Episode Details

The top heavy prizes in previous Best Ball Mania contests demanded that drafters prioritized Week 17 above all weeks to maximize their win potential, but a new wrinkle with the Best Ball Mania V payout structure might have changed which playoff week is the most important. In this video, I overview the BBMV structure, dig into some interesting math about the importance of Week 16, and share how I am going to specifically apply these findings in my drafts.

💸 ⁠⁠Sign up with promo code Pete to claim your special pick + 1st time deposit offer up to $250 in bonus cash 📺 ⁠⁠Watch my best ball live streams⁠⁠ 🔴 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Deposit Kingdom so you don't miss future videos⁠⁠ 🎮 ⁠⁠Want to talk best ball strat with fellow sickos? Hop in the Deposit Kingdom Discord⁠⁠ 📬 ⁠⁠Subscribe to The P.O. Box newsletter⁠⁠ ✍️ ⁠⁠Subscribe to free Fantasy Life Newsletter⁠⁠ 👕 ⁠⁠Scroll The Eff Down merch⁠⁠ 🛠️ ⁠⁠Get Bric's Underdog overlay app/tool for your drafts, the Bric Caddy⁠⁠ 🐦 ⁠⁠My Twitter⁠⁠ 👕 ⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠ 💻 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - The thesis behind "Week 17 is all that matters" 04:00 - The Best Ball Mania V structure is very different compared to previous BBMs 06:53 - Breaking down the BBMV prize pool and EV per round 08:48 - Comparing prize structures between BBMIV to BBMV 09:20 - Is Week 16 now the most important week? 10:00 - Week 16 vs. Week 17 from a win rate & cumulative EV perspective 13:20 - Should this math change the way you draft in 2024? 14:00 - The debate all boils down to the game stack 15:45 - The data behind bring backs hitting 16:55 - How I'm going to approach game stacks in BBMV (3 tips) and the biggest correlation edge in 2024