NBA DFS Core Plays: Friday, November 5th

Each weekday, Andy Means will be asking and answering some of the NBA DFS slate’s most important questions. A former Duke basketball walk-on and now full-time DFS player, Andy will also run over his core plays to blend it all together from a roster construction perspective. On weekends, RG NBA projections analyst Allan Lem takes the reigns.

Tuesday, October 19th

It is imperative that you read the following bullet points before proceeding so you know what I am trying to accomplish with this article, as well as how it will intertwine with some other things we offer here at RotoGrinders (e.g. LineupHQ, Crunch Time).

1. This is a cash game article. These are the players that I think you absolutely must have in your cash game lineup on that day’s main slate. Obviously, these plays aren’t going to work out 100% of the time. But I believe that starting your builds with these players on each slate is a recipe for profitability over the long run.

2. These plays are prioritized. The first player is the most important (i.e., the first player you should plug into your lineup), the next player is the second most important, etc. You can use this order as an indication of which plays I feel the strongest about in case you disagree with my stance on someone. Depending on the slate, I could provide as few as two players or as many as five or six.

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About the Author

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Andy Means (meansy53)

Andy Means (aka meansy53) was a walk-on with the esteemed Duke University basketball team for 3 years before graduating in 2004. He also has a Master’s in Accounting from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and has been playing DFS since 2014. He has qualified for multiple Live Finals and displays his extensive basketball knowledge as a host of our top show – NBA Crunch Time. In the summer of 2022, Andy took over the role of Premium Content Director for the RotoGrinders Network, overseeing the vast array of content that is created on RotoGrinders, ScoresAndOdds, and FantasyLabs. Follow Andy on Twitter – @ameansy
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