Daily Fantasy Sports

[Ndaccountant]

DraftKings employee's big win raises questions about transparency and integrity of daily fantasy industry

 

[irishfan]

This reminds me of when I used to play poker online. You kind of knew it wasn't a even playing field in the back of your head, but you did it anyway for the entertainment value.

 

[Irish Insanity]

This weeks loosing lineup

QB: Tyrod Taylor BUF @ TEN

RB: Freeman ATL V WAS

RB: Danny Woodhead SD V PIT

WR: James Jones GB V STL

WR: Larry Fitzgerald ARI @ DET

WR: Jeremy Maclin KC V CHI

TE: Rob Gronkowski NE @ DAL

K: Justin Tucker BAL V CLE

D: Buffalo Bills BUF @ TEN

 

[wizards8507]

It’s Time to Stop Being Stupid About Sports Gambling «

 

[Irish Insanity]

I keep getting a little pop up on Yahoo asking if I'd like to play their daily fantasy sports. Offering a deposit bonus. Are the linked wit one of the big 2 or do they have their own?

 

[bkess8]

Anyone interested in participating in an NFL event just among us IE'ers on FanDuel?

If so let me know and I will set it up and post the link.

Will only do a contest for $1 if that's what everyone is comfortable with.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I'd be down. May have to put another deposit in as I'm horrible at it.

 

[Jackalope1977]

I'd do it for sure.

 

[bkess8]

Ok so we have 3 total including me, if we can get one more I will set it up for 4 people and send out the link.

 

[blueNDgold44]

I'm in

 

[bkess8]

Awesome we have 4! I will set it up and post the link!

 

[bkess8]

Had to make it a $2 entry and the winner takes all. Good Luck!

https://www.fanduel.com/entry/APWAYBJCS?invitedby=bkess8&cnl=ba

 

[Jackalope1977]

I'm in. Good luck gents.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I'll be in shortly.

 

[bkess8]

Hopefully this goes well and we can continue this for the future. If there are more people that would like to join please let it be known and I will add more slots next week!

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Washington's <a href="https://twitter.com/PierreGarcon">@PierreGarcon</a> files a class action lawsuit against FanDuel for using players' likenesses w/o permission <a href="https://t.co/1oLWmcgd69">https://t.co/1oLWmcgd69</a></p>— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/660188509022642176">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[bkess8]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Washington's <a href="https://twitter.com/PierreGarcon">@PierreGarcon</a> files a class action lawsuit against FanDuel for using players' likenesses w/o permission <a href="https://t.co/1oLWmcgd69">https://t.co/1oLWmcgd69</a></p>— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/660188509022642176">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Don't they get paid enough money? Especially him he gets paid to be a mediocre WR. Probably just mad he's not getting picked up on FD or DK.

 

[Irish Insanity]

Don't they get paid enough money? Especially him he gets paid to be a mediocre WR. Probably just mad he's not getting picked up on FD or DK.

I used him a few weeks ago. And of course, I lost....

 

[blueNDgold44]

Had to make it a $2 entry and the winner takes all. Good Luck!

https://www.fanduel.com/entry/APWAYBJCS?invitedby=bkess8&cnl=ba

Nice week, bkess.

 

[Irish Insanity]

Got my ass handed to me

 

[gkIrish]

So if I drafted Kelce instead of Eifert this past weekend I would have won 1st place and $50,000 on Draftkings...

 

[Luckylucci]

So if I drafted Kelce instead of Eifert this past weekend I would have won 1st place and $50,000 on Draftkings...

Damn close. A friend of mine, missed out on 10k by just a couple of points. Obviously not as much as 50k but he was still pretty frustrated by that.

 

[gkIrish]

Damn close. A friend of mine, missed out on 10k by just a couple of points. Obviously not as much as 50k but he was still pretty frustrated by that.

I finished 81st out of 115,000 and lost by 11 points. But Kelce had 12 more than Eifert so I would have won.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

That's the most maddening part of DFS. A couple points is the difference between a few hundred or tens of thousands.

I mostly do NBA, and the worst is when you are set to win some good money, a team starts fouling in the last minute, and those garbage time FTs knock you down to only a few bucks.

 

[gkIrish]

That's the most maddening part of DFS. A couple points is the difference between a few hundred or tens of thousands.

I mostly do NBA, and the worst is when you are set to win some good money, a team starts fouling in the last minute, and those garbage time FTs knock you down to only a few bucks.

I love NBA because it gives me something to do every night in my otherwise boring life.

I haven't figured out a good strategy yet other than checking rotoworld before tipoff for late scratches.

I think the key is picking the right players in that $4500-6500 range. Those players are all capable of going off for 40 any given night but are inconsistent.

I tend to look at the splits against the particular team they are playing but that's not always accurate. Anyone have good NBA tips?

 

[Jackalope1977]

So if I drafted Kelce instead of Eifert this past weekend I would have won 1st place and $50,000 on Draftkings...

