Building an NFL DFS lineup on DraftKings can look deceptively simple. You have a salary cap, a group of players and a few roster spots to fill. Pick the players you think will score the most points, stay under the salary cap and submit your lineup. If only it were that easy. Anyone who has played NFL Daily Fantasy Sports knows that building a good lineup involves much more than selecting players with the highest projections. You have to consider workload, matchup, salary, ownership, game environment, correlation, floor, ceiling and late-breaking news. I've been playing DFS for more than 11 years, and one thing I've learned is that having a repeatable lineup-building process can be just as important as having good player opinions . This is the blueprint I use to approach an NFL DFS slate, whether I'm building for a cash game such as a Double-Up or Head-to-Head, or constructing a single-entry tournament lineup. Step 1: Start With the Quarterback The quarterback is often the f...

How to Balance Double-Ups, Head-to-Heads and Tournaments on DraftKings If there is one thing I've learned from playing Daily Fantasy Sports for more than a decade, it's that managing your bankroll can be just as important as picking the right players . You can have a great understanding of NFL matchups, identify strong values, build smart stacks and still have a losing DFS season if you're constantly risking too much money. That's why I believe bankroll management deserves to be treated as a strategy of its own. The goal isn't simply to win one Sunday. The goal is to give yourself enough room to keep playing, learning and improving over an entire NFL season. DraftKings offers several different types of contests, including Double-Ups, Head-to-Heads and tournaments. Each format has a different level of risk and reward, so your bankroll strategy should reflect the type of contests you're entering. Start With a Weekly DFS Budget The first rule is simple: Only use mo...