Gerald Colvin 
The art of playing DFS every day is a significant challenge. So how does one crush back-to-back GPPs? That is a very good question that this article here at Win Daily Sports hopefully will answer for you. It’s a recent tale of success we wanted to share with you from the DFS MLB season while we embark on the NFL schedule. After reading this recollection of a rare feat, you’ll want to follow our DFS Pros here every day..
You see, our founder at Win Daily Sports, Jason Mezrahi, recently did the impossible in the DFS world by placing second on August 24th in the FanDuel Saturday MLB Monster, and followed up the next night by taking down first place in the same contest. So with NFL season here, and the simple fact the Jason has won nearly a half million dollars playing DFS, we at Win Daily Sports this would be a great story to share. Below are Jason’s insights in his own words.
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Saturday August 24th: The DFS near miss
Saturday’s 10k MLB Monster at FanDuel is alwaysa fickle beast that has its ups and downs with very little in the way ofconsistency. It seems that when you nail your pitching, your hitting will letyou down, or vice-versa. But on this day, I was feeling pretty good. You see,Monday through Friday I am so busy running a consulting business, along withthis business helping others, that it barely leaves much time on the plate formyself. Now factor in I have a newborn child, which any of you parents outthere already know is a full-time job. Anyway, on this Saturday night my wifedecided to take a long walk with my daughter and her mother, which left me witha few hours to myself. A rare occurrence. So, I did what any DFS player woulddo, especially a member of Win Daily Sports, and locked myself in my office andgot to grinding.
After about an hour of research I knew I wanted to stack the Twins, along with the Astros. I was confident the Twins would win the game in a soft matchup versus a Detroit team I have been picking on all year. I also found the value for Kyle Gibson at $7,900 was too good to be true facing a Tigers team with such high strikeout upside. From there the Minnesota stack was in full play, starting with their lefties. The one player I felt I had to spend up on was Max Kepler, in order to make sure I could afford the high price tag I also inserted a near minimum salary player into my lineup in the form of Jake Cave for $2,100. Cave had been swinging a hot bat at the time and he was in a great spot for the price.
To further enhance the upside of my lineup, and keeping with my stack, even though the split was not in his favor, I went with Miguel Sano at third base. He was a low $3,500 and he fit well with my Astros stack since Alex Bregman slid over to SS, leaving the third base spot ineligible from the Astros standpoint. Next the Astros stack itself. I started the stack with Bregman, who ended up netting me 31.7 fantasy points, along with Jose Altuve (24.4), Yuri Gurriel (12), and a George Springer letdown that cost me first place, netting me a low three fantasy points. I went with a 4-3-1 stack with four Astros, three Twins, and Tyler Naquin from the Indians at the minimum salary. The result was a strong second place finish netting me 205.6 total points, falling just 13 points short of first place for $10,000, and a nice Win Daily Sports victory.
Sunday August 25th: The taste of sweet DFS victory
Coming off a strong second-place finish on Saturday night, and 10k win, I felt confident rolling into Sunday’s slate. After all, MLB is about stacking and finding the right one. The previous night I had done a podcast which afforded me the luxury of getting an early jump on the Sunday action, and had me well prepared for the day. I had planned a trip to Manhattan to celebrate my anniversary with my wife on this day, which included a massage, and lunch, so I honestly was not even sure I would have the time to put in a lineup. Then the DFS gods shined upon me and my wife had to go out for about an hour, so here was my opening.
Making lineups comes easily for me and I can make a lineup in about three minutes that I feel completely confident in, while at the same time spending three hours and hating the finished product. Remembering my podcast, I knew I was locking in Aaron Nola in a cake matchup facing a Marlins team struggling against, well everyone. It seemed to me Nola had the highest upside on the slate, so he was locked and loaded.
Next up, the stacks. I knew it would be tough sledding in Houston, which I had pegged as the number one stack. But still, I had to try and find a way to make it work. The key was value, and I found it in Josh Reddick at $2,400, coming in at a nice low 5.5% ownership while netting me 22.7 fantasy points. Next I looked at one of the hottest teams in MLB to pair with the Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals. My favorite thing about these Cardinals was they were all coming in at a fair price, and I knew the ownership would be low. I locked in Matt Carpenter at $2,700 who was 9% owned, Tommy Edman at $2,700 (11% owned), Harrison Bader at an incredible value at $2,200 (5.5% owned), and Paul Goldschmidt at a bargain $3,500.
Unfortunately, or at least it felt that way at the time, I was unable to complete the 4-4 Astros/Cardinals stack, leaving me with an empty utility spot. I ended up going with the hot and power hitting Reyes at $2,500. With maybe 30 minutes to make this lineup, and a whole day planned in NYC, I locked it in, leaving my house and never looking back.
About three hours into the long Sunday slate I decided to check my lineup only to find Houston was off to a slow start while the Cardinals game was in a delay and started late. It often seems to me if I unglue myself from my phone, my lineups do better, so I dedicated the day to my wife and proceeded to our lunch, and massages. It would be dinner time before I checked again. Later that evening I found the time to check my lineup, I then looked up at my wife, told her I had another anniversary surprise for her, and showed her the screenshot. Another Win Daily Sports victory in the books! I won by 35 fantasy points.
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