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A Dash of Diversification

In the article Stop Diversifying Your Picks. Start Diversifying Your Teams. I used Jaccard similarity to explore best ball portfolio diversification. If you haven't read that article already, you're going to want to do that before reading this one, as there will be some concepts that

Pat Kerrane
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The Tree of Jaccard

In 1965, a group of loggers ventured deep into the Chiquibul forest in Central America. They happened upon an absolutely massive tree. The men weren't prepared for such a gigantic find and had only axes at their disposal. But shooters shoot, and loggers log. They got to logging.

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Stop Diversifying Your Picks. Start Diversifying Your Teams.

As the best ball community continues to advance in its understanding of strategy, portfolio diversification is garnering more attention. However, the best way to implement a properly diversified portfolio is still being debated. Some drafters in the discourse prefer concentrating their bets; when correct on a player take, they want

Pat Kerrane
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Dictating the Turns

The thought of drafting 100+ teams in a summer would have seemed nuts a couple of years ago. But this year, Team 100 is far in my rearview mirror... and I have plenty of open road ahead. And one of the advantages of drafting frequently is that specific tactics begin

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Draft Like You Have a Time Machine

The more I think about it, the more I think the late rounds offer one of the biggest edges in best ball. Granted, any given late-round pick is unlikely to deliver for you. In fact, late-round selections are so tricky to get right that we've frequently seen high

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Stacking Keeps You Flexible

It's clear we're going to be talking about Week 17 correlation a lot this summer. You know which side of the argument I'm on. My life-changing lineup included a farcical George Kittle/Hunter Renfrow mini correlation. But I expect the pushback on Week 17

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Thinking about Sniping my QB? Do It.

4/10/23 If you're drafting fantasy football teams right now, you're likely drafting in Underdog's Big Board: Superflex tournament. But with the launch of Best Ball Mania IV less than one month away, I want to return to the land of 1QB for