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The MLB trade deadline is a week away but the biggest move has already been made. 25-year-old Manny Machado went from the Orioles to the Dodgers for five prospects. The Dodgers hope Manny can help propel them out of the crowded N.L. West and ...

All-star breaks bring together both the best athletes in any sport and the collective yawn of true fans. The MLB All-Star week is here and while most of baseball is on a four-day break, there is no NFL, NBA, NHL or any NCAA sports ...

The MLB All-Star game is just a few days away and as we finish the first half of the season, playoff races are starting to form.  The majority of teams need to start deciding whether they will be buying or selling at the July ...

The Yankees and the Red Sox faced off in a prime-time series over the weekend. Not only is it one of the best rivalries in sports, these two teams also ...

The Astros were the first team to 50 wins with their 5-1 victory over the Rays last Wednesday. The Red Sox and the Yankees quickly followed and these three teams are beginning to look like the favorites in the American League. After sweeping the ...

This week the defending World Series Champion Astros came into their own. They snatched back 1st in the AL West, something the Mariners had held since early June. Houston is riding an 11 game win streak and now sit a game and a half ...

A little housekeeping here before we start talking baseball. Both the NBA Finals and NHL Championships are in full swing which means the DFS seasons for both are finished here at Draftboard. Our NBA Dynasty contest was

May 29, 2018

Dynasty Established - Greg Takes Home $10k

The Warriors lost game five last night and now trail their first playoff series since the Western Conference Finals in 2016 when they were 3-1 down to the Thunder. After the Warriors split the first two games in Houston, then won by 40 points in their first home game most people ...

The MLB season is a quarter of the way through and now it is time to take a step back and evaluate who the top performers have been and who has been a disappointment thus far. The Orioles have been a train wreck this year, taking a 14-32 record into ...

The Conference finals kicked off this Sunday with LeBron's eighth straight Eastern Conference Finals appearance. This Cavaliers-Celtics matchup is one many NBA fans predicted at the beginning of the season. The Cavaliers took a very circuitous route to get this point. They underwent a complete team makeover midway through the ...

After barely getting out of the first round against the Pacers, the Cavaliers swept the number one seed Raptors in the second round. This is the third straight year the Raptors have been eliminated by Cleveland and LeBron in the playoffs. LeBron James, who has acquired the nickname LeBronto and ...

The first round of the 2018 NBA playoffs is in the books and has been much closer than the last couple of years. There was only one sweep and surprising it came from New Orleans. The Pelicans are heading into their second-round matchup with the Warriors. Anthony David averaged 33 ...

With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, it was easy to miss the start of the MLB season. But Spring is here, the weather is warming up, and it's time for America's pastime to start taking over the sports spotlight. We are a little under a month into ...

A week into the NBA playoffs its time to break down where all the series sit and how each team looks moving forward. We will begin in the West where the only sweep in this first round took place. It wasn't the top seed Rockets, it wasn't the returning Champion ...

The NBA playoffs are officially underway, and this weekend gave us our initial look at what we can expect. There were three blowouts this weekend, this first one coming from the Golden State Warriors. Questions have surrounded the Warriors heading into these playoffs regarding whether or not they are still ...

After 82 regular season games, the NBA playoffs are finally upon us. Some teams have been in a secure playoff position for some time now, and for others (looking at you Minnesota) it took all 82 games to earn a spot. Now that all the dust has settled, it is ...

There are two more days left in the NBA season and most teams only have a single game left. By this point teams are usually looking at the first round of the playoffs, analyzing who they will be playing, and are starting to prepare for that team. This year, however, ...

This past week in the NBA was crucial for deciding who’s in and who’s out of the playoffs. The Nuggets and Clippers were on the outside looking in of the Western Conference, but not by much. On Tuesday the Clippers had a big win against the Spurs to keep their ...

The NBA regular season ends next Wednesday and teams have anywhere from four to six games left. Usually, at this point in the season, the playoff picture is pretty much set. This year, however, it is far from so. In a year where everyone thought the Cavs and Warriors would ...

With a little over a week left in the NBA season, the Western Conference standings have not cleared up at all. The Spurs, Timberwolves, Thunder, Jazz, and Pelicans all sit within a game of each other in spots four through eight. The Spurs currently lead the pack of teams and ...

