Why It’s Important To Play With Conviction

Playing without conviction will put you in a deep hole.

You’re going to be frustrated if you like a player or particular strategy for a slate, don’t end up going that route, and it ends up being the nuts.

You’ll be kicking yourself, therefore, your play will be susceptible to leaks. Keeping your mindset in the right place is crucial for DFS success.

It’s easy for your mindset to shift, and sometimes you won’t even realize the subtle shift. Soaking in the regret of prior weeks because you didn’t listen to your gut is a surefire way to shift from a winning mindset to a losing one.

If you’re going down, it’s best to go down swinging. You won’t have to wonder what if or continually ask yourself why you didn’t pull the trigger.

I dealt with this last season. The Lions were coming off a bye week and D’Andre Swift was the rookie RB that hadn’t been getting the workload that many had hoped for. But coming off a bye, my gut was telling me to bet on the rookie RB in hopes that they would make him a bigger part of the offense. He was cheap and low owned.

He ran for over 100 yards and two touchdowns and mixed in a couple catches. I played none of him and was dwelling on the decision. This is when my mindset is most negatively affected. My gut was telling me to play the rookie RB coming off a bye in a good matchup, at a cheap price tag, and low ownership and I ended up with none of him.

Avoid this mistake by playing with conviction. It will keep you staying aggressive and maintaining a winning mindset, two key components of finding success in large field tournaments.