Rise & Grind: February 18th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders cup o’morning joe. Start your day off right here with yesterday’s happenings and take a peek at the the upcoming DFS day.
Grab your first cup of coffee and catch up on the latest news!
In Case You Missed It
- Pitchers and Catchers Reporting – Yes folks, the time is finally here! Pitchers and catchers are beginning to report for Spring Training! It’s almost time for no more snow! It’s that time of year where Condia gets replaced in the h2h lobby by BirdWings, g123 and EHafner! To get you ready for the MLB action in this upcoming season, Louiescards has penned an excellent piece for those of you new to the sport: Getting Ready for the MLB Grind
- USA Defeats Russian in Sochi – In undoubtedly the best game of the Olympics so far, the USA defeated Russia in a shootout on Saturday, leading them to winning their group. TJ Oshie scored on 4 of 6 shots in the shootout (hey, thanks for finally showing up Oshie!). The Russians have been a low scoring team so far in the tournament, destroying many of our hopes and dreams over on FantasyFued in their Olympic Hockey contest. The knockout medal rounds begin today.
Today’s Events
- NBA Tonight – The break is finally over! Everyone now can now get their fix again! Tonight sees a nine game schedule of NBA action. Three big games out west tonight as the Heat visit the Mavs, the Spurs take on the Clips, and in the Fantasy Goodness Game of the Night™, we see Phoenix travel to Denver in what should be a high altitude shootout.
- NBA GPPs Tonight – DraftStreet has unveiled some new tournaments, including an $11, $15k GPP with 25 max entries. Over on DraftKings, the $109 Showcase Q is full, but there is still space available in the $11 Qualifier. Tonight there is a ton of action on StarStreet in the Playboy Basketball Championship. There is a $22 direct Qualifier and a $109 Streak Qualifier that begins today as well. Today is also their February free rolls for all VIP members.
On the Grinders Schedule
Articles
- #1) NBA Daily Plays – New member of our RotoGrinders team, DraftCheat gives you his favorite picks and plays of the nine game schedule.
- #2) NBA GrindDown – Back to the Grind! Notorious is back in action to give you the scoop on every game on tonight’s NBA schedule.
GrindersLive
- 4:30 The Daily Fantasy Happy Hour – CrazyGabey, and his partner in crime, his beard, take on the day’s NBA action with their partner in crime, Peter “CSURam88” Jennings.
- 5:30 Grinders Live – The ATM is back and pumping out money! TommyG and Al_Smizzle give you the recap of Tommy’s President’s Day weekend, and also talk some basketball.
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!