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Ep 29 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – How tight pricing affects lineups, weeks 4 & 5 review, and FanDuel’s unplayable tournaments

How does tighter pricing on DraftKings affect your lineup construction? Scott “Escot4” Hanson and Jason talk through NFL week 4 and 5 and takeaways on how pricing affects players busting more. Scott talks through a week of prep for NFL and if you only had 2 hours a day, you can too. FanDuel’s current tournament structure also pushes Scott away from playing. Hear why. Listen in to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction and to gain some insight into how to build lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Scott’s week 4 & 5 results
Tight pricing on DK
How it affects roster construction moving forward
Stats on increased bust rates for lower WR
Tiers to study in pricing
DK Points to target for tournament value
Why to remove opposing team player from team stack correlations
Week 4 review
Week 5 review
Defenses to target
Themes of games scripts opposite of Vegas
Low total games that shoot out
Scott’s weekly process
How to have a process with 2 hours a day
How many hours it takes to build 150 lineups by hand
How you should plan your time for lineup building
FanDuel tournament price structure problems
How many minutes it takes to build a lineup

LINKS MENTIONED IN SHOW:

Millionaire Winner “GrindersCal” Lineup: WinningLineup NFL Week5

GrindersCal clip about TE Kittle: Swolecast talks Kittle

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Scott on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RG_escot4

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Ep 28 – DFS Expert Jordan “blenderhd” Cooper – How soccer is the most exciting sport, growing $400 to $80,000, and life as a comedian

Are you thinking of DFS as a game of strategy or as a team of fantasy players? Jordan Cooper shoots straight about the mindset one should have with DFS, how he experiences soccer as the most exciting sport, and his journey from comedian to poker player to DFS player. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- How Jordan started out as a comedian
- How his family influenced his comedian roots
- What it was like to tour as a comedian
- How he started in rotisserie baseball before the internet
- His geek level interest in soccer
- The slate that creates the best sweat in all of DFS
- How to break down a slate
- How the term ‘game theory’ is misused
- Understanding DFS as a game
- Understanding the core concepts of a sport
- His process
- His view on bankroll management
- Bankroll journey from $400 to $80,000
- Having the right mindset for DFS
- What the sites need to be better at
- How he could see DFS ending in a couple of years
- Jordan’s biggest possible regret
- His approach to life
- and much more

LINKS MENTIONED:

Jordan’s website: FantasyFlush.com

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Jordan on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blenderhd

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Ep 27 – Small Slate Expert “Ben Jammin” – His DFS journey, how to attack small slates, and his equation for success

How do you attack small slates differently than main slates? Ben “Jammin” Joselson quickly found an edge in smaller slates and shares his step-by-step process. He talks to how contrarian you want to be, collective ownership game theory, and using a late slate strategy on main slates. Ben recounts his first big win and how he got into the content side of DFS. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- Where “Jammin” came from
- How Ben got started in DFS
- His 1st big win even with limited MLB knowledge
- How to enjoy DFS casually
- How a CSURAM beat down taught Ben better strategy
- Handling ups and downs in DFS
- How analytics and small slates changed Ben’s approach
- Ben’s step-by-step process for attacking smaller slates
- Raw points vs point per dollar on small slates
- How to be contrarian on smaller slates
- Leverage pivots
- Handing ownership in small slates
- Roster construction in small slates
- How contrarian to be in small slates
- “Collective ownership” game theory
- The “late swap” strategy for main slates
- Mistakes made by newer players on fading chalk plays
- Ben’s weekly and Sunday process
- Ben’s approach to tout picks
- How Ben builds his player pool
- Using Fantasy Cruncher
- How Ben got into the content side with Rotogrinders
- “Chronicles of a Newbie”
- Thoughts on TommyG, Jeff Collins, and DraftCheat at Guru Elite
- The growth and people of DailyRotoSharks.com
- The motives behind Ben’s strong patriotism
- Why Ben is an entrepreneur
- The book that changed Ben’s outlook on life
- Ben’s favorite bartending drinks
- Bankroll advice
- Ben’s story of fear
- How he would improve the industry
- Ben’s dream of helping kids
- Ben’s daily approach to life

LINKS MENTIONED:

Watch the hit by Lonnie Chisenhall that won Ben his 1st GPP: Chisenhall Homerun Clip

Ben’s content site: DailyRotoSharks.com

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Ben on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/xBenJamminx

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Ep 26 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 3 analysis, having too much correlation, and creating themed lineups

Are you over-correlating your lineups? Scott “Escot4” Hanson and Jason talk through a strange NFL week 3 and how the top Milly Maker lineups could have been even better. We discuss themes in lineups and what are good ways to attack lineups on Fanduel. Listen in to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction and to gain some insight into how to build lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Scott’s week 3 results
Scott’s process on his low priced WR’s
The top Milly Maker lineups
Super contrarian construction of the winner’s lineups
How to evaluate your bad weeks
Scott’s QB exposure adjustment
Too much correlation in lineups
Creating themes in lineups
Tip on QB and 2 WRs stacks
Listener question from Nate Graham
How contrarian to be in lineups
Difference in choices on FanDuel due to pricing
How to enjoy DFS as a fan of one NFL team
Stacking games you attend
Using Vegas totals to your advantage

