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Dan Schultz@DSchultz89Twitter LogoContributor IOctober 22, 2010
Ten Rules To Follow When Building a Successful Fantasy Basketball Team
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Although not as dominant the fantasy sport that football is, fantasy basketball leagues have been able to acquire a relatively loyal following throughout the years. While football will always be number one due to its gigantic fan base and almost excessive coverage from various mainstream media angles, fantasy basketball will always be an undeniable, lesser force which will attract many NBA fans.
Fantasy leagues are basically heaven for stat geeks, where points are assigned to different statistical categories for sports gurus to breakdown in hopes of putting together the master team. What makes fantasy sports so compelling, like sports in real life, is the unforeseen changes that occur throughout the duration of the season, such as injuries (sometimes nagging, other times season-ending), players struggling to find their groove, or random figures emerging from obscurity to become coveted chips for any fantasy owner.
Here are ten rules to follow for putting together a team that should have an undeniably solid chance at being awarded champions of their league at year’s end.
No. 10: Staying Confident In Your Team
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Sure, there will be times when your guys have off nights or show signs of regression, but you should attempt to stay confident with who you pick, even if they suck for more than a few games. I cannot even tell you how many times I have benched a player after a bad game and he goes off for 30 points and seven boards on my bench.
This is what happens in fantasy sports. You have these guys for 82 games and most of the time, they do a great job. So I would stress having confidence in your guys. Only when you are one hundred percent certain that a player will not return to original form or is going to be out for a while due to a nagging injury—waiving him might be a good decision.
Otherwise, stay patient, no matter how hard it might be sometimes.
No. 9: Don't Overvalue Scoring
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Sure, scoring threats inside and outside are ones to be desired, but never underestimate other categories such as rebounds, assists, and blocks. That’s why guys like Gerald Wallace and Rajon Rondo are such awesome players to have on your fantasy teams, because even when they do not light up the scoreboard, it is still very important to have players that will fill up each category (except for turnovers) each night.
I am not saying that scorers who do not really do much else besides hit threes are horrible (Kyle Korver), but I would definitely advise against taking players who just specialize in scoring in a high round, since they will be around on waiver wire or during the last rounds most likely.
No 8: Beware Of The Rookie Wall
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Sure, guys like John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and Derrick Favors look like they are going to be very nice NBA players. However, one must always take into consideration the dreaded “wall” most first-year players run into during the later part of the season. Since all of these players are not as well adjusted to an 82 game schedule as other veteran players in the league, this might make for an erratic season for some.
Take for example Brandon Jennings or DeJuan Blair, who were both phenomenal to start the year and had overall good years for their respected squads, but both players crashed hard into the rookie wall last year. It happens to most rookies, it takes a special talent to hop over it (maybe Wall fits in here? We’ll see…).
No 7: Make Sure At Least One Of Your Big Men Is a Nightly Double-Double Threat
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Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, heck even Zach Randolph are names that pop to mind when one is searching for that coveted double-double nightly threat. Maybe one of your forwards or centers is a rebounding/shot-blocking machine, but make sure one of the guys you pick in the draft will at least be a consistent menace on both the low-block and glass.
It is important to have a low-post scorer with a high field goal percentage on any team if you have to be successful.
No 6: Aim to Have Atleast One All-Around Player
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Take for example my team—I made Rajon Rondo fit into this category. He does everything generally well and can be a triple-double threat any given night. However, he is not alone in this category. Guys like Andre Iguodala and Gerald Wallace also possess the ability to fill up the stat sheet on random nights.
If you can, try to get a guy who is balanced across the board, since double-doubles and triple-doubles are definitely desired by anyone who is enamored with fantasy basketball.
No 5: Make Sure Your Guards Are Not Turnover Machines
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Just like in real life, turnovers in fantasy suck and cost your team. Since guards handle the ball considerably more compared to the rest of the positions, it is absolutely important that your guards have a firm grasp on ball-control.
