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Top Centers in Fantasy NBA

DeMarcus Cousins headlines the top fantasy centers in the NBA in 2014-15. Cousins who is in his fifth year with the Sacramento Kings after being drafted out of Kentucky with their fifth pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

The Kings center is putting together his best season of his career together while also helping out his fantasy owners. Through his first 34 games of the 2014-15 NBA Season, Cousins is averaging career highs in points, rebounds, assists, and blocked shots.

Along with seeing his career totals climb he also sits near the top in each of those categories among the other big men in the NBA. Entering Monday, Cousins was seventh in the entire NBA in points scored along with third in rebounds.

Cousins is also one of a few handful of top fantasy options averaging over 40 fantasy points a game based on the site you play. Entering Tuesday Night contests on FanDuel, Cousins is averaging 45.4 points and nearly three points higher than any other player on the court.

Here are the top 5 fantasy centers in 2014-15:

* DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings: Cousins has been one of the most consistent centers in the NBA this season resulting in great results for his fantasy owners. In the month of January, Cousins topped the 30 point mark twice to go with seven games of over 20 points. The Kings center also failed to reach the double digit mark in only two of the contests he appeared in. He also added at least four assists in nine contests over that same stretch.

* Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic: Vucevic is putting together a monster season together for the struggling magic while being one of the only bright spots on the team. The Magics center is averaging 19.4 points per game to go along with 11.4 rebounds. In January Vucevic posted 11 double doubles helping his fantasy owners in both categories.

* DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan is some what of a forgotten fantasy hero behind both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The reality for fantasy owners is a rebounding monster who had six games in January with over 15 rebounds. The downside to Jordan is lack of big time scoring.

* Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons: The Pistons center finished the month of January averaging 11.4 points to go with 13 rebounds a game. The downside to Drummond is his lack of assists only around .7 per contests.

* Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies: Gasol might not be one of the top rebounders of all the centers but he makes up for it averaging nearly 19 points a game. The versatile big man also adds nearly four assists a game and two blocks. The Grizzlies center failed to reach double digit points in only one contest in the month of January.

Looking forward to the 2015 NFL Season

The NFL fantasy action has finished for the 2014 NFL season with many experts turning their attention to 2015. While the names of players like Adrian Peterson, Peyton Manning and Marshawn Lynch were in the top 8-12 picks in the first round. Next season looks to have a few new names near the top of most drafts.

This also opens the door up for some notable fantasy players to see their names drop come fantasy draft time. The one name that stands out from this season is Le’Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell a dual threat type of running back also contributed in the team’s passing attack that saw quarterback Ben Roethlisberger come up short of passing for 5,000 yards.

Bell in his second season out of Michigan State rushed for 1,361 yards on 290 carries along with eight rushing touchdowns. These numbers could have been slightly higher if Bell avoided an injury in the team’s final game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals. Along with the running attack, Bell finished the season with 83 catches for 854 yards and three touchdown receptions.

The Steelers running backs top fantasy performance of the season came over a three game stretch starting against the Tennessee Titans. Bell would top the 200 yard mark combined between rushing and receiving yards to help pace the Steelers offense. This type of production will also land Bell in the first two rounds of most fantasy drafts in 2015.

Along with Bell the other key name to monitor in 2015 is wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The New York Giants star wide receiver missed the teams first four games but still led the team in most receiving stats. Beckham finished the 2014 season with 91 receptions in 12 games to go with 1,305 receiving yards and 12 touchdown receptions.

Beckham also made the top ten highlight reel with what many have called one of the greatest catches of All-Time. Along with the catch the Giants wide receiver also landed in Arizona for the 2014 Pro Bowl as one of the few rookies or either side of the football. Much like Bell, Beckham will make a huge stride in year two making him a first round talent on most fantasy draft boards.

Other names that can see their names moving up the fantasy draft boards include Andrew Luck, Joe Flacco, Mike Evans, Kelvin Benjamin and Justin Forsett. Luck finished 2014 with the third most passing yards to go with a league high 40 touchdown passes.

While these players are moving up the board the uncertainity with Peterson, Lynch and Manning should see them drop as far down as the third or fourth round. Much of this has to do with concerns over their production moving forward. Peterson is still suspended by the league with a reinstatement possible in April. Lynch on the other hand has been notoritous four not answer the medias question plus many wonder if he would hang them up with a second straight Super Bowl Trophy.

While each year we see a few players move up and back down the change of coaches around the NFL could have a direct impact on fantasy rosters in 2015.

A Guide to Playing Fantasy Sports

The idea of playing daily fantasy sports is difficult for many with too many concerns. This is where this guide to daily fantasy sports will make it easy for anyone to play from the first time player to someone who is looking to make the leap from season long leagues to one or more of the daily fantasy sports sites that might be out there.

