Boom Fantasy stands out by focusing on Pick 'em-style NBA DFS contests rather than traditional salary-cap lineups. Users make over/under or head-to-head matchup predictions on individual players, such as whether a player will exceed a certain points or rebounds line.

Living on an island in the DFS market can be a lonely place, with weeks and weeks of losses. But what is the goal of being on the furthest outskirts of being a contrarian player? Pretty simple, taking home the whole first prize player pool, and at ...