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Fantasy Football Playoffs Over? Try Fantasy Throwdown

December 18, 2018 By Draft Buddy Leave a Comment

Screenshot of an example Fantasy Throwdown game, mid-draft, between Mike and RotoChris.

Fantasy Throwdown is traditional head-to-head fantasy football, reduced from a season-long game between 10-12 owners to a single week, two player battle. There is a fantasy football serpentine draft between you and your opponent. The player pool is limited to three NFL games on the upcoming week schedule, selected by the players, to allow for appropriate depth of talent for your draft. The team that scores the most fantasy points for the week, wins.

Fantasy Throwdown allows for various lineup options, including flex players, superflex (flex QB) and even individual defensive players. Plus, players can choose between standard performance and PPR scoring. There are unique strategy aspects to the game, including choosing who wants the 1st or 2nd overall pick in the draft, the game selection for the player pool, and the unique Block. Make sure to read the Fantasy Throwdown rules about the Block.

Throwdown is completely free to play right now. Create an account and play as many games each week as you like for Weeks 16 and 17 of the NFL season, plus Wild-Card Weekend and the Divisional Playoffs. People who play Throwdown love the format, and I hope you will like it too.

MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis for Friday September 28

September 28, 2018 By Chris Spencer Leave a Comment

My approach to identifying lineups worthy of stacking evolved from fantasy football where I’d look at the opposing defenses fantasy points allowed to help identify positive matchups. For DFS baseball I look at a team’s DFS points per plate appearance (ppa) and compare to the opposing pitcher’s DFS ppa. A “bad” pitcher could lead to an increase in production from the hitters and conversely, a “good” pitcher could lead to a decrease in production.

How to Read the Charts
The Atlanta Braves are facing a RHP on road (Jerad Eickhoff PHI who has faced 11 batters). On FanDuel the Braves are currently putting up 2.11 points per plate appearance (PPA) vs. RHP on road and Jerad Eickhoff is currently allowing 148% more PPA than the MLB average (2.12 PPA). Their modified PPA is 3.12 (2.11 x 148%) and the difference is simply their modified PPA minus their situational PPA. Rinse & repeat for DraftKings.

When Opposing Pitcher indicates TBD/Bullpen or hasn’t faced any MLB batters this season the lineup’s PPA shown is their overall PPA at home or away.

It is important to note that due to the volatility of stolen bases, I do not include them when calculating ppa.

Main Slate

Situation	Opposing Pitcher	Batters Faced
			FanDuel MLB Avg is 2.12			DraftKings MLB Avg is 1.61
			PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif	PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif
RHP on road	Jerad Eickhoff PHI	11	2.11 x 148%	3.12	+1.01	1.62 x 152%	2.46	+0.84
RHP on road	David Hess BAL	428	2.30 x 121%	2.79	+0.49	1.73 x 120%	2.08	+0.35
RHP at home	Lucas Giolito CHW	762	2.34 x 118%	2.77	+0.42	1.77 x 114%	2.02	+0.25
RHP at home	Jordan Zimmermann DET	535	2.27 x 113%	2.57	+0.30	1.72 x 114%	1.96	+0.24
RHP at home	Joe Ross WSN	48	2.47 x 102%	2.51	+0.04	1.88 x 101%	1.89	+0.01
LHP at home	Martin Perez TEX	387	1.85 x 131%	2.42	+0.57	1.44 x 131%	1.89	+0.45
LHP on road	Brian Johnson BOS	420	2.30 x 105%	2.40	+0.11	1.74 x 106%	1.84	+0.10
RHP on road	Ian Kennedy KCR	493	2.17 x 110%	2.39	+0.22	1.66 x 110%	1.82	+0.17
RHP on road	Chase De Jong MIN	52	2.03 x 116%	2.36	+0.33	1.56 x 117%	1.82	+0.26
LHP at home	J.A. Happ NYY	709	2.49 x 95%	2.35	-0.13	1.86 x 95%	1.76	-0.10
RHP on road	Jaime Barria LAA	518	2.44 x 95%	2.32	-0.12	1.85 x 96%	1.78	-0.07
RHP on road	Corey Oswalt NYM	264	1.90 x 122%	2.32	+0.42	1.46 x 121%	1.77	+0.31
LHP on road	Eric Lauer SDP	477	2.07 x 109%	2.27	+0.19	1.58 x 110%	1.74	+0.15
RHP at home	Mike Fiers OAK	696	2.34 x 95%	2.22	-0.12	1.77 x 97%	1.72	-0.05
RHP on road	Tyler Glasnow TBR	443	2.08 x 98%	2.04	-0.04	1.58 x 96%	1.52	-0.07
LHP at home	Thomas Pannone TOR	155	2.12 x 94%	1.99	-0.13	1.61 x 94%	1.52	-0.09
RHP on road	Zach Davies MIL	263	1.79 x 107%	1.92	+0.13	1.39 x 107%	1.49	+0.10
LHP on road	Madison Bumgarner SFG	525	2.14 x 90%	1.92	-0.22	1.62 x 91%	1.47	-0.15
RHP at home	Mike Clevinger CLE	787	2.14 x 88%	1.88	-0.26	1.65 x 89%	1.46	-0.19
RHP at home	Jose Urena MIA	688	1.93 x 94%	1.82	-0.11	1.47 x 95%	1.39	-0.08
RHP at home	Mike Foltynewicz ATL	727	2.20 x 83%	1.82	-0.38	1.66 x 83%	1.38	-0.29
RHP at home	Gerrit Cole HOU	776	2.15 x 81%	1.75	-0.40	1.64 x 81%	1.33	-0.31
LHP at home	Patrick Corbin ARI	782	2.12 x 81%	1.73	-0.39	1.60 x 82%	1.32	-0.28
LHP on road	Wade LeBlanc SEA	639	1.67 x 97%	1.61	-0.06	1.29 x 98%	1.26	-0.03
LHP on road	Kyle Freeland COL	815	1.96 x 81%	1.59	-0.38	1.48 x 83%	1.23	-0.25
LHP at home	Hyun-Jin Ryu LAD	302	1.94 x 78%	1.51	-0.43	1.50 x 81%	1.22	-0.28

