DFS Glossary

Every DFS Term explained in plain language, including ownership, leverage, correlation, GPP, and more, across NFL, NBA, MLB, and beyond.

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Contest Types Bankroll Management Bankroll management is how you size your DFS spending relative to the money you have set aside to play, called your bankroll, so normal losing streaks do not wipe you out. Core Strategy Chalk Chalk is the most popular, highly owned play on a slate. Core Strategy Contrarian A contrarian play or lineup is one built around choices most of the field will not make, such as low-owned players, unpopular teams or an unusual salary structure. Core Strategy Leverage Leverage is the edge you gain by rostering a play the field is underweight on, compared with how often it ends up in winning lineups.
76 terms

Contest Types 14 terms

The games you can enter and how they pay.

150-Max 50/50 Bankroll Management Cash Game Classic Contests Double-Up GPP (Guaranteed Prize Pool) Multi-Entry Satellite Showdown (Captain and MVP) Single-Entry Three-Max Top-Heavy Payouts Twenty-Max

Site Rules 7 terms

How DraftKings and FanDuel run a slate.

Flex and UTIL Late Swap Lineup Lock Min-Cash Overlay Rake Slate

Core Strategy 21 terms

The ideas behind every good lineup.

Ceiling Chalk Contrarian Correlation Defense vs Position (DvP) Exposure Fade Floor Injury News Leverage Optimal Lineup Ownership Pivot Player Pool Projections Slate Size Team Total The Field Underweight Value Variance

Lineup Construction 11 terms

How the pieces of a roster fit together.

Balanced Build Bring-Back Duplicate Lineups Game Stack Mini-Stack One-Off Optimizer Roster Construction Spending Up Stacking Stars and Scrubs

MLB 1 term

Baseball only.

Ballpark Factors

NFL and CFB 4 terms

Football, pro and college.

Defense/Special Teams (DST) Game Script Pass Funnel Target Share

NBA 6 terms

Basketball only.

Double-Double Fantasy Points Per Minute (FPPM) Minutes Projection NBA Pace Triple-Double Bonus Usage Rate

PGA 2 terms

Golf only.

Course Fit Strokes Gained

NASCAR 6 terms

Racing only.

Dominators Fastest Laps Laps Led Place Differential Starting Position Track Type

MMA 4 terms

Fighting only.

Finish Upside Round One Finish Significant Strikes Takedowns

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