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[Baby Shoes]

Apparently my dad has been trying free ones of these on Yahoo where people can still win money. He sent me the link yesterday. They have a $200 cap, this is the team I put together for tonight:

PG - Damian Lillard - $49
SG - JR Smith - $17
G - Patty Mills - $14
SF - Gordon Hayward - $34
PF - Amir Johnson - $16
F - Evan Turner - $15
C - Myles Turner - $29
Util - Jeff Teague - $26

Figured I'd splurge on Lillard who is playing Sacramento off a back to back. So Evan Turner seemed like a good plug from same team for same reason. When I picked I was pretty sure Embiid wasn't playing for Philly tonight which is why I wanted Myles Turner but I screwed up because this is a Philly home game and it was the road trip earlier in the week Embiid wasn't going on. Think Gordo can have a big game against Orlando. Fairly happy with the balanced roster I got. I almost tried to make a tweak to put Pau Gasol as my utility against Detroit but he was $1 more than Teague and I wasn't sure about figuring out another adjustment.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Really like the Hayward and Teague plays. Amir's low priced and a lot of people seem to be talking him up and rostering him but I just don't get why when he's averaging around 14-17 FP a game outside one blow up and guys like Isaiah/Avery are taking advantage of Horford's injury.

Rolling with the following lineups in a $4 Sharpshooter EDIT: Just saw the news about Embiid playing and Danny Green not playing.
PG Kemba Walker Tor@Cha $7,500 swap out
SG Nicolas Batum Tor@Cha $6,100 swap out
SF Otto Porter Cle@Was $6,500 swap out
PF Serge Ibaka Uta@Orl $4,900 swap out
C Rudy Gobert Uta@Orl $6,300 swap out
G Ish Smith Det@SA $4,700 swap out
F LeBron James Cle@Was $10,200 swap out
UTIL Marco Belinelli Tor@Cha $3,800

PG Ish Smith Det@SA $4,700 swap out
SG DeMar DeRozan Tor@Cha $8,200 swap out
SF Otto Porter Cle@Was $6,500 swap out
PF Marvin Williams Tor@Cha $4,800 swap out
C Serge Ibaka Uta@Orl $4,900 swap out
G Avery Bradley NY@Bos $7,000 swap out
F Gordon Hayward Uta@Orl $7,200 swap out
UTIL Marcin Gortat Cle@Was $6,400

 

[909]

I haven't played all week but now it's time to snap back to reality.

POS PLAYER OPP FPPG SALARY
PG Isaiah Thomas NY@Bos 42.9 $7,900 swap out
SG J.R. Smith Cle@Was 20.8 $4,200 swap out
SF Carmelo Anthony NY@Bos 36.5 $7,400 swap out
PF Marvin Williams Tor@Cha 24.9 $4,800 swap out
C Nikola Vucevic Uta@Orl 35.2 $6,100 swap out
G Damian Lillard Sac@Por 44.2 $8,700 swap out
F Maurice Harkless Sac@Por 21.3 $4,600 swap out
UTIL Joel Embiid Ind@Phi 33.0 $5,900

 

[Baby Shoes]

I like the lineup with DeRozen/Walker combo but DeRozen is a great anchor. Almost took him with how he's started but couldn't pass on splurging on Lillard vs a tired Kings team who is weak at PG play anyway (Collison is back but not sure his conditioning after the long suspension and Dame should still tear him up). I do agree while Lineup 2 is more steady guys, they could easily just pull huge because just adding all of their totals up could get huge. And I really expect a big game from Hayward.

Think you are right with with Amir / Isaiah and Avery assessment. I really took Amir because I know he's been starting, though I personally would probably be giving more minutes to Zeller right now as Amir has just kinda been underwhelming as a whole to me for most of his career.

909 got a pretty sick lineup too. I haven't really looked at Orlando much this year to know how Vucevic is doing but he is usually steady to stud in these things, padding some stats all around.