Although you might be able to get away with guys like Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry since they make up for their high turnover rate with impressive scoring, most of the time over three turnovers is where I draw the line. If you can get Steve Nash, a guy who can shoot from outside as well as have some ridiculous games from an assists perspective, I’d say you’re in good shape.
No 4: Never Discount Veteran Players
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Yes, guys like Jason Kidd, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and the like might be getting old and this potentially means they will not be as effective. That still does not mean they are not worth picking in early rounds.
With the current infatuation with young talent and potential, most old vets get tossed aside when it comes to draft time, as one would rather get a player that could really expand during the year instead of an aging star in the league.
Sometimes veteran players are the most driven to put up big games in order to get their team wins and to the playoffs, since their days as a professional athlete are numbered and they want to make the most out of what they have left. I am not saying that you should take a guy like Marcus Camby with your first pick or anything, but just keep in mind that there’s nothing wrong with picking an older player who still has star qualities attached to his name.
No. 3: Try To Predict Breakout Stars
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It is not easy, I know. I would suggest going through teams’ rosters and picking players that will probably slide through many rounds, despite being projected to get a fair amount of playing time through the upcoming year. These guys emerge every year, and almost nobody sees them coming.
My best guess as of this year would be that Jrue Holiday has the biggest chance to shine, seeing he will be given the starting point guard duties in Philadelphia and he has already recorded a triple-double in preseason action. These types of players are usually selected in the later rounds where no one sees anything special in them other than an average contributor.
No 2: If You Are Going to Take One of The Big Three Early, Make It LeBron
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No offense to Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, but LeBron has to be the favorite when it comes to picking between the three of them. Unlike Wade, who has to be satisfied in assisting with the huge off season haul, and Bosh who everyone knew was leaving Toronto after the season, LeBron has been doing a lot of talking back to his critics ever since he made the choice to “take his talents to South Beach”.
Let’s face it, if he does not win as many titles as Jordan and Kobe did/does, he is going to be eternally looked as a cheap-shot artist who robbed Cleveland of their pride and identity – all on national TV.
He claims that he is motivated to prove his doubters wrong, and I for one believe him. Despite being surrounded by two other huge talents, LeBron will bust out more than a few huge games that will make his owners proud.
No 1: Your First Pick Is Your Most Important One
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I know, it sounds obvious and cliché, but your first pick in the draft really is your most crucial one. It is hard to define who the best player for this particular setting might be, since names like Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, and LeBron James all have very distinct skill sets.
Personally, I would suggest going with Kevin Durant, who is feeling secure after just signing an extension in Oklahoma City and who has the purest stroke in the league. He rebounds at a nice clip and has the ability to run the floor like Lamar Odom. He is without question one of the league’s strongest talents who can score in bunches and take over games when he wants to.
With your first pick, eye a guy who can just flat out dominate in one area, such as scoring, rebounding, or assists. If you are looking for defense right off the bat, Dwight Howard is definitely the favorite there.
Like Durant, Kobe Bryant will still be a force to be reckoned with. Whatever your first pick is, make sure you get a guy you know can put up big games in certain statistical categories, as this could propel you victories at key stretches in the season.
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Fantasy Basketball 2022-23: Tips and draft strategy for category format leagues
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Whether it’s your first time playing fantasy sports or you’re a seasoned fantasy football player looking for a new challenge, this guide aims to educate you about how to approach a category-based fantasy basketball league. The tips and advice found here should help you construct a serviceable — and hopefully league-winning! — team, even if you haven’t been actively following the NBA or have never played fantasy before.
First, as always: know your league’s settingsAlmost all category leagues are either “8-cat” (eight default categories) or “9-cat” (nine default categories). The eight default categories are points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, 3s, FG% and FT%. Turnovers are the ninth default, and they’re the only difference between 8-cat and 9-cat leagues. 9-cat is more common on Yahoo, but you can play either format depending on what you prefer.
