Saahil Sud, formerly Maxdalury, talks about best practices for selecting shooting guards and small forwards in daily fantasy sports (DFS).

1. Course 5: NBA Strategy
Shooting Guard and Small
Forward Selection
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Lesson Overview
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I. SG and SF selection fundamentals
II. Advanced SG and SF research tips

3. I. SG and SF
Fundamentals

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Key Elements
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Stat Notes
Minutes Recent minutes will tell how much opportunity is available
Pace Teams who run will have more chances to score
Usage Rate Point guards control team usage rates
3-Point Rate Ability to make 3s has more upside at these positions
Defense vs. Position All-in-one matchup indicator, featured in RotoQL app
Def. Personal Fouls Is the defender prone to giving up free points?
Value When players are injured, use projected minutes to find value

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Fantasy Production
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Position Average FD Points*
Point Guard 39.5
Shooting Guard 35.3
Small Forward 36.3
Power Forward 41.74
Center 42.93
* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season from Rotogrinders

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Scoring System
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Stat DK Points FD Points
2-point FG +2.0 PT +2.0 PT
3-point FG +3.5 PT +3.0 PT
Free throw +1.0 PT +1.0 PT
Rebound +1.25 PT +1.2 PT
Assist +1.5 PT +1.5 PT
Steal +2.0 PT +2.0 PT
Block +2.0 PT +2.0 PT
Turnover -0.5 PT -1.0 PT
Double-double +1.5 PT N/A
Triple-double +3.0 PT N/A
Lineup
8 players (PG,
SG, SF, PF, C,
G, F, Util)
9 players (PG,
PG, SG, SG, SF,
SF, PF, PF, C)
● Be aware of scoring dependency and 3-point
reliance
● FanDuel features two shooting guards in their
lineups

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Avg stats put up by SG against every NBA team*
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* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season
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Avg stats put up by SF against every NBA team*
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* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season
from Rotowire

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True DvP vs Defensive Rating & Pace
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* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season from Fantasy Labs
DR - opponent team’s defensive rating or points allowed per 100 possessions
Pace - possessions per game

10. II. Advanced SG / SF
Research Tips

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SG-Usage
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Source: Rotoworld
Note: data is from FanDuel’s 2014-15 NBA Season
9-cat-z-scores
Usage (%)

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SF-Usage
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Source: Rotoworld
Note: data is from FanDuel’s 2014-15 NBA Season
9-cat-z-scores
Usage (%)

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Top 20 Z-Scores for SG
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Source: numberFireNote: data is from FanDuel’s 2015-16 NBA Season

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Top 20 Z-Scores for SF
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Source: numberFireNote: data is from FanDuel’s 2015-16 NBA Season

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NBA Lineup Example
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