Before we get started we would like to take a minute to give you a quick rundown of what you will get in this guide. Think of this guide as a set of steps that you will climb from the decision on what site to join up to the day you start playing actual fantasy contests. In between you will learn the ropes of what contests are the best to play and how much you should play.

What is DFS or Daily Fantasy Sports?

Daily Fantasy Sports is a simplified version of season long fantasy played on a daily basis. For example if you like to play fantasy football you get a chance to set a new lineup each week using a salary cap format. After the final game featured in the league you join is complete you are paid to your account for your earnings if you placed.

While the NFL & College Football is a week to week basis the rest of the major sports including the NBA, MLB and NHL are played on a daily basis giving you a chance to win daily. Daily Fantasy Sports sites do have the option to play for free but most of the sites get a ton of action in their cash games that payout real cash.

Is Daily Fantasy Sports Legal?

In most parts of the United States DFS is legal but some states including Arizona, Montana, Louisiana, Iowa and Vermont have restrictions. The reason DFS gets the free pass as it is grouped with the fantasy sports industry that is considered a game of skill and not of luck. This might be the one biggest reason you haven’t signed up. Now that we have that cleared up you can sign up now and start drafting your league.

Now that we got past the two questions that we hear a lot we can get back to helping you get on your way with Daily Fantasy Sports. So the first step is finding which of the DFS sites you might want to join from a long list including sites like FanDuel, DraftKings and Draftday to name a few. We will give you a quick rundown of a few of the sites as well as what you want to look at before signing up.

FanDuel: This might be the largest of all the daily fantasy sites with advertisements on key networks like ESPN, Fox Sports as well as all the sports talk shows across the country. In return this gives them a ton of fantasy players playing which in return allows for bigger cash prizes and payouts. FanDuel offers salary cap structured format leagues for the NFL, College Football, NBA, College Basketball, NHL and MLB.

Pros – IPhone App, Top Prize Tournaments ($1 million dollar payout), easy to navigate website

DraftKings: The other major player in the daily fantasy industry is DraftKings. DraftKings made history this year paying out $1 million dollars to one lucky winner each week over the course of the NFL season. Much like FanDuel, DraftKings is built around a salary cap structure but has all the same fantasy options but also has fantasy soccer, PGA and MMA. DraftKings one small perk that will benefit the new player is their $0.25 cent tournaments.

Pros – IPhone & Android App, Top Prize Tournaments ($1 million dollar top payout)

Draftday: Draftday is a little newer to the industry but has slowly started to creep into the fantasy option picture. The biggest perk with Draftday is their signup bonus which is unlike other sites as they do not make you earn it but actually match it the day of deposit. This is also a great site to get started with lower max cash games as tournaments.

Pros – Instant Signup Bonus, Lower Max Cash Games & Tournaments

Other notable daily fantasy sites: FantasyAces, 24/7 Drafts, Drafthero and FantasyFeud.

Now that you have taken the time to sign up to one or more of the sites above we can help you figure out what types of games you want to play as well as how much money you might want to play in each contest as well as each day.

Here are the different types of leagues you can enter:

H2H – This is simply head to head against one opponent with the winner taking home the cash prize minus what the site earns. This is one of the best ways to play on the site based on the 50 percent odds.

50/50 – These leagues can be as few as 10 players and upwards of a few thousands but with the same end result. Half of the league takes home the same cash prize for example a 10 person league the top 5 scores would earn money. The odds sit at 50 percent making them a great opportunity to win cash.

GPP – GPP are larger tournaments that start between $1 and run upwards of a few thousand. These tournaments can be for a few hundred people up wards of 100 thousand people. The odds vary based on the tournament with payouts typically in the 20 percent of the top scorers winning. The nice side though is the top spots typically can take home around $1000 but can go up to $1 million dollar.

Satellite or Ladder – We typically hear of satellite tournaments in poker but they are also in daily fantasy sports. These leagues typically do not have a cash payout but more of a buy in to a larger tournament. This is how you get to the final big payout tournament for both FanDuel and DraftKings which ends in Vegas during the last week of the football season with the winner taking home a $1 million dollars.

Lineup Construction:

The sites are all set up a little differently but on the same salary cap format. For example if you are entering an NBA contest on FanDuel the roster size is nine players (2 point guards, 2 shooting guards, 2 small forwards, 2 power forwards, 1 center) with a salary cap of $60,000 leaving you $6,667 per person. The catch is players range from $3,500 upwards of $11,000.

DraftKings on the other hand is built around an eight player team (1 point guard, 1 shooting guard, 1 small forward, 1 power forward, 1 center, 1 guard, 1 forward, 1 flex) and a $50,000 salary cap leaving you with a $6,250 salary per person.

