We turn our attentions to FantasyBet this Friday lunchtime, as I continue my quest to turn £100 pot into profit.
For those unfamiliar, the initial player prices and scoring system in FantasyBet are very similar to Fantasy Premier League, making it an accessible weekly and daily format for those who pay a lot of attention to the official game.
There are twelve guaranteed pots this weekend in FantasyBet, including the two regular freerolls – the £100 weekly game and the £50 flash contest. There’s no Monday night football this week, meaning three matches on Sunday, all covered by a £1.10 entry game that has a £75 pot and also a ‘Super Sunday’ contest for a £11 fee that has a £100 pot. Manchester United travel to the Emirates on Sunday in the standout fixture of the weekend and FantasyBet have created a £100 guaranteed game for that clash, with a £11 stake required.
The standard Saturday double-up features with a £75 pot for £3.30 entry. For games covering all ten fixtures there’s the ‘no selection budget’ contest for £5.50 also with £75 on offer and for the high-rollers, a £500 pot for a £22 stake. There’s also the weekly £1000 game for £5.50 that misses out the early kick-off between Crystal Palace and West Brom, allowing teams to be picked up until the 3pm kick-offs.
My Weekend Team
I’m going to run through the team I’m entering in the £100 free-roll, with over 100 entries and counting I tend to go with more differentials than usual in the free games, while also retaining a core of players that most teams will likely have.
For example, in defence I’m tripling up on Chelsea defensive assets, Asmir Begovic (5m), Kurt Zouma (5.5m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (6m) find a place despite their woeful form. Not many are likely to favour Jose Mourinho’s backline after recent outings but I feel this could pay off, considering Southampton failed to score in their last two away trips. I’ve then gone for the full quota of City players, Sergio Aguero (13m) and Aleksandar Kolarov (5.5) being joined by Raheem Sterling (9m) as another differential.
The midfield is completed by obvious picks Dimitri Payet (7.5m) and Riyad Mahrez (5.5m) and, as I highlighted in the Weekly Shop article, Crystal Palace’s Yannick Bolasie (6.5m) faces injury-hit West Brom at home. I also considered the merits of Rudy Gestede and Jamie Vardy in that midweek round-up, so the Villa and Leicester strikers slot in alongside Aguero, which leaves a healthy 24.5m for my bench players.
The Bottom Line
Last week, I entered the Sunday and Monday bargain games and also the single fixture Monday night match. Backing clean sheets for both sides in the last fixture of the Gameweek seemed sensible based on their recent defensive form but completely backfired and Everton’s 3-2 victory over West Brom meant no money placings and a remaining pot of £91.11.
This Week’s Stake
Weekly – The team above goes into the £100 free-roll as mentioned and I also play the flash freeroll. I’m also risking £5.50 again to join the £1000 guaranteed game and spend another £1.10 to enter the Scout Picks team.
Daily – I’ve entered the Saturday double up as usual for £3.30 and the Sunday bargain game for £1.10.
Stake – £11
Current balance – £80.11
£100 Guaranteed FFScout Picks League
This week FantasyBet have also provided a £100 pot for the FFScout Picks League. I will enter our Scout Picks as closely as possible, given a 15-man squad is required with the 100m budget and a captain also needs to be selected. Feel free to go up against them this week and pick your own squad on FantasyBet.
