Rise & Grind: Wednesday, October 5th
We’re back from our little hiatus to give you the Rise & Grind, the magical place where all things fantasy sports comes alive right onto your computer, phone or tablet.
There’s loads to catch up on, including the DFS Showdown: NFL Edition, Rise & Grind contest winners from this weekend, and MLB postseason madness. Let’s crunch it all up into a bite size piece that you can eat in one shot.
Let’s dig in.
Rise & Grind RG Swag Freeroll Winners
Alright, first things first. We gave out some swag to the kids who copped the top five spots in our weekly Sunday freeroll.
Here’s who walked away with the goods this week:
1st Place: Led61196 – Choice of RG Cap or Tee
2nd Place: toabem – Choice of RG Cap or Tee
3rd Place: Quimoestealth – Deck of RG Cards
4th Place: Mr.Shampoo1 – Deck of RG Cards
5th Place: david32 – Deck of RG Cards
Congratulations! Please check your RotoGrinders inbox for a message from yours truly with instructions to obtain your prizes.
Want your shot at some apparel from your favorite website? Keep an eye out for more contests soon.
The DFS Showdown: Team Chalk vs Team Crazy
NFL Edition
So, for my regular readers who witnessed the MLB version of this duel, we bring you the NFL type next. That’s right, Team Crazy (Stevietpfl & TheSeigeDfs) are back for revenge against Team Chalk (Dean78904 & newly acquired GiantBallofOil) in an all-out battle to see whose lineup strategy reigns supreme.
This Sunday was game one of a best-of-seven series between the two, and they started this showdown off with a bang. The two teams went wire to wire, up until the final score of the last game for the Kansas City Chiefs, where Travis Kelce scored in garbage time to put Team Chalk ahead for good.
Both teams went with five of the same players this week, which is something we weren’t used to seeing to in the MLB version of the battle.
The remaining three spots were the players that counted in Game 1.
Team Chalk’s choice of rostering Kelce seemed to be the difference, but both teams opted to go with Le’Veon Bell, who, fresh off from his four-game suspension, had loads of steam to let off. Bell roasted for 144 rushing and 34 receiving yards from 5 receptions, ending up with a 25.8 DK points to give both teams a huge jump in their scores.
Him and his teammate Antonio Brown, with his two receiving touchdowns and 22.4 DK points, allowed the Steelers to annihilate the Chiefs in embarrassing fashion.
Final Score- Team Chalk 141.50 Team Crazy 140.60
The series is now 1-0, with Team Chalk in the lead.
Here are the two teams:
Dean78904 had this to say after his Game 1 victory over Team Crazy:
Game 2 will be this Sunday; look out for the results in Monday’s Rise & Grind.
GrindersLive Schedule: NFL
If you didn’t get your NFL fix just yet, no worries; we have a full schedule that will get those juices flowing from 12:30 PM to 10:00 PM eastern. Everything you need to know about Week 5 of the National Football League will be all crammed into your brain before you hit the pillow for the night.
So, clear your schedule and pencil in these guys for today:
GrindersLive
| 10/05 | Time (ET) | Hosts |
|---|---|---|
| NFL | 12:30 | DB730 / Dean78904 / KillaB2482 (FD Cash) |
| NFL | 2:00 | ChrisGimino / Gneiffer07 / Stevietpfl (DK GPP) |
| NFL | 3:30 | Jakz101 / TheSeige / DB730 |
| NFL | 8:00 | Beermakersfan / HeadChopper / KillaB2482 |
| NFL | 9:00 | DB730 / TipAndPick / Austin |
| NFL | 10:00 | Jakz101 / Rich Hribar / Evan Silva |
Tuesday’s Big Winners
With so much going on yesterday (NBA preseason and MLB wildcard) erupting on your television screens, it’s kinda hard to keep up, right?
Wrong! We have every contest you’re looking for from last night on both FanDuel and DraftKings — the big GPPs to the massive double ups, all of it just below this paragraph to teach you all the lessons learned from the day before.
Eat your heart out, and start clicking.
| TOURNAMENT | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|
| MLB $125K POSTSEASON OPENER | $125,000 |
| MLB $75K PAYOFF PITCH | $75,000 |
| MLB $30K PERFECT GAME | $30,000 |
| MLB $20K GOLD GLOVE | $20,000 |
| MLB $10K WARNING TRACK | $10,000 |
| MLB $5 DOUBLE UP | $8,000 |
| MLB $25 DOUBLE UP | $8,000 |
| MLB $7.5K HOT CORNER | $7,500 |
| MLB $6K SOLO SHOT | $6,000 |
| MLB $4K CLOSER | $4,000 |
| MLB $3K SLIDER | $3,000 |
| NBA $45K SHARPSHOOTER | $45,000 |
| NBA $20K CROSSOVER | $20,000 |
| NBA $3K SHARPSHOOTER | $3,000 |
| NBA $3K AND-ONE | $3,000 |
| NBA $3K 3-BALL | $3,000 |
| NBA $2K CROSSOVER | $2,000 |
| NBA $2K SKY HOOK | $2,000 |
| NBA $1.5K SHARPSHOOTER | $1,500 |
| NBA $1.5K QUARTER ARCADE | $1,500 |
| NBA $1.5K LAYUP | $1,500 |
| NBA $1.5K ZONE | $1,500 |
| NBA $1.5K SHOWTIME | $1,500 |
MLB NL Wildcard RG Swag Contest
It’s October, which means two things – pumpkin spiced lattes and postseason baseball. Tonight is a huge game (which I’ll be at) between the New York Metropolitans and the San Francisco Giants in a winner-take-all brawl to see who moves on to the Divisional round against the Chicago Cubs.
I dare you to guess how many FanDuel points Madison Bumgarner finishes with. Closest assumption will receive a brand new deck of RotoGrinders playing cards.
Add your guesses in the comments section below and you could be the next person to acquire this awesome prize!
Good luck, and let’s go Metsies….oh wait.
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!