Daily Fantasy Sports Guide 2022 – Strategies, Tips, How to Play

What are Daily Fantasy Sports?

Before sports betting took over the sporting world, daily fantasy sports were the talk of the town. Some would even say that daily fantasy sports learned to walk so sports betting could run.

If it were not for daily fantasy sports becoming as popular as they are and pushing for legalization across the country, we would probably not be here right now with sports betting.

Simply put, daily fantasy sports is a form of sports betting that allows you to bet on individual players and draft them onto a “fantasy team.”

Each individual player on the team gets points based on their performance for the game they compete in, and your score will be the aggregate of all your drafted players.

You can play head-to-head with another user who created their own team, or you can play in larger pools for different payouts. Each player has a cost to draft, and you are allocated a specific budget to draft your team.

This is very similar to regular fantasy sports, but the difference here is that after one day’s worth of matchups, you have to redraft in order to play again.

For example, if a player were to get injured and be out for a long period of time, in regular fantasy you would have to decide whether to keep them on your bench or drop them entirely.

In daily fantasy sports, this does not impact your future lineups at all because you wouldn’t (nor would anyone else) draft a player who is injured or is not projected to play in the game the day you are creating your lineup.

Daily fantasy sports lineups can range anywhere from a day to a week, depending on which you pick.

How to Bet on Daily Fantasy Sports

Daily fantasy sports are legal in all but six states in the United States, so it is widely available for all that are interested. In order to play, you should follow the steps below:

• Find and sign up for a daily fantasy sports betting site.
• Make a real money deposit (pay attention to any bonuses you may be eligible for). 
• Pick your sport and game mode, and draft your fantasy sports team.
• Enter a daily fantasy contest using money you have previously deposited.
• Check back in when the entire slate of games is complete to see if you are a winner.

Daily Fantasy Sports Rules & Scoring: NBA DFS, NFL DFS, NHL DFS & MLB DFS

Although daily fantasy sports are offered for almost every sport, we will go over some daily fantasy sports rules for the four most popular sports in America; basketball, football, hockey and baseball.

These rules apply to most daily fantasy sports websites, but not all, so be sure to check your specific site for their exact rules.

Daily Fantasy Sports Betting Strategy

The key to DFS betting strategy is ensuring you understand what contest you are entering. There are generally two types of contests: low-risk contests and high-risk contests.

As the names state, you can probably assume that the low-risk contests require a small entry fee, while high-risk contests call for high entry fees.

There are also typically two game formats: head-to-head and larger tournament pools. Head-to-head will usually only double your entry fee, and you are against only one other person.

Tournaments have much larger payouts, but you are going against a lot more players. The key to build a bankroll in daily fantasy sports is to play more 50/50 and head-to-head contests, with the occasional tournament play if you are really confident in your lineup.