I think NBA is harder than NFL because everybody owns the same guys a lot so there's not much variance and when there is you have to hit it or you're done. The tourneys, people try to differentiate more so sometimes like tonight those money lines are lower. What I still don't understand is that with all of that and 50/50s sometimes being harder to cash in than tourneys is how everybody says NBA DFS is easier than NFL?

It took me a while to get good at it and to learn the best strategies to use. Once I finally started to get it, I started making a lot of money.

Nba is all about match ups. Just takes more studying. If you put in the work it's easier IMO

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It took me a while to get good at it and to learn the best strategies to use. Once I finally started to get it, I started making a lot of money.

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But you're still only winning 50/50s 50% of the time. That's not good enough and if I do that I'm doing way worse than I do at the NFL.

I'm still 100% in 6 weeks of multiple 50/50s for the NFL

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It took me a while to get good at it and to learn the best strategies to use. Once I finally started to get it, I started making a lot of money.

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Can you help explain some of these strategies?

I've never played any daily fantasy.

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It took me a while to get good at it and to learn the best strategies to use. Once I finally started to get it, I started making a lot of money.

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Can you help explain some of these strategies?

I've never played any daily fantasy.

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Yeah everybody keeps saying that same thing but then never expands beyond that to explain

What are yalls thoughts on playing nights like tonight with only 3 games?

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It took me a while to get good at it and to learn the best strategies to use. Once I finally started to get it, I started making a lot of money.

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Can you help explain some of these strategies?

I've never played any daily fantasy.

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I'll take a crack at it.

First and foremost, minutes = production. This is a rule that if you do not follow, you will not win. This isn't like the NFL where you can do absolutely nothing for most of the game and then put up a garbage time TD and be a "good play". If you see that a low priced backup is going to play because the starter is out, jump on him if he is a good per minute player.

Second, follow the Vegas lines. Much like in the NFL, Vegas is a very good resource for finding what should be the highest scoring games of the night. 9 times out of 10, these are the games that you are going to want to target.

Third, follow the NBA. You don't have to watch games every night, but if you can follow a good podcast or be generally up to date with NBA news and trends, you will be better off in the long run.

Fourth, get used to not winning every night. There is a lot of variance in the NBA and because of that, you won't win every night. This is where strict bankroll management comes into play. I unfortunately learned that the hard way when I started playing NBA DFS back in the middle of last season. Just take my advice on this one, I don't want you to experience it for yourself.

This is the last point I will make: value is king in NBA DFS. Say you have two options you are considering that are going to be the last two spots in your lineup and that you have $15k to spend. You can choose a stud who is over $10k and a guy who is super cheaply priced or two guys in the $6-8k range. Which do you go with? Well, there is no answer that is right 100% of the time, as it depends on matchups and the role that each guy has on their team. But if you look at each player through a value lens and determine which set of guys is more likely to get the 75 points that you are looking for out of that $15k, that will be the better play 90% of the time (damn you, variance).

TL;DR minutes = production = money, value value, get used to losing

Wait, thought of one more big one:

Pay attention to late scratches. Nothing is more frustrating than getting to lineup lock time and then realizing that you have somebody who isn't playing that night.

Speaking of which, Cousins is suspended for tonight.

3rdGen2015 summed it up well.

PG: Curry
PG: Bayless
SG: Crawford
SG: Smith
SF: Middleton
SF: Barnes
PF: Bosh
PF: Love
C: Whiteside

PG: Curry
PG: Delladova (Mo Williams is questionable)
SG: Antekutempo (sp?)
SG: Crawford
SF: James
SF: Iguodala
PF: Griffin
PF: Thompson
C: Koufos (Cousins is suspended)

Curry, James & Griffin! Thats awesome

I've done this for a while

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Another strategy they failed to mention. Just don't get Anthony Davis 1/2 the time because he will get hurt in the first quarter, or Blake griffin because he will get ejected in the first half.

And yes both of these things have happened to me every time they have happened.

I got 428/143,678 tonight.

Carter Williams
Rondo
Greek Freak
Wade
Winslow
Gay
Bosh
Thompson
Monroe

Whew. Koufos was a gamble and he sucked. Luckily Curry/Griffin/James had huge games and everyone else did just enough. Still was able to cash

Dang hell of a night! Mind if I ask how much you won?

I went 6 for 8 on my 50/50s. Missed sweeping by 1.6 points...

How much money do yall wager per night?

I usually do two lineups. I'll put my favorite in a double up and then both of them in the $2 big money tournament.

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I usually do two lineups. I'll put my favorite in a double up and then both of them in the $2 big money tournament.

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Every time I've done this, my tourney only lineup outscored my other one so I lose the $5

Except I've been putting 10 or $15

OK yea I'm putting in about $10 a night as well. I hate how they take a 10% rake, but I dont want to play double up because of nights like last night where I barely make top 50. I will usually enter the $1 tourney, just in case my lineup is "the one". I only use one lineup a night.

Two lineups tonight. One is more balanced and the other focuses on point guards and a center with good matchups.

Lineup one:

PG: Lowry
PG: Mudiay
SG: Bledsoe
SG: Barton
SF: Batum
SF: Gallinari
PF: T. Young
PF: M. Williams
C: Okafor

Lineup two:

PG: Westbrook
PG: Lowry
SG: Barton
SG: Hood
SF: Iguodala
SF: J. Green
PF: Sullinger
PF: T. Young
C: B. Lopez

PG: Westbrook
PG: Knight
SG: Barton
SG: Crawford
SF: Green
SF: Batum
PF: Sullinger
PF: Young
C: Gasol

Westbrook
CoJo
Bledsoe
Barton
Batum
Green
Young
Sullinger
Okafor

The only good thing about Jeff green not doing anything is that he's 66% owned

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It really depends. Anywhere from $2 to $10.

PG: Walker
PG: Dellavedova
SG: Martin
SG: Hood (Removed Antetokounmpo)
SF: Leonard
SF: Wiggins
PF: Love
PF: Favors (Removed Thompson)
C: Towns

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Just one lineup today. Fading Westbrook.

PG: Rondo
PG: Delladova (Mo Williams is out)
SG: Fournier
SG: Lamb
SF: James
SF: Batum
PF: Thompson (Mozgov is out)
PF: M. Williams
C: Drummond

Delladova might not play either, so make sure you check before gametime.

Yep... I got my eye on it. Thanks.

Got back 10 bucks last night on nba of the twenty I lost from the football weekend (thanks Derek Carr).

No luck for me last night. Hoping to bounce back tonight.

PG: Lillard
PG: Clarkson
SG: Bradley
SG: Barton
SF: George
SF: Iguodala
PF: Millsap
PF: Sullinger
C: Jokic

Keep an eye on the injury reports. There's a lot of guys banged up tonight so that means there could be some good value for cheap.

Swept all my 50/50s and cashed in the tourney.

PG: Thomas
PG: Clarkson
SG: Barton
SG: Bradley
SF: George
SF: Barnes
PF: Arthur
PF: Millsap
C: Gasol