Rise & Grind: May 21st, 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
- Long Shot Lottery – Despite a valiant effort at tanking the last half of the season, it seems that the Philadelphia 86ers just can’t win anything. Ever. Despite a miniscule 1.7% chance of being drawn, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the first overall pick for the second year in a row. The Bucks took the second pick, and the 76ers got the third pick overall.
- Tuesday Tickets – With the full slate of games last night, we had a few qualifiers running for the major championships across the industry. Our old friend kingofqueens strayed from his usual buy-out-half-the-entries strategy and took down the high roller $535 buy in DFBC qualifier to secure himself a trip to Vegas, and TeamSleep and Marv99 won themselves Golden Tickets for the DK Showcase coming up at the end of the month. Over on DraftStreet, mjmartin23 took down the 11th DSBC qualifier to win himself a seat in the online championships for a shot at a million. And last, but certainly not least, bowens1984 won a trip to the PlayBoy Mansion after taking down the star-studded $535 PBC Qualifer. Quite a night gentlemen, well done!
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – We have another full 15 game schedule today, although unlike yesterday it’s a semi-split slate, with 4 of the 15 games being played before the standard 7 PM start. The next game in the Giants/Rockies series is tonight, and recent history tells us that the visiting team performs much better in the second game. Maybe the Giants will even wake up and put Buster Posey back in the lineup! In case you’re still able to find NBA games somewhere, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Spurs tips off at 9 PM EST. And of course the Blackhawks host the Kings in the second game of their series, as the Hawks try to expand on their 1 game lead.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $90K Wed MLB Monster | $200 | $90,000 |
| $5K Wed MLB Multi-Entry Double Up ($5) | $5 | $5,000 |
| $25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (2 seats, Early Only) | $25 | 2 seats($400 value) |
| $25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (12 seats) | $25 | 12 seats($2400 value) |
| $40K Wed MLB Strikeout | $25 | $40,000 |
| $20K Wed MLB Strikeout (Early Only) | $25 | $20,000 |
| $20K Wed MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $20,000 |
| $18K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $15K Wed MLB Grand Slam (Early Only) | $200 | $15,000 |
| $12K Wed MLB Squeeze (Early Only) | $2 | $12,000 |
| $12K Wed MLB Line Drive | $10 | $12,000 |
| $10K Wed MLB Pickle (Early Only) | $535 | $10,000 |
| $7500 Wed MLB Line Drive (Early Only) | $10 | $7,500 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $60K Wednesday Gold Glove | $1,060 | $60,000 |
| MLB $50K Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
| MLB $20K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $20,000 |
| MLB $15K Perfect Game Warm-Up (Early Only) | $200 | $15,000 |
| MLB $7.5K Check Swing | $12 | $7,500 |
| MLB $7K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $7,000 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $530 | $7,000 |
| MLB BIG $530 50/50 | $530 | $7,000 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $109 | $6,800 |
| MLB $6K Moon Shot | $2 | $6,000 |
| MLB $162 50/50 | $162 | $2,100 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $3,000 Guaranteed | $55 | $3,000 |
| MLB $1,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $1,000 |
| MLB $2,000 Guaranteed | $11 | $2,000 |
| MLB $10,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $10,000 |
| MLB $2,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $2,000 |
| MLB $8,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $8,000 |
| MLB $2,000 Guaranteed | $5 | $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 quick, easy to read location. | |||||
| # 2 ) | MLB Daily Plays | Pepsi7 gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. | |||||
| # 3 ) | Daily Pitcher Breakdown | Psporer breaks down the numbers to narrow down the hurlers you should be using in your lineups. | |||||
| # 4 ) | Daily Hitter Breakdown | Varncass looks at all the splits and points out some of the best matchups for the bats on the slate tonight. | |||||
| # 5 ) | Baseball Diaries | Headchopper compares his lineups to some of the best out there to get some insight into how they were built. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Drive | Dean78904 and Beermakersfan start your night off the right way with early analysis for tonights 11 game slate. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | The DFS Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Beers and baseball, what a glorious combination! Have a seat, kick back, and let DraftCheat and BoggsLite serve you some DFS MLB analysis. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | STL 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!