Rise & Grind: May 6th, 2014 - Mid-Afternoon Edition
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!
So….I failed pretty hard today. I swear I hit publish at 7:30 this morning, but apparently I missed the button. Better late than never, right? RIGHT?!
In Case You Missed It
- Daily Qualifiers – Last night there was a DFBC qualifier and two DK Showcase qualifiers. Headchopper missed out on the DFBC qualifier by just 2.5 points, but a couple of Grinders took down the Showcase. bw5126 and damp each took home a Showcase Golden Ticket last night in a ridiculously high scoring night in the MLB. In non-qualifier news, our very own BoggsLite took down the DraftKings Perfect Game and Moon Shot for a $20+k payday as well. Nice job boys!
- Playoff NBA/NHL – The Clippers routed the Thunder, the Wizards took down the Pacers, and the Penguins and Kings each won their games to go up 2-1 and 2-0 respectively. The Clippers look like a team possessed right now, and CP3 earned that “3” at the end of his nickname when he drained 8 treys last night.
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – Game 1 between the Nets/Heat and Blazers/Spurs both tip off tonight. Maybe now that the remaining teams are in major markets we won’t get such horrible officiating, but I guess we’ll see. Meanwhile, the Hawks look to extend their 2 game lead on the Wild and the Bruins/Canadiens both look to take the lead in Game 3 of their tied up series. We also have a full schedule in MLB tonight, with the next game in the
home run derbyTEX/COL game in Coors field. Is it just me or do games in Coors field make fantasy baseball lame lately? Stack that game or GTFO.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $45K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | $45,000 |
| $30K Tue NBA Slam (Tue-Wed) | $25 | $30,000 |
| $535 DFBC Qualifier | $535 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $25 MLB $1M KOTD Satellite (15 seats) | $25 | 15 seats($3,000 value) |
| $30K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $30,000 |
| $18K Tue NBA Shot (Tue-Wed) | $2 | $18,000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $15K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $15,000 |
| $10K Tue MLB Squeeze #2 | $2 | $10,000 |
| $6420 Tue MLB Double Up ($535 | $535 | $6,420 |
| $5K Tue NBA Rainmaker (Tue-Wed) | $270 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue NBA Rebound (Tue-Wed) | $10 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Pickle | $535 | $5,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Perfect Game | $200 | $100,000 |
| MLB $25K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $25,000 |
| MLB $25K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $25,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Moon Shot | $2 | $10,000 |
| NBA $10K Crossover | $27 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Silver Slugger | $530 | $10,000 |
| NBA $7K Layup | $2 | $7,000 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $27 | $6,810 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $109 | $6,800 |
| MLB $500K Showcase Qualifier | $200 | $6,800 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| PGA $100k BIG SCORE | $55 | $100,000 |
| DSBC Qualifier #5 | $109 | $35,000 |
| NHL $1,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $1,000 |
| NHL $400 Guaranteed | $5 | $400 |
| NHL $750 Guaranteed | $11 | $750 |
| NHL $500 Guaranteed | $2 | $500 |
| NBA Pickem $2500 Gtd | $11 | $2,500 |
| NBA $2,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $2,000 |
On the Grinders Schedule
| Daily Articles | |||||||
| # 1 ) | MLB Grind Down | Notorious breaks down all the matchups in 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 | Dean78904 gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s full schedule. | |||||
| # 5 ) | Head-to-Head vs. GPP | Pepsi7 tells you which plays are safe and which aren’t for your H2H or GPP lineups | |||||
| # 6 ) | Head-to-Head vs. GPP | SBK scrapes the bottom of the barrell for the value plays you need to fit | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | BoggsLite and Beermakersfan get your research started early on this full slate of games. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | The DFS Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Let our baseball bartenders Dean78904 and DraftCheat serve you some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Al_Smizzle and csuram88 will take you right up to first pitch with our flagship Grinders Live show. | ||||
| 8:00 PM | STLcardinals84 and Gibbathy get you ready for the Player’s Championship that tees off this Thursday. Make sure you tune in to find out which players are going to make the cut. | ||||||
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!