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Deeper Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Later-Round Draft Values
Building a winning fantasy baseball roster usually involves capitalizing on relative value throughout the drafts, particularly toward the end of the draft. The saying goes that you can't win a draft in the first few rounds, but you can lose it -- right? So, targeting players with safer floors and more predictable outcomes early makes […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Friday, 3/14/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
There are ten games in the Association tonight and FanDuel has included all of them on their main NBA DFS slate. We continue to wade through a huge list of injuries and players resting daily to find the top scorers every night and there is no shortage of good spots to target tonight either. I […]
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Building The Perfect Starting Pitcher - Fantasy Baseball Value Picks and Studs (2025)
I am constantly hunting for fantasy baseball starting pitcher targets with upside that I can target outside the top 100 picks yearly. This year I conducted another little research project of sorts in my never-ending quest for unearthing starting pitching talent in the middle and later rounds of 2025 fantasy baseball drafts. Below you'll find […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Wednesday, 3/12/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We get all nine NBA games on the FanDuel slate tonight, including the two late games that DraftKings isn't including in their slate. Navigating these slates lately has been incredibly difficult, and I won't lie. But if you are willing to dig into the best spots first thing in the morning and then prepare to […]
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Post-Hype Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Breakout Candidates for 2025
We all do it - we drool over the next big pitching prospect set to make their big league debut. But for every Paul Skenes or Stephen Strasburg debut that wows us, there are dozens of underwhelming results from other highly touted prospects. And most of the time, these pitchers end up back down in […]
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 19 (2024-25): March 10 - March 16
For many of you, the playoffs have arrived! There's no use holding onto injured players (without IL spots) when every game matters in H2H matchups! Planning out your moves and making timely adds will be crucial this week, especially with so many teams (both playoff teams and tanking teams) resting players so often. Most leagues […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Friday, 3/7/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Oklahoma City is resting all of its regulars (maybe Chet Holmgren, too—stay tuned), and we have multiple other stud players on the shelf tonight in what is quickly becoming the norm in the NBA this month. Buckle up for tonight's eight-game NBA DFS slate on FanDuel; it's going to get weird! I always make it […]
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DraftKings NBA DFS Picks for Today (Thursday, 3/6/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
After a wild slate last night with some high-scoring lineups due to all the value that emerged late in the day, we are back for a six-game slate on Thursday night that should be (fingers crossed) less eventful in terms of the number of players sitting out. Let's dive in and find some good options […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Wednesday, 3/5/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
When you scroll through the players on this slate, it may seem like there are more players injured than available for tonight's games. That's pretty much par for the course this time of year, and it forces us to embrace backups and younger players - even at prices we aren't used to paying - when […]
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SIERA Overachievers - Identifying Fantasy Baseball Pitchers Worth Fading in 2025
With fantasy baseball draft season approaching, it's time to embark on my annual journey to find which starting pitchers to target and fade this year. One of my favorite exercises is analyzing the SIERA of starters to identify pitchers with an ERA last season that was not truly reflective of their overall effectiveness. SIERA is […]
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Stuff+ Standouts - Identifying Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Pitcher Breakout Candidates
My quest to find the best starting pitching options for fantasy baseball every year is renewed again in 2025! Last year, I began digging into the Stuff+ statistic to locate pitchers with the upside to turn the corner and have a big season. I'm back at it again this year, searching for fantasy baseball sleepers […]
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 18 (2024-25): March 3- March 9
The fantasy basketball playoffs get closer by the day and may even start next week if you are in a league that has moved the start of the playoffs back as early as Week 19. It's do-or-die time, and you need to do whatever it takes to secure that playoff spot! Most leagues have a […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Friday, 2/28/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Friday nights belong to NBA hoops! We have a nice, big 10-game slate on tap for NBA DFS contests on FanDuel tonight, and I'm back again to break it down for you and help you get your daily research started! I always make it a point to recommend some higher-priced players for cash games and […]
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DraftKings NBA DFS Picks for Today (Thursday, 2/27/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
There was a time when we got almost exclusively two or three-game slates on Thursday nights, but the league has done a much better job of balancing the schedule in recent years, so we have a very solid five-gamer tonight for NBA DFS on DraftKings. Let's dive in and find some good options to build […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Wednesday, 2/26/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Wednesday night brings a nine-game NBA DFS slate for FanDuel and possibly some unlikely heroes for our lineups, as we have fewer big-name stars on this slate than usual. I always make it a point to recommend some higher-priced players for cash games and GPPs while highlighting some of my favorite value plays and game […]