 

[Baby Shoes]

Looks like I am middle of the pack on NBA, though the two Portland guys still playing. Hayward cleaned up just like I predicted though, getting by far most points of anyone on my team. Got a couple good games out of some of the others but as we discussed before, Amir Johnson underperformed.

Found the free Football one on Yahoo that I entered for tomorrow. Not as secure on my football knowledge. Same rules, $200 budget. I went with:

Kirk Cousins - $28
Jay Ajayi - $30
LeGarrette Blount - $22
Alshon Jeffrey - $27
Adam Humphries - $15
Michael Floyd - $14
Rob Gronkowski - $29
Charcandrick West - $19
Jets Defense - $16

Not having high hopes but we will see how it goes but gambling on Jeffrey finding success with Cutler and Jets against Rams.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Got too cute and tinkered with my lineups so I only won $5 last night.

Entered these 2 lineups in a $3 Sharpshooter
PG James Harden SA@Hou 62.6 $11,300 swap out
SG Lou Williams LAL@NO 27.3 $5,500 swap out
SF Andrew Wiggins LAC@Min 33.6 $6,400 swap out
PF Derrick Favors Uta@Mia 26.3 $6,300 swap out
C Andre Drummond Det@Den 40.5 $7,500 swap out
G Tim Frazier LAL@NO 31.9 $6,200 swap out
F Kelly Olynyk Bos@Ind 22.6 $3,300 swap out
UTIL Gerald Henderson Phi@Atl 17.5 $3,500

PG Kyle Lowry NY@Tor 39.6 $7,700 swap out
SG Avery Bradley Bos@Ind 39.1 $7,000 swap out
SF T.J. Warren Bkn@Pho 32.5 $6,700 swap out
PF Jabari Parker Mem@Mil 32.6 $6,200 swap out
C Andre Drummond Det@Den 40.5 $7,500 swap out
G Sergio Rodríguez Phi@Atl 26.2 $5,300 swap out
F Kelly Olynyk Bos@Ind 22.6 $3,300 swap out
UTIL Tim Frazier LAL@NO 31.9 $6,200

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Hit big on guys like LOU and Sergio but my best lineup scored around 265 and didn't even sniff cashing. Tim Frazier busted and scored just 19.5, which hurt my lineups. Top scoring lineup went with STUDS in Harden, DeRozan, and Jimmy Butler while supplementing with the obvious Kelly Olynyk play, a "sleeper" in Gortat, and padding out his lineup with cheap guys who got lots of minutes: Eric Gordon (30+ MPG), Nikola Mirotic (He got lucky and blew up but was capable of solid games on 21-25 MPG), and Alex Len (hit 29 minutes with Tyson Chandler out).

Rolling with this lineup tonight in a $4 $200K Contest
PG Stephen Curry Pho@GS 43.8 $9,200 swap out
SG C.J. McCollum Den@Por 37.0 $7,300 swap out
SF T.J. Warren Pho@GS 32.5 $6,700 swap out
PF Julius Randle LAL@Min 31.9 $6,400 swap out
C Draymond Green Pho@GS 41.4 $8,000 swap out
G Andre Roberson Orl@OKC 18.7 $3,700 swap out
F Domantas Sabonis Orl@OKC 17.3 $4,000 swap out
UTIL Alex Len Pho@GS 23.2 $4,700

 

[MFer]

Baby Shoes, I'd get Floyd out of your lineup if possible. JJ Nelson is running as the Cards #2 WR at the moment plus they will probably run the ball more today since they're playing the shitty Niners.

EDIT: Rolling these boys out here today.

QB Dak Prescott 20.2 swap out
RB Jordan Howard 16.2 swap out
RB Lamar Miller 15.3 swap out
WR Cole Beasley 14.7 swap out
WR Mike Evans 23.2 swap out
WR Jordan Matthews 14.2 swap out
TE Zach Ertz 8.0 swap out
FLEX Tyreek Hill 9.2 swap out
DST Cardinals 9.9

QB Marcus Mariota 20.2 swap out
RB Melvin Gordon 22.9 swap out
RB Jordan Howard 16.2 swap out
WR Doug Baldwin 14.5 swap out
WR Brandin Cooks 17.3 swap out
WR Tyrell Williams Q 13.5 swap out
TE Zach Miller 12.2 swap out
FLEX Jordan Reed 16.9 swap out
DST Rams 7.5

 

[fazzle]

My team is doing pretty damn well so far, I wish I entered it into more tournaments.

