Daily Leagues at FanDuel
Week 1 ended with a loss of $15.23 from my $100 bankroll. I learned a lot, and will keep experimenting with the many different formats available in daily leagues. Early in the week, I’m sticking to $1 and $2 leagues with a few $5 investments in 50/50 leagues, as $100 works out to about $14 per day, if you aren’t cashing.
| FanDuel Fifteen | Nov. 5 |
| Stars | Over $7,000 |
| LeBron James | $9,900 |
| Carmelo Anthony | $8,800 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | $8,700 |
| Tim Duncan | $87,200 |
| Stephen Curry | $7,200 |
| Scrubs | Under $5,000 |
| Lance Stephenson | $4,100 |
| Festus Ezeli | $4,300 |
| Greg Stiemsma | $4,200 |
| P.J. Tucker | $3,400 |
| Reggie Evans | $4,300 |
| Starters | $5,000 to $7,000 |
| Brook Lopez | $6,900 |
| O.J. Mayo | $6,000 |
| Ray Allen | $6,000 |
| Carl Landry | $6,100 |
| Caron Butler | $5,600 |
The chart is a selection of five good plays in each price range. Eight NBA games is a nice size for daily leagues, but FanDuel salaries keep adjusting, so it’s already a little harder to find bargains. The “Starters” section is loaded; you can make a very competitive team today from players near the $7,000 mark.
Here’s my tentative lineup, which can (and likely will) be edited right up until the deadline. It’s just a hunch on DeMarcus Cousins, who is about due to put everything together.
PG Tony Parker IND@SA $7,000
PG Darren Collison POR@DAL $5,900
SG Marcus Thornton GS@SAC $7,100
SG Lance Stephenson IND@SA $4,100
SF LeBron James PHO@MIA $9,900
SF Caron Butler CLE@LAC $5,600
PF Carl Landry GS@SAC $6,100
PF Brandan Wright POR@DAL $5,500
C DeMarcus Cousins GS@SAC $8,700
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H2H avg-based pts league (asts = 2, pts/reb/blk/stl = 1, TOs = -1):
League 1:
SIT which ONE of JR Smith, Klay, or JJ Redick?
Keep Asik as my backup F? Or drop him for Pat Patterson or Caron Butler?
League 2:
SIT JR Smith or JJ Redick?
Drop Asik for Aminu to serve as my backup F?