Rise & Grind: May 27th, 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
- Grinders Showcase – It’s the last week to qualify for the $500k Showcase over on DraftKings, and last night’s qualifiers were taken down by three different Grinders. rolltidechamps took down the $27, louiescards took down the $109, and PrimeTime420 took down the $200. Great job guys!
- Surviving Overlay – The FanDuel $200k survivor tournament kicked off last night, and there was quite a bit of overlay to be had. A combination of the holiday and the odd start time seemed to cause a fair amount of people to not realize that it was open, and only 958 of the 1236 spots filled, causing $55,600 of overlay, and meaning that only 31 people were eliminated in the first round. You need a score of just over 8 to advance last night.
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – Another Tuesday in the MLB means another full slate of action. All 30 teams play a night game this evening, which should mean plenty of juicy matchups to exploit. At the time of this writing, Vegas has the highest O/U game of the night as the Padres at the Diamondbacks, with a pair of lefties in Stults and Miley facing off on the mound. In the NBA, the Spurs and Thunder tip off Game 4 tonight. The Spurs enter the game with a 2-1 lead in the series. And of course, in the NHL we have Game 5 between the Rangers and the Canadiens. The Rangers have a chance to close out the series tonight as they enter the game with a 3-1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $100K Tue MLB Monster | $200 | $100,000 |
| $535 DFBC Qualifier | $535 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (4 seats) | $25 | 4 seats($800 value) |
| $25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (4 seats) | $25 | 4 seats($800 value) |
| $40K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | $40,000 |
| $25K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $25,000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $18,000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $6K Tue MLB Strikeout (Late Night) | $25 | $6,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Multi-Entry Double Up ($5) | $5 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Pickle | $535 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Squeeze #2 | $2 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Squeeze (Late Night) | $2 | $5,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Super Booster | $55 | $100,000 |
| $3.3M Fantasy Baseball Championship Qualifier #14 | $200 | $67,000 |
| MLB $25K Silver Slugger | $530 | $25,000 |
| MLB $20K Mini Perfect Game | $200 | $20,000 |
| MLB $15K Check Swing | $12 | $15,000 |
| World Series of Poker Main Event Satellite | $109 | $14,000 |
| MLB $10K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $10,000 |
| MLB $8K Moon Shot | $2 | $8,000 |
| MLB BIG $530 50/50 | $530 | $8,000 |
| 3 DAYS LEFT: MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $27 | $6,810 |
| 3 DAYS LEFT: MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $200 | $6,800 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $50k Pickem Survivor | $11 | $50,000 |
| DSBC Qualifier #14 | $22 | $35,000 |
| MLB $10,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $10,000 |
| MLB $4,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $4,000 |
| MLB $2,500 Guaranteed | $5 | $2,500 |
| NHL $400 Guaranteed | $2 | $400 |
| NHL $400 Guaranteed | $22 | $400 |
| 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 | 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 | What constitutes a “safe” vs a GPP play? Pepsi7 tells you the best plays for each format. | |||||
| # 6 ) | MLB Daily Punts | SBK scrapes the bottom of the barrell to find the value plays that you need to roster the studs tonight. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Stevietpfl and Billsfan777. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let DraftCheat and Dean78904 serve you up some knowledge. | |||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | Al Smizzle 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!