The big news coming out of the Western Conference this week is the fact the Steph Curry will most likely be out for the first playoff series. In his first game back from an ankle injury, Steph sprained his left MCL. After three years of being on the ...

LeBron James is 33 years old and in his 15th season in the league, and this week he showed everyone he may just be hitting his prime. LeBron has three triple-doubles in his last five games, averaging 34.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 11.2 assists over that span. In the Cavs ...

For those of you who stopped paying attention to the NBA during the first two rounds of March Madness, you may be surprised by a few things with the NBA standings. For the first time in a while, there seems to be some space possibly forming between the 9th spot ...

The NBA season is winding down and the playoff standings are far from set. For teams in the midst of the madness, every game has a playoff feel. The San Antonio Spurs had dropped nine out of eleven games before their back to back wins this week. They beat the ...

Karl-Anthony Towns stated earlier this week in a post-game conference “The West is a swamp, only the real alligators will make it out”. Towns was spot on. In the West, the top two spots are locked up by the Warriors and the Rockets, but after that, no other team is ...

With the NBA All-Star game in the books, it is time to look ahead to the final two months of the NBA season. With a little over 20 games left in most teams’ schedules the playoff picture is slowly forming. In the West there is a battle for the top ...

Here at Draftboard we firmly believe in capping all of our contests at ten users. We do this to allow our users the opportunity to just enter one lineup and not feel lost in a contest with thousands of other entries. One by-product of having smaller contest sizes is the ...

This week will be an abbreviated one for NBA teams as the All-Star break officially starts on Friday. The Raptors, Rockets, and Jazz are on five, eight, and nine-game winning streaks respectively. They will all be playing two games this week as they hope to keep those streaks rolling into ...

The NBA trade deadline officially wrapped up yesterday, and if you were hoping the struggling Cavaliers would shake up their roster, well you got what you hoped for. The Cavs basically decided to scrap everything they built this offseason and start again 53 games into the campaign. The big move ...

Yesterday the Philadelphia Eagles, led by backup quarterback Nick Foles, brought home their first Lombardi trophy ever. And of course, with that, the NFL season is officially over. Now it is time to focus our attention to the NBA with the All-Star break right around the corner. Although we are ...

The landscape of the NBA has changed dramatically over the past week. With injuries to three different All-Stars and the Blake Griffin trade, a few NBA teams now look a lot different than they did last week. The most critical injury was that of Demarcus Cousins, who tore his ACL ...

Fresh off of being embarrassed by the Eagles and their fans in the NFC Championship game, Minnesota now has to play host to the thousands of Philadelphians who will be descending on their city for Super Bowl LII. While Draftboard is not able to host a contest for the Super ...

The NBA All-Star rosters were announced last week, and as is custom in the sports world, we need to nitpick the selections. These all-star debates are as old as time, no matter who gets selected there will always be snubs to argue about. Some notable snubs being discussed this year ...

With the All-Star break around the corner, it sure felt like a few guys were trying to make their case as to why they should have been picked. On Wednesday rookie phenom Ben Simmons notched a triple-double in just under 22 minutes. That is the third fastest time to a ...

After championship Sunday, the Eagles and the Patriots are headed back to the Super Bowl for a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX 13 years ago. The Patriots squeaked out a 24-21 victory in that one, and what comes as no surprise to anyone, the Patriots are already relatively heavy favorites ...

The NFL Conference Championships are this Sunday, and with it marks the last week of the Draftboard NFL season. The big story again this week centers around the quarterbacks. With Nick Foles knocking off Matt Ryan, Blake Bortles beating Big Ben, and Case Keenum taking down Drew Brees, the quarterback ...

The divisional round, and Draftboard's weekend football slate, kicked off on Saturday with the Eagles playing host to the Falcons. The Eagles came into the game as the number one seed but were underdogs due to Carson Wentz’s absence. The game was a low scoring ordeal with no touchdowns in ...

The second round of the 2017 NFL preview kicks off in Philadelphia this Saturday. A big story coming into this weekend is the polarity in quarterback experience. While we will see the familiar faces of Big Ben, Matty Ice, Drew Brees, and of course Tom Brady, their opposing quarterbacks are ...

The NFL playoffs kicked off this Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Chiefs were heavy favorites, and that showed as they took a 21-3 lead into the half. However, the Titans mounted a big comeback and scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to bring home the ...

