Episode 160: How to Beat Best Ball with $200K winner Justin Herzig

Feb 12, 2021

Adam Levitan sits down with Justin Herzig, who won Underdog's flagship Best Ball tournament for $200K last season. They discuss Justin's process, mistakes he sees people making in Best Ball, when to draft, what the optimal strategy is for roster construction and lots more. 

 

Editor's Note: Our 2021 Draft Kit is live and it includes our first run of Best Ball rankings! It's just $34.99 and will continuously update until Week 1. Head to www.EstablishTheRun.com for more. 

 

TIMESTAMPS

Who is Justin Herzig? (1:00) | The Work/Life Balance (4:11) | The Weekly Fantasy Process (6:20) | Keeping a low profile (7:49) | Becoming a leading Best Ball player (10:38) | Justin’s championship winning team (17:34) | Common Best Ball mistakes (21:47) | Should you diversify? (28:00) | Using  ADP when drafting (32:28) | When to draft (34:56) | Best way to spend $50 in fantasy (41:51) | Losing finals to Leone (44:03) | Navigating injuries through roster construction (45:19) | Strategy behind 3-mans (49:10) | Max entering strategy vs. Pot shots (52:38)