Rise & Grind: Wednesday, March 18th
Welcome to the RotoGrinders cup o’morning joe. Start your day off right here, as we sort through the yesterday’s happenings and take a peek at the upcoming DFS day.
In Case You Missed It
Victiv MLB – After weeks of speculation and excitement, Victiv has announced its MLB product offering. The guys at Victiv pride themselves on being innovative, so we already knew their product wouldn’t be like the other sites. Victiv did not disappoint. The roster setup will be: P, IF, IF, IF, IF, OF, OF, OF, DH. The catch though is that when you select a pitcher, you’re selecting that team’s entire pitching staff. That means you will not only get Chris Sale, you also get that terrible White Sox bullpen along with him. How awesome is that? Okay, maybe that isn’t the best positive example, but this should still be fun. For more details, or to let the guys at Victiv know what you think, check out the announcement thread. While you are at it, sign up through the RG link and score up to $30 free, plus RG incentives.
Win a Final Four Trip – Speaking of trying out a new site, RG has another great offer for you. FantasyHub is running a RotoGrinders-only bracket challenge. The contest is completely free to join and the winner gets a trip to the 2016 NCAA Final Four. While you are on the site you can also try out some of the other contests to win really cool prizes, a few of which included a meet and greet with Bo Jackson and a trip to LA to meet Donovan McNabb and watch the filming of FOX NFL Kickoff. For more details click here.
DraftKings Millionaire Maker – With just over three weeks until the Masters, DraftKings has made player salaries available for the Millionaire Maker on April 9th. If you haven’t tried out PGA on DK, now is a great time to get a few practice rounds in. Last night, Gibb Pollard, aka Gibbathy, and Bryan Devonshire, aka MaverickUSC, filmed PGA After Dark on GrindersLive. You can catch the replay by clicking here or just by going to the GrindersLive tab above. RotoGrinders will also be running a new video series called the Daily Fantasy Foursome every week. STLCardinals84 and other PGA experts will give their top four picks each week. Give those PGA articles a read/listen and get some teams in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which locks tomorrow morning at 7:35 AM EST.
Big Winners – I’m not sure if you have heard of him, but some guy named ehafner had a decent night on FanDuel. He won the FanDuel Monster, claimed 11th in the Slam and placed highly in several other GPPs. Someone should get that guy a commercial. Grinder youdacao (booourns on FanDuel) also had a good night, claiming seven of the top eleven spots in the slam. In high stakes action, 3rd_and_Schlong claimed first in the Baller. On the ice, chickenhawk17 cleaned up in GPPs, riding a Jets/Blackhawks stack to victory in the Goal and Monster. GrindersLive host dooger1234 also had a good night, placing fifth in the Breakaway and second in the Monster.
Over on DraftKings, sox22 kicked off his favorite time of the year, claiming first through third in the CBB Full Court Press. Bubbleboy claimed first in the NBA 3-Ball, Touchdowntom62 took down the Crossover, and oreojenkins took down the Sharpshooter. For the rest of Tuesday’s tournament links, click here.
On The Menu
NBA Tonight – It’s hump day! The NBA offers eleven games tonight for our DFS pleasure. Notorious already has his First Look posted. On the low end of Vegas odds, Washington at Utah checks in at 180 over/under while Boston at Oklahoma City checks in at 212 on the high end. Check back later today for the usual offerings, including the Starting Five, Advanced Matchups, Six Pack, NBA Grind Down, and GPP plays. With all those articles, you will definitely find some good picks.
If you are looking for picks that might have a little extra motivation, look no further than #NarrativeStreet. Andrew Wiggins has a #HometownGame against the Raptors, while Solomon Hill has a #BirthdayGame against the Bulls. Jarrett Jack returns to Cleveland in a #RevengeGame. Lastly, Rodney Hood travels to Washington with the weight of the DFS world on his shoulders. Hood is coming off a career-high 24 points on Monday. I got called out on Twitter for accusing people of chasing points with Hood. It appears Hood is now the consensus “If you don’t play him you are going to lose” (copyright Dan Back) play of the day. All aboard the Hood bandwagon! Our destination is Valuetown.
NHL Tonight – With only three games on the schedule, NHL action will be a bit light tonight. JMBWngFan will still have your NHL Daily Plays later today. My guess is the article will lean heavily on the Blue Jackets facing off against the Oilers. I don’t want to give away all the secrets though. Just check back later and give the article a read.
CBB Tonight – Tonight is the last day of college basketball before the madness begins tomorrow. If you want to get your CBB fix in, both FanDuel and DraftKings are offering action for the NIT games tonight. This is also your last chance to win tickets to both sites’ March Madness GPPs. You can join the discussion in our daily CBB thread in the forums.
With that Grinders, I bid you adieu until tomorrow. If you are still looking for a CBB Bracket Challenge to join, check the forums for the Grinders freeroll as well as some paid contests ran by members of the community. Good luck out there tonight.