Mariota
Melvin Gordon
Howard
Diggs
Britt
Julio
Walker
McManus
Rams D

 

[MFer]

Uh, I hope no one listened to me

 

[Baby Shoes]

Baby Shoes, I'd get Floyd out of your lineup if possible. JJ Nelson is running as the Cards #2 WR at the moment plus they will probably run the ball more today since they're playing the shitty Niners.

Thanks for the heads up, I didn't see in time. I knew JJ had been getting more looks recently, I really just used Floyd as he was the only one I was familiar with to plug in for cheap.

HQ - Len is getting one last start tonight, as of now. Chandler returned to team following death of his mother tonight but is still inactive for tonight's game, so hopefully you can squeeze a little more out of his extended minutes while he has them.

 

[Hawk 34]

Lost 100 bucks at the last minute via stat corrections but still walk away with 50 bucks.

 

[Baby Shoes]

Sucks that if dropped that much from a few corrections but $50 sounds like a nice win still.

And I looked and Floyd ended up being my second highest point guy because most of my gambles except him sucked.

 

[fazzle]

I ended up scoring 154 points on fanduel despite having 0 TDs from my RBs and WRs. That doesn't even seem possible

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Small slate meant not a lot of chances to cash and didn't even come close thanks to Sabonis and Len underperforming (Sabonis especially).

Rolling with these lineups in a $4 Entry
PG PG Jeff Teague Orl@Ind $6,400 --- Swapped out Tyler Johnson as Josh Richardson's getting the start in Miami.
SG J.J. Redick Bkn@LAC $4,000 swap out --- Sneaky sleeper. Hitting 22 FP in 4/5 last games
SF Trevor Ariza Phi@Hou $5,100 swap out --- Sneaky sleeper. Getting minutes + 26 FP in 4/5 last games
PF Harrison Barnes Dal@NY $7,100 swap out --- BEAST.
C Enes Kanter OKC@Det $4,800 swap out --- Sneaky sleeper. Double doubled in 3 of last 4 games where he put up 29.5+ FP
G Avery Bradley Bos@NO $7,000 swap out --- BEAST.
F Gordon Hayward Mem@Uta $7,600 swap out --- BEAST.
UTIL Andre Drummond OKC@Det $8,000 --- BEAST.

PG Chris Paul Bkn@LAC $8,700 swap out --- BEAST.
SG J.J. Barea Dal@NY $6,800 swap out --- 33+ FP in 3/4 last games.
SF Harrison Barnes Dal@NY $7,100 swap out --- BEAST.
PF Jon Leuer OKC@Det $4,700 swap out --- Dirt cheap guy who can hit 24+ FP.
C Enes Kanter OKC@Det $4,800 swap out
G Ish Smith OKC@Det $5,100 swap out --- Sneaky sleeper. 27.75+ in 3/5 games.
F Kelly Olynyk Bos@NO $4,800 swap out --- Getting minutes, doing the work.
UTIL Carmelo Anthony Dal@NY $7,500 --- BEAST.

