INSIDE THE MIND is an ongoing series focused on strategy, process and application.
This series will feature content where I’m breaking down my own process on playing different DFS sports, using tools, creating goals, bankroll management, contest-selection and much more.
New episodes will be available each month.
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND focuses on: PGA – Bankroll Management/Contest Selection.
I breakdown my views on bankroll management and contest selection on DraftKings for PGA.
Some key things I cover include:
• Planning out your bankroll for the ENTIRE season, including Showdown slates.
• Applying the “bankroll math” to your own personal goals/style of play.
• Be willing to change your approach based on what you like for the slate and what you see for contests.
• My thought process for the contests I join and how I view them going in.
• How I handle a “main” lineup and all the tournaments I play it in across the lobby.
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND features special guest: Nika.
Nika is a valued member of the DFS Mastermind community and she hops on with me to break down her entire strategy and process for NBA DFS.
Some key things we talk about include:
• Choosing and using the right tools/optimizer to fit YOUR process.
• The importance of having accurate projections for both player points and ownership.
• Nika’s entire SaberSim process for setting up her player pool and then creating her lineups from it.
• Using DVP and matchups to find leverage points that are worth mixing into your player pool.
• The importance of having a review session each day and how Nika makes it part of her own process.
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND focuses on: PGA – Building In Sets.
I talk about my method for building PGA Classic or Showdown lineups in sets!
Some key things I cover include:
• Scenarios and narratives you can use to build sets around in PGA and other sports like NFL.
• How to apply it in PGA for things like; weather advantages/waves, course-rotations, skillsets and more.
• My entire optimizer setup to get started and how I build an exact set type from scratch.
• Concepts/theories you can apply via build settings, exposures and/or group settings to angle your sets to be different than others/most.
• General strategy around leveraging weather in PGA, especially in the case of a late-changing forecast and/or the potential unknowns with possible delays etc.
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND features special guest: mbhabes aka Sheets.
I talk to Eric about his strategy and process for NBA using SaberSim. He shares his screen and shows his exact process leading up to NBA lock!
Some key things we talk about include:
• Why it’s not a big deal to share this process.
• Using min-uniques to compare against his lineups and find the “sweet spot” he’s comfortable with.
• Running contest sims and accepting the created contest fields.
• “The more diverse you can get, the better!”
• You can’t just press buttons and win. There’s still a process within the tools!
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND focuses on: NFL – Bankroll Management/Contest Selection.
I breakdown my views on bankroll management and contest selection on DraftKings for the NFL Wildcard Weekend short-slates.
Some key things I cover include:
• Featured tournaments vs. Standard offerings. What I look for when it comes to prize payout structures.
• How to handle Satellites & Qualifiers. “Stick to what you know!”
• Be willing to change your approach based on what you like for the slate and what you see for contests.
• Look into the prize payout structure and don’t just trust the number at the top!
• Risk-management and playing what you’re willing to lose.
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND focuses on: DFS Goals – 2024/2025.
I breakdown my personal DFS goals for 2024/2025 and how you can apply these to your own goals.
Some key things I cover include:
• Setting REALISTIC goals!
• When to evaluate your goals and when to adjust them.
• Making contest-selection and volume a part of them to keep you honest/on-track and to make things more sustainable.
• My personal goals based on ROI/Profit/Outcomes etc.
• My Big Huge Aggressive Goal (BHAG).
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND focuses on: NFL – KOTD Qualifier.
I breakdown my process for playing a $100 5-Max Qualifier for NFL King of the Desert on DraftKings.
Some key things I cover include:
• What is King of the Desert and why do I play in it?
• Rules, guidelines, prize payouts etc.
• Each of my 5 lineups and how they work for and/or against each other in a 167-entry qualifier.
• Mistakes, leaks and/or errors I see with my own play and how you can use it to avoid them in your own builds.
• Roster-construction and portfolio management.
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND focuses on: NFL – Optimizer Process.
I go through my entire process for using an optimizer to build lineups on an NFL Classic slate.
Some key things I cover include:
• Finding the optimal and loading the “dry run.”
• Using my first build to look for leverage.
• Taking the extra steps to make sure it doesn’t “all go bad” right out of the gate!
• Setting groups and adding your own personal touch.
• More optimizer runs than most will do to make sure you’re getting exactly what you want!
All this and more!
This episode of INSIDE THE MIND features special guest: StatATL.
I talk to Billy about strategies and process you can apply to NFL short-slates. This is good for Afternoon slates, Thanksgiving slates, Christmas slates, Playoff slates and more!
Some key things we talk about include:
• How to attack a short-slate by looking at positions/options and not just the game totals.
• Hunting for “had to have it” scores and ways to fit more of them into a lineup.
• Correlation, over-stacking, leaving salary and other roster-construction tips.
• A process for handling staggered starts that could be a game-changer for some!
• 20-max focus with the ability to scale up or down from there.
All this and more!