Rise & Grind: August 14th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your Thursday off with a look back at the weekend’s happenings and a peek at the upcoming day in the world of DFS.
FanDuel
The huge GPP action continues tonight on FanDuel with four single entry championship events.
$100K Thu MLB Single Entry Championship $200 entry
$75K Thu MLB Single Entry Championship $50 entry
$50K Thu MLB Single Entry Championship $25 entry
$25K Thu MLB Single Entry Championship $10 entry
Full details can be found Here
In Case You Missed It
- Yesterdays Winners – We had another night of giant MLB tournaments on Wednesday. On DraftKings RotoGrinders own Cal (RotogrindersCal on DK) took down Atlantis FBC Qualifier #42 after finishing second the night before. 38 points from Chris Archer and dongs from low owned players like Anthony Rizzo and Sean Rodriguez led his team to the top spot. Also on DraftKings BW5126 had a huge night taking down the $55k Gold Glove and the $50k Perfect Game with a score of 158.15.
FanDuel continued to host massive gpps and last night it was the $10 entry $100k Guaranteed Micro MLB Championship this tournament attracted close to 10,000 entries and paid $11k to first. User irisheric777 topped the leader-board with a score of 61.5 thanks to a great pitching performance by Chris Archer and dongs by Omar Infante and 0.9% owned Nick Castellanos. Grinders member ryanspeer2001 finished second with a score of 58.58 and our friend CrazyGabey tied for third place with grinders member asmodean and user DareDare36.
- Tulo Out – The Rockies announced yesterday that Troy Tulowitzki will have surgery on his left hip this week and be out for the remainder of the season. It’s also looking like Carlos Gonzalez is going to miss the rest of the season due to his knee tendinitis worsening.
- Wednesday Dongs There were 27 dongs in Wednesdays MLB action. Here’s at look at the 5 longest.
TOP 5 DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Baez | CHC | 432ft |
| Nick Castellanos | DET | 431ft |
| Matt Joyce | TAM | 424ft |
| Rymer Liriano | SDP | 409ft |
| Brandon Guyer | TAM | 408ft |
- MLB Championship Events
- Draftkings – $3.3 Million FBC – August 26th
- FanDuel – $3 Million DFBC – August 16th
- StarStreet – $200k PFBC – August 23rd
- DraftDay – $250k Big League Blast – September 2nd
- FantasyAces – Survivor Championship – August 25th
Today’s Events
Tonight’s MLB – Here’s a snapshot of today’s MLB split slate of games and Vegas odds from the RotoGrinders Vegas Odds and Lines Page. Most sites are running early and late contest today
| TIME | TEAM | PITCHER | Run Line | Moneyline | Over/Under | Projected Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:10 PM | LA Dodgers | Hernandez – R | 1.5 | 108 | 7.5 | 3.63 |
| 12:10 PM | Atlanta | Harang – R | -1.5 | -118 | 7.5 | 3.87 |
| 1:08 PM | Pittsburgh | Liriano – L | 1.5 | 160 | 7.5 | 3.25 |
| 1:08 PM | Detroit | Scherzer – R | -1.5 | -170 | 7.5 | 4.25 |
| 2:10 PM | Oakland | Samardzija – R | 1.5 | 107 | 7.5 | 3.64 |
| 2:10 PM | Kansas City | Shields – R | -1.5 | -117 | 7.5 | 3.86 |
| 2:20 PM | Milwaukee | Fiers – R | -1.5 | -123 | 9 | 4.70 |
| 2:20 PM | Chicago Cubs | Jackson – R | 1.5 | 113 | 9 | 4.30 |
| 7:10 PM | Arizona | Anderson – R | 1.5 | 115 | 8 | 3.81 |
| 7:10 PM | Miami | Alvarez – R | -1.5 | -125 | 8 | 4.19 |
| 7:10 PM | Washington | Strasburg – R | -1.5 | -135 | 7 | 3.75 |
| 7:10 PM | NY Mets | Gee – R | 1.5 | 125 | 7 | 3.25 |
| 7:10 PM | Houston | Feldman – R | 1.5 | 140 | 9 | 4.05 |
| 7:10 PM | Boston | Webster – R | -1.5 | -150 | 9 | 4.95 |
| 8:05 PM | Tampa Bay | Odorizzi – R | -1.5 | -147 | 9.5 | 5.21 |
| 8:05 PM | Texas | Ross – L | 1.5 | 140 | 9.5 | 4.29 |
| 8:15 PM | San Diego | Stults – L | 1.5 | 146 | 7.5 | 3.34 |
| 8:15 PM | St. Louis | Lackey – R | -1.5 | -156 | 7.5 | 4.16 |
| 8:40 PM | Cincinnati | Simon – R | 1.5 | 107 | 9.5 | 4.61 |
| 8:40 PM | Colorado | De La Rosa – L | -1.5 | -117 | 9.5 | 4.89 |
Here’s a quick look at some of the biggest games offered today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $50K Thu MLB Single Entry Championship | $25 | $50,000 |
| $30K Thu Monster | $200 | $30,000 |
| $15K Wed MLB Monster | $200 | $15,000 |
| $15K Wed MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $15,000 |
| $15K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $15,000 |
| $5.5K Tue MLB Line Drive (Early) | $10 | $5,500 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB 10k Payoff Pitch (EARLY) | $27 | $10,000 |
| MLB 50k Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
| MLB $30K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $25,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Moon Shot | $2 | $10,000 |
| MLB $15k Early Perfect Game | $200 | $15,000 |
FantasyAces
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | Format |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $800 Frozen Qualifier | $6 | Classic |
| MLB 10k Survivor Qualifier | $11 | Classic |
| MLB 50/50 Guarantee | $22 | Classic |
| MLB Salary Pro 50/50 | $55 | Salary Pro |
| MLB $109 Winner Take all | $109 | Classic |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $1.5k Field of Dreams | $109 | $1,500 |
| MLB $1k Knucleball | $15 | $1,000 |
| MLB $600k Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $600 |
| MLB Big League Blast Qualifier | $116 | $1060 |
| MLB $200 R.A Pickey (Pickem) | $5.50 | $200 |
| MLB $1k $109 Double Play | $109 | $1000 |
On the Grinders Schedule
| Daily Articles |
| #1) | MLB Grind Down | Notorious breaks down all the matchups in tonight’s action on the diamond in one quick, easy to read location. |
| #2) | MLB Daily Plays | Beermakersfan gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. |
| #3) | Pitcher Breakdown | Psporer digs deep into the advanced pitching stats to find you the arms with the best matchups tonight. |
| #4) | Hitter Breakdown | Varcass shows you all the splits and points out the bats in the best situations for tonight’s slate. |
| #6) | MLB First Look | Notorious gives you an early peek at tomorrows games, matchups, and players to target. |
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | FantasyAces | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let BritDevine and BeerMakersFan serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Dean and Boggslite will take you right up to first pitch with our flagship Grinders Live show. | ||||
Is there something else you’d like to see in this column? Questions or comments? Leave them below and we’d be happy to consider them. See you tomorrow!