Rise & Grind: August 25th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your Monday 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
- StarStreet PBC – If you missed the RotoGrinders coverage of the StarStreet 2014 Baseball Championship live from the Playboy Mansion you can still check out all of the interviews, photos, and the live blog of this huge party here.
The 200k Championship took place on Saturday evening with some of the top DFS players in the world battling for the 75k first place prize.
The 13 inning game between the Rockies and Marlins benefited Motts81 greatly and pushed him to the top of the leaderboard late in the evening, sealing the 75k
first place victory with 127 points.
Seabie123 finished in second place with a score of 121 bringing home a nice $25,000 prize, while RadThad954 (119 points) and TommyG1979 (118 points) rounded out the top 4.
- College Football is back – College football starts up this week and RotoGrinders has added an incredible selection of CFB incentives and free research tools.
The full breakdown of the new content and show schedules can be found here
Remember Incentives are FREE if you use our links to join either FanDuel or DraftKings
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- MLB Championship Events
- We are only 1 day away from the next multi-million dollar championship. The Draftkings -$3.3 Million FBC is on Tuesday. RotoGrinders will have live coverage of the event from Atlantis.
- DraftDay – $250k Big League Blast – September 2nd
- FantasyAces – Survivor Championship – Tonight is the start of the 10k survivor Championship on FantasyAces. Last I checked there were less than 20 spots left in the $55 buyin event. If you haven’t tried FantasyAces yet you can take advantage of our 100% deposit bonus up to $500 here
Today’s Events
Tonight’s MLB – Here’s a look at todays MLB games and odds from the RotoGrinders Vegas Odds and Lines Page..
| TIME | TEAM | PITCHER | Run Line | Moneyline | Over/Under | Projected Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:05 PM | Washington | Roark – R | -1.5 | -150 | 7.5 | 4.12 |
| 7:05 PM | Philadelphia | Burnett – R | 1.5 | 140 | 7.5 | 3.38 |
| 7:05 PM | St. Louis | Lackey – R | 1.5 | 127 | 7 | 3.24 |
| 7:05 PM | Pittsburgh | Liriano – L | -1.5 | -137 | 7 | 3.76 |
| 7:05 PM | Tampa Bay | Odorizzi – R | 1.5 | 122 | 8 | 3.74 |
| 7:05 PM | Baltimore | Tillman – R | -1.5 | -132 | 8 | 4.26 |
| 7:07 PM | Boston | Buchholz – R | 1.5 | 115 | 9 | 4.28 |
| 7:07 PM | Toronto | Happ – L | -1.5 | -125 | 9 | 4.72 |
| 7:10 PM | NY Yankees | Pineda – R | 1.5 | 127 | 7.5 | 3.47 |
| 7:10 PM | Kansas City | Shields – R | -1.5 | -137 | 7.5 | 4.03 |
| 8:10 PM | Oakland | Samardzija – R | -1.5 | -146 | 8 | 4.31 |
| 8:10 PM | Houston | Feldman – R | 1.5 | 121 | 8 | 3.69 |
| 10:05 PM | Miami | Cosart – R | 1.5 | 140 | 8.5 | 3.83 |
| 10:05 PM | LA Angels | LeBlanc – L | -1.5 | -150 | 8.5 | 4.67 |
| 10:10 PM | Milwaukee | Lohse – R | -1.5 | -120 | 7 | 3.63 |
| 10:10 PM | San Diego | Stults – L | 1.5 | 110 | 7 | 3.37 |
| 10:10 PM | Texas | Mikolas – R | 1.5 | 170 | 7.5 | 3.19 |
| 10:10 PM | Seattle | Elias – L | -1.5 | -180 | 7.5 | 4.31 |
| 10:15 PM | Colorado | Matzek – L | 1.5 | 165 | 7.5 | 3.22 |
| 10:15 PM | San Francisco | Peavy – R | -1.5 | -175 | 7.5 | 4.28 |
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games offered today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $70K Mon MLB Monster | $200 | $70,000 |
| $12K Mon MLB Pickle | $200 | $12,000 |
| $40K Mon MLB Strikeout | $25 | $40,000 |
| $25K Mon MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $25000 |
| $25K Mon MLB Squeeze | $2 | $25,000 |
| $17K Mon MLB Line Drive | $10 | $17000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $50K Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
| MLB $40K Silver Slugger | $530 | $40,000 |
| MLB $100K Warm Up | $27 | $100,000 |
| MLB $12K Check Swing | $12 | $12,000 |
| MLB $17K Moon Shot | $2 | $17,000 |
FantasyAces
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | Format |
|---|---|---|
| MLB 10k Survivor | $55 | Classic |
| MLB Week 1 NFL Qualifier | $22 | Classic |
| MLB CGB Kickoff Qualifier | $5.50 | Classic |
| MLB 50/50 Guarantee | $22 | Classic |
| MLB Salary Pro 50/50 | $55 | Salary Pro |
| MLB $109 Winner Take all | $109 | Classic |
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. |
| #5) | STL: GPP Recap | STLCardinals84 continues his experiment with three different GPP styles to compare how effective each strategy is in the FanDuel Line Drive. |
| #6) | MLB First Look | Notorious gives you an early peek at tomorrows games, matchups, and players to target. |
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Stevie and BillsFan777. | |||||
| 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 Dean and Pepsi7 serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | StlCards 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!