A few themes to remember if you play in a 9-cat league: High-usage players are often turnover machines, and rookies tend to be particularly turnover prone, especially rookie ballhandlers. Catch-and-shoot specialists (think PJ Tucker) and big men who don’t pass (like Clint Capela) tend to see the biggest boosts in 9-cat value.
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Occasionally, league commissioners experiment with some other category options. Some of the most common alternatives are double-doubles, triple-doubles, splitting offensive and defensive rebounds into two categories, or changing the way field goal efficiency is measured (i.e. counting made field goals, made free throws, eFG%, TS%, or some combination thereof). If you play in one of these leagues with atypical categories, the most important thing to remember is that most fantasy advice is not tailored for your leagues. There is still a lot to gain and a lot to be learned from articles, tweets, podcasts, etc, but remember that all of that advice assumes that you’re playing in either 8-cat or 9-cat.
Weekly vs. daily lineups; IR spotsThis isn’t special to category-based leagues, but fantasy managers need to know whether they set lineups every day or once a week and whether they have an IR spot. Managers in weekly lineup leagues or leagues without an IR spot need to be more cautious on draft day. Someone like Kawhi Leonard, who is likely to miss games for “load management”, does more damage in a weekly lineups league than a daily lineups league — in a daily lineups league, you can insert a replacement for just that day. Injuries are also easier to wait out if your roster has an IR spot. That way, you can add a new player without dropping the injured one.
Roto vs. Head-to-Head; PuntingThis is the big one. In an h3H (head-to-head) league, you face off against one team per week — your categories against your opponent’s. In h3H leagues, the teams with the best records qualify for the playoffs, and the champion is the winner of the playoff tournament. In roto (short for rotisserie), teams compete against the entire league over the course of the season. In a 12-team league, the leader in a given category gains 12 points, second place gets 11, third place gets 10, and so on until last place gets a single point. The champion is the team with the most cumulative points on the final day of the season.
The most important difference between h3H and roto is that punting (deliberately ignoring multiple categories, so that you can build an extra strong team in the remaining categories) usually leads to different results. In h3H, a well-crafted punt build is the optimal strategy. However, in roto, punting successfully is much harder and not rewarded as explicitly.
The reason you should punt in a head-to-head league is that you’re only trying to win a majority of the categories — it’s okay if you lose a few. For example, if you’re in a 9-cat league, you can effectively punt four categories in an attempt to win the other five. The more unusual build the better, as you’ll potentially be competing against other people who are punting, and you want to overlap as little as possible. Something strange like punting points, 3s, rebounds and assists will shift values, so you can reach to secure players who fit your build. Last season, that build — steals, blocks, FG%, FT% and TO — yielded increased value for players like Robert Williams, Herb Jones, Jaren Jackson and Mikal Bridges.
One other note on h3H category leagues: There are two types. The Yahoo standard counts each category as one game per week. So in a 9-cat league, a manager will receive a result in the standings for each category they win, loss or tie. Win five categories and lose four, you’ll be 5-4 that week.In “h3H One Win”, only one result is added to the W-L-T record per week, determined by which team wins the most categories.
Category Scarcity
Blocks and Assists
Blocks and assists are the scarcest categories. Most of the league’s assists come from the top point guards, with a few notable exceptions. All of the non-point-guard assists leaders are going to get drafted, and most of them will go in the first couple of rounds. When a point guard becomes worthy of acquisition off the waiver wire, they rarely are high-impact passers.
Similarly, there will be some shot-blocking big men who emerge off waivers as the season rolls along, but, as with assists, those players rarely block enough shots to make a major impact. As with assists, most of the best shotblockers will all get drafted in the first couple of rounds.
Rebounds and 3-pointers
Rebounds and 3-pointers are much easier to find. While the league’s elite rebounders stay pretty steady year over year, there are always several big men who emerge early in the season as reliable sources of boards. Furthermore, as big men get hurt, their backups usually step in and provide a decent facsimile of the starter’s rebounding load.
