Rise & Grind: May 13th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders cup o’morning joe. 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
- TommyG Takes Down the Champ – Game 7 of the TommyG vs. BrettFavre444 High Stakes Challenge was last night, and Tommy took down the defending champ on his home turf. It was a pretty low scoring night for both of them, including a terrible performance from Tyler Lyons against the Cubs. Cue the Rocky music, get some popcorn and wait for the ridiculous excuses from Favre’s twitter, it should be a good show!
- All We Do is Qualify – Last night the $109 DFBC Qualifier was taken down by another grinder, Cuddy120, who used two mini stacks of the Cubs and the Rangers. It was a great move since so many people were on Lyons last night, congrats Cuddy! Also over on DraftKings, Naapsterman won his 1000th Golden Ticket in the $27 qualifier, and maxdalury took down the $109 qualifier to punch a Golden Ticket of his own. Congrats, fellow Grinders!
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – TGIT (that looks weird). We’re back to a full MLB schedule tonight, and there are quite a few pitching match-ups that should be pretty fun to watch. The Wizards/Pacers and Clippers/Thunder both head into Game 5 tonight, but the Pacers are the only team with the ability to take down the series tonight. And of course we can’t forget Game 7 of the Rangers/Penguins and Game 6 of the Hawks/Wild in the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight. It’s promising to be an action packed night in the three major sports, so buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games out there. Here’s hoping that tonight you find yourself Cruzin’ To Victory!
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $125K Tue MLB Monster | $200 | $125,000 |
| $45K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | $45,000 |
| $30K Tue NBA Slam (Tue-Wed) | $25 | 30000 |
| $535 DFBC Qualifier | $535 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $25 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (4 seats) | $25 | 4 seats($800 value) |
| $25 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (4 seats) | $25 | 4 seats($800 value) |
| $25K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $25,000 |
| $18K Tue NBA Shot (Tue-Wed) | $2 | $18,000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $15K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $15,000 |
| $8K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $8,000 |
| $6420 Tue MLB Double Up ($535 | $535 | $6,420 |
| $5K Tue NBA Baller (Tue-Wed) | $1,065 | $5,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Super Booster | $55 | $100,000 |
| $3.3MM Fantasy Baseball Championship Qualifier #11 | $200 | $67,000 |
| MLB $25K Silver Slugger | $530 | $25,000 |
| MLB $25K Check Swing | $12 | $25,000 |
| MLB $20K Mini Perfect Game | $200 | $20,000 |
| NBA $10K Crossover | $27 | $10,000 |
| MLB $8K Moon Shot | $2 | $8,000 |
| MLB $7.5K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $7,500 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $530 | $7,000 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $109 | $6,800 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $12 | $6,745 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| DSBC Qualifier #8 | $109 | $35,000 |
| MLB $4,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $4,000 |
| MLB $10,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $10,000 |
| MLB $2,500 Guaranteed | $5 | $2,500 |
| MLB Pickem $2k Gtd | $11 | $2,000 |
| MLB Pickem $1k Gtd | $2 | $1,000 |
On the Grinders Schedule
| Daily Articles | |||||||
| # 1 ) | MLB Grind Down | Notorious breaks down all the matchups in today’s action on the diamond in one simple, easy to read location. | |||||
| # 2 ) | MLB Daily Plays | Dean78904 gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. | |||||
| # 3 ) | MLB Daily Pitcher Breakdown | Psporer breaks down the stats for every pitcher and tells you who you should be targeting on the mound tonight | |||||
| # 4 ) | MLB Daily Batter Breakdown | Varncass looks at all the splits and narrows down the best bats to target in your leagues tonight. | |||||
| # 5 ) | Head-to-Head vs. GPP | Whether you’re swinging for the fences or looking for the safe play, Pepsi7 shows you the way to go. | |||||
| # 6 ) | MLB Daily Punts | SBK scrapes the bottom of the barrel to find the value you’re looking for to fit the aces on your team. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Beermakersfan and BoggsLite get your afternoon going the right way with analysis for tonight’s slate. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | The DFS Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Let our expert baseball bartenders Dean78904 and DraftCheat serve you some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Al_Smizzle and CSU 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!