LINKS MENTIONED IN SHOW:

Millionaire Winner “chuckchuck8” Lineup: week3_draftkings_millymaker_winninglineup

chuckchuck8’s six lineup breakdown: chuckchuck8_winners_six_lineups

DraftKings Perfect Lineup: nfl_week3_perfectLineup_draftkings.jpg

9th place’s correlated lineup: correlated_lineup_top10

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Ep 25 – DFS Expert “RotoHobo” Ryan Hodge – His journey to success, lineup advice, & balancing DFS with work and family

Ryan “RotoHobo” Hodge has been playing DFS since the early days. He quickly gravitated to wanting to teach DFS and started his own content site. He has grown successful with his own model as the industry has grown and is now involved in more content ventures at 4for4 and DFSPowerHour. He finds a way to balance a successful DFS hobby with his full time job, wife, and kids. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- Ryan’s roots and favorite burrito spot in SoCal
- How Ryan started in DFS
- How Ryan got into content providing so early
- His friendship with Mike Leone and how it got him started
- How Ryan finds time to do DFS with a full time job, wife and 3 kids
- How to stop tinkering lineups
- Lessons learned early
- Game selection and how it’s important
- DFS Podcasts he listens to
- Expounding on his process article on 4for4
- How he uses Football Outsiders metrics
- Player Props for Vegas and how to use them
- Advice on how to play $50 bankroll on DraftKings
- Strategy for 3 max and 20 max tournaments
- Using his cash game lineup to build tournament lineups
- Who he uses for ownership projections
- How he breaks up his $5,000 weekend bankroll
- How he uses FantasyLabs
- Listener question from Colorado Springs
- His experience at the DraftKings King of the Beach live final
- What he would change about DFS
- Rapid fire questions
- Good life advice

LINKS MENTIONED:

Ryan’s process article on 4for4 – https://www.4for4.com/fantasy-football/my-daily-fantasy-sports-process

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Ryan on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ryanhodge

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Ep 24 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 1 Milly Maker analysis and how Scott “Escot4” re-evaluates his lineups

Scott “Escot4” Hanson joins Jason for another NFL season as they break down tournament results and strategy. NFL Week 1 had some bumps to learn from and Scott gives some good tips on how to look back at your lineups to see if you made good choices. Listen in to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction and to gain some insight into how to build lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Scott’s experience at the Super Bowl
Handling tough weeks
Breaking down the Milly Maker winning lineup
Talking about the chalk for the week
Ownership % Strategy
Top 50 lineups and ownership %
A metric (not fantasy points!) to use in evaluating players in your lineups
Projecting % chance for success
WR tier that might fail you often
Scott’s approach to QB usage
Projecting bust plays
Scott’s max exposure on players

LINKS MENTIONED IN SHOW:

Millionaire Winner “bearsfan247” Lineup: week1_draftkings_millymaker_winninglineup

DraftKings Perfect Lineup: nfl_week1_perfectLineup_draftkings.jpg

BearsFan247 Ownership vs Field: Winner_vs_Field_breakdown.pdf

Top 50 Ownership vs Field: Top50_vs_Field_breakdown.pdf

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Ep 23 – Millionaire Winner “ektdar” – Insight into creating a DFS model, evaluating your process, and trading stock futures

DraftKings Millionaire Winner “ektdar” created his own DFS model from scratch. He used his job experience and lessons learned from trading stock futures to create a process that in only a couple of years has gotten him into 3 live finals and a $1,000,000 payday from the PGA 2017 US Open contest. He shares how he got started and how he built his model for MLB, NBA and PGA. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- How a job in construction gave him confidence in DFS modeling
- How he evolved his MLB stats
- How he treats ownership %
- His golf volume in DFS
- How he approached the USOpen and Erin Hills statistically
- How he approached the fescue rough at Erin Hills
- Why he had 76% ownership on a 0.8% owned player
- Why he threw out his top ranked player
- How he treats popular golf “names” in DFS
- How he almost submitted dead lineups into the Milly Maker
- How he sweated the game with his wife
- Introducing his wife to DFS
- MLB insights into matchups
- How long it took to build his model
- How to get better in DFS
- How to evaluate your model for success
- Why he likes NBA and MLB over NFL
- Why he believes NBA still has room for new players
- How watching games affects his model in NBA and MLB
- His FanDuel live final experience in Miami
- Trading stock futures
- Correlations in stock futures and DFS
- Evaluating other lineups
- What he would do as CEO for a day of DK or FD
- Common misunderstandings of the US Economy
- Good life advice

