{"id":900814,"date":"2026-09-18T19:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/900814\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:48:14","slug":"mma-dfs-picks-draftkings-expert-survey-for-ufc-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/900814\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA DFS Picks: DraftKings Expert Survey for UFC 331"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our panel of experts is here to give you their insights on MMA DFS<\/a> contests on DraftKings for UFC 331 \u2013 Van vs. Pantoja 2. They\u2019re ready to answer key questions that will assist you in making those crucial lineup-building decisions. Curious who Billy Ward has as his favorite value play? Or perhaps you\u2019re wondering who Moneyball16 has as his top fighter for tournaments? Read their thoughts below!<\/p>\n

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MMA DFS Picks: DraftKings Expert Survey for UFC 331 \u2013 Van vs. Pantoja 2 Who is your favorite fighter to spend up for in cash games? <\/p>\n

Moneyball16:\tVan
Bward586:\tTsarukyan
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What are your thoughts about stacking the 5-round fights in cash games? <\/p>\n

Moneyball16: Van\/Pantoja is an easy stack as an evenly matched fight between two action fighters. I definitely won\u2019t be playing Ruffy in cash because the odds to win aren\u2019t there, and against Tsarukyan\u2019s style, I\u2019m not expecting him to put up many points in a loss. For me, the question comes down to whether or not you play Tsarukyan in cash. I could take or leave him. He is a strong DFS fighter with 5 rounds to work with, but there are a number of pay-up options with great floors, and Ruffy does have good takedown defense.<\/p>\n

Bward586: On a 12-fight card, a flyweight title fight is an auto-stack, especially with odds as close as this one. Van scores well with his massive volume, while Pantoja brings grappling upside, and I\u2019d probably stack this one even if it were 3 rounds. I\u2019ll be rostering Tsarukyan, but not Ruffy, in the co-main event, as his takedown ceiling is massive while he\u2019s a relatively safe option as a -300ish favorite.<\/p>\n

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\"Jbails26\" Justin Bailey (Jbails26)<\/a> <\/p>\n

Justin Bailey (aka jbails26) is the Lead Editor for RotoGrinders and FantasyLabs. He\u2019s been playing DFS since 2013 and specializes in small-field NFL and PGA contests (but still dabbles in MME). Justin qualified for the DraftKings Fantasy Golf World Championship in 2023. Follow Justin on X \u2013 @justinbailey32<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our panel of experts is here to give you their insights on MMA DFS contests on DraftKings for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":["post-900814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=900814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}