The regular season is officially over and the playoffs start this Saturday. The Chargers, Seahawks, and Ravens were all left on the outside looking in after week 17. The biggest news from this past week came from the Bills who squeaked in for their first playoff appearance in 17 years. ...

This last Sunday marked the end of the regular season in the NFL. Heading into Sunday, the Bills needed a win and a Ravens loss to secure their first playoff spot in nearly two decades. The Bills won their game against the Dolphins and then got to watch the Bengals ...

Week 17, the final week of the NFL season is officially upon us. Week 17 can be one of two things for teams. The game either doesn’t matter at all and the stars will be watching the game on TV, or the team’s playoff hopes hang on this final game. ...

The Eagles played on Christmas day this past Monday, and although they did not look good, they did manage to beat the Raiders 19-10. This win clinched home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs for the Eagles. In the AFC, the Patriots won again which means the only thing standing ...

Week 16 of the NFL season is upon us, and so far the AFC East and North as well as the NFC East and North have been clinched. The Jaguars have a secured their first playoff berth since 2007 and look to lock up their division with a win this ...

Week 15 was a wild one in the fantasy world with an abundance of cheap players cashing in with big points. Giants’ receiver Tavarres King scored two touchdowns in a close game with the Eagles. Damiere Byrd took advantage of injuries to Funchess and Russell Shepard and hauled in two ...

After failing to clinch their playoff spots last week, the Patriots and the Vikings look the clinch their ticket with wins this week. The Eagles did clinch a playoff spot with a win last week, and can clinch home field advantage with a win this week. Philadelphia did lose Wentz ...

Week 14 was a critical one for many teams in the playoff race. The Eagles and the Steelers both clinched their divisions with wins last week. The Eagles did so on a negative note though, losing quarterback Carson Wentz for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. The ...

Coming into week 14 no team has clinched a playoff spot. Multiple teams look to clinch their spots this week. The Vikings, Eagles, Patriots and Steelers can do so with one more win. At the heart of this crucial week lies the Rams-Eagles game. The Eagles could have clinched their ...

We have been nominated for not one but four categories in the Fantasy Sports Trade Association 2017 awards:

• Small Fantasy Business of the Year
• Rookie of the Year
• Best Daily Fantasy Sports Game
• Innovator of the Year

Whether we stand on the podium or we don’t, I want to thank each and every Draftboard customer ...

The top three fantasy scorers, (Alex Smith, Tyreke Hill, and Josh McCown) all came out of the Chiefs – Jets matchup. Alex Smith had a monster game as he threw for over 350 yards and four touchdowns, with a single rush for 70 yards to go with it. On top ...

eGaming Review is the world’s leading publisher group for the online gaming and DFS industry, featuring consistent exclusive news, interviews and comment from the most influential people in the sector. Draftboard CEO Dan Quinn recently sat down with Brad Allen of eGaming Review on how his new DFS platform can ...

Week 12’s Sunday night matchup between the Steelers and the Packers turned out to be a big one for fantasy players. The Steelers squeaked past the Packers 31-28 on a last second 53-yard field goal. Antonio Brown hauled in a toe dragging catch with 17 seconds left to put the ...

A new NFL record has been set! Helped by massive games from Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, and Alvin Kamara, Draftboard user “Nathan” put up 184.66 points in today’s Sunday slate, earning him a cool $10k off a mere $2 buy-in. Nathan rounded out his record setting lineup with solid showings ...

In the big matchup of the week the Vikings proved they are the real deal. After the Rams scored a TD on their first possession, the Vikings shutout the top offense in the league for the remainder of the game. Case Keenum remained the starter even with a healthy Teddy ...

The 7-2 Rams head to Minnesota to take on 7-2 Vikings in what looks like the game of the week. That’s right, a week 11 showdown between Case Keenum and Jared Goff is the game to watch. While we are discussing QB matchups, week 11 also provides us with a ...

Week 10 was business as usual in the NFL; besides the Niners picking up their first win there weren’t any real surprises. The Rams had another decisive victory this week, topping the Watson-less Texans 33-7. The story of the game was Robert Woods, who had his second straight two TD ...

It was blowout Sunday in the NFL with the biggest stomping courtesy of the Rams (who for the first time in years are on the right side of blowouts) as they topped the Giants 51-17. The Eagles also put up 51 points as they shredded what was supposed to be ...