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Biggest K-BB% Fallers - Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Warning Signals for 2025
If you ask a dozen experts which statistic they believe is the biggest indicator of a pitcher's success, you will likely get close to a dozen different answers. However, I also think most of them would agree that a pitcher's strikeout-minus-walk rate (K-BB%) accurately reflects their overall performance. In the complex world of baseball statistics, […]
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 17 (2024-25): February 24 - March 2
With only a few weeks remaining until the start of the fantasy playoff schedule, every win (and every extra game) matters! This column all season has been focused mainly on weekly adds and long-term pickups, but in the coming weeks, I'll be recommending some short-term streamers as well to help you get the edge in […]
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MLB Betting Picks (Futures): Player Props - Season Long Over/Under Picks
Even though the MLB season is still a full month away, the time to get those futures bets in is now, while you can still lock in the best odds on your favorite teams and players! Earlier this week, I released my favorite team win total bets here, but now it's time to look at […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Friday, 2/21/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have a full nine-game slate on FanDuel tonight, while those who play on DraftKings have just six games to choose from. FanDuel has tended to include the late games more often this season, and I don't mind it. It might even give us an edge if we are willing to use players from those […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Thursday 2/20/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The NBA returned to action last night with just one game, as the Hornets upset the Lakers in a late-night contest on the West Coast. That game was just an appetizer, as we have a full nine-game slate tonight for FanDuel DFS contests. I always make it a point to recommend some higher-priced players for […]
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MLB Betting Picks (Futures) - Over/Under for MLB Team Win Totals in 2025
Baseball games (that count) begin in only one month with the Tokyo series with the official MLB opening day not long after. They say hope springs eternal for every team when a new season opens, but realistically, some teams have higher expectations than others. Vegas attempts to recalibrate those expectations by setting a win total […]
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2025 Fantasy Basketball Playoffs Schedule: Players and Teams to Target or Avoid
NBA All-Star Weekend has wrapped up, and we have a few days before games begin again. It's never a bad idea to take stock of your players' schedules for the playoff weeks and see if you could still make a few moves to maximize games now or down the road. Depending on your league's settings, […]
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DraftKings NBA DFS Picks for Today (Thursday, 2/13/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
After a massive 14-game slate last night, the NBA wraps up with a five-game slate tonight. Then, we will have a full week off for the All-Star break. We will have to be careful again today as all the teams playing are on back-to-backs, with some teams sure to give some of their players an […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Wednesday 2/12/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have one of the biggest slates of the season tonight as FanDuel's main slate has 14 games. All 30 NBA teams are in action tonight, some for the last time before the All-Star break, and there is still a lot of injury information we will need before finalizing lineups, but we can still start […]
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16 (2024-25): February 10 - February 23
Week 16 is a big one as we have the All-Star Break right in the middle of it, and thus, most leagues count the first four days of this week and the last four days of next as all one week for H2H scoring purposes. And once Week 16 finally does wrap up, we have […]
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NFL DFS Stacks for Super Bowl LIX: Correlations for Philadelphia and Kansas City
Super Bowl LIX brings us a rematch of the Eagles and Chiefs, who battled it out in the big game just two years ago, with the Chiefs coming out on top in a high-scoring close game. Vegas likes this game to be close (Chiefs -1.5) and high-scoring (48.5 total). Both teams had fantastic regular seasons […]
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Thunder Dan's NFL Prop Bets for Super Bowl LIX: Expert Player Props Picks
The Super Bowl is just days away and there's simply no sports event that invites more gambling than this one! I'm resisting the urge to bet on a side or total this year and most of my action will be on player props for this highly anticipated rematch of Super Bowl XLVII. They say bet […]
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FanDuel NBA DFS Picks for Today (Friday 2/7/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
There are just six games tonight, but we could see several star players return from injury and a few others make their debuts on new teams after being traded earlier in the week. I'm going to break down the slate for FanDuel, and I always make it a point to recommend some higher-priced players for […]
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Super Bowl Sunday NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Super Bowl Sunday! I'll bring you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs each week. Here are a few notes about the sheet. Green means GO (good for the player), while red […]
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DraftKings NBA DFS Picks for Today (Thursday, 2/6/25): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
It's trade deadline day in the NBA, and this week has already been packed with a bunch of big moves. Will we see some other big names like Kevin Durant on the move today? Stay tuned; things could get very interesting! We have six games tonight, with the majority of them tipping off later in […]
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