{"id":85966,"date":"2015-12-07T20:38:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T01:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=85966"},"modified":"2015-12-07T20:40:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T01:40:58","slug":"what-you-cant-do-with-fantasy-sports-december-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/what-you-cant-do-with-fantasy-sports-december-edition.html","title":{"rendered":"DFS vs Sports Betting: What You Can&#8217;t Do with Fantasy Sports &#8211; December 2015 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at an article about sportsbooks on a sportsbook website makes you likely think this piece will be spammy or cliche. I&#8217;m going to do my very best here though to avoid the cliches. [sc:NFL240banner ]I&#8217;m going to point out what this particular sportsbook has to offer the Monday Night Football fans, and why the fantasy player just doesn&#8217;t get enough for their buck.<\/p>\n<p>Now we know the options are pretty extensive with sportsbooks &#8211; oddset, point spread, over-under, parlays, teasers etc. For Daily Fantasy Sports (aka DFS), the odds are also pretty extensive. There&#8217;s betting on player fantasy points&#8230;and there&#8217;s&#8230;well I guess that&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take at the advantages and disadvantages of the two types for a Monday nighter in December.<\/p>\n<p>If you do want to get your bet on without reading the pros and cons of doing so, check out our latest <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/will-the-golden-state-warriors-win-73-plus-games-december-2015-update.html\">Golden State Warriors wins prop here<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-rips-daily-fantasy-sports.html\">click here to see another guy who agrees<\/a> with us.<\/p>\n[sc:Football ]\n<h2>DFS vs Sports Betting: What You Can&#8217;t Do with Fantasy Sports<\/h2>\n<h3>Our example game: Monday Night Football &#8211; Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86456 alignright\" alt=\"DFS vs Sports Betting: What You Can't Do with Fantasy Sports Dec\/2015\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dez-Bryant1-e1449529301589.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Sportbook Betting and Props<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nfl\"><strong>Available Sportsbook Bets (3 Bets &#8211; 5 options):<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Point Spread:<\/strong> Dallas (+3) Washington (-3)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Money:<\/strong> Dallas (+135) Washington (-155)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Over-Under:<\/strong> 43.0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nfl\"><strong>Available Prop Bets (28 Bets &#8211; 86 options):\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Team to score first (2 options), 1st OFFICIAL play from line of scrimmage will be (2 options), Will BOTH teams make a field goal from 37 yards or longer? (2 options), SHORTEST touchdown play of the game (2 options), Will a touchdown be scored by special teams or defense? (2 options), What will happen 1st (TD vs FG)(2 options), \u00a0Will a point be scored in the last 2 minutes of the 1st half? (2 options), Team to commit 1st accepted penalty (2 options), Player to score 1st touchdown (18 options), 1st scoring play (10 options), Double result (6 options), Matt Cassel total completions (2 options), Matt Cassel total completions (2 options), Matt Cassel total passing yards (2 options), Matt Cassel total touchdown passes+interceptions thrown (2 options), Darren McFadden total rushing yards (2 options), Dez Bryant total receptions (2 options), Dez Bryant total receiving yards (2 options), Terrance Williams total receiving yards (2 options), Jason Witten total receiving yards (2 options), Jason Witten total receptions (2 options), Kirk Cousins total completions (2 options), Kirk Cousins total passing yards (2 options), Kirk Cousins total touchdowns (2 options), Alfred Morris total rushing yards (2 options), DeSean Jackson total receiving yards (2 options), Pierre Garcon total receiving yards (2 options), Jordan Reed total receptions (2 options), Jordan Reed total receiving yards (2 options).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86462 alignleft\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\" alt=\"NFL: Preseason-New England Patriots at Washington Redskins\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kirk-cousins-nfl-preseason-new-england-patriots-washington-redskins1-e1449534103693.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Fantasy Sports bets (Taken from DraftKings.com)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Available DFS Bets (1 Bet &#8211; 35 Players):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tony Romo, Kirk Cousins, Robert Griffin III, Matt Cassel, Colt McCoy, Darren McFadden, Matt Hones, Chris Thompson, Alfred Morris, Robert Turbin, Darrel Young, Rod Smith, Tyler Clutts, Trey Williams, Dez Bryant, Pierre Garcon, Terrance Williams, DeSean Jackson, Cole Beasley, Jamison Crowder, Ryan Grant, Brice Butler, Andrew Roberts, Rashad Ross, Devin Street, Lucky Whitehead, Jordan Reed, Jason Witten, Derek Carrier, Gavin Escobar, James Hanna, Geoff Swaim, Je&#8217;Ron Hamm, Redskins D, Cowboys D.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nfl\"><p class=\"block-text-center\">Online Sportsbooks offer 86 variations of 31 bets, while Daily Fantasy Sports offers 35 variations of one single bet.<\/p><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a title=\"Join TopBet Sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0to cash in on the real-time NFL action with your solid predictions for Week 13 and beyond.<\/p>\n[sc:NFL490banner ]\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"85966\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,364&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at an article about sportsbooks on a sportsbook website makes you likely think this piece will be spammy or cliche. 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