A Rooting Interest

Week 17 is here...

In this week's P.O. Box:

  • A wild BBM success story

  • Stream roundup & Pick ‘Ems

  • On Tap: DFS After Dark & Week 17 DFS Cram

A few weeks ago I received a delightful e-mail from a 74-year old man named Steve who had enjoyed some success playing DFS after stumbling across my Underdog videos.

It’s nice to receive this kind of feedback, especially toward the season's end when enthusiasm for fantasy content wanes. It puts some wind in the sails for the final push.

Then on Monday, I received an equally amusing note on X:

For those not in the know, BBM aka Best Ball Mania is Underdog’s biggest (I can’t say “flagship”…that’s The Chow Chow) tournament with a $1.5 million dollar top prize. I’ve previously explained how hard it is to get a team to the finals with 150 bullets—much less one—which makes this world’s colliding note from Benny all the more spectacular.

A quick FAQ about the rest of this message since I got lots of questions about it:

These David vs. Goliath stories are undeniably good for the game. It’s reminiscent of the Chris Moneymaker effect on poker after his WSOP win in 2003.

I’d be stoked to see anyone from the Deposit Kingdom take it down (and continue the storied tradition of shouting out the Swolecast after the win), but if not, I hope one of these single bullets take it down.

Good luck, Benny. Take your shoes off next time.

💎 Week 17 hidden gems (DFS sleepers & draft angles). The final BR video of the year. It’s not a pretty slate, but we try to stick the landing with five sleepers to scroll down for on Underdog, 3 unique draft angles, a pick ‘em & a strategy deep dive on how to utilize rankings/projections. Check it out here:

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⏰ OOTC: Week 17 Battle Royale Strategy, Sleepers & Pick ‘Ems. Let’s slop ‘em up. Pick ‘ems below.

🚢 SHIPCAST: A Game From Hell. Not so great way to end the year.

💪 THE SWOLECAST: Week 17 First Look. Apparently I was extra “sassy” on this one.

☕️ POURTFOLIO REVIEW: The RBs Say “Not So Fast” (Week 16 DFS Recap). The one where I definitely should have forced a bring back to my double stack.

Here is a Week 17 Pick ‘Em round up if you’d like to tail:

Deposit Kingdom:

Off & On The Clock:

2 shows on tap this weekend, both available for Youtube members:

The man, the myth, the Mathology

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