The 2016-17 NBA season is finally set to begin! Not only does that mean plenty of punting and NBA betting tips, it also means huge Daily Fantasy Sports contests!
There is no doubt DFS is growing in popularity in Australia and that was especially true during the NRL and AFL seasons. But let's no forget that the origin of daily fantasy is in American sports like NBA and that's why it's no surprise that there are some huge DFS tournaments to kick off the NBA season this week.
The largest DFS contests take place on the two opening slates this Wednesday and Thursday Australian time. There is amazingly well over $60,000 in guaranteed prize pools across MoneyBall and Draftstars which we will take a look at in further detail below.
Monster MoneyBall 2016-17 NBA DFS Tip-Off
While Draftstars proved itself to be the largest DFS site in Australia during the AFL season, it is MoneyBall that reigns as king when it comes to American sports like the NBA. That is certainly the case with the opening week of the 2016-17 NBA season.
MoneyBall is hosting a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool NBA DFS contest on both Wednesday and Thursday this week - meaning there is at least $40,000 up for grabs!
The $20,000 Season Opener Special will see participants pay $15 to enter and start with the usual $60,000 virtual salary to pick an nine-player team consisting of players from any of the three Wednesday games - Cavs v Knicks, Trail Blazers v Jazz and Spurs v Warriors
The $20,000 Thursday Monster Special, meanwhile, runs in the same format, but focuses on all the Thursday games of which there are 10 to choose from.
In both events, the entrant who's team scores the most fantasy points based on stats like 3-point and 2-point field goals, steals, blocks etc will win the largest share of the prize pool, while around the top 20% of entrants will take home some cash for their time.
If you want to try NBA daily fantasy this week, but don't have an account, click to sign-up to MoneyBall today and you could turn a tiny investment into big cash!
Draftstars $20K NBA DFS Thursday
Over on Draftstars, DFS enthusiasts will be able to test their skills against hundreds of other Aussie NBA fans in their $20,000 + Thursday NBA Special.
Like the MoneyBall contests, the $20K event on Draftstars will cost $15 to enter and will see participants choose a team of nine NBA players based on all 10 Thursday games.
The stat scoring on Draftstars is very similar to MoneyBall, but one key difference on Draftstars is the payouts. The eventual winner of the contest will take home at least $4,000, while MoneyBall pay a higher percentage of entrants, but less cash goes to the champion.
Another huge positive for those playing at Draftstars is that there is a free to enter satellite into Thursday's event taking place during Wednesday's slate of games. That means you could turn $0 into $4,000!
If you don't have an account, click to sign-up to Draftstars and try your hand at what will be a massive opening week of NBA daily fantasy!
Good luck to anyone playing NBA contests this week!
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