Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice

Teams that really, really need a win do often play with that added degree of desire and desperation, but alas, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and San Jose are off on Tuesday. Thus, I’ll focus on the St. Louis Blues, who are absolutely a better hockey team than they’ve shown, and those elusive wins will have to start [...]

After Tuesday, I’ve decided to take the easy way out - just pick Edmonton’s top power play, the best goalkeeper, and leave the rest of the card blank. If this works one time in five, you’d be ahead!   Ok, back to reality. Consecutive shutouts in the World Series, and I’m taking the “over” tonight.  For [...]

Coming down from my sugar-high, as I had fewer trick-or-treaters than I’d bought candy for….   I think Tage Thompson probably understands this “high” after his 6-point, 9-shot night, eh? But getting down to business, I was looking at unsustainable numbers both for highs and lows, and drawing up potential stacks for fantasy plays tonight. With [...]

Happy Halloween! First, my “costume” for this past Tuesday, as an NHL prognosticator, didn’t win any contest but wasn’t totally torn in half either. Marc-Andre Fleury shined in Montreal (26 saves on 27 shots, 0.963 Sv%), and while neither Artemi Panarin nor Aleksander Barkov found the scoresheet, they totaled 12 shots on goal, so the [...]

Today I’m beginning the transition from Yahoo DFS to the DraftKings site, which I prefer - although today I’ve intentionally made my selections similar for comparison. I’d prefer not to celebrate my results from Thursday, first truly spectacular “miss” of the season.    For today and Thursday, I’ll list both the Yahoo and DraftKings fantasy costs. [...]

So I hit the nail squarely on its head Tuesday, with my New Jersey coming-out party. Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, and Mackenzie Blackwood totaling 54.5 fantasy points, AND then my foresight of Philly and Buffalo traveling into Tampa and Edmonton and coming away with road wins…. Yeah, you didn’t see that coming either. [...]

The season has started, and some teams have outperformed expectations (Boston, Vegas, Philly), while others have laid the proverbial eggs (Vancouver, Minnesota, Ottawa). Trust me, no team will be 82-0 or 0-82 by mid-April, so those deep breathing exercises might be warranted.  For today’s matchups, I’m choosing to focus on the New Jersey Devils. Two [...]