perfect Lineup: nfl_week3_perfectLineup_draftkings.jpg

9th place’s correlated lineup: correlated_lineup_top10

 

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Ep 25 – DFS Expert “RotoHobo” Ryan Hodge – His journey to success, lineup advice, & balancing DFS with work and family

Ep 25 – DFS Expert “RotoHobo” Ryan Hodge – His journey to success, lineup advice, & balancing DFS with work and family

Ryan “RotoHobo” Hodge has been playing DFS since the early days. He quickly gravitated to wanting to teach DFS and started his own content site. He has grown successful with his own model as the industry has grown and is now involved in more content ventures at 4for4 and DFSPowerHour. He finds a way to balance a successful DFS hobby with his full time job, wife, and kids.  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.

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

    • Ryan’s roots and favorite burrito spot in SoCal
    • How Ryan started in DFS
    • How Ryan got into content providing so early
    • His friendship with Mike Leone and how it got him started
    • How Ryan finds time to do DFS with a full time job, wife and 3 kids
    • How to stop tinkering lineups
    • Lessons learned early
    • Game selection and how it’s important
    • DFS Podcasts he listens to
    • Expounding on his process article on 4for4
    • How he uses Football Outsiders metrics
    • Player Props for Vegas and how to use them
    • Advice on how to play $50 bankroll on DraftKings
    • Strategy for 3 max and 20 max tournaments
    • Using his cash game lineup to build tournament lineups
    • Who he uses for ownership projections
    • How he breaks up his $5,000 weekend bankroll
    • How he uses FantasyLabs
    • Listener question from Colorado Springs
    • His experience at the DraftKings King of the Beach live final
    • What he would change about DFS
    • Rapid fire questions
    • Good life advice

LINKS MENTIONED:

Ryan’s process article on 4for4 – https://www.4for4.com/fantasy-football/my-daily-fantasy-sports-process

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Ryan on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ryanhodge

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Ep 24 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 1 Milly Maker analysis and how Scott “Escot4” re-evaluates his lineups

Ep 24 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 1 Milly Maker analysis and how Scott “Escot4” re-evaluates his lineups

Scott “Escot4” Hanson joins Jason for another NFL season as they break down tournament results and strategy. NFL Week 1 had some bumps to learn from and Scott gives some good tips on how to look back at your lineups to see if you made good choices. Listen in to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction and to gain some insight into how to build lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Scott’s experience at the Super Bowl
  • Handling tough weeks
  • Breaking down the Milly Maker winning lineup
  • Talking about the chalk for the week
  • Ownership % Strategy
  • Top 50 lineups and ownership %
  • A metric (not fantasy points!) to use in evaluating players in your lineups
  • Projecting % chance for success
  • WR tier that might fail you often
  • Scott’s approach to QB usage
  • Projecting bust plays
  • Scott’s max exposure on players

LINKS MENTIONED IN SHOW:

Millionaire Winner “bearsfan247” Lineup: week1_draftkings_millymaker_winninglineup

DraftKings Perfect Lineup: nfl_week1_perfectLineup_draftkings.jpg

BearsFan247 Ownership vs Field: Winner_vs_Field_breakdown.pdf

Top 50 Ownership vs Field: Top50_vs_Field_breakdown.pdf

 

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Ep 23 – Millionaire Winner “ektdar” – Insight into creating a DFS model, evaluating your process, and trading stock futures

Ep 23 – Millionaire Winner “ektdar” – Insight into creating a DFS model, evaluating your process, and trading stock futures

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:

    • 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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Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Bobby Firestone (aka BobbyFi) pursued Daily Fantasy from the beginning as a career and now he makes a living taking down GPPs. He talks tournament strategy, game theory, and shares how he evaluates players. He gives tons of DFS insight and MLB advice. He also talks about how he grew up as a world traveller and shares some great thoughts about fears, fasting and family. 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:

    • How Bobby grew up traveling
    • Game theory in DFS
    • Breaking down Perfect Lineups
    • Evaluating MLB Pitchers
    • Importance of pitch counts
    • Lineup construction
    • MLB, NBA, NFL advice
    • How to spend salary
    • His favorite websites
    • His trusted DFS reads and podcasts
    • Relief pitching and winning GPPs
    • Gut based lineups
    • Having confidence
    • Building lineups from $5 entry fees to $1,500
    • How he got into DFS
    • Having confidence in DFS
    • The future of DFS internationally
    • Creating own projection system
    • Stats he likes to lean on
    • Trusting (or not) your research
    • Insightful tie-breaker strategy in your lineups
    • Fears and getting wiser
    • Tinder and long term relationships
    • Regrets and Best life advice
  • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Bobby on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BobbyFi

Check out example of Bobby advice on Rotogrinders: https://rotogrinders.com/live/daily-fantasy-cycle-thursday-may-11th-1909286

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Ep 21 – DFS Pro Ben “JazzRaz” Rasa – His $83,000 PGA win, his process for golf, and how he takes a stand

Ep 21 – DFS Pro Ben “JazzRaz” Rasa – His $83,000 PGA win, his process for golf, and how he takes a stand

Ben “JazzRaz” Rasa has found huge success on DraftKings Golf as he took down several tournaments during the Colonial for over $83,000.  He comes onto the show to talk about his strategy and what he looks at when evaluating golfers each week. He shares how he got started, how he correlates players in Golf, and where he shares his insights each week. 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:

    • How Ben got his username
    • How he got into DFS
    • His lineup building process
    • His thoughts on how to take a stand in DFS
    • How to start in PGA DFS
    • His first big win
    • Ideas on how to correlate players
    • Lineup strategies
    • What he wants to do with part of his winnings
    • What he would do if CEO for a day
  • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Ben’s 1st place “Perfect Lineup”: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BenRasa_lineup.jpg

Ben’s list of winnings: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BenRasa_winnings.jpg

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Ben on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jazzrazDFS

Suscribe to Ben on Fanvice: http://www.fanvice.com

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Ep 15 – Microstakes Grinder “PJFrap” Interview – How his bankroll went from $20 to $4,000 in 6 months

Ep 15 – Microstakes Grinder “PJFrap” Interview – How his bankroll went from $20 to $4,000 in 6 months

Hear how microstakes player PJ Frappier turned his DFS game around this past football season and has turned a $20 bankroll into $4,000 in six months, now playing $200 a day. Learn how he plays Daily Fantasy on a small scale and how he developed his process while having a full time job. PJ shares the podcasts he uses and what he thinks about subscription services. He shares an inspiring journey for those that don’t have a lot to invest but want to get better at Daily Fantasy.  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:

    • Where PJ lives and the DFS community around him
    • His wife’s knowledge of PJ’s DFS involvement
    • How PJ got into DFS and how he fared initially
    • Who PJ subscribes to and learns from
    • His view on subscription DFS services
    • His cash vs gpp bankroll strategy
    • What PJ did to improve his lineups
    • His cash game approach vs gpp
    • His most profitable sport
    • His biggest “what if” player-swap to date in a tournament
    • His ultimate goal as a DFS player and lifestyle
    • His wife’s understanding of DFS after seeing the film “Perfect Lineup”.
    • Pj strategy to evaluate ownership %
    • Jason’s point of view on how Fantasy Aces affects the film.
    • PJ’s praise of Fantasy Draft and interest in playing over there
    • PJ’s approach on HTH matchups
    • Jason and PJ talk how to revalue ‘experience badges’ on the sites
    • What PJ would do as a CEO of DraftKings/Fanduel to help industry grow
    • What PJ appreciates about the content providers & the industry
  • and INTRODUCING the NEW 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, first fights, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
PJ on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pjfrapdfs

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Ep 14 – Millionaire Winner “jrveurink” Interview – How a microstakes DFS player won big

Ep 14 – Millionaire Winner “jrveurink” Interview – How a microstakes DFS player won big

Hear Millionaire Winner Josh “jrveurink” Veurink talk about his big win, how he plays Daily Fantasy on a small scale, and how he developed his strategy while having a full time job. Josh shares how his exciting sweat unfolded the night he won, the podcasts and articles he trusts, and how many lineups he builds each weekend.  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.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Josh’s Week 17 NFL Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JVeurink_WinningLineup.png