The NFL landscape has shifted quite a bit in the past week. The Niners acquired Garoppolo, and after a few weeks of playbook study he should finally get a chance to be a starting quarterback after playing behind Brady for three years. The Niners will face off against division rival ...

Red Auerbach, Jerry West, Jerry Krause, PeterYanidis.  Lead architects of the three greatest dynasties in NBA history.

I recently wrote an article on why daily fantasy football is a superior format to season long fantasy football.  In contrast I feel like season long fantasy NBA and its 178 ...

Week 8 got off to a rough start on Thursday with the 40-0 nail biter in Baltimore.  The fantasy side of the game was as much of a letdown as the actual game, with just two Ravens reaching double digits in Draftboard points (Collins with 15.3 and Maclin with 12.8).

(but daily fantasy football is great)

Is Jay Ajayi a good running back?

Fourth in the league in rushing yards last year. Pro Bowl starter. Consensus low first to high second round fantasy pick. Traded to the Eagles ...

It’s fantasy fireworks time in New England as LA charges into Week 8 with a matchup made in heaven.  Facing the dreadful Patriot’s defense, all Chargers’ players should be on your radar in Sunday’s highest projected scoring game.

Philly players present a great secondary option versus San Francisco as the ...

Carson Wentz continued his rise to the upper echelon of NFL QBs with 4 TDs and 32.02 points to lead the position.  Prescott and Carr both topped 30 points as well, with the latter recording his first big game of the season in the Thursday night thriller versus the Chiefs.

It’s a week of great matchups for young QBs at Draftboard.  Dak will look to continue his hot streak versus the 49ers while Mariota hopes to get his season on track versus the Browns.  Jared Goff provides some nice value at $7,500 at home versus the Cardinals.

Disclaimer:
This is my take on what occurred last night in the GSW-NOP game and how the world of NBA data feeds works in general.  I may not have all the facts 100% correct, but I believe it's pretty close.  I just wanted to give the DFS ...

It was a relatively quiet Week 6 in the NFL, with Melvin Gordon the only player to break 30 Draftboard points on 150 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Mark Ingram matched those totals for 28.5 points and Peterson proved the moniker "All Day" is not a misnomer, putting up ...

Facing a lowly Browns defense makes it nearly impossible not to expect a third consecutive week of Deshaun Watson domination at quarterback; anything short of back-to-back-to-back excellence will qualify as a letdown. Excellence should also be expected on home turf for Drew Brees, especially after a week of ...

There was significant speculation that Jlew365’s Record Breaker mark couldn’t withstand a challenge and while 161.2 points are impressive, they definitely don’t represent an insurmountable number. No Draftboard users were able to eclipse his mark last week and the bar stays right where it was at 161.2 points. ...

Dak Prescott’s performance made him a clear blue-chip pick at QB: his 251 yards and 3 touchdowns were supplemented by 37 rushing yards (29.74 points). Still, he wasn’t the top performer at QB as Deshaun Watson followed up last week’s dominance with an outrageous 5 passing touchdowns. Watson threw ...

It's the classic unstoppable force versus immovable object matchup in Houston this week, with Kansas City's Kareem Hunt looking to carve up the Texans' formidable front seven.  The Draftboard dream matchup of the week belongs to Le'Veon Bell, who faces a brutal Jags defense in a game where ...

Deshaun Watson's brilliant performance (34.72 Draftboard points on 283 yards passing and 5 total TDs) wasn't the only outstanding showing at QB this past week.  Cam Newton broke out of a prolonged slump with 34 points, Russell Wilson remained hot, putting up 29.6, and Andy Dalton lit up Cleveland for ...

The NFL Record has been set! Led by an outstanding effort by rookie sensation Deshaun Watson, Jlew365's lineup recorded a score of 161.02 to take home the $10,000 prize.

Jlew365 edged out the Draftboard launch week Record Breaker runner up by a mere 0.4 points. Better still, he won the ...

State of the art platform pairs streamlined entry process with innovative new features

(Paso Robles, CA, September 27, 2017) - Today, Draftboard has launched its new daily fantasy sports site. Draftboard brings several industry firsts including Fair Match, a unique entry system that ensures a level playing field for both single ...