$1,000 Tournament Friday for Sheridan Hoops Readers
There are no NBA games at FanDuel today, but you can join Friday leagues and tournaments. One of them is just for you, with a $5 entry fee and a total of $1,000 in cash prizes — $200 for first place.
The “big one” costs $10 to enter. It’s a qualifying tournament for the Daily Fantasy Basketball Championship, with $5,000 in cash prizes, including $1,000 for finishing second. The winner gets an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas and one of 15 seats in the $150,000 DFBBC final. Finishing last there is worth $1,500 cash.
One big difference between the leagues is the number of entries. Our tourney is limited to 220 teams and you can enter up to three times, with a chance at multiple prizes. The DFBBC qualifier allows 1,900 entries, one per person. I’m in both, and you’re invited to challenge me.
| FanDuel 15 | Nov. 8 |
| Stars | Over $7,000 |
| Dwight Howard | $9,700 |
| Kevin Durant | $9,900 |
| LeBron James | $9,800 |
| Marc Gasol | $7,300 |
| Carmelo Anthony | $9,200 |
| Scrubs | Under $5,000 |
| Bradley Beal | $4,000 |
| Kyle Singler | $3,000 |
| Kosta Koufos | $4,700 |
| Brandan Wright | $4,800 |
| Harrison Barnes | $4,800 |
| Starters | $5,000 to $7,000 |
| Byron Mullens | $6,200 |
| J.R. Smith | $6,600 |
| Zach Randolph | $6,600 |
| Mo Williams | $5,700 |
| Dion Waiters | $5,500 |
Week 2 of my FanDuel experiment is ‘close but no cigar’ — ahead $6.53 on the $100 bankroll with three days remaining, I keep finishing in the top third of my leagues but have yet to win a big tournament prize. It’s been a steady performance in 50/50 leagues, 3-player leagues and 5-player leagues keeping my head above water so far.
The daily chart offers five good plays in each price range. With 13 NBA games to choose from, it’s a particularly deep player pool. Here’s my ‘first draft’ lineup, which can (and will) be edited until the 7:00 EST deadline tomorrow.
PG Mo Williams UTA@DEN $5,700
PG Ty Lawson UTA@DEN $7,300
SG Dion Waiters CLE@PHO $5,500
SG Kevin Martin DET@OKC $7,000
SF Carmelo Anthony DAL@NY $9,200
SF J.R. Smith DAL@NY $6,600
PF Zach Randolph HOU@MEM $6,600
PF Brandan Wright DAL@NY $4,800
C Marc Gasol HOU@MEM $7,300
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