Rise & Grind: Friday, November 4th
Happiest of Fridays and welcome to the Rise & Grind, where all your daily fantasies are in sports form. The weekend is upon us and not a minute too soon, because we’re running out of time to prepare for this NFL Week 9 slate. Just two days left to get ready for another magical NFL Sunday, one that can change your life forever if you get the combinations right. Lots to do in this department before any of that happens though, and RotoGrinders has all the tools to make the dream of hitting it big a reality. The term goes “Any given Sunday” right? It starts and ends right here at RG.
Thursday’s Big Winners
Another day passes and we have another HUGE winner this time coming out of FanDuel’s $350K Thu NBA Shot. With how wild the slate went, the first place position had to be precise and immaculate, dodging every landmine in front of them on the way to the top. Last night flyeaglesfly1986 did just that, eeking out a victory against the second place finisher kelz_1 by just 0.50 FD points! Man, that must have been a major sweat down to the end, but flyeaglesfly1986 had the late night hammers in place with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green charging them to the top spot.
The combination of LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson, who are fresh off their disappointing World Series visit, went completely bonkers. The three totaled for a staggering 171.6 FD points, which was an amazing platform to jump off of going into the later games.
Here is the 50K winning lineup:
Next, we’ll take a look at DraftKings NBA $375K SHARPSHOOTER, where anilproa81 had a GIGANTIC night taking home the big $25,000 prize with no late night hammers needed.
Karl-Anthony Towns had a ginormous night, going for 32 points and 14 rebounds, nabbing that double-double bonus as well and three three-pointer bonuses, which skyrocketed his final tally at 60 DK points on the button.
A name that is super familiar helped out loads as well; his name is Giannis Antetokounmpo, the massive point guard from the Milwaukee Bucks who has been eating the poor souls of whoever has been attempting to guard him. ABC just missed a double-double himself when he went for 27 actual points, 9 assists (so close), and 7 boards, making his final score 55.25 DK points.
Wanna take a peek at the lineup? Here ya go!
Finally, let’s take a stroll down to FantasyDraft land and see who copped first place in their largest tournament of the night. In the NBA-$5,000 PICK AND ROLL, it was Capri who went home with the first-place prize of $500 buckeroonies.
Their lineup consisted of Isaiah Thomas, who had himself a day even on a back-to-back, gobbling up 41.25 FDraft points.
Sitting pretty in the F/C position is Kevin Durant, who had the biggest revenge narrative going head on against his former team for the first time at the Oracle since the free agent signed with the Warriors this summer. KD went from 0-60 fast, wiping everything in his path to 53.75 FDraft points against Russel Westbrook and the OKC Thunder, as the newly dangerous Warriors utterly destroy them by a score of 122-96.
The amazing lineup is here:
Here are the rest of yesterdays BIG winners:
FANDUEL
$150K Thu NFL Snap ($15K to 1st)
$100K Thu NFL Bomb ($100K Guaranteed)
$75K Thu NFL Snap ($75K Guaranteed, Rivalry Week)
$50K Thu NFL Monster ($50K Guaranteed)
$40K Thu NFL Rush ($40K Guaranteed)
$30K Thu NFL Gunslinger ($30K Guaranteed)
$25K Thu NFL Oakheart Squib (Single Entry)
$20K Thu NFL Safety (Single Entry)
$20K Thu NFL Spike (Single Entry)
$20K Thu NFL Kickoff ($20K Guaranteed)
$20K Sun NFL Rush ($20K Guaranteed, Rivalry Week)
$20K Thu NFL BIG $5 Double Up (Top 2000 Win)
$20K Thu NFL BIG $2 Double Up (Top 5,000 Win)
$18.7K Tue MLB BIG $11 Double Up (Top 850 Win)
$15K Thu NFL Sweep (Single Entry)
$15K Thu NFL Luxury Box ($15K Guaranteed)
$15K Thu NFL Blitz ($15K Guaranteed)
$15K Thu NFL Bomb ($15K Guaranteed, Rivalry Week)
$15K Thu NFL BIG $25 Double Up (Top 300 Win)
$350K Thu NBA Shot ($50K to 1st)
$150K Thu NBA Monster ($30K to 1st)
$50K Thu NBA Layup ($50K Guaranteed)
$30K Thu NBA Dribbler (Single Entry)
$25K Thu NBA BIG $5 Double Up (Top 2,500 Win)
$20K Thu NBA Swat (3 Entries Max)
$15K Thu NBA Block (Single Entry)
$15K Thu NBA Assist (Single Entry)
$15K Thu NBA Dime (Single Entry)
$50K Tue NHL Breakaway ($10K to 1st)
$25K Tue NHL Goal ($25K Guaranteed)
$10K Tue NHL Blue Line ($10K Guaranteed)
$10K Tue NHL Hat Trick ($10K Guaranteed)
DRAFTKINGS
NFL $300K KICKOFF SPECIAL
NFL $125K GRIDIRON
NFL GIANT $25 DOUBLE UP
NFL $70K BLITZ
$10M FANTASY FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER #94 (THU)
NFL $40K PLAY-ACTION
NFL GIANT $5 DOUBLE UP
NFL GIANT $5 DOUBLE UP
NFL $30K GAME CHANGER
NFL GIANT $10 DOUBLE UP
NFL $25K SLANT
NBA $375K SHARPSHOOTER
NBA $300K MONEY BALL
NBA $275K CROSSOVER
NBA $100K ALL-STAR
NBA GIANT $25 DOUBLE UP
NBA GIANT $5 DOUBLE UP
NBA $40K POSTERIZER
NBA $30K AND-ONE
NBA $25K SKY HOOK
NHL $150K LIGHT THE LAMP
NHL $50K MINI LIGHT THE LAMP
NHL $50K MEDIUM LIGHT THE LAMP
FANTASYDRAFT
NFL:
$5,000 Run and Gun
$2,000 First and Ten
$1,000 Spiral
$200 Gameday
$200 First Down
NBA:
$5,000 Pick and Roll
$1,000 Layup
$500 And One
PGA:
$1,000 Tour Card
$350 Q School
NHL:
$1,000 Power Play
$400 Blue Line
$150 Wrist Shot
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. Have a great day!