The total money entered into a contest, simply determined by the number of entries multiplied by the entry fee.

The players who are available to be drafted in a particular DFS Contest.

, 6/17/14

This is the first article in an ongoing series focusing on Daily Fantasy Sports formats, which will continue to be a focal point for FantasyGuru.com throughout the season. For more about DFS analyst Kevin Adams, scroll to the bottom of the glossary.

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). This glossary will be required reading before delving into the DFS articles that will be coming later in the summer and during the NFL season.

Note: For selected terms, examples are centered immediately below in italics.

A league in which the top 50% of scores win, and the bottom 50% lose their buy-in.

Funds a player has allocated or made available to play in DFS contests.

The entry fee or cost to enter a DFS contest.

A common term used for describing contests in which the prize pool is divided in half and awarded to the winner(s). Cash Games consist of Head to Head, 50/50s, and Double-Up contests. These contests are lower in risk and are sometimes referred to as “bank roll builders.”