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Course 5: NBA Strategy

Handling Injuries in Daily Fantasy NBA

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I. DFS Injuries Overview

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Injury Overview

3Source: xxxxxxNote: data is from FanDuel’s 2014-15 NBA Season

Increases floor ceiling ↑● Value backups get more minutes and

opportunities to score

Increases budget for stars ↑● With inexpensive backups creating more value,

additional salary can be allocated to stars

Injuries

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Minutes vs Fantasy Point

4Source: Daily Fantasy Cafe

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Not All Injuries Are Created Equally

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When average starters are injured

● Backup picks up most of his minutes and a large portion of

his production

When star players are injured

● Backup and the next best player(s) pick up wide gap left by

an injured superstar

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Injury Sources

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Twitter● @RotoQLapp

● @RotoWorld_BK

● @baskmonster

● @FantasyLabsNBA

Websites● QL Wire

● Rotowire

● RotoGrinders

● NBA Wowy

Mobile Apps● Twitter

● Team Stream

● ESPN Scorecenter

Software

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Lineup Example

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II. Reacting to Injuries

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Using DraftKings Late Swap

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Day in the Life of Saahil on Game Day

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Time Notes

11am Start building lineups based on players projected that day

11am - 6pm Monitor Twitter, websites and apps for available news regarding players in doubt

6pm - 7pm Adjust lineups before lock with players who have been announced out or stand to benefit from injury news

7pm - 9pm Monitor injury news on Twitter and use Late Swap as information becomes available

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Backup Lineups/Late Swaps

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Lineup A if injury does not occurs Lineup B if injury does occurs

● When you are unsure of a player's status, always have a backup option to swap

● Make sure to not lock any players in the UTIL spots, so you can maximize lineup flexibility with late swaps

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Lineup Example #2

12Source: xxxxxxNote: data is from FanDuel’s 2014-15 NBA Season

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More Resources

Visit our Support Center to watch video tutorials on how to use RotoQL

• rotoql.zendesk.com

Monitor daily fantasy news, strategy and advice articles at the QL Wire

• rotoql.com/qlwire

If you are new to DFS or just need a refresher on the fundamentals, visit RotoU

• rotoql.com/university

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