Other Games (Not Main Slate)

Situation	Opposing Pitcher	Batters Faced
			FanDuel MLB Avg is 2.12			DraftKings MLB Avg is 1.61
			PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif	PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif
RHP at home	Nick Kingham PIT	322	2.16 x 121%	2.60	+0.45	1.64 x 119%	1.94	+0.30
RHP on road	Anthony DeSclafani CIN	465	2.10 x 115%	2.42	+0.32	1.61 x 115%	1.85	+0.24
RHP at home	Reynaldo Lopez CHW	773	2.34 x 99%	2.32	-0.03	1.77 x 98%	1.74	-0.03
RHP at home	Adam Wainwright STL	159	2.15 x 98%	2.11	-0.04	1.64 x 98%	1.61	-0.03
RHP on road	Kyle Hendricks CHC	779	2.21 x 91%	2.02	-0.19	1.68 x 93%	1.56	-0.12
RHP on road	Jose Berrios MIN	770	2.03 x 93%	1.89	-0.15	1.56 x 93%	1.44	-0.11

MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis for Thursday September 27

September 27, 2018 By Chris Spencer Leave a Comment

How to Read the Charts
The Kansas City Royals are facing a RHP at home (Josh Tomlin CLE who has faced 302 batters). On FanDuel the Royals are currently putting up 2.15 points per plate appearance (PPA) vs. RHP at home and Josh Tomlin is currently allowing 142% more PPA than the MLB average (2.12 PPA). Their modified PPA is 3.06 (2.15 x 142%) and the difference is simply their modified PPA minus their situational PPA. Rinse & repeat for DraftKings.

When Opposing Pitcher indicates TBD/Bullpen or hasn’t faced any MLB batters this season the lineup’s PPA shown is their overall PPA at home or away.

It is important to note that due to the volatility of stolen bases, I do not include them when calculating ppa.

Main Slate

Situation	Opposing Pitcher	Batters Faced
			FanDuel MLB Avg is 2.12			DraftKings MLB Avg is 1.61
			PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif	PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif
RHP at home	Josh Tomlin CLE	302	2.15 x 142%	3.06	+0.91	1.65 x 142%	2.35	+0.70
LHP on road	Jason Vargas NYM	380	2.32 x 125%	2.90	+0.58	1.79 x 124%	2.22	+0.43
RHP on road	David Hess BAL	428	2.30 x 121%	2.79	+0.49	1.73 x 120%	2.08	+0.35
RHP at home	Francisco Liriano DET	573	2.34 x 113%	2.64	+0.30	1.77 x 111%	1.95	+0.19
RHP at home	Ariel Jurado TEX	221	1.98 x 127%	2.52	+0.54	1.53 x 127%	1.94	+0.41
RHP on road	Glenn Sparkman KCR	156	2.19 x 111%	2.44	+0.25	1.67 x 112%	1.87	+0.21
LHP on road	Jon Lester CHC	736	2.19 x 97%	2.12	-0.07	1.67 x 98%	1.64	-0.03
TBD on road	TBD/Bullpen MIN	–	1.87 x 100%	1.87	+0.00	1.45 x 100%	1.45	+0.00
RHP at home	Julio Teheran ATL	702	1.92 x 98%	1.89	-0.04	1.47 x 96%	1.40	-0.07
RHP at home	Trevor Williams PIT	677	2.15 x 85%	1.82	-0.33	1.64 x 86%	1.40	-0.23
RHP at home	Gerrit Cole HOU	776	2.15 x 81%	1.75	-0.40	1.64 x 81%	1.33	-0.31
LHP on road	Marco Gonzales SEA	668	1.69 x 99%	1.66	-0.02	1.30 x 100%	1.31	+0.01

Other Games (Not Main Slate)

Situation	Opposing Pitcher	Batters Faced
			FanDuel MLB Avg is 2.12			DraftKings MLB Avg is 1.61
			PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif	PPA x %	Mod PPA	Dif
RHP at home	Jake Arrieta PHI	698	2.46 x 103%	2.53	+0.07	1.87 x 102%	1.91	+0.04
TBD on road	TBD/Bullpen TBR	–	2.19 x 100%	2.19	+0.00	1.65 x 100%	1.65	+0.00
LHP at home	CC Sabathia NYY	647	2.16 x 98%	2.13	-0.04	1.65 x 99%	1.63	-0.02
RHP on road	Antonio Senzatela COL	368	1.99 x 103%	2.05	+0.07	1.52 x 104%	1.58	+0.06