The Ten Commandments of Weekly Fantasy Football

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 “Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.” - Dale Carnegie.

Winning and losing at daily and weekly fantasy websites like Fanduel.com or DraftKings.com is something that you can control. As with most things in life those with the most knowledge who understand how to apply that knowledge are those who are successful. This is true in business, in romance and absolutely true in weekly fantasy leagues.

"But what about luck. I'm just not lucky," I hear you say. Sure luck does come into play. Michael Vick may get injured early in a game and kill your chances for a win. Eli Manning may inexplicably forget to throw to Victor Cruz for two weeks straight. Blah, blah, etc.

You cannot control what happens on the field. What you can do is know what is likely, even probable, to occur in each game. To that end I have compiled the Ten Commandments of Weekly Fantasy Football Leagues.

Most of these commandments I've learned by doing. I've not understood the scoring system. I've started an injured player. I've obsessively fidgeted with my lineup. These commandments will help learn from my mistakes so you can maximize your chance of taking home some cash in weekly fantasy football leagues.

Good Luck and let me know of your successes or failures. Feel free to suggest more commandments, because unlike Moses mine aren't inscribed on permanent stone tablets. Use this power well. Use this power wisely. Share the power with friends.

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 Chris Carney lives an avid fantasy life with "imaginary" friends named Brees, Peterson and Megatron. He writes about (and thoroughly enjoys) fantasy sports, Las Vegas and beer.

He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. 


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Legal Disclaimer: Daily Fantasy Plays makes predictions based on available information. Use these projections at your own risk. Read up, research and play wisely. Daily Fantasy Plays is not responsible for your Daily Fantasy League losses. 

Daily Fantasy League Strategy.

Winning at Daily Fantasy Leagues takes strategy. These articles will help you develop yours and allow you to maximize your winning potential.

Daily/Weekly Fantasy Leagues Strategy.

• Top Ten Commandment of Weekly Fantasy Football Leagues.
  

Fanduel Strategy

• Intro to Fanduel.com
• Understanding Fanduel.com's NFL Scoring System.
  

DraftStreet Strategy

• Intro to DraftStreet.com

DraftKings Strategy

• Intro to DraftKings.com

NFL Strategy

• Top Ten Commandment of Weekly Fantasy Football Leagues.
  

NHL Strategy

•  Coming Soon

NBA Strategy

• Coming Soon

 MLB Strategy

• Coming Soon

The Second Commandment: Though Shall Know Who is Playing

Injury Wire is Key.

My God do I laugh when I'm facing an opponent who starts a player who is injured, or worse,  on a bye. They are just begging me (and you) to take their money. In the "normal" fantasy world this error is forgivable, but in the weekly buy anyone leagues like Fanduel.com and DraftKings.com it is the height of stupidity.

Here is a $100 Tip. Pay attention to the injury wire up to the last minute. Many, many, many weekly fantasy players draft a team and then forget about it until gameday. Say you (and the world) bought Calvin Johnson and an hour before kickoff you hear he won't play (as happened in Week 5 in 2013). You have time to switch for another player. You paid attention. Others did not. You have a massive advantage.

PAY ATTENTION TO LAST MINUTE LINEUP CHANGES.

If you start players who are not playing you will not win. Simple, yet seemingly complicated to many a weekly fantasy player. Don't be a Fanduel Dummy.


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The Ten Commandments of Weekly Fantasy Football : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |10



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 Chris Carney lives an avid fantasy life with "imaginary" friends named Brees, Peterson and Megatron. He writes about (and thoroughly enjoys) fantasy sports, Las Vegas and beer.

He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. 


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Legal Disclaimer: Daily Fantasy Plays makes predictions based on available information. Use these projections at your own risk. Read up, research and play wisely. Daily Fantasy Plays is not responsible for your Daily Fantasy League losses. 

The First Commandment: Though Shall Know Your Scoring System.

Fanduel's Scoring System.

Nothing, I mean NOTHING will kill your chances of winning at Fanduel.com or Draftstreet.com more than not knowing how your players get you points. Is it a .5 PPR game? Do you get bonus points for 100+ receiving yards? Are there minuses for interceptions and fumbles? In the incremental scoring system that weekly fantasy games use a half a point can be the difference between a win and a loss.

Thankfully it is easy to understand the scoring system of every weekly NFL league website. You just need to take a few minutes to study them and then apply them to your strategy. In fact, I'd find one of the many websites that allow you to input your own scoring system into their weekly projections like Fantasy Football Today or Fantasy Sharks and input the scoring system for any of the weekly fantasy sites you frequent. It makes research so much quicker, easier and accurate.

I cannot overestimate the power of truly drafting your team with a deep understanding of the scoring system. Know it and win. Ignore it and lose.

Weekly NFL Fantasy Website Scoring Systems

• Fanduel's NFL Scoring System.
• DraftStreet's NFL Scoring System.
• DraftKing's NFL Scoring System.
• StarStreet's NFL Scoring System.
• Fantasy Feud's NFL Scoring System.
• Fan Throwdown's NFL Scoring System.

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The Ten Commandments of Weekly Fantasy Football : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |10



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Photo Courtesy of 

 Chris Carney lives an avid fantasy life with "imaginary" friends named Brees, Peterson and Megatron. He writes about (and thoroughly enjoys) fantasy sports, Las Vegas and beer.

He's been published in Las Vegas Magazine, Inside Orlando Magazine, Nevada Magazine, About.com, AOL Travel, and Hard Rock Magazine.

 He is here to share his adventures, give advice and  tips and help you maximize your fun and profit on daily fantasy sites. 


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Legal Disclaimer: Daily Fantasy Plays makes predictions based on available information. Use these projections at your own risk. Read up, research and play wisely. Daily Fantasy Plays is not responsible for your Daily Fantasy League losses.