Rise & Grind: January 28th, 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! (I felt like this little guy over here trying to get out of bed this morning to bring you this column.) —>
In Case You Missed It
- The 000 Phenomenon – Some players over at FanDuel noticed that their names would appear at the top of the H2H listings if their usernames started with a 0. Quite a few of these names have popped up since they new year. Are they conspiring together? What does FanDuel think of them? One of the users, 00_oreo_00 shares why he used the name, and Nigel and Waiverwire from FanDuel give us their take on the issue. Fanduel and the 000 Usernames
- Durant and Lowry Have Big Nights – Kevin Durant scored 41 points (53.5 DS pts) while leading the Thunder to a 111-109 victory over the Hawks. Kyle Lowry scored 31 points (49.25 DS pts) in the Raptors 104-103 win over Brooklyn.
Today’s Events
- NBA Tonight – We have seven games on tap tonight, including a great match-up between the Spurs and Rockets in Houston. There’s some juicy fantasy match-ups in the late games, including Memphis at Portland, Washington at Golden State, and Paul George and Indiana at the Lakers.
- Tonight’s NBA Tournaments – The Slam is going off at $65k tonight on FD with an $8000 first prize and a $25 entry. Tonight is also the last night to qualify for the $200 buy-in Buzzer Beater on DraftKings. The event has a $200,000 prize pool and is the final event in DraftKings massive January Jam promotion. This is your last chance to use any leftover January Jam tickets that are sitting in your account.
- NHL Tonight – We have a huge eleven game schedule tonight. The biggest games include the Kings travelling to Phoenix to take on the Coyotes and Minnesota will try to give Anaheim their second home loss of the season.
- Tonight’s NHL Tournaments – Tonight is your last chance to qualify for the inaugural DraftStreet Hockey Championship. With a very affordable $11 buy-in, this Q should fill very fast. As of press time, the Q is now half full.
On the Grinders Schedule
Articles
- #1) NBA Daily Plays – JLowery25 highlights his favorite players for this evening on a 7 game NBA slate.
- #2) NBA Grind Down – Notorious provides in-depth analysis of all the games.
- #3) CBB Daily Plays – Not feeling NHL or NBA tonight? Scott12422 gives you his picks for the action on the college hardwood.
- #4) CBB GrindDown – Varncass gets even more in-depth into the day’s college action.
- #5) NHL Daily Plays – Get your puck fix with JMBWngFn’s daily plays column.
- #6) PGA Projections – Notorious gives us his PGA insight for the WMO-craziness in Scottsdale this week.
GrindersLive
- 3:30: The Daily Face Off – BoggsLite and ElctrcEye give you their rundown for the night’s action on the frozen ponds and will try to help you qualify for the DSHC.
- 4:30: Daily Fantasy Happy Hour – CrazyGabey and his Beard with their sidekick Peter “CSURam88” Jennings.
- 5:30: GrindersLive – TommyG and Al “Smizzle” Zeidenfeld break down the night’s action.
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