Dominate The Puppy on Underdog Fantasy

Underdog just dropped their latest version of the Puppy – this time there are no fancy rules like SuperFlex – it’s their classic ruleset. Similarly to their Best Ball Mania III, you have to win three rounds before making the Week 17 Finals.

Our Best Ball rankings are based on our weekly projections for each player and a simulation so that you get the benefit of properly factoring in the different values of each week.

The Puppy’s structure is pretty typical for Underdog’s large field Best Ball contests. See More

Round 1 (Week 1-14) – 2/12 advance to Round 2
Round 2 (Week 15) – 2/18 advance to Round 3
Round 3 (Week 16) – 1/18 advance to Finals
Finals (Week 17) – 115 person field

As a consequence of the very low advance rate in Round 3 plus the large field in Week 17, it makes sense to prioritize Weeks 16 and 17 as far as matchups, which we have done in our rankings.

One key difference from the Puppy to other drafts is their Puppy drafts fill very quickly. That means that you’re not going to be drafting against people later in the off-season when there might be more information. Drafting early isn’t a bad idea in BBM but in the Puppy everyone’s drafting in a similar window which simplifies the strategy significantly.

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Alex is better known to fantasy players by his handle "Awesemo" from seeing him in every big tournament in the industry. Playing poker professionally from 2009-2015, he heard that daily fantasy was the next big game picking up steam, and he quickly saw the potential of the relatively new game. Growing his bankroll from 2015-2016, he made a big step in 2017 by claiming the #1 overall ranking on RotoGrinders for the year. After completing his primary objective, he was looking for what's next. Attending dozens of fantasy events, Alex realized that everyone was repeating the same story: wanting to be a great DFS player while holding down a full-time job. He realized that the resources available to fantasy players while great weren't enough to help hobbyists get to the level of competing with the top pros. Having met Tom Kennedy during the FanDuel Scottish Open, the two decided to take on the realm of fantasy content along with co-founder Eddie Lai. Alex creates his own projections for each sport he plays, publishing rankings derived directly from them updated for each major slate. He also writes strategy content for how to become a better DFS player in his Game Plan series. You can contact Alex by emailing [email protected].

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