All 5 of Josh’s Week 17 Milly Maker Lineups:  https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JVeurink_5_millymakerLIneups.png

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Josh’s background and day job
  • His family’s reaction to the big win
  • How he and his wife handle DFS in their life
  • How Josh sweated the big win
  • Why Josh was on Geronimo Allison at 0.4% owned
  • Josh’s weekly process for NFL
  • Podcasts and articles Josh trusts
  • Josh’s normal lineups and bankroll each weekend
  • How Josh built his winning lineup
  • What Josh will do with the money
  • Josh’s reaction to the DFS community support

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Josh on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jv2929

Josh’s video of his winning moment on twitter: https://twitter.com/JV2929/status/815817530006708224

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Ep 13 – Scott Hanson wins another $2,000,000!! – His strategy, sweat, and historic win in Daily Fantasy.

Ep 13 – Scott Hanson wins another $2,000,000!! – His strategy, sweat, and historic win in Daily Fantasy.

Hear our own Scott Hanson talk about his historic 2nd Fantasy Football Championship win at the DraftKings 2016 live final!! Listen in on what it is like to win a 2nd $2,000,000 playing DFS. Hear how he decided on his players, the sweat he had, and strategy he has implemented this year that he didn’t use in previous years. Hear what sites he uses in his process and gain some insight on how this now LEGEND in Daily Fantasy plays the game. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the DFS Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Scott’s $2,000,000 DraftKings Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scott_1stPlaceLineup.png

Scott’s 125th place lineup:https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scotts125thLineup.png
Scott’s 150th place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scotts150thLineup.png

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How a Goff TD saved the win for Scott
  • How Scott’s strategy was different for this year’s Qualifiers that helped achieve 3 seats in the live final
  • How Scott built his 3 lineups
  • The difference process for a live final week than a regular week of DFS
  • How Scott uses ProFootball Focus stats in building his lineups
  • How Scott buys into Jonathan Bales idea of “Anti-Fragile” lineups
  • Scott’s structured approach to lineup building
  • Using Rotogrinders Chris Gimino’s ownership percentages
  • Profiling WRs vs Defenses
  • Using Yahoo for analyzing matchups
  • A discount code for watching Perfect Lineup
  • How it felt to win $2Million the second time around
  • How Scott dealt with a big losing weekend this year
  • Themes to his live final lineups
  • How Scott and his wife celebrated their big win in NYC

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com

Scott’s ProFootball Focus instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQxnGJdHHYE
DraftKings video awarding top 3 winners on periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1ZkKzqPawBZxv
Anti-fragility lesson from Jonathan Bales: https://rotogrinders.com/lessons/the-finale-an-antifragile-dfs-philosophy-807581
Ownership % Projections from Chris Gimino: https://rotogrinders.com/profiles/chrisgimino
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker

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Play on FantasyAces: http://fantasyaces.com/
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Ep 12 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Scott’s 150 Lineup Building Process for Milly Maker – NFL Week 10

Ep 12 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Scott’s 150 Lineup Building Process for Milly Maker – NFL Week 10

Jason and Scott talk stacking games in the NFL, the lineup building process, and when to go contrarian to the Vegas Odds.   Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 10 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament and the winner of the $4 entry, $100K to first ‘Midseason Celebration’ winner on DraftKings. Subscribe to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Fade or not to fade the top priced RB (David Johnson this past week)
  • Key players in the millionaire maker winning lineups
  • Stacking games in NFL tournament lineups
  • The stack breakdowns of the winner “mortyice” in the $2 Million, $100K to first tourney on DK
  • DK pricing changes and how that affects lineup building
  • Scott’s lineup building process each week without scripting
  • Scott’s approach to stacking, news, QB exposure and using Vegas vs his projections

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 10 ($444 Millionaire Maker) – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/draftkings_week10_millymakerwinner.png

Link to the DraftKings $1,000,000 tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/30362380

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 10 ($4 Midseason Celebration) – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/draftkings_week10_midseason100Kwinner.png

Link to the DraftKings $100,000 tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/31528188

Visual Breakdown of “mortyice” player stacks: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MortyIce_QBStacks.pdf

 

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