Threes are a slightly different story, but the results are the same. As the total number of 3s has increased, finding quality 3-point shooters later in drafts has become easier and easier. Every year, a few players emerge as semi-surprising additions to the 3s-per-game leaderboard. Perhaps more importantly, due to the streaky nature of long-range shooting, managers who remain active on the waiver wire can usually find a few players going through a hot streak and averaging several made 3s per game.
Points
Points are tricky. On the one hand, all the best scorers are going to get drafted early. Unless you are deliberately punting the category, you’ll probably need to draft at least one 20-plus-point scorer early to stay competitive.
On the other hand, points are often overvalued by fantasy managers. Low scorers often get drafted much later than they should. High scorers get picked up off waivers much quicker, even if they provide little value in the other categories. Furthermore, as NBA offenses have changed, there are more high scorers available in the later rounds of drafts than ever before.
Points do become available on waivers throughout the season, but most of the time, it’s only players who score between 13 and 18 points. Those guys can help, but, here too, waivers are unlikely to bail you out if you missed on this category on draft day.
Steals
Steals are always available on waivers. The problem? Most of those players don’t provide enough help in the other categories to be worth rostering. That means that managers in daily lineups leagues can get meaningful help off of waivers, especially late in the week in a close h3H matchup, but that managers in weekly lineups leagues will have a harder time using the waiver wire to bolster their rosters.
The best way to stay competitive in steals is to try to draft elite two-way players relatively early, like Chris Paul and Jrue Holiday, so you don’t have to reach late in drafts for players who have murky roles and are generally unreliable.
FG% and FT%
Players’ FG% and FT% are more variable than many counting stats, and therefore harder to predict, even if they stay in the same role on the same team.
For that reason, managers should remain careful when trying to build strength in these two categories. If you think your team is good, but not great, in either FG% or FT%, then remember that your margin for error may be small.
One last note — there are also some well-founded strategic arguments against punting either shooting efficiency category. Foremost among them, is that it is likely another manager in your league may attempt the same build, and that a punt-percentages team suffers more than other roster builds when their team has fewer games than their opponent in a given week.
Final NotesIf you’ve played in points leagues before, and this is your first time playing in a category-based league, make sure to compare last season’s final ranks in points leagues to last season’s final ranks in category leagues. This should help you get a good sense of which players make some pretty big jumps and which fall.
Remember that category scarcity is now much more important that positional scarcity. Positions still matter, but they matter a lot less.
Lastly, and this applies to points leagues as well as category leagues: remember that your last few picks are probably going to be dropped a few weeks later anyway. Take a few risks on upside, or focus on players who might fill some specific categorical weakness — there is no such thing as “reaching” at the end of a draft.
Dream11 Tips and Tricks for Fantasy Cricket Match
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Dream11 — is a leading fantasy sports platform based in India that allows users to play fantasy cricket, hockey, football, kabaddi and basketball. Here we share all the Dream11 tips and tricks for building the best Dream11 team. It was founded by Bhavin Sheth and Harsh Jain in 2008. In 2012, they brought free fantasy sports to India for cricket lovers across the country. The company reported 2 million registered users in 2016 and 4 million users in 2018.
In 2019, Dream11 was also recognized by Fast Company as one of India's Top 10 Innovative Companies. Dream 11 is a founding member of the Indian Sports and Gaming Federation (IFSG) and an important member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA).
This is a platform for sports fans where they can try their luck, skills and knowledge to predict the outcome of matches and win many awards. Here you have to prepare your team of 11 players based on the game and the teams you expect good results from.
Dream11 Tips & Tricks
First, the formula for success in Dream 11 Fantasy is 80% hard work and 20% luck, not the other way around, because it's only when you put in the effort that luck will favor you.
To create the best Dream 11 team, follow these steps.
- Check the recent form of the players you are going to select.
- Carefully study field conditions, weather conditions, field conditions or dimensions.
- Follow the draw details and predictions and get an idea of which team will bat first or serve first by winning the draw.
