Rise & Grind June 24, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your day off on the right foot with yesterday’s happenings and take a peek at the the upcoming day in the world of DFS.
So kick back, grab your first cup of coffee, and catch up on the latest news!
In Case You Missed It
- Last Night’s Winners – Over on Fanduel the $109 DFBC Qualifier was won by macaroni5. The 19 points from the 0.6% owned Lance Lynn carried him to the top position. The DraftKings FBC Qualifier #21 was won by Grinders Live host Al_Smizzle. Matt Adams double dong helped Al secure his spot in Atlantis to compete for 3.3 million in prize money this August. Congrats Al
- World Cup scores The World Cup action continued yesterday with 4 games. Brazil dominated Cameroon 4-1 and secured a spot in the next round. Mexico also advanced to the next round by beating Croatia 3-1. Spain shutout Australia ending their world cup hopes, and the Netherlands beat Chile with a couple of late goals giving them the top spot in Group B.
- RG Lineup Page Updates – Some updates were made to the RotoGrinders MLB lineups page yesterday. It now includes Vegas lines, a slider for salary ranges, and a button to hide lineups you do not want to view. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future improvements feel free to leave them Here
- Sports Illustrated Mobile App – Sports Illustrated announced they will be releasing a new mobile DFS app in the near future. This could be big news for the industry, for more details and the forum discussion about this click Here
- TOS Reminder – Remember to register for this weeks Tournament of Shame on Draftkings. Duckie’s article with the full tournament information will be posted later today. Here is the game link if you would like to join the: Tournament of Shame
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – Tonight we have a full 15 game MLB slate starting at 7:05pm and some huge GPP’s. Join the MLB Discussion in the daily strategy thread Here
- World Cup – We have 4 more games today in the World Cup, with 2 early games and 2 afternoon games. Costa Rica takes on England at noon on ESPN2. Italy battles Uruguay at noon on ESPN. At 4:00pm on ESPN2 its Greece vs Italy while Japan vs Colombia is on ESPN.
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games running today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $50K Tue MLB Monster | $200 | $50,000 |
| $535 DFBC Qualifier | $535 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $35K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | 35000 |
| $20K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | 20000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $12K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $12,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $300k Punch out | $200 | $300,000 |
| MLB $22K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $22,000 |
| MLB $15K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $15,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Moon Shot | $2 | $10,000 |
| MLB $7.5K Silver Slugger | $530 | $7,500 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB DSBC Qualifier #27 | $109 | $35,000 |
| MLB $8000 Gtd | $22 | $8000 |
| MLB $300 Gtd [LATE] | $2 | $400 |
| MLB $1,500 Guaranteed | $1 | $1,500 |
| MLB $109 Double-Up | $109 | $2,400 |
| MLB $215 Double-Up | $215 | $3,200 |
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 | Dean78904 gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. | |||||
| # 3 ) | Daily Pitcher Breakdown | Psporer digs deep into the advanced pitching stats to find you the arms with the best matchups tonight. | |||||
| # 4 ) | Daily Hitter Breakdown | Varcass shows you all the splits and points out the bats in the best situations for tonight’s slate. | |||||
| # 5 ) | Head-to-Head vs. GPP | Pepsi7 separates the high floor players from the high ceiling guys to help you construct your rosters for every game type. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine and BoggsLite. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let DraftCheat and Dean 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!