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Breaking Down NBA MME Strategies Part 2

In this series we’re going to break down Monday and Wednesday’s large slate MME style of top pros on Draft Kings. This week we’re going to look at the number one player overall on Roto Grinder’s rankings, Awesemo.

Pros have different styles of how they Mass Multi Entry (MME) from having a tight core to going all in on one to many different players. Generally speaking, the tippy top of the DFS world have a general consensus which changes by sport and by time of the season. One strategy that might work in the beginning of a season might be out dated by the All Star break. Either way if you’re looking to get yourself to the next level in the MME game, it’s important to break down different strategies and see how you can gain an edge over the field in the next slate of games. Today we’re going to look at the Wednesday equivalent to the Excellent 8, the $10 contest.

Strategy:

We’re going to break down the numbers on Wednesday’s contest with the four strategies we briefly discussed in Tuesday’s Article.

All in Baby

In relation to our Domination Station, these are the guys you’re going to click that Adore button on. These are the players you’re going to ride or die for the night. In NBA, After breaking down countless MME players, one thing they have in common is they have players in exposure levels like this. I’m talking about the guys that are consistently in the top 20 of Roto Grinder rankings here. The guys that go to every live final in nearly every sport. Clearly their approach is working.

Spin the Core

Wednesday night his core and spin core was smaller, but it existed. Two to Four players that you hit that Love button in the Domination Station on.

Loose Core

Another subset of players you’re heavy on, but making up the basis of your core players in a contest that night. These are the guys you’re clicking Like in the Domination Station on.

Player Pool Sizing

On Wednesday night Awesemo ran 48 players between 150 line ups in this contest. Just 48. How do you get to the rest of these guys? Simple. This is where that 20/20 rule comes in on the larger slates you see everyone talking about in the channel. Setting it to Tournament mode and 2-3 uniques, this is letting the DS do what it does: Spit out the best line ups based on projections and constraints you’ve set up.

 

Breaking down the differences

 

The above chart is sorted by the top plays in the field vs. Awesemo. This is where we’ll see some glaring differences.

Josh Hart: We talked about this guy in Slack, the pod cast, and in articles to death on Wednesday night. Yes he was in a blow up spot. Yes he was cheap. However, what are the odds that he has an amazing game? 32.5% of the field bet he was going to have a great game while the pro put him in two line ups. If Josh Hart, an inconsistent player put up a dud, he would have been ahead of 32.5% of the field. A risk he and I would take every single slate from now until DFS is dead. Just a side note, Josh Hart was not in the winning line up either.

Chris Paul: You can’t predict injuries, but I’m not surprised he was lower owned by Awesemo because of how high he was on Harden. When you ditched Hart as your salary saver, it forced you to decide: Paul or Harden.

Kevin Durant: The game didn’t go the way everyone thought it would. Which is always a possibility. Also with his salary and the opt to not go stars and scrubs, KD ended up being in 1 line up for the pro, putting him ahead of 20% of the field.

DeAndre Jordan: Had a reasonable matchup and projection. We ended up nailing it within .2 with our own projections.

PJ Tucker: Playing more minutes (35 Wednesday night), shooting accuracy ok, getting to the line, and solid peripherals. Also at $3,800 the ultimate punt pivot with everyone else focusing on Hart. Minutes = opportunity in NBA DFS and he had as much as he could handle Wednesday night.

 

Recapping this all ties back into having a process, trusting your projections (the DS), and making decisions. MME doesn’t have to be some monster in the closet. Also keep in mind no one wins all the time. I’ve broken down multiple contests following Awesemo this week and he hasn’t taken a GPP down. Looking for these small differences and notes about players is what will separate you from the herd in these giant contests.