Rise & Grind: August 29th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your Friday 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
In the FanDuel $25k Early Monster Grinders member Lpk8787 took advantage of solid games from Yusmeiro Petit, Billy Hamilton, and Todd Fraizer to score 44 fdp and take down the $5k first place prize.
The top score in the $22k Early Strikeout was almost 10 points higher than in the Monster. User Shawns53 used low owned Reds pitcher Dylan Axelrod and a mini Det/Cin stack to put up a top score of 53.5.
The evening contests produced some higher scores than the early games. Ronniegant had a big night, taking down the $45k Monster with a score of 61 and finishing second in the $50k Strikeout 6.5 points behind first place finisher xdyls007.
On DraftKings Perspective took the top spot and a nice 10k prize in the $50k Perfect Game with a score of 165. He also tied for first in the $25k Payoff Pitch with Wavesweb.
Grinders Live host StlCardinals84 took the top two spots in the $20k Gold Glove with scores of 146.7 and 141.7.
Week 2 Top Performers
| Player | Position | Yards | TD’S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | QB | 396 Yards | 3 |
| Cam Newton | QB | 353 Yards | 4 |
| Carson Palmer | QB | 308 Yards | 3 |
| Ryan Tannehill | QB | 389 Yards | 2 |
| Matt Forte | RB | 100 Yards | 3 |
| Isaiah Crowell | RB | 133 Yards | 1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | RB | 123 Yards | 1 |
| Melvin Gordon | RB | 102 Yards | 1 |
| Stefon Diggs | WR | 182 Yards | 1 |
| Travis Benjamin | WR | 115 Yards | 2 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | WR | 108 Yards | 2 |
| Corey Coleman | WR | 104 Yards | 2 |
Today’s CFB
- College Football – College football is back in full swing,Today we have a 6 game evening slate starting at 7pm. 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
- CFB Grinders Live – If you missed College Football After Dark on Grinders Live yesterday you can still watch the replay here
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $5K Thu Big House | $200 | $5,000 |
| $5k Tailgate | $27 | $5,000 |
| $4K Thur Red shirt | $2 | $2,000 |
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $6K Hail Mary | $25 | $6,000 |
| $3k Endzone | $10 | $3,000 |
| $2k Thur Red shirt | $2 | $2,000 |
FantasyAces Has a free 1k CFB gpp tomorrow and a $22 buyin $2400 guaranteed tournament tomorrow. Check them out here. If you haven’t tried FantasyAces yet you can take advantage of our 100% deposit bonus.
Today’s Events
Tonight’s MLB – Here’s a snapshot of today’s MLB slate of games and Vegas odds from the RotoGrinders Vegas Odds and Lines Page.
| TIME | TEAM | PITCHER | Run Line | Moneyline | Over/Under | Projected Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:05 PM | Cincinnati | Leake – R | 1.5 | 133 | 7.5 | 3.43 |
| 7:05 PM | Pittsburgh | Volquez – R | -1.5 | -143 | 7.5 | 4.07 |
| 7:05 PM | Minnesota | May – R | 1.5 | 175 | 9 | 3.79 |
| 7:05 PM | Baltimore | Gonzalez – R | -1.5 | -185 | 9 | 5.21 |
| 7:07 PM | NY Yankees | Capuano – L | 1.5 | 105 | 9 | 4.38 |
| 7:07 PM | Toronto | Buehrle – L | -1.5 | -115 | 9 | 4.62 |
| 7:10 PM | Philadelphia | Buchanan – R | 1.5 | 140 | 7.5 | 3.38 |
| 7:10 PM | NY Mets | Degrom – R | -1.5 | -150 | 7.5 | 4.12 |
| 7:10 PM | Boston | Ranaudo – R | 1.5 | 145 | 7.5 | 3.34 |
| 7:10 PM | Tampa Bay | Archer – R | -1.5 | -155 | 7.5 | 4.16 |
| 7:35 PM | Miami | Koehler – R | 1.5 | 150 | 7 | 3.09 |
| 7:35 PM | Atlanta | Santana – R | -1.5 | -160 | 7 | 3.91 |
| 8:10 PM | Detroit | Verlander – R | -1.5 | -155 | 9 | 4.99 |
| 8:10 PM | Chicago White Sox | Carroll – R | 1.5 | 145 | 9 | 4.01 |
| 8:10 PM | Cleveland | Salazar – R | 1.5 | 127 | 7.5 | 3.47 |
| 8:10 PM | Kansas City | Vargas – L | -1.5 | -137 | 7.5 | 4.03 |
| 8:10 PM | Texas | Baker – R | 1.5 | 125 | 8.5 | 3.95 |
| 8:10 PM | Houston | Oberholtzer – L | -1.5 | -135 | 8.5 | 4.55 |
| 8:15 PM | Chicago Cubs | Hendricks – R | 1.5 | 140 | 7.5 | 3.38 |
| 8:15 PM | St. Louis | Miller – R | -1.5 | -150 | 7.5 | 4.12 |
| 9:40 PM | Colorado | Bergman – R | 1.5 | 130 | 8.5 | 3.91 |
| 9:40 PM | Arizona | Collmenter – R | -1.5 | -140 | 8.5 | 4.59 |
| 10:05 PM | Oakland | Lester – L | -1.5 | -115 | 7 | 3.59 |
| 10:05 PM | LA Angels | Weaver – R | 1.5 | 105 | 7 | 3.41 |
| 10:10 PM | Washington | Zimmermann – R | 1.5 | 150 | 6 | 2.65 |
| 10:10 PM | Seattle | Hernandez – R | -1.5 | -160 | 6 | 3.35 |
| 10:10 PM | LA Dodgers | Haren – R | 1.5 | 107 | 6.5 | 3.15 |
| 10:10 PM | San Diego | Cashner – R | -1.5 | -117 | 6.5 | 3.35 |
| 10:15 PM | Milwaukee | Peralta – R | 1.5 | -102 | 7 | 3.46 |
| 10:15 PM | San Francisco | Vogelsong – R | -1.5 | -108 | 7 | 3.54 |
Here’s a quick look at some of the biggest games offered today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $75k Fri Monster | $200 | $75,000 |
| $50K Fri MLB Strikeout | $25 | $50,000 |
| $4K Fri MLB Rally | $5 | $4000 |
| $20K Fri MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $20,000 |
| $25K Fri MLB Squeeze | $2 | $25,000 |
| $17K Fri MLB Line Drive | $10 | $17,000 |
DraftKings – Championship Week wraps up today with some HUGE gpps.
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $1M Championship week Finale | $500 | $1,000,000 |
| MLB 50k Medium Finale | $50 | $50,000 |
| MLB $25K Mini Finale | $5 | $25,000 |
| MLB $5K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $5,000 |
| MLB $4K Moon Shot | $2 | $4,000 |
FantasyAces
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | Format |
|---|---|---|
| MLB Top 5 Guarantee | $11 | Classic |
| MLB Week 1 NFL Q | $22 | Classic |
| MLB Week 1 CFB Q | $5.50 | Classic |
| MLB Week 1 NFL Q | $5.50 | Salary Pro |
| MLB $109 Winner Take all | $109 | Classic |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $2k Field of Dreams | $109 | $2,000 |
| MLB $1k Knucleball | $15 | $1,000 |
| MLB $750 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $750 |
| MLB Big League Blast Qualifier | $116 | $1060 |
| MLB $250 R.A Pickey (Pickem) | $5.50 | $250 |
| 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 | StlCardinals84 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine and BeerMakersFan. | |||||
| 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 DraftCheat serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Al Smizzle and CSUram 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!