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The FantasyLabs Weekly Recap: Friday 8/5

We publish a number of pieces that touch on daily slates. The Breakdown and Trend of the Day are valuable and help readers make tough decisions as they construct their lineups.

We also publish a host of long-term articles that remain relevant for months, in some cases years. These pieces are invaluable in that their application is almost limitless. Ultimately, this evergreen content will help you learn daily fantasy sports and become the best DFS player you can be.

Here are pieces from this week that will be just as worthwhile next week.

2016 NFL Team Previews

The 2016 NFL Team Previews Homepage

The FantasyLabs staff does a team-by-team and player-by-player NFL preview of the 2016 season, with a focus on DFS performance, the range of outcomes for established starters, and the upside of depth players. This week, FantasyLabs writers John Daigle and Ian Hartitz preview the Giants, Redskins, Eagles, Bills, and Bears.

Week 1 NFL FanDuel Salary Analysis

A Macro Perspective on Week 1 FanDuel Salaries

FantasyLabs Co-Founder Jonathan Bales analyzes the Week 1 FanDuel salaries from a macro perspective, examining how FanDuel has historically priced elite players, how those guys have performed, and how the pricing of elite players might have changed in 2016.

The Freedman Files: Week 1 FanDuel Salaries

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman breaks down the Week 1 FanDuel salaries on a position-by-position basis, considering the matchups and slate dynamics of the quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends.

NFL

– Video: Testing Dumb Assumptions in NFL DFS

FantasyLabs writer Adam Levitan shows how he uses the NFL Trends tool to test public assumptions in NFL DFS.

– FantasyLabs Podcast: How to Transition From Season-Long Fantasy Football to NFL DFS

FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by Chris Raybon of 4for4.com to discuss how to transition from playing season-long fantasy football to NFL DFS.

MLB 

FantasyLabs Podcast: MLB GPP Mini-Series, Ep. 3

FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by FantasyLabs writer Jay Persson to break down the strategy for a low-stakes FanDuel tournament: The $3 Squeeze.

Trend Testing: Post-ASB Pitchers

Throughout the season, FantasyLabs writer  uses our FREE Trends tool to create a custom trend, and then tracks the results of his matches for the week in this article. The goal is to create trends with high Plus/Minus values and share them with our readers every Friday.

PGA

Drivers of Cash-Game Success (Part Two)

FantasyLabs PGA Director Colin Davy discusses his backtest of lineups to see which metrics predict cash-game success. Ultimately, Colin finds that opening odds have a higher importance than closing odds in predicting cash-game success, projected points and the Player Models matter, high ceilings are negative, and low-volume players (a.k.a. rookies) present unnecessary risk.

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For more strategy content, see our collection of evergreen articles.

We publish a number of pieces that touch on daily slates. The Breakdown and Trend of the Day are valuable and help readers make tough decisions as they construct their lineups.

We also publish a host of long-term articles that remain relevant for months, in some cases years. These pieces are invaluable in that their application is almost limitless. Ultimately, this evergreen content will help you learn daily fantasy sports and become the best DFS player you can be.

Here are pieces from this week that will be just as worthwhile next week.

2016 NFL Team Previews

The 2016 NFL Team Previews Homepage

The FantasyLabs staff does a team-by-team and player-by-player NFL preview of the 2016 season, with a focus on DFS performance, the range of outcomes for established starters, and the upside of depth players. This week, FantasyLabs writers John Daigle and Ian Hartitz preview the Giants, Redskins, Eagles, Bills, and Bears.

Week 1 NFL FanDuel Salary Analysis

A Macro Perspective on Week 1 FanDuel Salaries

FantasyLabs Co-Founder Jonathan Bales analyzes the Week 1 FanDuel salaries from a macro perspective, examining how FanDuel has historically priced elite players, how those guys have performed, and how the pricing of elite players might have changed in 2016.

The Freedman Files: Week 1 FanDuel Salaries

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman breaks down the Week 1 FanDuel salaries on a position-by-position basis, considering the matchups and slate dynamics of the quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends.

NFL

– Video: Testing Dumb Assumptions in NFL DFS

FantasyLabs writer Adam Levitan shows how he uses the NFL Trends tool to test public assumptions in NFL DFS.

– FantasyLabs Podcast: How to Transition From Season-Long Fantasy Football to NFL DFS

FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by Chris Raybon of 4for4.com to discuss how to transition from playing season-long fantasy football to NFL DFS.

MLB 

FantasyLabs Podcast: MLB GPP Mini-Series, Ep. 3

FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by FantasyLabs writer Jay Persson to break down the strategy for a low-stakes FanDuel tournament: The $3 Squeeze.

Trend Testing: Post-ASB Pitchers

Throughout the season, FantasyLabs writer  uses our FREE Trends tool to create a custom trend, and then tracks the results of his matches for the week in this article. The goal is to create trends with high Plus/Minus values and share them with our readers every Friday.

PGA

Drivers of Cash-Game Success (Part Two)

FantasyLabs PGA Director Colin Davy discusses his backtest of lineups to see which metrics predict cash-game success. Ultimately, Colin finds that opening odds have a higher importance than closing odds in predicting cash-game success, projected points and the Player Models matter, high ceilings are negative, and low-volume players (a.k.a. rookies) present unnecessary risk.

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For more strategy content, see our collection of evergreen articles.

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.