Fantasy Football Strategy for FanDuel, Share Your Strategies Here

[NDAlum]

Quote: Originally Posted by FrankAtFanDuel

Week 2's league will have a $5 entry fee! I hope that's a little better for you.

Not a fan as this mean more guys will enter! That reduces my odds haha

Question: Houston Texans scoring for today...

PA1-6
3 sacks
2 fum rec
2 blocked kicks

They scored a TD but I don't see that in there...I need those points!

[SuperBowlNachos]

I really suck at this. Entered a couple games with a different lineup in each. Really thought I had a good chance. Won $0... It really seems to get a decent win you need to be willing to put in a good amount of entries into one tournament or just be extremely lucky since it's the random guys who will make your team have a shot.

[FrankAtFanDuel]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

Not a fan as this mean more guys will enter! That reduces my odds haha Question: Houston Texans scoring for today... PA1-6 3 sacks 2 fum rec 2 blocked kicks They scored a TD but I don't see that in there...I need those points!

Touchdowns on blocked punts don't count as defensive touchdowns in our scoring. Sorry! It's in the rules here: fanduel.com/rules

Quote: Originally Posted by SuperBowlNachos

I really suck at this. Entered a couple games with a different lineup in each. Really thought I had a good chance. Won $0... It really seems to get a decent win you need to be willing to put in a good amount of entries into one tournament or just be extremely lucky since it's the random guys who will make your team have a shot.

Tournaments are tough since it's only the top 20% winning. You might like our 50/50 leagues more - as long as you beat half the field you'll win.

[NDAlum]

@Frank - I appreciate the clarification with the rules.

[NDAlum]

Quote: Originally Posted by SuperBowlNachos

I really suck at this. Entered a couple games with a different lineup in each. Really thought I had a good chance. Won $0... It really seems to get a decent win you need to be willing to put in a good amount of entries into one tournament or just be extremely lucky since it's the random guys who will make your team have a shot.

Yea go head to head with people. Here's the thing though: are you trying to put in $1 to win $500? I mean it's like buying a lottery ticket. Wanting that instant payday on a small entry fee is just not realistic. Sure you might hit a home run but over the long haul you're likely going to just lose.

Head to head is where it's at IMO. The issue here is that with $1 head to heads your winnings are going to be small and it'll take a little while to build up your funds, assuming you win at like a 75% clip.

It's like everything else: it takes money to make money.

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

Yea go head to head with people. Here's the thing though: are you trying to put in $1 to win $500? I mean it's like buying a lottery ticket. Wanting that instant payday on a small entry fee is just not realistic. Sure you might hit a home run but over the long haul you're likely going to just lose. Head to head is where it's at IMO. The issue here is that with $1 head to heads your winnings are going to be small and it'll take a little while to build up your funds, assuming you win at like a 75% clip. It's like everything else: it takes money to make money.

Can you (or maybe Frank) break down the different options. I just hopped in the OS league (thank you Matt Ryan) but I've been interested in poking around for a while now. So there's top 20, 50/50, head to head? More? How do they differ?

If it's easiest, just links to where this may be broken down on the site would be fine.

[NDAlum]

Ok let's say you put in $5 each way:

Tournament: you could win let's say $100 as the top prize and the top 20% win some money

50/50: the top half of the pool wins the same prize. You would win $9 with $5, so a $4 win

Head to head: you go against one person and winner gets $9. So a $4 win

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

Ok let's say you put in $5 each way: Tournament: you could win let's say $100 as the top prize and the top 20% win some money 50/50: the top half of the pool wins the same prize. You would win $9 with $5, so a $4 win Head to head: you go against one person and winner gets $9. So a $4 win

Thanks.

So if you wanted to do head to head you just find one other person out there and challenge them? I think that's the part I'm most confused about.