Game flow refers to how a game is expected to unfold.

If a team gains a big lead, for example, the flow of the game will generally see more rushing and less passing, and vice versa.

Understanding potential game flow is essential if you want to draft the best value players. And it’s actually not rocket science. Score and margin of victory are the main drivers of game flow. If you look at the over-under and point spread, it usually gives you a pretty good understanding of how a game is likely to play out.

From a DFS standpoint, the most productive games are usually those with high totals and tight point spreads. Top players in those games tend to rack up more fantasy points on average.