Super Bowl LVII is almost here, and our friends at ThriveFantasy have us covered for the big game. They have their annual Super Bowl contest in the prop lobby that all fantasy gamers should try their hand at. This year’s grand prize is $25,000, with a guaranteed prize pool total of $100,000. This is usually the contest we gravitate towards at ThriveFantasy for the big weekend, but this year there is also an exciting opportunity over in the prop lobby as ThriveFantasy is giving all new users a FREE SQUARE for the Big Game!
ThriveFantasy is one of the most intriguing and exciting names in the DFS arena. Instead of the traditional salary cap based offerings, ThriveFantasy offers a variety of attractive prop based contests. They have two exciting DFS contest types to choose from, the Contest Lobby and the Props Lobby.
Their Props Lobby allows DFS players to make an over/under prediction on two to five props to win cash. Two correct selections pay a 3.2x times multiplier, three correct predictions pay a 5.2x multiplier, four correct picks pay a 10.2x times multiplier, and five correct picks pays an 20.2x multiplier. In these contests, you are competing against yourself, and if all of your predictions hit, you win the corresponding amount.
The Contest Lobby is where things really get intriguing. The Contest Lobby’s prop contests for the NFL involves making predictions on 10 out of the 20 listed props. You will be required to make two additional picks to ensure fairness just in case one of your players fails to play. These backup picks are called ice (in case of emergency) picks.
Fantasy sports players, especially DFS players, have an edge when it comes to player prop betting. DFS players set lineups taking into account potential production when weighing competing options against each other. This is most pronounced with the NBA and the NFL DFS players. As such, diving into prop based DFS contests is a smart way to further monetize your knowledge. While the Contest Lobby requires you to select 10 different props, you can still make a return even if you do not get every over/under prediction right.
For this article, we will be focusing on the FREE SQUARE promotion and strategy. For those looking for our top plays for the Contest Lobby’s featured Super Bowl LVII contest, click here.
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The Free Square
ThriveFantasy is offering new users a free square for contest lobby entry of up to $10. Take your pick between Patrick Mahomes or Jalen Hurts Over 0.5 passing yards and combine with other props to win cash. This essentially means you just need to hit on one other prop to cash in on 3.2x your entry.
As a reminder, here are the payouts:
Pick 2/2 correctly, win 3.2x your entry amount.
Pick 3/3 correctly, win 5.2x your entry amount.
Pick 4/4 correctly, win 10.2x your entry amount.
Pick 5/5 correctly, win 20.2x your entry amount.
The only restrictions here are that you cannot combine the free squares and that this offer is not valid for users who have made an entry before.
Strategy
The first thing to do when considering any prop or total offering from a DFS provider like ThriveFantasy is to compare it to the market. In many instances, there may be a discrepancy between what the number is on the market versus what a DFS provider may offer. This provides free value and is something to look to exploit when you have strong lean, especially on an under. The discrepancies are more often than not inflated numbers at the DFS provider, which makes unders or Less plays the bulk of the top values available on any given week.
One way to quickly identify which props may be a good value is to use our prop bet cheat sheet. This will quickly identify what the lines are on the market and also provide you with a consensus projection to help you gauge which props may offer values you may seek to attack. This is, of course, a tool to assist you in identifying leans and should not be used as a guide. It does, however, provide you with much of the important information you need in one spot and, as such, is an invaluable resource.
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