💸 Is Week 17 still all that matters? (Deposit Kingdom)

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