How Draftkings Works

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When drafting your lineup, you’re given $50,000 as a salary cap. Spend this budget on players to create your team. Choose your players from the Player Pool. A Player Pool consists of all the players who will be in a given contest’s game set.

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How Do You Play Draftkings

Before all of the buzz around sports betting legalization, the primary form of sports betting in the United States came in the form of daily fantasy sports. This wildly popular form of wagering took the country by storm during football seasons past, with players able to set their lineups and hope to win the top prizes in each contest’s prize pools. But how exactly does fantasy sports betting work? With it still being a viable option for bettors, it is worth taking a look.

How does fantasy sports betting work?

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Fantasy sports betting is best explained as a one-week or one-day fantasy league depending on which sport you are playing it in. Instead of a traditional fantasy league, where players are tasked with selecting a team that they have to stick with for an entire season, players can instead choose a lineup for the day. Each lineup is awarded points based on the performances of the players in it, and the highest point totals win money based on the prize pools available in each fantasy contest.

Football is the most popular sport where this game is contested, with players able to set lineups that last for an entire week of NFL action. Alternatively, they can play contests that last for a Sunday only or other time periods that are within that one-week frame. Contests in sports like basketball and baseball, meanwhile, usually last just one day with the chance for bettors to win a more immediate payout.

Success in daily fantasy sports requires an in-depth understanding of matchups and other factors that could impact player performances. Things like weather, scheduling, and how a player performs against a specific team could all become the difference between finishing in the money and finishing just outside of it.