DFS Office Hours (Presented by SaberSim.com)

In this episode, Andrew walks through how to interpret and apply aggregate metrics for better results. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/ZUztDZMMZdQ   00:00 Intro01:24 How can I fill my NBA lineups and get less similar lineups as compared to the field? 05:38 What are typical levers to pull to optimize lineups once you run the first build and sim?09:08 Are there sport or contest specific best practices?12:10 Can you explain in more detail how aggregate metrics work and how they can improve the quality of my pool and lineups?15:48 Any advices on how to cap exposures? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew explains how to decide which SaberSim plan best fits your goals and play style. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/EqDwWUlq4Ls   00:00 Intro02:17 Can you show how to reserve and enter lineups on FanDuel and how to late swap?07:25 I only play in SE contests; should I use 'Saber Score' or 'Old Saber Score'? 09:14 When it comes to the minutes played for basketball it says projected minutes so how can we get a feel for what a players actual minutes will be.10:48 If I have the same lineup in multiple contests and I do late swap does it change each of those to 1 min unique?12:10 Yesterday when building NBA lines I was playing with the games tabIs setting an exposure in this tab ensuring a game stack or game exposure?16:14 Can you explain to me like I am a 5 year old the difference between portfolio+ and ROI?23:07 Can you deep dive into setting up the rules for stack, group, and the aggregator to build lineups specifically for EV?25:52 Which plan would you suggest, the starter or unlimited plan for a week?26:42 What is a way to set up a tournament type template? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew explains how to approach late swap strategy in NBA DFS. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/eeUof-JJll0   00:00 Intro01: 20 How can I set this up with the new sim?05:50 When sorting lineups what does Port Rank mean?09:20 Can you go over late swap for NBA?13:53 What is the default sort method of all of my lineups? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew breaks down how effective entrants impact your edge in smaller sports. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/XEC975C9GdY   00:00 Intro01:20 Should I avoid the $4 40k 20 max front four tourney, the best can enter that one correct? 04:40 I was trying to find where I could see how my live ROI were doing yesterday but couldn't find it can you direct where?06:28 How do you approach effective entrants for the smaller sports?09:30 How can I recreate My old SaberSim Classic build style?14:28 When I sort my lineups by My Metric, does Portfolio+ take this into account or does it go off of strictly ROI?20:19 Seem to be running into issues when I set a MIN or MAX on a player that I want more of or just to show up in the exposures. I end up with a lot of Yellow boxes. Can you show how to resolve the yellow box issue? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim   #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew shares tips for turning a solid lineup pool into better portfolio results. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/AHfJNzLAw3Q   00:00 Intro03:15 Is CFB one of those I should be late swapping before every game, or just with news?04:42 When I review my lineups the next day, when I check my “pool” I seem to have very competitive lineups, but the lineups in my portfolio don’t do as well. Is there any tips or something07:25 Am i correct in understanding NHL does not have live projections either? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew talks about how to narrow down your lineup pool to find the best combination. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/tIMbMjN09A8   00:00 Intro01:28 Is there a way to move a lineup from one group to another, or like delete it from a group but not a pool?07:33 If I’m solely doing 1 contest of 150 entries what is the best way to use the optimizer to pick a mix of low owned and good GPP lineups out of the 500 pool?13:15 How is that when I clone a build, the ROI changes?15:43 If I’m using geomean as a rule in the starter plan to filter out dupes in NFL Showdown and I’m happy with my player and stack exposures, what else should I be looking for to determine whether my lineups are as good as I can get them?19:16 Can you go over applying lineup metrics to groups? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew breaks down how to build lineups by stack type in NBA Showdown. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/U4CdXWr_6aM   00:00 Intro01:35 Can you go through how to build a Lineup Pool of only a particular Stack Type in the NBA showdowns? 07:05 Can you break down the 2-game NBA slate vs the 12 game slate, and break down the flashback, give some tips on where to find ev.08:00 Does the data show that users win more with the Ultimate Saber membership vs. Classic membership?14:40 Is it better to go with straight SS lineups or should we make some modifications based upon other sources? 18:42 Should I sort lineups using the Old SaberSim or regular SaberSim options?20:07 If you use TrueDFS projections how will that interact with live projections and late swap?22:15 Is there a way of going into past slates and determining how individual lineups scored on your custom metric?23:13 How do you know when to use the uniques in your builds?23:58 Is there a way to keep modified player projections when going from the build to late swap? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

    Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/6c-Ey1unJZY 00:00 Intro01:36 Why aren't there any projections for the Champions League slate today?02:07 Does Portfolio+ automatically use contest-specific ROI to “guide” the lineups that are selected?04:40 What’s the best way to manipulate a low owned player’s projections to get the exposure you want? 07:30 How do I hand build a team on saber Sim for basketball?09:07 When downloading your entries do you guys suggest just leaving the auto generated groups?10:40 Can u explain the nba late swap if I just need 1 tab open?14:00 Can you walk though playback so we can see an example of how to extract key takeaways from last nights games?21:00 When I run a sim for say 50 lineups it will give me lineups that aren’t the highest saber score. If I open up all 500 lineups many will have really high saber scores but aren’t in my pool of 5027:27 For contest selection, its there a way to save a filter that will only allow me to see the SaberSim's recommended contest selection? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew discusses best practices for setting correlation and sim diversity in NBA builds. 00:00 Intro01:22 If i have 2 contest, mini max and play action, and 2 builds, contrarian and balanced, how do i get the contrarian into the mini max and balanced in the play action then save the entries?02:50 Can you discuss Portfolio Sim EV and Flashback ROI, if both of them are positive your builds are sound the remaining variable is variance which you cannot control. Keep building sound lineups, variance will swing. Thats it in a nutshell?05:08 Testing some fanduel NBA showdown builds for tonight and it seems to struggle to get above 2000 lineups built. any particular reason for that?06:42 For a short slate like tonight, I want a mix of lineups including some that focus on game stacks, as well as some that prioritize a team's bench over their starters. Is it possible to do this without building the lineups separately with strict rules or adjusted projections?07:52 What are methodological best practices for correlation and sim diversity settings in NBA?10:30 Do we adjust the contest selection or build settings for NBA small slates compared to larger slates? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim   #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew talks about the impact of Live Sims in NBA and how to handle them when game start times are spread out. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/UCgacuyS3pk   00:00 Intro01:24 Can you demo late swap on classic? 04:10 For DK NFL main slate, I used One Group Per Contest template. How can I see what sorting order? 05:30 Is there a video showing me how to lock players then generate lineups, then start over without losing locked lineups from that build? 08:25 I couldn’t manage to find ROI option, Where should I found that?09:08 My SaberSim is heavy on underdogs and lower scoring teams. Yet when I see the winning lineups they are the favorites and higher scoring teams. 14:07 My templates never seem to actually save any changes I make to them. Is there something I am missing?15:34 Andrew talk the impact of the Live sims in NBA especially when doing it when the start times are a couple hours apart.18:29 With the Monday night 2-game slate, is geomean important?20:00 How would you go about setting exposures for different contests using one build?22:27 Is there a way to edit an individual lineup within a pool or contest group? I have a saved favorites lineup from a previous build, but can’t get it to generate in my current build.24:52 What's the benefit of me being able to simulate 5,000 lineups with the Ultimate package instead of 500 with the Starter package if I'm only ever entering less than 500 lineups per slate?Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew talks about evaluating sample sizes and measuring performance when testing different portfolio approaches. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/ldmSd5_zat0 00:00 Intro01:23 How you upload lineups to FanDuel from the mobile app?04:51 I’ve never used FanDuel before. How different is it from DraftKings, and is it worth using both, or should I just stick with DK?11:00 Can you walk through reviewing and adjusting exposures in a lineup group by group manner?16:48 It might be a small sample size, but there has been a huge difference in my flashback ROI in NFL when I combine the lineups that the portfolio diversifier gives me across different builds instead of combining the non-negative lineup pools of different builds. How long should I test each strategy to know if it's better? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew explains how to group contests and manage lineup pools for single entry, multi-entry, and 150-max builds. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/x4O-BZCSdYo   00:00 Intro01:25 Would love to know what’s the best settings when running 150 lineups.03:55 I’d like to see some examples of editing lineup pools and grouping contest for entering single entries, twenty max, 3 max, and 150s for NFL Sundays.06:55 Can you show us how to review previous contests — including how to view other users’ lineups, stacks, and related stats?12:06 Can you download the field lineups from SaberSim? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew explains how to use Geomean to manage duplicate lineups. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/uYUwNfzrR88   00:00 Intro01:45 We use One Group Per Contest template to run all lineups and ensure diversification, right? What happens in the case of a single-entry contest? 07:13 Struggling to win with the new lineups groups compared to before. What groups should I use?11:34 For large-field Showdown, is there a default, copy-and-paste SaberSim settings, are there any captain/stack rules you start from?15:10 I’m struggling to understand templates on the new update.23:16 When using geomean is it as simple as knowing what amount of dupes that you would like to filter out and applying it to the lineup groups? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew shows how to create and apply rules to improve your lineups. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/0rLOXMxSeyc   00:00 Intro01:34 If I’m working with a $100 budget, is it better to use the full amount in one competition or spread it across multiple competitions with smaller entries?05:20 As a new/entry player on the starter plan, what are some settings to use get over the $5 hump? 15:50 Could you go over how to make a rule?17:45 Is there a way in the new release to run sims/portfolio diversifier if I haven't uploaded contests yet? 20:37 Doing 150 lineup in MLB Showdown on DK and I noticed that 95 of my 150 lineups have a pitcher at CPT. That exposure seems quite high. 22:52 Does the geomean metric work for FanDuel single game?26:12 Is there a way to save filters in contest tab? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew explains how to think about low-exposure players when managing large lineup sets. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/QC0s0jQRPWc   00:00 Intro01:22 With the difference between Starter and Ultimate in how many lineups it can run does that mean Ultimate runs more simulations of the slate? 03:45 Im in a $500 season long DK league. There’s 50 players in it, and first place every week gets 1.2 buy ins. I created the customer contest but how would you choose the lineup to us by ROI or projection points?06:52 How do we build a template for lineup grouping for multiplier/booster contests?09:50 What are your thoughts on having 1% exposure to a few players post-build when playing a lot of lineups? 13:35 What logic does the sim use for single entry? 18:50 For someone who just joined, are there any recommended steps to follow to get up to speed?21:55 I've noticed I'm getting fewer dupes when lowering the max salary in showdowns, however, are there some other tricks to get more unique lineups other than projection and exp. adjustments?23:25 Can you explain which is the best sorting method? Portfolio, contest ROI or SaberScore? 25:16 Should you create templates for each type of contest?26:15 I just started SaberSim last week. How do I bring up the optimal?27:22 is there a way to combine 2 builds for a NFL main slate where build 1 is a sim dominated and build 2 I tinker the exposures significantly? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew discusses how to interpret sim optimal lineups and their role in lineup evaluation. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/M16nWG20BXs   00:00 Intro02:00 Any quick info I need to know about the SaberSim update?03:13 Can you go over the new features/do a demo on the updates on the new release that was just announced today?12:42 Can you tell me about sim optimal lineups, what weight does that number carry? 17:57 i'm interested in knowing what is meant by the new simple sim score and how that differs from the "old SaberScore" Is there a way to toggle between the two?20:30 I don't make any rules Will default do the job?21:12 I watched Jordan's video. Very informative as always, but I'm a little confused regarding playing the same optimal lineup across contests. It seems that it has gone away. 25:36 I’m seeing negative SaberScores now, is this expected with the update? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew discusses how pre-build filters impact which lineups get generated and included in your pool. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/fSudFY05q7o   00:00 Intro01:37 How does the builder work if i put a filter on pre-build?07:02 What is your take on using SaberSim as a tool for sports betting and player props? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew explains how to approach NHL DFS and build a strong process for the season. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/XfKv4XMWCnU   00:00 Intro01:35 Im playing NHL for the first time this year, are there any tips or advice you would recommend?08:10 How come when you upload lineups into a player pool the Large Slate SaberScore all go negative? 15:55 If I want to play to 450 showdown lineups across 3 different contests but want them measured by the ROI%s from the $500K showdown contest, how can I do that? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew walks through how leverage and percentile metrics work together in your process. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/D16gNViPeFQ   00:00 Intro01:28 When playing a heads up cash game for the main slate NFL what is the best build to use? 04:33 What are your thoughts on running multiple builds and combining them together to get a pool of 5k non-negative lineups?17:49 Can you explain what the "leverage" means as well how it works into our strategy, also the "25th" "50th" etc Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports

In this episode, Andrew discusses when to build your NFL lineups for the best results. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/3jUpPds8PLA  00:00 Intro03:04 When writing stacking rules and you get to the “opposing team” section. Does that mean the opposite team in the same game of your primary stack, or does it mean any other team?09:23 What time would you say it's best to build lineups for NFL main slate? Start Your SaberSim Trial Now: https://www.sabersim.com/ Follow us on X for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/sabersimJoin our community on Discord for exclusive tips and discussions: https://discord.gg/SNN2Xs5rtFSubscribe to our YouTube channel for insights on winning DFS strategies: https://www.youtube.com/sabersim #dfs #dailyfantasysports