DFS·Engineer

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Daily fantasy sports is a salary-cap game: you build a lineup under a budget, your players score points from real stats, and you're ranked against everyone else. This site covers the process behind good lineups, with the math shown. It doesn't sell picks.

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Path 1: NFL DFS, weekly slates from September to February

  1. 1What Is NFL DFS? A Complete Beginner's Breakdown (2026)The format in plain language: lineups, salaries, contests.
  2. 2How NFL DFS Works: Mechanics, Scoring & Real ExamplesA worked example, so the rules stop being abstract.
  3. 3NFL DFS Beginner's Guide: Build Your First Lineup (2026)Do it once, end to end, with a real slate.
  4. 4NFL DFS Strategy Guide: A Complete Process for 2026The weekly routine the rest of the site builds on.
  5. 5NFL DFS Projections: How They're Built and EvaluatedWhy you can't just trust a number, and how to check it.
  6. 6NFL DFS Value Plays: How to Find Them Every WeekThen follow the weekly posts: value plays and matchup analysis.

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Path 2: NBA DFS, nightly slates from October to April

  1. 1NBA DFS: Rules, Scoring and Strategy Guide (2026-27)Everything about the format in one place.
  2. 2NBA DFS vs NFL DFS: What Changes (2026-27)Start here if you already play NFL.
  3. 3NBA DFS Minutes and Injuries: When a Starter Sits (2025-26)The biggest source of NBA slate-to-slate variance.
  4. 4NBA DFS Ownership Projections and Leverage (2026-27)How to differentiate lineups in large contests.

Go to NBA hub →

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How we're graded

Graded in public. Projections are scored against real results: the NFL model's backtested accuracy now, and the NBA scorecard once games are played.

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