- Select players based on their preferred field conditions.
- Choose the best and fit players as captain and vice-captain to earn more points.
- Refer to valid and reliable websites such as Cricbuzz.com, Crictracker.com and SportsIndus.com as these websites provide accurate and timely updates on the latest cricket news, match previews, lineup announcements, team news, conditions fields and probable game XI.
How to prepare a Dream11 team?
1. Players recent form Common sense dictates that a player in good shape is more likely to play a good inning than an out of shape player; even the coach and the captain of the team give preference to a player who is currently in good shape. Therefore, it is always necessary to select fit players to create the best Dream11 team to win money. Fantasy Cricket.
2. Accounting for pitching conditions It is essential to study field conditions and determine whether they will favor bowlers, spinners or batsmen. Always keep the team in mind about field conditions and analysis, check the field history for the previous 3 or 5 matches and make appropriate predictions.
3. Performances based on venue/venue statistics gates that might fall. Some players have a home court or a good court where they usually perform well whenever they have the opportunity.
4. Tips Toss Dream11 The draw helps us know which team will bat first and which team will bat first, which is necessary to select and place teams. For example, a match between India and Sri Lanka must be played and one of the teams decides the following conditions.
1st condition: India Bowl first.
We know that here India is a strong team and Sri Lanka is a weak team. So there is a high chance that the Indian bowlers will take more wickets. So recruit more bowlers from the Indian team.
When it is India's turn to bat, there is also a high chance that the Indian intermediate batsmen will not get enough time to hit because the Sri Lankan team will not have a clear target to pursue. So it's best to pick the best batsmen from the Indian side. It is better to choose more generalists or batsmen than bowlers from the Sri Lankan side. Because if the Sri Lankan team didn't set a good target for chasing India, then there's a good chance India won't lose many wickets.
2nd condition: India bat first:
In this case, Indian bowlers are still critical. Because there is a good chance that the Indian bowlers will beat the Sri Lankan team. Choose more batsmen from the Indian team. Since the likelihood that they will score more is higher.
After analyzing the Playing XI, you can also choose all-rounders for your team if worthy all-rounders are playing. However, in this case, it is better to pick more bowlers than the batsmen from the Sri Lankan team, because the Sri Lankan bowlers will take India's wickets.
5. Game XI needs to be updated It is useless if you do not regularly update your team information after the official Playing XI team is announced, because if a player does not play in the match, this will reduce your chances compared to others Dream11 users. Therefore, always make sure that your players are part of the Playing XI of the respective teams.
6. Appoint the best players as captain and vice-captain. It's important to have a perfect strategy for choosing VP and Captain in Dream11 as they earn you 1.5x and double the points compared to other players on your team.
A few tips for shortlisting players for captain selection
- In general, generalists are the best choice for captain and vice-captain. An all-rounder can bat as well as bat his overs quota - the perfect choice for a captain because he can give you twice as many points as any other player. Example: Shakib Al Hassan, Ben Stokes, Hardik Pandya, Jason Holder, etc.
- A star batsman who consistently performs and puts on a winning streak to reinforce his serving skills is always the right choice for captain and vice-captain. Example: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Steve Smith.
- Explosive batsmen such as Rohit Sharma, Jason Roy, Chris Gale, Aaron Finch and Colin Munroe can play big opportunities in their day as they are the casual type, often don't perform well and sometimes quit early. Thus, one should always analyze the state of the field and choose these players, considering their favorite fields, where they generally play well and favorable conditions.
- Some bowlers such as Jasprit Bamra, Trent Boult, Mitchell Stark, Rashid Khan and others are able to suddenly turn the tide of a match and take early wickets for their team.
- Choose bowlers according to field conditions and previous play against specific opponents.
- It is very important to create a balanced team, as two players who can outplay each other are not a good option in a match. For example, if Mohammad Amir is the vice-captain, Rohit Sharma is the captain, they are unlikely to work because either of them could ruin the other player's day.
