FanDuel Contest- Link for April 11 in post #516

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by formulate

Don't look now but old formulate is unstuck. Two good days and went from 30 bucks in the red to 15 in the black. Big thanks to Eldrick whose advice on strategy I promptly ignored, taking Ovechkin and riding the Caps to victory

Right about now is where my degeneracy kicks in and I start entering $50 pools nightly, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts!

That is a virtual guarantee of at least some success

[Gary83]

Bahhhhh, spent a good 10+ minutes debating taking Ovechkin and Green, luckily I still won some money at least!

[bomber317]

What are the chances of a tie? dsim40 and I only had 2 of the same players and we tied. Crazy to think that a shot or a save would have broken the tie.

[JonDuke]

Dear Tampa...

[bomber317]

^^^

Seemed like a classic trap game there. Beat the Habs, then play the back-to-back against the leafs? I guessed a low-scoring game, and picked up the TB backup for cheap.

[EldrickOnIce]

^yes, a trap game... and I fell for it

And formulate's 43.2 would have been good for $25 in the $2 Tuesday Breakaway.

[DoubleF]

I got destroyed

[DSIM420]

I finally won something! Great job Mike Green with a big night!

[formulate]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

^yes, a trap game... and I fell for it

And formulate's 43.2 would have been good for $25 in the $2 Tuesday Breakaway.

Which I entered....with a different lineup :/

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by formulate

Which I entered....with a different lineup :/

I do that all the time too. But...better to enter a bunch of different line ups and win a decent prize on one, then to use the same line up in multiple contests and potentially lose on all.
Would be VERY awesome to use the same line up and win in multiple contests...but that is a rarity.

[EldrickOnIce]

Ha yeah. I generally put all the eggs in one basket, like I did last night at draftkings. Not suggesting it's a good strategy, but it has worked out pretty good for me - I'm up almost $500 since I started playing again, when this thread was started.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Ha yeah. I generally put all the eggs in one basket, like I did last night at draftkings. Not suggesting it's a good strategy, but it has worked out pretty good for me - I'm up almost $500 since I started playing again, when this thread was started.

That's pretty good. I'm about $40 in the red right now with a high of $20 up at one point so my skids have been bad for me. My last dollar tonight being bet. Debating whether I will want to add money to this...

Might need a few lessons in the Eldrick School of 50/50s if I add funds.

[EldrickOnIce]

^the nice part of hitting a big night is that it then affords the luxury of taking some chances without dipping back into your pocket to keep playing. Like my $70+ last night. Hit on all the 50/50, missed all the others (thanks Tampa). Still a decent payday, and not a big deal if I lost it all.
I lose way more regularly with multiple lineups, fwiw, but that could simply be random and some good luck.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

^yes, a trap game... and I fell for it

And formulate's 43.2 would have been good for $25 in the $2 Tuesday Breakaway.

I debated Stamkos or Ovechkin. Went Stamkos thinking most would go Ovi.

Whoops.

[DoubleF]

I don't expect to win them all, but winning only 3 of the last 24 lines I've played sucks. Especially when most of those are 50/50s. 4 or 5 were just dumb $1 ones, but the rest were mainly 50/50s and a few $2 breakaway. Would be nice to have a 1/3 winning percentage at least ha ha.

[EldrickOnIce]

^yikes. Unlucky streak
In the last month, I have been 49/60 on fifty fifty, and 61/110 overall.

[EldrickOnIce]

Draftkings lineup @ $17.50 in 7 contests
Crosby, Kadri, Hornqvist, O'Reilly, Sean, Brennan, Lindholm, Anderson, van Riemsdyk

Good luck to all who play today

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

...winning only 3 of the last 24 lines I've played sucks. Especially when most of those are 50/50s....

My record is has a 1W-6L ratio, so I feel for ya.
And I've only played about a dozen 50/50's
But...you don't have to win often.
A couple of sizable wins here and there and you'll still be good.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by JonDuke

My record is has a 1W-6L ratio, so I feel for ya.
And I've only played about a dozen 50/50's
But...you don't have to win often.
A couple of sizable wins here and there and you'll still be good.

True. Here's hoping I get one of those coming up.

[EldrickOnIce]

Entered a couple more times with that lineup.
Total spent: $22.50
Total won: $25.20
Big $2.70 payday.
Won all 50/50 easily, and nothing else.