We Got Nets Episode 17 - Wrapping up the trip to China, LeVert making the leap, Nets Rotations and more 10/14/19 The We Got Nets crew is here following the Nets’ trip to China and the guys are going through some of their takeaways on the Brooklyn Nets Podcast. Listen to We Got Nets on iTunes: The guys start off talking about the trip to China as a whole and what it meant for the Nets. They talk about some of the issues with travel and how that had to have affected both teams and why the play was likely so sloppy. Then they talk about the second game. Even though Kyrie Irving didn’t play this game because of the facial fracture, there were still some takeaways from Brooklyn’s play. the big story was the play of Caris Levert who took over game two and led the team in both points and assists. It was such an encouraging sign from the emerging star how he took the reins of the offense with Kyrie off the court. They also talk Taurean Prince’s continued hot shooting, the different Nets’ rotations, whether to start Jarrett Allen or DeAndre Jordan should start and more. You can also follow along all season to new episodes wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen the We Got Nets - A Brooklyn Nets Podcast on iTunesListen the We Got Nets- A Brooklyn Nets Podcast on Spotify Listen to We Got Nets on Stitcher Listen to the We Got Nets - A Brooklyn Nets Podcast on YouTubeListen to the We Got Nets Podcast on Google PodcastsFollow on TwitterFollow on Facebook Follow on...

NBA Preview: Will the Brooklyn Nets Additions Actually Add up to More Wins? Leading up to the start of the season, we'll be looking at a bunch of different teams, breaking down their offseasons, and looking ahead how they project relative to their Vegas implied win total. We already covered the New York Knicks and how we liked the over on their wins. Now we take a look at the team across town, the Nets. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NFL, NBA and MLB optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Brooklyn Nets 2018-2019 Record 42-40 2018-2019 Point Differential -0.1 2018-2019 Pythagorean Record 40-40 Offseason Additions Kevin Durant (recovering from injury) Kyrie Irving DeAndre Jordan Taurean Prince Wilson Chandler Garrett Temple Offseason Losses D’Angelo Russell Ed Davis Demarre Carroll Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Projected Starting Lineup Kyrie Irving, Caris Levert, Joe Harris, Taurean Prince, Jarrett Allen Key Bench Players Spencer Dinwiddie, Rodion Kurucs, DeAndre Jordan, Wilson Chandler (suspended), David Nwaba, Garrett Temple The Nets were the darlings of the offseason (until the Clippers’ thing happened), locking up both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to contracts and ushering in a new era of New York basketball. It was a major coup for a franchise only a few years removed from being seemingly locked into long-term rebuilding hell. Following a first round exit to the Philadelphia 76ers, the future looked bright enough on its own considering they’d taken some young pieces and a reclamation project (or two) turning them into a viable NBA team that even took a game in the series. Then they went ahead and signed two of the best players in the league to fit around a young core of players. Typically, teams tend to improve season-over-season by retaining their best parts and upgrading along the edges or in the spaces they most needed help. The Nets didn’t take that approach this offseason. They went about it by just taking the best available players and calling it a day. Let me be clear, this is almost always going to be the correct approach. In terms of Win Shares, here were the Nets’ four *best* players last season: Jarrett Allen 7.6 Ed Davis 5.7 Joe Harris 5.5 D’Angelo Russell 5.0 Two of those players are gone, replaced with guys at the same position. This isn't the typical linear upgrade apprach and it does leave us in a somewhat weird spot about how to evaluate their prospects for THIS season. Should they be better? It seems so. Will they be significantly better? I’m not so sure. Sure they finished the...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 10/10/19 Welcome back hockey fans. After a fairly quiet Wednesday, we are back with a huge 11-game slate on Thursday. Let's jump right in and take a look at some core plays at each position and then don't forget to jump into chat closer to lock to discuss projections and get your copy of my cheatsheet. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NHL optimizer! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. GOALIE Jordan Binnington FD - $8400 DK - $8400 Opponent - OTT Proj Pts FD - 17.19 DK - 13.56 Jake Allen FD - $7300 DK - $8200 Opponent - OTT Proj Pts FD - 17.87 DK - 14.16 The defending Stanley Cup champs are 2-0-1 to start the season and while the offense hasn't found top gear, the defense has picked up where they left off allowing just seven goals in those three games. Binnington has started all three games so far and has been excellent with a .928 save % while facing just over 32 shots per game. The Blues now get, by far, their best matchup of the season so far against a rebuilding Senators team that has been dominated in their first two games and now face the defending champs. If Binnington starts, he is my top goalie in all formats but if the Blues give Allen his first start of the season, I will use him in GPP only on DraftKings but all formats on FanDuel in the low $7K range. Connor Hellebuyck FD - $7600 DK - $8000 Opponent - MIN Proj Pts FD - 18.45 DK - 15.35 From a PTS/$ perspective, Connor Hellebuyck is right at the top of the list for me tonight in the low $8K range on DraftKings and mid $7K range on FanDuel. After a shaky opening night in Madison Square Garden(6-4 loss), Hellebuyck watched Brossoit start two in a row then made the most of his return to the crease saving 37 of 38 shots in a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh. The Jets now return to Winnipeg for their home opener as -140 favorites against the Wild who struggled offensively a year ago(27th) and have been outscored 9-4 in two losses to open the 2019-20 season. All things considered, Hellebuyck is in play in all formats on both sites. Also Consider: Andrei Vasilevskiy(TB) as a value play(weird to say) on DraftKings as his price has fallen into the...

