RG Newsletter #16: DFS/Betting Community News, Stats, Trends, And More!
Hey Grinders,
The Bernie Sanders memes have been incredible this week, but the one from Andre Drummond account was so well done. This is the new gold standard people. Don’t even attempt a Bernie meme if it can’t compete with this.
Which Steelers WR are you playing in GPPs?
— RotoGrinders (@RotoGrinders) November 19, 2020
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In this week’s edition:
- SAO Betting Picks on Fire
- UFC 257 Freeroll
- FanDuel Sportsbook Launches in Virginia
- Quick Hitters
- Schmitto’s Sharp Money
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SAO BETTING PICKS ON FIRE
Your favorite RG analysts are now contributing sports betting content to Scores and Odds! Meansy, Notorious, Stevietpfl, headchopper, stlcardinals84 and more are submitting picks for the major sports.
And … they’ve been on fire!!!
Which Steelers WR are you playing in GPPs?
— RotoGrinders (@RotoGrinders) November 19, 2020
Some recent highlights:
- Meansy is 9-1 on NBA player props
- Stevietpfl is 7-3 on his last 10 NBA picks
- The NHL guys (psufans, boggslite, ezellmt) went a perfect 6-for-6 on Thursday
- Stlcardinals84 is 5-2 on NFL picks
UFC 257 FREEROLL
Got a great card for UFC 257 on Saturday, headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier. And we have a freeroll over on DraftKings!
The freeroll info is in the MMA Breakdown podcast, available to Premium subscribers. Give it a listen and get those lineups in!
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LAUNCHES IN VIRGINIA
FanDuel Goes Live With Sports Betting In Virginia, Partnered With Washington Football Team – By Jill Dorson for Sports Handle
“FanDuel Sportsbook went live at 2:30 p.m. in Virginia [Thursday], kicking off the legal sports betting era in the state. FanDuel is the only operator that has been approved for sports betting launch by the Virginia Lottery to date, and the launch is the first for a newly legal sports betting state in 2021.
A Virginia Lottery spokesperson confirmed to Sports Handle via email that FanDuel is the only operator approved so far, and said, “Decisions on additional permit awards are imminent, and we anticipate more than one sportsbook will be in position to begin accepting legal wagers from Virginians in time for the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.” … READ MORE
QUICK HITTERS
Stat of the Week: Tom Brady has as many playoff wins (8) against NFC teams as Drew Brees. (Via ESPN)
Top Game Total (Full slate): 54 – Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Top Team Total (Full slate): 28.5 – Kansas City Chiefs
Top Ownership: As of Friday morning, our top owned player is Aaron Jones on both FanDuel (68.57%) and DraftKings (76.1%).
Weather Watch (via Kevin Roth): TBB vs. GBP – This game is sitting right on the border of “fun wintry mix during the game” and “everything clears just before kickoff”. I’m leaning more towards the dry and boring side currently, but it’s close enough that I’m leaving the YELLOW tag for now. I’ll monitor and update when I feel more confident in the outcome. Either way the winds will remain light, so no significant downgrade to the offense. Full Forecast HERE
Free Stuff Friday: We’re giving away a 5-day MMA Premium pass! Enter for a chance at access to tools and content for UFC 257 HERE
SCHMITTO’S SHARP MONEY
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Green Bay Packers -3.5
“The Bucs not only have the No. 1 overall DVOA (one spot ahead of the Packers) and match up well with Green Bay, but I also wonder if Packers have been beneficiaries of a relatively easy strength of schedule. Not including the Bears, the Packers only beat two of the four playoff teams they played during the regular season.
Considering all of the injuries the Rams brought along to Green Bay, Saturday’s playoff win didn’t alleviate my skepticism.”
Read Matt Schmitto’s full Conference Championships betting picks HERE
Last week’s pick: Chiefs team total Over 33 (LOSS)
NICOLE’S KNOWLEDGE NUGGET
We now have historic projections in LineupHQ for NBA and NFL. Use the calendar to navigate to a previous slate and build lineups with either the actual fantasy points scored or the RotoGrinders projections. Support is coming soon for PGA and MLB.
TWITTER POLL RESULTS
Which Steelers WR are you playing in GPPs?
— RotoGrinders (@RotoGrinders) November 19, 2020
Rodgers is the presumptive MVP so this shouldn’t be a surprise, but no love at all for Brady or Allen? Figured Bills Mafia would’ve put up a stronger showing.
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