Think about it this way. In a normal season long league, usually the player who got the best draft and knew who to sit and play during the season will do the best. Now with daily fantasy basketball you can pick a fair team each day since there is no drafting order. You draft your team right when you sign up. This means you can both pick the same players but everyone is going use their salary cap different way. In daily fantasy basketball you just need to use the most up to date news and stats to figure out the best player to play. You’ll be surprised how many people don’t take a really cheap player even though he will be starting due to another’s injury. This is why if you do your research you can have and edge at Fantasy Sports Live.

* 1 Goalie
* 2 Defense Men
* 2 Left Wings
* 2 Right Wings
* 2 Centers

My friends who are really into fantasy hockey say the best strategy is to find a couple good players that you can pick up for cheap. Then you can use all the money you saved on buying the expensive guys who are sure to get you lots of points. Plus keep in mind if you pick a bad goalie you don’t have much of a chance to win. The below info on how points are scored at Fantasy Sports Live will show you the emphasis placed on the goalie.

Goalies:
+20 each win
+10 each shutout
+1 each save
-7 each goal against

Offensive Players:
+10 each goal
+7 each assist
+1 each shot on goal
+1 each minute in penalty box
+5 each plus stat
-5 each minus stat

Saturday December, 8th

-Josh Howard had a career high 47 points which helped him earn 59 fantasy points for anyone who was lucky enough to pick him up.

-Deron Williams from Utah had 41 points which contributed to his 52 fantasy points.

-Al Jefferson from the Timberwolves had a season high 20 rebounds and 32 points. He ended up with a huge 60 fantasy points.

It might be time to watch these guys more closely. Jefferson is to inconsistent for my liking but if he has a couple big time games I might start picking him up. Josh Howard has been looking consistent over his last 5 games and might be a good buy if his price stays cheap. Deron Willams is usually good for a lot of points but lacks in the rebound department and is off and on with his assists. If his price is good, I might try him out sometimes.

Last night I played a $5, 10 man $800K cap and placed 9th! I really screwed up taking Rondo from the Celtics. He was cheap but only got me 15 fantasy points. I looked to see if anyone else had a really low scorer and the next closest was 21 fantasy points. Nowitzki also screwed me. He was pretty expensive and only earned 22 fantasy points. I should of taken Iverson who had a huge game with 58 fantasy points. Another good pick would of been C. Butler with 43 fantasy points.

Tonight I’m in a $5.50, heads up no cap match. Team is below:
A. Iverson
B. Roy
J. Johnson
D. Nowitzki
J. Howard
C. Anthony
M. Camby

Like the name implies, matches only last for a day. If I play in a $5 fantasy basketball match tonight, I will have either lost that $5 or won by the end of the last game played tonight. Say you play in a daily fantasy football contest for Sunday; you won’t be able to use players from the Thursday or Monday night games. The only players available to you will be the ones playing on Sunday.

At Fantasy Sports Live once you join a contest you pick your team right away. You do not have to wait for other owners to make their picks. Unlike season long leagues, multiple owners can have the same players. For example if I’m in a $5.5 heads up fantasy football match I could have Brady, Moss, and Owens on my team and my opponent could have those exact three players. When there is a point cap or salary cap you will see some overlap of players. In the no cap leagues there will obviously be a lot more overlap since everyone can take the best players and not worry about their cost in points or salary.

Daily fantasy sports at Fantasy Sports Live allow you to play in three types of contests. Salary cap, point cap, or no cap matches. In season long leagues players take turns drafting and thus do not deal with these caps.

There is more skill and variables to look at in daily fantasy sports. Since contests are going off every day, you need to be up on the latest news and really look at player match ups. Lets say you find out a starting defensive end gets hurt and now a rookie will be covering a star receiver. With daily fantasy sports you can use that knowledge to easily get that star receiver on your team. In season long leagues you would have to hope for a trade.

There is a lot more action with daily fantasy sports and the skilled fantasy player can enjoy a big edge on his opponents. If you do have an edge, you can easily play int tons of cash matches everyday as explained in profiting from daily fantasy sports.

It seems too risky to take an inconsistent player in daily fantasy basketball.  Yea they might have a big game every once in awhile but when they have an off game; you’ll have no chance at winning.  Last night I ended up in 3rd place largely due to Kirilenko’s poor performance.

Carlos Boozer came back from his ankle injury and put up 50 fantasy points.  I’m buying him for 40 points and banking on another solid performance.   I usually would take LeBron James today but it doesn’t look like he will play due to his injury.   My other forwards are Jefferson from the Nets and Kirilenko from Utah.  I had a bad experience last time I took Kirilenko which made me shy away from him but his last two games have been strong and for 25 points he seems like a good buy.

I’m not to keen on my team for tonight so I’m only play $1, 6 man 220 point match.  My team is:

K. Bryant
M. Redd
B. Udrih
C. Boozer
R. Jefferson
A. Kirilenko
C. Kaman

Antonio Daniels
Is doing it really big right now. Since November 17th, he has been averaging about 35 minutes a game and putting up consistent numbers. The last 5 games he has averaged 10 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, .5 steals, and 2.5 turn overs. These stats ad up to about 20 fantasy points per game. He is still selling for only 10 points at Fantasy Sports Live. As long as his cost stays under 15 points, I think he is a good pick.

Jamario Moon
Has been started playing more minutes since November 18th and a lot of people have still not picked up on him. His last five games he is averaging near 38 minutes and scoring 10.5 points, 1 assist, 10 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 1.5 steals, and 1 turnover. This all ads up to about 24 fantasy points. From the looks of things it seems he should remain a consistent performer. I’ll keep buying him as long as his cost is under 15 points.