 

[MFer]

My second NFL lineup put me in the money due to Doug Baldwin's huge game. Still took a net loss overall, but I'm learning.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Won $7.00 with the "Sleeper" Ariza lineup

PG Jeff Teague 36.5 lock
SG J.J. Redick 31 lock
SF Trevor Ariza 42 lock
PF Harrison Barnes 29 lock
C Enes Kanter 17.25 lock
G Avery Bradley 35 lock
F Gordon Hayward 22 lock
UTIL Isaiah Thomas 54.25 lock
Total Fantasy Points: 267.00

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Rolling with this lineup in a $3 Sharpshooter tonight
PG Kemba Walker 42.6 swap out
SG Jimmy Butler 41.2 swap out
SF Andrew Wiggins 36.3 swap out
PF Marvin Williams 26.0 swap out
C Mason Plumlee 25.8 swap out
G Kent Bazemore 24.9 swap out
F Nicolas Batum 32.4 swap out
UTIL Robin Lopez 21.5

 

[909]

PG D'Angelo Russell Bkn@LAL 28.4 $6,200 swap out
SG Dion Waiters Atl@Mia 23.6 $4,200 swap out
SF Jimmy Butler Chi@Por 41.2 $8,000 swap out
PF Trevor Booker Bkn@LAL 28.4 $5,900 swap out
C K. Towns Cha@Min 42.2 $8,200 swap out
G Nicolas Batum Cha@Min 32.4 $6,800 swap out
F Brandon Ingram Bkn@LAL 14.6 $3,300 swap out
UTIL Dwight Howard Atl@Mia 39.1 $7,200


Haven't played in a while.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Really struggled last night, scoring just 254.5 FP as Marvin Williams put up a 10.25 and a late swap of Lucas Nogueria (6.5 FP) in place of Robin Lopez (31.75 FP) really burned my lineup. Still wouldn't have been enough to cash at 279.75 but I'd have gotten a lot closer. I'm not gonna second guess myself again unless a dude's injured/out.

Rolling with this lineup tonight in a $4 Entry, just setting it and forgetting it this time.
PG Mike Conley Mem@LAC 35.8 $6,000 swap out --- Hitting 30+ FP and likely low owned.
SG K. Caldwell-Pope Det@NY 23.9 $5,000 swap out --- Hitting 22-25 FP and has flashed potential to hit 32+ FP. Good matchup and cheap
SF Markieff Morris Was@Phi 29.9 $6,100 swap out --- Seen an uptick in minutes and has BEASTED as a result the last 2 games
PF Zach Randolph Mem@LAC 26.5 $4,900 swap out --- "Sleeper" stud. Dirt cheap and consistently gets you 24+ FP
C Mike Muscala Mil@Atl 20.4 $3,600 swap out --- Breakout Stud if Dwight Howard can't play or plays sparingly
G Stephen Curry GS@Tor 44.4 $9,400 swap out --- BEAST. Finally scoring like a mofo too
F Kevin Love Cle@Ind 39.5 $7,800 swap out --- BEAST. Capable of 37+ with 40+ potential
UTIL Rudy Gay SA@Sac 38.6 $6,800 --- BEAST. 30+ FP scorer with the capability to explode for 40+ in a good matchup. Put up 32.75 last time vs. SA

 

[909]

I won a few bucks with my lineup last night. Think I'm going to keep fielding Ingram as my low salary play because eventually he's going to have a big game and that low salary allows me to fill my roster with good players. My current one is this:

PG Kyrie Irving 38.5 lock
SG K. Caldwell-Pope 32 lock
SF Rudy Gay 0 lock
PF Clint Capela 38 lock
C Nikola Vucevic 34.5 lock
G G. Antetokounmpo 60.75 lock
F Jahlil Okafor 27.25 lock
UTIL Emmanuel Mudiay 14.25
TOTAL FANTASY POINTS: 245.25

This will cash again as long as Gay does something. What I started doing was to only pick players I think can get 35 FP in a game. Boom-bust is the way to go I think. 20 FP doesn't win anything. Only regret is that I didn't switch Okafor for Terrence Jones like I was thinking of doing.

I finished with 286 and cashed. I think HQ finished with almost exactly the same.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Won $6.00 as I continue to do well in NBA for the most part. Zach Randolph is a low priced stud and worth his salary, an "easy" 23-27 FP a night guy playing for a team that ordinarily won't get much love as he was just 3.5% owned. KCP was just 5.4% owned and Conley was just 6.9% owned. Rudy Gay was also 3.9% owned and had his worst game of the season otherwise I would've cashed a ton more.

