NFL DraftKings Single-Entry Tournament Strategy There is something both exciting and frustrating about playing a single-entry NFL DFS tournament on DraftKings . You get one lineup. That's it. You don't have 20 entries to cover different game environments. You can't build five different quarterback combinations. You can't create a dozen variations and hope one of them finds its way to the top. You have one opportunity to put together a lineup that can compete against a large field. That makes single-entry tournaments one of my favorite—and most challenging—formats in Daily Fantasy Sports. The strategy isn't simply to find the highest-projected players. You need to build a lineup with a combination of floor, ceiling, ownership, correlation and upside . Most importantly, you need to understand that you're trying to build a lineup capable of finishing near the top, not merely surviving the contest. Single-Entry Is a Different DFS Game The first thing to understand i...

  DraftKings NFL Head-to-Head Strategy There is something refreshing about playing a DraftKings NFL Head-to-Head contest. You don't have to beat 10,000 people. You don't have to finish in the top one percent. You don't even need to have the highest-scoring lineup on the slate. You only have to beat one opponent . That changes the way I approach NFL DFS. Head-to-Head contests are essentially a one-on-one battle. Your lineup is matched against another player's lineup, and the higher score wins. Because you're not trying to climb a massive tournament leaderboard, your strategy should be focused on consistency, reducing unnecessary risk, and making smart decisions over the course of an entire NFL season . That's where Head-to-Head DFS becomes interesting. Don't Build Your Lineup Like a Tournament One of the easiest mistakes to make is using a tournament mindset in a Head-to-Head contest. In a large-field tournament, you may intentionally select a low-owned playe...

NFL DraftKings Double-Up Strategy If you've played NFL Daily Fantasy Sports on DraftKings for any length of time, you've probably learned an important lesson: building a lineup that can score the most points isn't always the same as building a lineup that can win a Double-Up. That's the fundamental difference between cash games and large-field tournaments. In a tournament, you're often looking for players who can explode for a massive performance, even if there's some risk involved. In a Double-Up, the goal is different. You don't necessarily need the highest-scoring lineup on the slate. You need a lineup that can finish ahead of roughly half the field . DraftKings describes Double-Ups as contests that pay nearly half of the participants, with winning entries receiving a payout that doubles the entry fee. That changes how you should approach your lineup. The key is finding the right combination of floor, upside, value, correlation and consistency . Floor vs....