Fantasy Stacking

  It is a strategy where a player creates the bulk of their fantasy line up from a single team’s roster. Usually basing this strategy off a statistical trend. In certain formats like in a salary cap game, it can be beneficial because you have the ability to afford star players by surrounding them with their cheaper priced role players. It does however tend to be a all or nothing play. For when it works the payoff can be huge. The flip side, if your stacked team happens to tank, so do you.

 The strategy itself has been known to be frowned upon by some. More so back in the day when daily fantasy sites had little regulations on mass stacking. It was prominently used in multi-entry salary cap tournaments. Where a player could make multiple entries using a different team to stack each individual entry. Increasing the odds (sometimes as much as x5) that one of his stacked entries will hit.

   In recent years daily fantasy sites have made rules to stop mass stacking by limiting the number of players you can take from one team. Usually it's a maximum of 4.  And also by the rule that your fantasy roster must consist of players from at least 3 different teams.

   What you are looking for is a edge that you feel will lead to outpouring of production from any one team. Then capitalizing off that production by taking multiple players off that team. Could be a baseball team that has proven to have success against a certain starting pitcher. Maybe there also playing in hitter friendly ballpark with favorable weather. It all makes for a ideal set up to stack the lineup.

  Say you are looking at a NHL match up and notice Sidney Crosby has a history of mopping up on a certain team. Instead of just taking Crosby, a stacking strategy would be to handcuff him with his line mates Kunitz and Dupuis. This way if Crosby does score, then it is more than likely one of his line mates will pick up the assist. Or vice verse being if one of his line mates score, then Crosby will pick up a helper. You end up turning one point into 2 , possibly 3. Not to mention all players will be +1 for a even strength goal. The downside being is this strategy can come back in bite you in the ass if the line fail to produce or get scored against.