Maximizing NBA Finals DraftKings Showdown Winnings

We had what I would deem a success on Wednesday night, as the main elements of our NBA Finals Showdown strategy combined in the winning lineup for DraftKings’ $1,000,000 contest.

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The core principals laid out in previous articles were:

1) Use the proportionally successful 5/1 stacks.

2) Play Kevin Durant as the single Warrior because he’s inversely correlated with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

3) Leave some money on the table to drastically reduce duplication and prize splitting (total salary for the winning lineup was $49,100).

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Kevin Cole (colekev)

Kevin Cole previously worked on Wall Street as an equity and credit analyst before transitioning to data-related sports analysis. For a number of years, Kevin has specialized in creating predictive sports models that includes published work at Pro Football Focus, Rotoworld, numberFire, and RotoViz. He is now the Director of Data and Analytics at RotoGrinders.