All about Fantasy Sports: How to Build a Business with a Passion
Fantasy league fans compete with each other. Everything happens like in real football! The goal is to score points and win. Fantasy sports make an ordinary tournament or competition an exciting, exciting event. For the period of international championships, fantasy sports take husbands from wives, sons from mothers, and fantasy league operators bring huge income.
Fantasy sports is the case when a profitable business starts with a simple hobby. At 19In the 1960s, William Gamson, a professor of sociological sciences, established a thematic seminar among baseball fans. The participants in this workshop knew the teams of the baseball league thoroughly and created their teams on the sheet from real players. Having collected the dream team, the participant followed each member of his team and counted points for certain actions. Later, a well-known sports journalist Daniel Okrent picked up the professor's idea, and by the end of the 80s, fantasy sports became a real trend, covering all big sports and 500,000 US citizens.
There are many variations of fantasy sports, given that now it is also represented on online platforms. Fantasy baseball, fantasy football and fantasy basketball are considered to be the tradition of fantasy direction. But biathlon fans, for example, are not limited by anyone. The main thing is fantasy and true devotion to your favorite sport.
There are also various time formats of games: the tournament can last a month, or maybe a day or two, like in Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). In DFS, everything happens much faster than in the classic version. For one game, you can get a tidy sum if you pick up a good dream team. DFS holds a large share of the fantasy sports market. Moreover, fans form teams not only from their favorite players, but also from outsiders.
You can play in different formats: one on one, 50 on 50, arrange tournaments where several teams can become champions at once. There are no limits here.
The main prize in fantasy sports can also be different. You can play for fun, but why? This is a great way to make money from your hobby!
Various portals and platforms hold seasonal tournaments for free: they earn on advertising, and everyone can try themselves as football analysts. You can, of course, win a symbolic reward, but often no one is chasing after it. Another form of free fantasy sports is the Daily Fantasy Sports freerolls. On such sites there is a certain prize fund. It is unlikely that you will be able to get fabulously rich, but you can understand the rules of fantasy sports and learn how to predict. Here you can not be afraid to experiment and make mistakes, which makes this DFS format attractive for beginners. During UEFA Euro-2016, the FanTeam website held six freerolls, the maximum winnings of which were €2,000. The prize for winning started from €200.
Daily Fantasy Sports goldmine is a cash game. Firstly, it accelerates the adrenaline in the blood of avid fans, which makes them even more willing to play, and secondly, it brings huge profits to DFS operators and providers.
The principle of verification is similar to confirming an account on a trading website. The user must provide an identity document. Next, you need to make a deposit. Many fantasy sports operators, in the fight for a new member in their fantasy league, arrange promotions and provide discounts on first installments. This is very profitable, but starting with a meager amount is not recommended.
Participation in the tournament begins with the choice of room and lobby area. On their websites, fantasy sports providers or operators must indicate the buy-in amount (starting bet for participation) and the size of the prize pool.
After all the formalities, the selection of players for the team begins. The composition of the team will depend on your contribution, each player has its own value. For example, for 100 c.u. you can collect a whole football team.
Those who made a fortune playing fantasy sports are legendary. The idol of the world's gamblers is Peter Jennings. Ever since school, he has been a frequenter of online casinos and covered his pocket expenses with poker. But everything changed on Black Friday - April 15, 2011, when raids on online casinos began throughout the United States. Peter was forced to look for a new sphere of application for his talent and chose fantasy sports. After several big wins, in 2014 he hit a huge jackpot in the championship of the National Basketball Association - $ 1,000,000. And in 2012, with a starting deposit (buy-in) of $ 10, he won $ 150,000 in the championship of the National Football League.
Al Seilenfeld, who also suffered from Black Friday, from his very first tournaments began to earn more than at his main job. He earned $50,000 in the NBA championship. Al decided to devote himself to his favorite business and founded his own analytical portal for fantasy sports fans, in addition, he wrote a course of lectures for beginner gamblers.
