How Do Back to Back Games Affect DFS

Imagine losing a matchup for the week or from Daily Fantasy because one of your players was a DNP: Coach’s Decision. No injury or personal problems, just rest. Nothing is worse than having players who do not play because of limit restrictions or rest. This can unexpectedly cause you to lose daily or weekly fantasy matchups because of lack of playtime. Rest games do not affect player stats, so be aware when drafting players such as Dwayne Wade and Joel Embiid. When they play, they put up amazing fantasy stats. The risk for drafting them is how they sit back to back games, which is detrimental for all fantasy formats. At this point, any waiver wire pick up is more useful than a benched player.

Usually star players and veterans sit back to back games to preserve their energy for later games. This essentially cuts their stat line in half for the past two games. Especially when drafting players for Daily Fantasy or Draft Kings, be wary when drafting certain stars or veterans as they are at risk of getting scratched off the lineup.  On the flip side, this  presents an excellent opportunity to find a NBA daily fantasy basketball value play.  More times than not, the pricing algorithms will not raise a player's price due to the fact that he is now projected to start so you can get a starter at a reserve player’s price, thus easily allowing him to reach value relative to price.

Because they are sitting back to back games, this means that the team is most likely to have less games in the following week. In weekly fantasy formats, certain veterans and stars sitting now could hinder effectiveness in the future.  Any amount of missed games from players can cause fantasy inefficiencies, and should be taken note of when drafting or trading for these players. Although Dwyane Wade can produce amazing stat lines on paper, some nights he is as good as an injured player; do not reach too high for these type of players. Especially if they are known to sit back to back games, they can miss more than a handful of games throughout the season.