Rise & Grind: May 19th, 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
- Weekend Qualifiers – Over the weekend there was one DFBC Q, two DSBC Q’s, one DK FBC Q, and 5 Showtime Q’s. So yeah, it was a pretty busy weekend, but as expected a few Grinders popped up on top of the leaderboards. On Friday night, Mirage888 took down the DFBC Qualifier with a Dodgers/White Sox stack that scored over 60 points with only 2 total home runs. Pretty impressive. The DraftKings FBC Qualifier was taken down by Grinder casey-mahoney, and the DSBC Q’s were taken down by Grinders weiner and thefantasyfix. Also, CSURAM88, aslsports, baloo3101, and Loughy took down DK Showtime Qualifier(s) this weekend. Awesome showing by a lot of Grinders members, so well done all!
- StarStreet MLB Grind – I’m helping StarStreet organize a semi player-run tournament similar to the popular FCK/CTV Challenge that we ran during the NBA season. You can find the details and sign up in the official forum thread, but essentially it’s a multi-day contest that rewards long term consistency in addition to daily GPP success. It should be a blast, so check it out and let me know if you’re interested!
- DraftStreet Heavy Hitters Bracket – With the raving popularity of the High Stakes Series over the past few weeks, DS has decided to take it up a notch. They have enlisted various high rollers and industry juggernauts to battle it out in a bracket style playoff complete with a full 3-7 game series every round. The seedings should be randomly assigned this afternoon on the Daily Fantasy Happy Hour and you can find more information about the challenge itself here.
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – Today is the day to get to all of those errands you’ve been pushing off every day since baseball season started. There are only 5 games on the slate tonight, although as you can see below, there is still plenty of money to be won, so if you like today’s MLB lineups , it might be worth it to take a shot at a few GPPs. Game 1 between the Thunder and the Spurs tips off tonight at 9:00 EST, and the puck drops on Game 2 of the Rangers/Canadiens series at 8:00.
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!
Friendly reminder, the next round of the FanDuel Survivor DOES continue tonight, despite the short schedule, so be sure to check your lineups!
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $109 DFBC Qualifier | $109 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $100K Mon MLB Monster | $200 | $100,000 |
| $10 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (1 seat) | $10 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $10 MLB $200K Survivor Satellite | $10 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $10 MLB $200K Survivor Satellite | $10 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $10 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite | $10 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $2 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (1 seat) | $2 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $2 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (1 seat) | $2 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $2 MLB $200K Survivor Satellite | $2 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $2 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite | $2 | 1 seat($200 value) |
| $25 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (2 seats) | $25 | 2 seats($400 value) |
| $25 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (4 seats) | $25 | 4 seats($800 value) |
| $25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (4 seats) | $25 | 4 seats($800 value) |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Perfect Game | $200 | $100,000 |
| MLB $25K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $25,000 |
| MLB $18K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $18,000 |
| MLB $7.5K Check Swing | $12 | $7,500 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $530 | $7,000 |
| MLB $7K Moon Shot | $2 | $7,000 |
| MLB BIG $530 50/50 | $530 | $7,000 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $109 | $6,800 |
| NBA $6K Crossover | $27 | $6,000 |
| LAST CHANCE: SuperSat to $100K Super Booster | $12 | $5,500 |
| NBA $5K Layup | $2 | $5,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $5,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $5,000 |
| MLB $6,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $6,000 |
| MLB Pickem $2k Gtd | $11 | $2,000 |
| MLB $2,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $2,000 |
| MLB Pickem $1k Gtd | $2 | $1,000 |
| MLB $1,000 Guaranteed | $5 | $1,000 |
| NBA $1,500 Guaranteed | $55 | $1,500 |
| NBA $2,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $2,000 |
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 quick, easy to read location. | |||||
| # 2 ) | MLB Daily Plays | Beermakersfan gives you all the plays you’ll need for today’s/tonight’s schedule. | |||||
| # 3 ) | The GPP Scene | To stack or not to stack? That is the question….that STLCardinals84 will try to answer with the next installment of his GPP Experiment. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 PM | The DFS Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Beers and baseball, what a glorious combination! Have a seat, kick back, and let Pepsi7 and Dean78904 serve you some DFS MLB analysis. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | STL and BoggsLite 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!