Michael Cohen and James Trana are also fantasy football heroes. After retraining from online casino players, they applied their analytical skills and quickly won their first million.
But the most famous millionaire in fantasy sports is Aaron Jones, who won $5,000,000 in the NFA during the offline semi-finals. The fantasy tournament was held with the support of the provider DraftKing.
This is the most difficult and incomprehensible part of this trend in gambling. In fact, you can sit down by yourself or with a friend and come up with any rules. But unified sets of rules still exist. Each operator has its own requirements and scoring systems.
Let's look at is the most common version of the rules in Daily Fantasy Sports on the online platform:
- A team of 11 athletes is required for the tournament.
- Standard formation: 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 forwards and a goalkeeper.
- Supply of the list of league players is monopolized by Opta Sports. It is a betting industry giant that provides statistics for many media, radio and sponsors.
- The price for the players does not change after the opening of a set of applications for the tournament. But in subsequent competitions, the price may increase, depending on the performance and popularity of the athlete.
- Fantasy sports operators allow team changes before the deadline.
- Match results are calculated within 24 hours and the winner is determined.
- If the match did not take place or was postponed, then all athletes of the team receive 0 points.
- There are events for which points are awarded, and there are those for which they are removed. For example, in fantasy football: 2 goals conceded is -1 for a goalkeeper, and a goal scored for a defender is +6 points. The scoring system must be provided by the fantasy sports operator or provider.
There are 2 main providers in Daily Fantasy Sports - DraftKings and FanDuel . Both providers provide fantasy sports software and are also constantly developing fantasy sports software. Both providers work with most of the world's leagues.
DraftKings is a huge resource that has won multi-million dollar contracts with many channels over the past few years, including American cable sports television channel ESPN. The DraftKings website is very popular in America and Canada, but, alas, it is illegal in the EU and CIS countries. If anything, it does not prevent you from registering on the site and taking part in freerolls.
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DraftKings is famous for providing customers with quality fantasy sports software, as well as nice first deposit bonuses and a guaranteed win.
Fantasy sports provider DraftKings provides several types of tournaments:
- GPP - where the player will receive a 100% win,
- 50/50 - all tournament winners will receive the same payouts,
- Multipliers - this format provides an opportunity to increase the initial fee,
- Qualifiers - a qualifying round where all participants have a chance to receive an invitation to a big game.
Fantasy sports software from DraftKings provider you can buy from Bett-market by leaving a request on the website.
FanDuel is renowned for its first-class fantasy sports software and customer support.
7 years ago fantasy sports operator FanDuel hosted the first NFA championship. 10 clients competed among themselves in the final, and the winner received $25,000.
FanDuel receives over 600,000 team registration requests every week, over a million active users visit the site, and a total of $2 billion in payouts in the last year!
It is worth noting the special function of FanDuel - personal meetings. For $25, the user can compete with 20 opponents. The prize for each game corresponds to the payout. With this option, the user expands his gaming experience.
Registration on both sites is simple and straightforward, even for a beginner in fantasy sports. Both providers are highly regarded by customers and are considered the best on the market so far.
If you would like to purchase fantasy sports software from FanDuel, please contact Bett-market . Experts will advise you in matters of starting a business.
The market is not limited to these two fantasy sports operators. There are also Russian-speaking operators - DraftGaming, DraftOn and Zweeler. And among the foreign sites are FantasyBet, PremierPunt, MondoGoal and DraftJam, the latter is engaged in fantasy hockey. They also have their own fantasy sports software. You can find many freerolls at Yahoo!
On specialized forums, players complain that it is rare to find good software for fantasy sports. This will change in the future as Daily Fantasy Sports is a very lucrative online gambling industry. But the software that is on the market helps beginners and experienced users win.
PredictionMachine has feature-packed fantasy sports software that DFS players love.
Some of the most useful options are:
- Optimizer - This feature will help you find the ideal team composition based on PredictionMachine predictions according to the estimated score.