i only did it a handful of times but it can be lucrative if the stars are aligned. it’s not so much about picking winners as it is nailing who scores higher. of course winning is the way to do that but there’s instances with winning fighters who don’t score like that, or losing a robbery split but scoring higher than a winner, which tips the scale and makes them the missing key. so u gotta look at effectiveness and go by guidelines (who can finish fast, finish period, land multiple takedowns, etc).
if interested i would recommend a youtuber named kunath. i recently found his stuff, i think he does separate videos between fantasy and straights. insightful dude, i dont watch his regular breakdowns but it was his dfs content that made me get the itch to try it again. not for his opinion, because u will know who u like on your own, but he will give better insight into the methods than i can.
i'm going back and forth on ilia. i know volk well, back when my twins were born i took a payout then unloaded most of my 5dimes account on him vs aldo +150. day of the fight i said fukk it and went to
walmart and money gram'd another $500 to put on him. hit a similar big one in his following title shot vs max. so i know an ilia bet is playing with fire, but that's my gut. on his side and volks now is the best opportunity to end that streak. volk is greatness and has superhuman strength, but its a fistfight between humans and if a guy like ilia gets the kind of chance ortega did in his fight, for example, ilia will make good on that.