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The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable: #3 – Contrarian Strategies

February 18, 2016: Episode No. 3 of The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable, a FantasyLabs Production: There’s more than one way to be a contrarian.

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Matt is joined by Nick, Bryan, and Jonathan, who discuss DFS contrarian strategies. Topics include what contrarianism actually is, how contest format impacts strategy, when and how to stack, and the process of constructing contrarian lineups.

Host: Matthew Freedman (@MattFtheOracle)

Guests

Nick Giffen (@RotoDoc): Editor for RotoViz, Cohost of the On The Daily podcast, and Finalist in the 2015 DraftKings Main Event $100,000 King of the Speedway contest

Bryan Mears (@Bryan_Mears): Editor for FantasyLabs and Host of the FantasyLabs Podcast

Jonathan Bales (@BalesFootball): Cofounder of FantasyLabs, Founder of RotoAcademy, DraftKings Analyst, Author of the Fantasy Sports for Smart People books.

Silent Secret Weapon

Justin Phan (@jphanned): Managing Director of FantasyLabs and a regular Co-host of the FantasyLabs Podcast

It Happens

Bales, Bryan, and Justin pose for the 2016 FantasyLabs holiday card with a fire in the background.

Credits

Theme Music: Matthew Schildt

Introduction: Eden Wales Freedman

Wordsmith: Jonathan Bales, “Heuristics”

About The Show

The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable is a FantasyLabs production hosted by Matthew Freedman. Each show, guests discuss a variety of DFS topics, including strategy, game theory, and lineup construction.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes. If you rate and review the show while you’re there, it will help us find new listeners.

You can contact the show via email, [email protected], and follow us on Twitter @FantasyLabsPods.

February 18, 2016: Episode No. 3 of The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable, a FantasyLabs Production: There’s more than one way to be a contrarian.

Download this episode (right click and save)

Matt is joined by Nick, Bryan, and Jonathan, who discuss DFS contrarian strategies. Topics include what contrarianism actually is, how contest format impacts strategy, when and how to stack, and the process of constructing contrarian lineups.

Host: Matthew Freedman (@MattFtheOracle)

Guests

Nick Giffen (@RotoDoc): Editor for RotoViz, Cohost of the On The Daily podcast, and Finalist in the 2015 DraftKings Main Event $100,000 King of the Speedway contest

Bryan Mears (@Bryan_Mears): Editor for FantasyLabs and Host of the FantasyLabs Podcast

Jonathan Bales (@BalesFootball): Cofounder of FantasyLabs, Founder of RotoAcademy, DraftKings Analyst, Author of the Fantasy Sports for Smart People books.

Silent Secret Weapon

Justin Phan (@jphanned): Managing Director of FantasyLabs and a regular Co-host of the FantasyLabs Podcast

It Happens

Bales, Bryan, and Justin pose for the 2016 FantasyLabs holiday card with a fire in the background.

Credits

Theme Music: Matthew Schildt

Introduction: Eden Wales Freedman

Wordsmith: Jonathan Bales, “Heuristics”

About The Show

The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable is a FantasyLabs production hosted by Matthew Freedman. Each show, guests discuss a variety of DFS topics, including strategy, game theory, and lineup construction.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes. If you rate and review the show while you’re there, it will help us find new listeners.

You can contact the show via email, [email protected], and follow us on Twitter @FantasyLabsPods.

About the Author

Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. The only edge he has in anything is his knowledge of '90s music.