Rise & Grind: August 21st, 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.
In Case You Missed It
- Yesterdays Winners – We had another night of large MLB tournaments on Wednesday.
- On DraftKings RotoGrinders own Cal took down the 50k Perfect Game with a score of 154.8.
- The 12k first place prize in the 40k GoldGlove went to Grinders member Bw5126, he took advantage of a solid game from 7.5% owned Yankees pitcher Shane Greene and finished with a score of 139.2.
- Over on FanDuel Grinders member Irish14 (FD username KellyGreen) scored 60.75 points in the Fanduel 75k Monster and took down the first place prize of 10k.
A 3 way tie at the top of the leaderboard in the 50k Strikeout between jaymatic14, pcgpcg009, and halosheaven resulted in chopped first place prize of $4,666 each.
- Wednesday Dongs There were 30 dongs in Wednesdays MLB action. Here’s at look at the 5 longest.
TOP 5 DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Ike Davis | PIT | 447ft |
| Mike Trout | LAA | 426ft |
| Jorge Soler | CHC | 423ft |
| Jose Bautista | TOR | 416ft |
| Luis Valbuena | CHC | 412ft |
Today’s CFB
- College Football – College football starts TODAY, if you’re new to DFS CFB Stlcardinals84 has you covered with his Ultimate Daily Fantasy College Football Strategy Guide.
RotoGrinders has added an incredible selection of CFB incentives , free research tools, and articles in the last few days.
- CFB Week 1: Sleeper Plays, Injuries, Depth Chart News by Scott121422
- CFB Traffic Light Plays by a25smith
- College Football Playbook by db730 and Stlcardinals84
- Today’s CFB Action – Be sure to tune in tonight for College Football After Dark on Grinders Live at 8pm.
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $10K Thu Big House | $200 | $10,000 |
| $10k Tailgate | $27 | $10,000 |
| $4K Thur Red shirt | $2 | $4,000 |
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $10K Hail Mary | $25 | $10,000 |
| $4k Endzone | $10 | $4,000 |
| $2500 Thur Red shirt | $2 | $2,500 |
FantasyAces
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | Format |
|---|---|---|
| CFB Top 5 Guarantee | $11 | Classic |
| CFB NFL Week 1 Qualifier | $11 | Classic |
| CFB Salary Pro Top 5 | $5.50 | Salary Pro |
Today’s MLB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:35 PM | Chicago Cubs | Arrieta – R | -1.5 | -123 | 7.5 | 3.92 |
| 12:35 PM | Cincinnati | Axelrod – R | 1.5 | 113 | 7.5 | 3.58 |
| 1:08 PM | NY Yankees | Kuroda – R | -1.5 | -122 | 8.5 | 4.43 |
| 1:08 PM | Detroit | Lobstein – L | 1.5 | 112 | 8.5 | 4.07 |
| 3:45 PM | Colorado | Lyles – R | 1.5 | 172 | 7.5 | 3.18 |
| 3:45 PM | San Francisco | Petit – R | -1.5 | -182 | 7.5 | 4.32 |
| 7:05 PM | Tampa Bay | Hellickson – R | 1.5 | 107 | 8 | 3.88 |
| 7:05 PM | Baltimore | Norris – R | -1.5 | -117 | 8 | 4.12 |
| 7:10 PM | Atlanta | Minor – L | -1.5 | -120 | 7 | 3.63 |
| 7:10 PM | NY Mets | Niese – L | 1.5 | 110 | 7 | 3.37 |
| 8:10 PM | Minnesota | Milone – L | 1.5 | 144 | 8.5 | 3.80 |
| 8:10 PM | Kansas City | Guthrie – R | -1.5 | -154 | 8.5 | 4.70 |
| 8:10 PM | Cleveland | Carrasco – R | -1.5 | -142 | 8.5 | 4.61 |
| 8:10 PM | Chicago White Sox | Danks – L | 1.5 | 132 | 8.5 | 3.89 |
| 8:10 PM | Texas | Tepesch – R | 1.5 | 134 | 8 | 3.65 |
| 8:10 PM | Houston | McHugh – R | -1.5 | -144 | 8 | 4.35 |
| 10:05 PM | Oakland | Gray – R | -1.5 | -116 | 7.5 | 3.85 |
| 10:05 PM | LA Angels | Wilson – L | 1.5 | 106 | 7.5 | 3.65 |
Here’s a quick look at some of the biggest games offered today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $11K Thu Pickle | $535 | $11,000 |
| $45K Thu Monster | $200 | $45,000 |
| $25K Thur MLB Monster | $200 | $25,000 |
| $25K Thu MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $25,000 |
| $25K Thu MLB Squeeze | $2 | $25,000 |
| $9K Thu MLB Squeeze (Early) | $10 | $9000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB 10k Payoff Pitch (EARLY) | $27 | $10,000 |
| MLB 50k Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
| MLB $25K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $25,000 |
| MLB $4K Check Swing (EARLY) | $12 | $4,000 |
| MLB $12K Moon Shot | $2 | $12,000 |
| MLB $12k (Early) Perfect Game | $200 | $12,000 |
FantasyAces
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | Format |
|---|---|---|
| MLB Top 5 booster | $11 | Classic |
| MLB NFL Week 1 Qualifier | $22 | 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 $1k Field of Dreams | $109 | $1,000 |
| MLB $750 Knucleball (Early) | $15 | $750 |
| MLB $600 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $600 |
| MLB Big League Blast Qualifier | $116 | $1060 |
| MLB $150 R.A Pickey (Pickem) | $5.50 | $150 |
| 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 Stevie and BritDevine serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | StlCards and Dean 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!