PG Mike Conley 55.75 lock
SG K. Caldwell-Pope 32 lock
SF Markieff Morris 26.5 lock
PF Zach Randolph 27.75 lock
C Mike Muscala 27.75 lock
G Stephen Curry 51.25 lock
F Kevin Love 51 lock
UTIL Rudy Gay 20.75 lock
Total Fantasy Points: 292.75

Threw together 2 other lineups which didn't cash and scored 258.25 and 221.25 (This one I tried to play the pace lineup of Pho/Den + a Harden/DeRozan combo).

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Rolling with this lineup tonight. Beverly's getting the start at PG tonight, LaVine should be back but can be swapped out if not (although the SG options are trash, my 2nd option would be Rodney Hood). Put in several studs and Derrick Rose could be a cheap, low owned Guard option as he tends to shoot a ton and will eventually have a big game IMO.

PG Patrick Beverley O 0.0 swap out
SG Zach LaVine 30.4 swap out
SF Andrew Wiggins 36.8 swap out
PF Trevor Ariza 27.8 swap out
C K. Towns 41.8 swap out
G Derrick Rose 27.8 swap out
F Otto Porter 33.2 swap out
UTIL Joel Embiid O 33.6

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Tweaked my above lineup and still won $7.00 by trying to target players who were lower owned, which paid off. Rose was 10.7%, Beverly was 3.0%, Gobert was 8.8%, and Lopez was 5.6%. Finished at 15,062 out of 117,647.

PG Derrick Rose 38 lock
SG Jimmy Butler 45.5 lock
SF Jabari Parker 25.5 lock
PF K. Porzingis 35.75 lock
C Rudy Gobert 40.25 lock
G Patrick Beverley 24.5 lock
F Carmelo Anthony 29.25 lock
UTIL Robin Lopez 30.5 lock
Total Fantasy Points: 269.25

 

[MFer]

The Draft Kings/FanDuel merger is ON.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Continue to win, won $6.00 with the below lineup. Points matter but low ownership is a big factor in moving up as well. Once again, would've cashed more if I had anybody but Tobias Harris. Finished 20,952 out of 117,647.
PG Jeff Teague 37.5 lock
SG Nicolas Batum 48.5 lock
SF Wilson Chandler 45 lock
PF Blake Griffin 51.75 lock
C Brook Lopez 37.5 lock
G Marcus Smart Q 15.5 lock
F Tobias Harris 11.5 lock
UTIL Zach Randolph 24 lock
Total Fantasy Points: 271.25

 

[Baby Shoes]

The free one I was doing had another entry last night. I anchored it around the thought Paul George would trash the Suns, not knowing he would be out. Picked him and TJ Warren who played limited minutes so it was trash, even though I got a huge steal in Zaza Pachulia paying $10 for him and he produced one of my best point lines with like 25 fantasy points.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Rolling with this lineup tonight... focusing on a mixture of studs and guys who should be low owned and productive.

PG Kemba Walker 43.5 swap out
SG Klay Thompson 29.0 swap out
SF Nicolas Batum 34.8 swap out
PF Jon Leuer 23.7 swap out
C Robin Lopez 23.1 swap out
G J.J. Redick 22.1 swap out --- Swapped out Dion Waiters who's listed as a GTD with a groin issue.
F Zach Randolph 26.6 swap out --- Swapped out Serge Ibaka as I liked Randolph's match-up better and he's capable of a 16/8 type night.
UTIL Hassan Whiteside 46.5

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Didn't even come close to cashing (short by 20 points) thanks to Leuer picking this night to go completely scoreless and Robin Lopez hitting just 19.5 FP. Everybody else scored 32+ outside of Randolph who still scored 27.25.

Gonna skip tonight's slate as I'm not really digging any of the lineup creations.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Won $14 ($7 each) with my 2 NFL Lineups scoring 150 and 149.6 FP respectively.