That hurts man. I've had some close calls and bad decisions cost me some big money but nowhere near 50k. Here's my ND love screws me story. I got into a local bowl confidence pool this year for 20 bucks. Going into the New Years Day games I had an 8 point lead and first place paid 1100 dollars. Well being the ND fan I am I picked ND but only for 4. But I also couldn't pull the trigger on picking Michigan even though Florida is awful. Well this is Big 10 country so God only knows how many people had OSU and UM for a ton of points but it was enough to knock me out of the money. I'm not saying that's the same as your situation as Eifert is better on average than Kelce in fantasy. But it still sucks.

Here's my second F up. One weekend we went out of town and while we were sitting at the hotel between activities I decided to pick a couple of NFL teams on Draft Kings so I had some action to watch the next day. I picked a team in a 27$ 2000 or so players tournament and I also played in a 3$ tourney with like 400000 players. We were busy Sunday so I didn't even get to watch but when we got back to the hotel that night I checked my teams and saw my 27$ team did nothing but my 3$ team was winning 100$. When it was said and done I ended up taking like 400th out of 400000. I think I got 75$. If I had played that same team in the 27$ tournament I would've won it. 3500$

The moral of these stories? Don't bet with your heart and don't play different lineups in different tournaments if you can't handle being pissed once in a while.

 

[gkIrish]

That hurts man. I've had some close calls and bad decisions cost me some big money but nowhere near 50k. Here's my ND love screws me story. I got into a local bowl confidence pool this year for 20 bucks. Going into the New Years Day games I had an 8 point lead and first place paid 1100 dollars. Well being the ND fan I am I picked ND but only for 4. But I also couldn't pull the trigger on picking Michigan even though Florida is awful. Well this is Big 10 country so God only knows how many people had OSU and UM for a ton of points but it was enough to knock me out of the money. I'm not saying that's the same as your situation as Eifert is better on average than Kelce in fantasy. But it still sucks.

Here's my second F up. One weekend we went out of town and while we were sitting at the hotel between activities I decided to pick a couple of NFL teams on Draft Kings so I had some action to watch the next day. I picked a team in a 27$ 2000 or so players tournament and I also played in a 3$ tourney with like 400000 players. We were busy Sunday so I didn't even get to watch but when we got back to the hotel that night I checked my teams and saw my 27$ team did nothing but my 3$ team was winning 100$. When it was said and done I ended up taking like 400th out of 400000. I think I got 75$. If I had played that same team in the 27$ tournament I would've won it. 3500$

The moral of these stories? Don't bet with your heart and don't play different lineups in different tournaments if you can't handle being pissed once in a while.

I can honestly say I was not betting with my heart in picking Eifert. I made a conscious choice that I was going to take the Chiefs defense and no other players in the Chiefs/Texans game. I also was going to completely avoid the Seattle/Minnesota game. That worked perfectly. I knew I wanted Cousins + Jordan Reed so I went with Eifert with my flex.

I always submit the same lineup in every tournament but I sometimes add a second lineup in the cheap tourneys.

 

[military_irish]

I play Fanduel only. At first I played like the lottery. Randomly picking anyone. I continuously was on the losing end. Then I decided to take it a little more serious and would break even or win at least every other day. The most I had won in a day was 25. Playing only dollar tournaments. Then about a month ago I won 300. The maddening part was I placed 11th and up to the 5th place was only a difference of 2 points and a thousand dollars.

Once I won that I began playing reckless again. This time playing bigger games and losing money faster. I had to slap myself and remind me how I continuously won. Since losing 150 in a month. I've leveled off and started to break even again. This last week has been good though. Won 10, 15, and tonight 60.

It's fun I enjoy the daily games of basketball. Sometimes it's frustrating but it adds excitement to the days that tend to be mundane.

Just a random thought I had and wanted to share with other daily fantasy players. Money can be won with patience.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

When I finally got away from the flashing lights and blinking sounds of GPPs, I have been building a decent bankroll off double ups and H2Hs.

My nightly NBA strategy: build two lineups (with at least 5 common players), and enter each in a $1 GPP, and 9 double ups or H2Hs.

I have seen slow, but positive returns doing this.

*I'm in the process of creating a lineup generator, and am going to have it team vs position rankings heavy.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I play Fanduel only. At first I played like the lottery. Randomly picking anyone. I continuously was on the losing end. Then I decided to take it a little more serious and would break even or win at least every other day. The most I had won in a day was 25. Playing only dollar tournaments. Then about a month ago I won 300. The maddening part was I placed 11th and up to the 5th place was only a difference of 2 points and a thousand dollars.

Once I won that I began playing reckless again. This time playing bigger games and losing money faster. I had to slap myself and remind me how I continuously won. Since losing 150 in a month. I've leveled off and started to break even again. This last week has been good though. Won 10, 15, and tonight 60.

It's fun I enjoy the daily games of basketball. Sometimes it's frustrating but it adds excitement to the days that tend to be mundane.

Just a random thought I had and wanted to share with other daily fantasy players. Money can be won with patience.

The first part is me at the moment. Most of the time I throw in a random line up for the night. Usually a $1 tourney. But I just can't get the line ups right. I've lost like 10 or 15 straight. If I pick the right group of stars for the night I strike out in the value picks. Or the other way around. It's frustrating. It's not like I've lost big $, it's like $25 total. But I just can't get it right.

I'm open to any strategy suggestions for picking players.