Rise & Grind: May 5th, 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
- Qualys to the Left, Qualys to the Right – There were a ton of Q’s this weekend, so I’m just gonna list them off rapid fire style. Friday night AP4Pres qualified for the DFBC,TommyG qualified for the DK Showcase, Naapsterman qualified for the Showcase AND the DK FBC, and Tshirt qualified for the DSBC. Busy night! Then last night, Superbowlhomeboy qualified for the DK Showcase and Naapsterman won ANOTHER Showcase seat, while BeepImaJeep took down the DSBC qualifier. Phew! Hopefully I didn’t miss anyone, great show, Grinders!
- Round One Wrap-Up – Five of the eight series’ in the NBA playoffs went to Game 7 this weekend, and we’re ready to move on to the next round. The Pacers, Thunder, Clippers, Nets and Spurs all came out on top, and our buddy Paul won a free RotoGrinders T-Shirt! I think the saddest part of the whole thing is that we won’t get to see one of our Grinders Live hosts shave their heads. After this past weekend, I’ve been spoiled with live shaving on the show, so I was really hoping this would happen. Ah well!
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – There are 13 games in MLB tonight, all of which are played at night. It should make for a great night of DFS baseball. The second round of the NBA playoffs tip off tonight with the Wizards taking on the Pacers, followed by the Clippers travelling to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder. Meanwhile in the NHL, the Penguins/Rangers and Kings/Ducks square off in the next game of their series. At this point we’re mostly down to baseball in terms of DFS, but you can still get in some two-game slate action on a few sites if you’re
a complete degenlooking for some action.
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 Mon MLB Monster | $200 | $125,000 |
| $45K Mon MLB Strikeout | $25 | $45,000 |
| $109 DFBC Qualifier | $109 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $25 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (15 seats) | $25 | 15 seats($3,000 value) |
| $25K Mon MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $25,000 |
| $18K Mon MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $15K Mon MLB Line Drive | $10 | $15,000 |
| $6420 Mon MLB Double Up ($535) | $535 | $6,420 |
| $5K Mon MLB Pickle | $535 | $5,000 |
| $5K Mon MLB Single | $5 | $5,000 |
| $5K Mon MLB Squeeze #2 | $2 | $5,000 |
| $4K Mon MLB Blast | $50 | $4,000 |
| $4K Mon MLB Bunt | $1 | $4,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Perfect Game | $200 | $100,000 |
| PGA $100K Pressure Putt | $200 | $100,000 |
| Fantasy Baseball Championship Qualifier | $1,000 | $67,000 |
| MLB $25k Payoff Pitch | $27 | $25,000 |
| PGA $20K Medium Pressure Putt | $27 | $20,000 |
| MLB $20K Golden Glove | $1,060 | $20,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| NBA $6K Crossover | $27 | $6,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| DSBC Qualifier #5 | $109 | $35,000 |
| MLB Pickem $2500 Gtd | $11 | $2,500 |
| MLB $4,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $4,000 |
| MLB $2,500 Guaranteed | $5 | $2,500 |
| MLB $10,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $10,000 |
| MLB Pickem $1k Gtd | $2 | $1,000 |
| NHL $750 Guaranteed | $11 | $750 |
| NHL $1,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $1,000 |
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 simple, easy to read location. | |||||
| # 2 ) | MLB Daily Pitcher Breakdown | Psporer lays out all the stats and tells you which hurlers you should be rostering and why. | |||||
| # 3 ) | MLB Daily Hitter Breakdown | Varncass helps you narrow down the best hitter matchups for tonight’s games. | |||||
| # 4 ) | MLB Daily Plays | Our favorite brewer, Beermakersfan brings you all the plays for tonight’s 13 game schedule. | |||||
| # 5 ) | GPP Weekly Recap | Stlcardinals84 updates us on the progress of his three-strategy GPP experiment. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 | The Afternoon Grind | DraftCheat and Dean78904 get your research started early on The Afternoon Grind. | |||||
| 4:30 | The DFS Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Let our baseball bartenders Pepsi7 and CSUram88 serve you some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 | Grinders Live | DraftKings | BoggsLite and STL 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!