Online daily fantasy sports leagues have taken off in recent years and this has translated into daily college
basketball fantasy leagues being added to some of the top sites. How it works is you select a fantasy team for
the night consisting of college hoops players in action. Your team is picked against a salary cap and then you
sit back and watch your players pile up points, assists, steals and more which translate into fantasy points for
your team. At the end of the night if your fantasy team has more points than your opponents you win the match
up. You can then put together a new team for the following nights games.
Click here to visit FanDuel.com and select a team for tonights games. FanDuel is the top daily fantasy sports site online today.
How It Works
If you are in any fantasy sports leagues with your friends than you should know the premise. The difference being that most fantasy sports leagues you participate in with your friends will be for the entire season. Daily fantasy sports leagues like the ones at FanDuel are only for one night. So you can make a new team at any point to battle it out with new opponents.
There are a wide variety of college basketball fantasy games to choose from on any given night at FanDuel. You can play in 3, 5, 10 player leagues etc, or simply 50/50 leagues where you have to score above the league average to double your money. There are also some big tourneys available on active days where you can win big prizes if your team performs well. Visit FanDuel.com to check out all of the daily college basketball fantasy league options.
Your Team
A college basketball fantasy team consists of 9 players: 5 forwards and 4 guards.
Selecting Players
Every available player on a given night will have a salary associated with them. You must pick your 9 player team while remaining under the salary cap. The typical salary cap is $60k, but this can vary depending on the league you join. As an example let’s look at the forward position. Mason Plumlee from Duke may cost $8000 on a given night, while Ryan Kelly of Duke may cost $7200. As you add players to your team you will notice your available salary decreasing.
Scoring
The object of the daily NCAA basketball fantasy leagues are obviously to outscore your opponents. In order to do this you first need to understand how the scoring works. Here is the college hoops fantasy scoring from FanDuel.com:
- Points = 1 point
- Assists = 1 point
- Rebounds = 1 point
- Block Shots = 2 points
- Steals = 2 points
- Turnovers = -1 point
NCAA Fantasy Basketball Tips
Here are a few basic tips to help you picking your daily fantasy college ball team.
Check Out Game Totals – I suggest visiting 5Dimes.eu and checking out some of the over/unders for games happening tonight. The oddsmakers know there stuff and if the over/under is high there is a better chance for players on either team to come out of the game with large point totals. The majority of points come from offense so a high over/under at the bookie is a good indicator for fantasy basketball.
Injuries – First of all don’t pick players who are injured. Next, use your injured player knowledge to improve your team. If the next player in line is up for big minutes you may be able to get him at a bargain price. If the oppositions top defensive player is out it may be smart to pick who he would have matched up against. Keep these kinds of things in mind when picking your team.
Bargains – FanDuel doesn’t update their player salaries every day. This can result in you being able to find bargains. If you can find a couple bargains each night then you can use your savings to pick up the top players in action. This is how the top fantasy players win their leagues.