Rise & Grind: May 30th, 2014

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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

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Today’s Events

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

The FanDuel Survivor tournaments continue tonight, so be sure to update your lineups!

TOURNAMENT BUY IN PRIZE POOL
$25 DFBC Qualifier $25 $45,857 prize value
$25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (4 seats, Late Night) $25 4 seats($800 value)
$100K Fri MLB Monster $200 100000
$45K Fri MLB Strikeout $25 45000
$22K Fri MLB Slugger $1,065 $22,000
$18K Fri MLB Squeeze $2 $18,000
$14K Fri MLB Line Drive $10 $14,000
$10K Fri MLB Squeeze #2 $2 $10,000
$7K Fri MLB Pickl $535 $7,000
$6420 Fri MLB Double Up ($535 $535 $6,420
$6K Fri MLB Strikeout (Late Night) $25 $6,000
$5K Fri MLB Multi-Entry Double Up ($5) $5 $5,000
$5K Fri MLB Squeeze (Late Night) $2 $5,000

DraftKings
TOURNAMENT BUY IN PRIZE POOL
Fantasy Baseball Showcase Finals Ticket $400,000
MLB $100K Perfect Game $200 $100,000
$3.3M Fantasy Baseball Championship Qualifier #15 $1,000 $67,000
MLB $20K Gold Glove $1,060 $20,000
World Series of Poker Main Event Satellite #2 $109 $14,000
MLB $10K Silver Slugger $530 $10,000
NBA $7.5K Crossover $27 $7,500
MLB BIG $530 50/50 $530 $7,000
MLB BIG $270 50/50 $270 $5,000
MLB BIG $162 50/50 $162 $4,500
MLB BIG $109 50/50 $109 $4,400

DraftStreet
TOURNAMENT BUY IN PRIZE POOL
DSBC Qualifier #15 $109 $35,000
MLB $10,000 Guaranteed $22 $10,000
MLB $4,000 Guaranteed $2 $4,000
MLB Pickem $2500 Gtd $11 $2,500
MLB $2,500 Guaranteed $5 $2,500
MLB Pickem $1500 Gtd $2 $1,500
NBA Pickem $1500 Gtd $11 $1,500
NBA $750 Guaranteed $5 $750


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 STLCardinals84 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 tells you which players are safe to plug into your cash game lineups and which ones you should use to shoot for the big score.
Grinders Live Schedule
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3:30 PM The Afternoon Grind Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Beermakersfan and DraftCheat.
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 BoggsLite and Dean78904 serve you up some knowledge.
5:30 PM Grinders Live DraftKings STL and Pepsi7 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!

About the Author

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Brian Hourigan (CruzinToVictory)

Brian Hourigan, A.K.A. CruzinToVictory (CruzinToVictry on Twitter), started playing fantasy sports his freshman year at UCONN and never looked back. He’s related to Babe Ruth, and is an odd mix of nerd, musician, and sports fanatic. Cruzin is a life long Giants, Yankees, and Huskies fan, and he has a Bachelors degree in Music, along with a Masters degree in Computer Science.