LINKS MENTIONED:

ektdar’s “Perfect Lineup” in PGA for US Open at Erin Hills:
https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ektdar_winningLineups.png

ektdar’s 150 lineups exposure breakdown:
https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ektdar_usopen_draftkings_ownership.png

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Mike on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ektdar_

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Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Bobby Firestone (aka BobbyFi) pursued Daily Fantasy from the beginning as a career and now he makes a living taking down GPPs. He talks tournament strategy, game theory, and shares how he evaluates players. He gives tons of DFS insight and MLB advice. He also talks about how he grew up as a world traveller and shares some great thoughts about fears, fasting and family. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- How Bobby grew up traveling
- Game theory in DFS
- Breaking down Perfect Lineups
- Evaluating MLB Pitchers
- Importance of pitch counts
- Lineup construction
- MLB, NBA, NFL advice
- How to spend salary
- His favorite websites
- His trusted DFS reads and podcasts
- Relief pitching and winning GPPs
- Gut based lineups
- Having confidence
- Building lineups from $5 entry fees to $1,500
- How he got into DFS
- Having confidence in DFS
- The future of DFS internationally
- Creating own projection system
- Stats he likes to lean on
- Trusting (or not) your research
- Insightful tie-breaker strategy in your lineups
- Fears and getting wiser
- Tinder and long term relationships
- Regrets and Best life advice
and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Bobby on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BobbyFi

Check out example of Bobby advice on Rotogrinders: https://rotogrinders.com/live/daily-fantasy-cycle-thursday-may-11th-1909286

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Ep 20 – $15K winner “CScore2” builds very few lineups, hear his process and how he evaluates golfers

Carmelo “Cscore2” Scorpo has found early success on FanDuel Golf taking down the $3 Birdie for $15,000 and almost did it in back-to-back weeks! He comes onto the show to talk about his strategy and what he looks at when evaluating golfers each week. He shares who he follows for insight about golf, his priorities when evaluating golfers, and his confidence in only a few lineups. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- Carmelo’s day job and daily process
- How he got into DFS
- His top follows for golf information and insight
- His thoughts on the mental side of golf
- Tournament history
- Stats he uses
- Current form
- Lineup breakdown
- Almost winning again
- What he would do if CEO for a day
and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Carmelo’s 1st place “Perfect Lineup”: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cscore2_lineup.png

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Carmelo on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cscore2
Wiley77 on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wiley77
Pat Mayo on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thepme
Rotogrinders strategy website: http://www.rotogrinders.com

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Ep 19 – McJester Interview Part 2 – Pivoting off chalk plays, removing late swap, and living in the moment

PART 2 of 2 —

Jonathan “McJester” Zellers is a Daily Fantasy legend at this point. The 2014 Tournament Player of the Year has once again returned to the top of the podium to win another live final championship. This time a FanDuel Perfect Lineup at the NBA live final. He comes onto the podcast to talk about his lineup, his win, and his process. Lots to listen to and laugh at in this episode, so we broke it into two parts for all the content it provides. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- What new developments have lead McJester to becoming a ‘house wife’
- How he was mentored and what he took from it
- How McJester prepares for DFS
- Deadspots in pricing you can exploit
- His live final experience
- Advantage to building lineups by hand
- The processes he thinks about when creating a lineup
- Finding alternatives off low priced chalk plays
- Using your imagination
- Why he’d remove late swap
- Refunding players with true late scratch players in them
- How they celebrated his win
- Life advice on living in the moment
- His first fight
- and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

McJesters’s FanDuel Live Final 1st place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/McJester_PerfectLineup.png

McJester with Jack & FuegoSteve: Steve_with_McJester_Jack

VIDEO: McJester winning and hosting trophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcismlcd4Hg

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
McJester on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mcjester_

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Ep 29 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – How tight pricing affects lineups, weeks 4 & 5 review, and FanDuel’s unplayable tournaments

Ep 28 – DFS Expert Jordan “blenderhd” Cooper – How soccer is the most exciting sport, growing $400 to $80,000, and life as a comedian

Ep 27 – Small Slate Expert “Ben Jammin” – His DFS journey, how to attack small slates, and his equation for success

Ep 26 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 3 analysis, having too much correlation, and creating themed lineups

Ep 25 – DFS Expert “RotoHobo” Ryan Hodge – His journey to success, lineup advice, & balancing DFS with work and family

Ep 24 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Week 1 Milly Maker analysis and how Scott “Escot4” re-evaluates his lineups

Ep 23 – Millionaire Winner “ektdar” – Insight into creating a DFS model, evaluating your process, and trading stock futures

Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Ep 20 – $15K winner “CScore2” builds very few lineups, hear his process and how he evaluates golfers

Ep 19 – McJester Interview Part 2 – Pivoting off chalk plays, removing late swap, and living in the moment

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