$1,000 Sheridan Hoops Fantasy Contest
Our season-opening fantasy tournament is tomorrow, October 31 — $1,000 in cash prizes for a $2 entry fee. Just click the FanDuel logo to join.
On Friday, I’ve entered the first qualifying tournament for the $200,000 BFBBC (Daily Fantasy Basketball Championship) but today, I’m in four leagues, with a modest $5 total investment. The chart lists some of the limited options tonight — with just three NBA games — but the choices tomorrow and Friday are far more extensive, and setting your lineup in daily leagues is as much fun as drafting.
| FanDuel Fifteen | Oct. 30 |
| Stars | Over $7,000 |
| LeBron James | $9,900 |
| Dwight Howard | $9,000 |
| Dwyane Wade | $8,900 |
| Pau Gasol | $7,900 |
| Kevin Garnett | $7,900 |
| Scrubs | Under $5,000 |
| Jae Crowder | $4,400 |
| A.J. Price | $3,800 |
| Brad Beal | $4,700 |
| C.J. Miles | $4,900 |
| Brandon Wright | $4,700 |
| Starters | $5,000 to $7,000 |
| O.J Mayo | $5,500 |
| Shawn Marion | $6,200 |
| Trevor Booker | $5,700 |
| Dion Waiters | $5,200 |
| Ray Allen | $5,600 |
Those are some — not all — of the best options in each price range. My lineup, barring last-minute changes, is primarily a stars-and-scrubs approach, because I don’t like the mid-range players as well in tonight’s matchups. With Kobe Bryant far from 100%, Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard look like the best Lakers to own tonight. I’m using three Wizards in Cleveland, mostly because the Price is right.
PG Kyrie Irving WAS@CLE $7,400
PG A.J. Price WAS@CLE $3,800
SG Jordan Crawford WAS@CLE $6,100
SG O.J. Mayo DAL@LAL $5,500
SF LeBron James BOS@MIA $9,900
SF Jae Crowder DAL@LAL $4,400
PF Trevor Booker WAS@CLE $5,700
PF Pau Gasol DAL@LAL $7,900
C Dwight Howard DAL@LAL $9,000
Follow us on Twitter — @SheridanFantasy — for updates. In particular, I’ll try to tweet last-minute NBA lineup changes that affect who to start and sit in ‘regular’ leagues as well as FanDuel.