How much to bet and bankroll management:

This might be the most important part of playing daily fantasy and something that could scare you away from the action. Take your time to learn one site at first from top to bottom including how you score points, which leagues you might want to enter and what you feel comfortable spending per contest.

For beginners we like the $0.25 cent enter games on DraftKings to get your feet wet as well as $1 contests. This gives you a chance to learn the ropes, build up a strategy and have a chance to win some money. For many individuals the amount of money they play per contest is really built around what you might be able to afford each week.

That money you enter is called your bankroll which will allow you play in fantasy contest. I personally don’t like to spend more than 15% of my roll. This means if I have $100 in my account I would allow myself $15 to spend each day. This could vary based on how much I am winning and losing.

Now that you have an overall aspect of daily fantasy sports sites lets run down a few tips to remember when playing each day.

– Never wager all of your bankroll in any given day.

– Look at the league sizes and the amount of prizes being paid out. A league with a higher percentage of payouts gives you the best odds of winning. For example you join a league with 100 people and the site pays out the top 40 making it a 40 percent chance you can win compared to a site only paying out the top 20.

– Monitor your lineup till just a few minutes before tip off for players who might be ruled out at the last minute. This will not only hurt your fantasy team but could cost you a lot of money in the end.

– Look at stats daily to help you build your lineups including stats such as the Las Vegas line and point spread, points allowed per position as well as recent trends in a teams success.

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Fantasy NBA MVPs

Today we showcase players who are in the race for NBA Fantasy MVP. All of these players are in a whole new league compared to the other players on the board. For the sake of this article, let’s assume that the categories are points, fg%, ft%, 3PM, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

Right now there are definitely a top 5, but holding the 6^th spot is much of a surprise. Klay Thompson is currently playing out of his mind right now and is producing first round value. If you were able to draft Klay in rounds three or later, bravo! Klay is currently scoring 23 ppg, grabbing 3.6 rebounds, dishing out 3.0 assists, stealing the ball 1.3 times per game, blocking close to one shot per game while shooting 48% from the field and 86% from the line. What makes his production even more spectacular is the fact that he does not turn the ball over very much and he gives you at least 3 3-point shots per game. In fact, he is turning the ball over less than the player occupying the 5^th spot.

Chris Paul is ranked 5^th overall in 9 category leagues. It’s not very surprising to see CP3 at the top of the list. He is currently scoring 17.5 points per game, grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game, dishing out 9.7 assists per game, while shooting 47% from the field and 89% from the line. To add onto his impressive statistics, CP3 only turns over the ball 2.2 times, which is a very low number for a point guard who has the ball in his hands so much. Paul will continue to be one of the top point guards to have in Fantasy Basketball for his consistent and impressive stats all across the board.

Sitting at number 4 is Kevin Durant. Though many expect KD to take over the #1 spot by season’s end, because of his injuries this year, KD has had a tough time getting back to his old self. Nonetheless he is still producing 25.6 points per game, grabbing 6.7 rebounds per game, dishing out 4.1 assists per game, while getting close to 1 steal per game and 1 block per game. KD is also shooting 52% from the field and 86% from the line and will give you at least 2 3-point shots per game. He is still ways away from what we are accustomed to seeing, but these are very generous numbers to say the least.

Steph Curry is currently 3^rd in rankings, which was his projected rank for this season. He is averaging 22.8 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, 8.2 assists per game, and stealing the ball 2.1 times per game. Curry is putting up these numbers while giving you close to 3 3-point shots per game and shooting 49% from the field and 92% from the line. The only downside is his high turnovers, but that shouldn’t even matter when he gives you so much all across the board.
The runner up for NBA Fantasy MVP is James Harden. Harden is currently averaging 27.3 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 6.8 assists per game, 2.0 steals per game and close to a block per game. Not only is he posting monster numbers all across the board, but his percentages are great sitting at 46% from the field and 89% from the line. Harden also gives you close to 3 3-point shots per game, but turns over the ball 4 times per game. Most of the time players who contribute in a wide array of categories are more turnover prone. This isn’t such a bad thing anyhow since you have to give a little to get a little.

Anthony Davis is the new MVP of Fantasy Basketball this year and looks like he can very much retain the #1 spot if KD continues to nurse his injuries. Davis is posting 24.5 points per game, 10.4 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, 1.6 steals per game and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 56% from the field and 83% from the line. What makes him extra special is that although he doesn’t contribute to the 3PM category, he only turns over the ball 1.3 times per game. He is efficient in every facet of his game, which makes him the MVP. If he could add the 3-ball into his game next season, he is going to be even more of a force.
These are your NBA Fantasy MVPs with the Unibrow leading the pack.

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