Daily Fantasy PGA Picks and Betting Guide for DraftKings & FanDuel – Houston Open Chris will be bringing you weekly PGA picks, analysis, and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings and FanDuel. As every week in DFS PGA changes with the course setup, field of players and weather, Chris will be providing a range of different picks for cash games as well as upside plays for tournaments. If you have any questions to lineup lock you can reach him a variety of ways. Leave your question/comment below in the comments section, find him in the DFSR Chat room or hit him up on Twitter(@Jager_Bombs9). Chris is also providing his DFS PGA Weekly cheatsheet where he provides stats, course history, current form, fantasy points, and much more. Grab your copy today and edge out the competition. Houston Open After a Kevin Na playoff win over Patrick Cantlay at the Shriners Open, the PGA Tour fall season continues with a trip to Humble, Texas for the Houston Open. It is an event making its Fall debut and was normally played in late March/early April and was a favorite stop of many were preparing for the Masters the following week. With the scheduling change, there are a few changes overall with the biggest being the field and lack of depth at the top as none of the Top 35 players and just two of the Top 50 in the World are teeing it up this week. The Golf Club of Houston is a Par 72 setup that stretches out to a listed 7,441 yards on the scorecard(from last event). The fairways widths here are about average and looking at the last five events here, the average driving accuracy was slightly over 60% for the field and closer to 65% for the cut makers. There are definitely some challenges on some of the holes with bunkers in key landing areas and like Hole #1, on both sides of the fairway. With this course annually set up to somewhat resemble Augusta the rough was always low and could be grown out a bit more this year but should still offer easier than average approaches if a golfer should miss the fairway. This puts more weight on Strokes Gained: Approach for me when breaking down the Ball Striking stats this week. Speaking of those approach shots, the greens here at GC of Houston are much larger than average(7,500 sq ft) and many of them are multi-tiered and this brings in the importance of not just hitting the green(70%+ GIR annually) but getting it close to the pin(Proximity). When it comes to difficulty, the course has ranked outside the Top 23 in each of the last...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 10/8/19 Welcome back hockey fans. Tuesday brings us a ton of action with eight games on the slate so let's dig in and take a look at some core plays at each position. After that make sure to check out the projection system and lineup optimizer where you can construct up to 50 lineups using the filters available. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NHL optimizer! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. GOALIE David Rittich FD - $7700 DK - $8400 Opponent - LA Proj Pts FD - 0 DK - 16.52 After a terrible opener where he allowed four goals to the Avs in Colorado, Rittich bounced back in a big way saving all 34 shots he faced against the Canucks tallying the shutout in his home opener. He now gets another plus matchup as a -210 home favorite against the Kings who finished 30th overall in offense last season(2.43 goals per game) and while they scored five in a losing effort in Calgary, the lineup didn't see much turnover from last season leading me to believe they will once again be just an average at best offense this season. As the most expensive option on DraftKings, I am likely going another direction for cash games but on FanDuel under $8K, he is a great play in all formats. Jimmy Howard FD - $7200 DK - $7900 Opponent - ANA Proj Pts FD - 15.72 DK - 12.44 The Red Wings definitely aren't a team on the immediate rise so it was quite a shock on opening night when they went into Nashville and beat the Preds 5-3. Howard allowed three goals but still made 39 saves and with Detroit's less than stellar defensive depth I see the shot volume for the goalie's continuing all season which gives them a high floor in advantageous matchups. One of those is tonight at home as the Wings are -130 favorites against the Ducks who finished last year ranked dead last in offense but are healthy and have started off the season 2-0 but have scored just five goals. When you factor in the sub $8K price on both sites, he is right near the top of the PTS/$ ranking and in consideration in all formats. Also Consider: Marc-Andre Fleury(VGK)    CENTERS Sean Monahan FD - $7300 DK - $7500 Opponent - LA Proj Pts FD - 15.29 DK - 10.59 Monahan has...

Daily Fantasy NASCAR Race Preview & Picks for DraftKings - Drydene 400 Chris Durell will be bringing you his weekly race breakdown, top trends, and pre-qualifying targets to help you cash on DraftKings and FanDuel. You can also grab a copy of his free DFS NASCAR Cheatsheet that includes a ton of stats and a customizable model. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Drydene 400 Dover International Raceway - Dover, DE Track - 1 Mile Oval 24° of Banking One round down, three to go until NASCAR crowns a Champion. After a Chase Elliott win at the Roval elimination race last week, the field was shrunk to 12 as the Cup Series heads to Dover to open the Round of 12 this weekend. The Monster Mile is a high banked(24°) one-mile oval track where track position is at a premium. The correlation between start to finish has been .700 or great in four straight and five of the last six races and it makes sense as you can fall a lap down here in an instant. In fact, going back to the start of 2016, there has not been more than 15 cars to finish on the lead lap in any Dover race and has averaged just 12 in that sample size. This puts a ton of emphasis on qualifying come Saturday afternoon. With 400 laps in the race, it is also dominator heavy for scoring as there have been two drivers to lead 100+ laps in five of the last six races here with one driver leading 200+ three times. Looking at those six races and the 12 drivers who have led 90 or more laps, they have come from a Top 5 starting position seven times, a Top 10 starting position nine times. The biggest surprise was that both Jones(145 laps led) and Truex(132 laps led) earlier this year started 13th and 15th respectively. Digging deeper, however, while neither had speed in the opening practice, the were 2nd/3rd in final practice in both one-lap and 10-lap averages. Let's take a look at the weekend schedule, previous winners, track history trends, and then dig into the core plays for daily fantasy. Weekend Schedule Practice #1 - Friday @ 1:35 pm ET Practice #2 - Friday @ 3:35 pm ET Qualifying - Saturday @ 1:35 pm ET Lineup Lock - Sunday @ 2:30 pm ET Last Six...