12/30/2018 - NFL Week 17 - Sunday Night Showdown

 

    As I write this while watching these 1pm EST games, I can’t wait to get to some exciting meaningful football as opposed to watching scrubs like Cameron Artis-Payne score multiple touchdowns.  There are a lot of 4:25pm EST games and then we get a win and your in prime time game between the Titans and the Colts. These showdown write-ups will be the focus going in to the playoffs so hope we can get you into the money these next couple of weeks. Let’s look at tonight’s game.

12/30/2018 - NFL Week 17 - Picks of the Week

NFL Week 17 - Picks of the Week

12/29/2018 - NFL Week 17 - MonkeyKnifeFight Picks

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12/26/2018 - NFL Week 17 - Who's Playing? Who's Resting?

 

12/30/18 10:30 AM Update:

• Zeke is out, upgrade to the Giants Defense.
• Antonio Brown is going to try and play but without practicing all week it is a risky play.

12/30/2018 - NFL Week 17 - Prop Ponderings

     Last week we went 14-6 on our player prop bets. That brings our 3 week record to 33-27.  That's a profit if we were betting in Vegas so right where we want to be.  Keep in mind these numbers from FD sports book are not projections but a way to guide our thinking when building lineups.  Here's what we are thinking this week.

12/29/2018 - NFL Week 17 - #QBOnTheCheap

     This week's QB on the cheap is Nick Foles at 5900 on DraftKings and 7600 on Fanduel. Although I usually look a little cheaper when doing this I keep coming back to Nick. They are playing for a playoff spot and he’s coming off a huge game throwing for over 400 yards. I do believe that Nick is going to lead his team to the playoffs once again. He's facing a horrible Redskins team where just a few weeks ago Carson Wentz threw for 300 yards.  So go ahead and fire him up with one of his receivers and sit back and enjoy a great game from old Saint Nick.

12/28/2018 - NFL Week 17 - Dart Throw with Matty Ice

WR Trent Sherfield (3200 DK/ 4500 FD) 

     There is so much value out there this week that I could probably fill up a whole dart board with players to take a flyer on.  You have teams potentially resting their starters, teams that want to get a look at their young players, and teams dealing with loads of injuries.  With so much news and notes to look out for it's hard to choose just one. Make sure you're looking for updates on our previous article, so you don't get stuck plugging in a player that may have limited playing time.

12/28/2018 - NFL Week 17 - Dart Throw with Jmoney

WR Trequan Smith (3700 DK / 4500 FD)

     

     For this week's dart throw I will be going with Trequan Smith from the Saints. I know they don’t have much to play for so he should see increased playing time while they rest their stars. With Ted Ginn out this week and the Saints seemingly resting their studs, Smith said he will be the focal point of their offense. Smith has big play ability which is what you want in a dart throw. So at 3700 on DraftKings and 4600 on Fanduel, I’m going to plug him in and see what happens.

12/25/2018 - NBA Christmas Special

   

NBA Christmas Day 12/25/2018

     The NBA used to do a couple games on Christmas but now they have 5 games spread across the day with start times from 12PM EST to 10:30PM EST. With no late swap on FD I will not be playing there even though they drop the lowest score. DK and Yahoo have some large GPPs with late swap and Yahoo is continuing the trend with their guaranteed overlay.  With that said let's get to it.

12/24/2018 - NFL Week 16 - Christmas Eve Showdown

   

     So who's bringing the presents tonight? We get another Showdown slate that includes the woeful Denver Broncos. Even worse, they are going against the tanking Raiders.  Two bad teams but that doesn't mean there isn't money to win.

12/23/2018 - NFL Week 16 - Sunday Night Showdown

    This Sunday's main slate has been crazy high scoring! Let's hope the primetime game is just as much fun.  We will see the Chiefs go to Seattle and take on the Seahawks and the infamous 12th man.  I would think Pete Carroll's game plan would be similar to that of the Ravens when they played the Chiefs.

12/23/2018 - NFL Week 16 - Prop Ponderings

     

  As I was looking through some of the player prop bets on Fanduel Sportsbook, these are a few I found interesting. These over under numbers are not to be used as projections but a way to guide your thinking.

12/23/2018 - NFL Week 16 - Picks of the Week

NFL Week 16 - Picks of the Week

12/22/2018 - NFL Week 16 - #QBOnTheCheap

     This weeks QB on the cheap I’ll be going two ways; one in Chad Heinicke for Carolina and the other in Sam Darnold for the Jets.

12/22/18 - NFL Week 16 - Dart Throw with Jmoney

WR Bennie Fowler - $3000 DK/ $4600 FD

12/22/18 - NFL Week 16 - Dart Throw with Matty Ice

WR Alex Erickson $3300 DK/ $4500 FD

12/21/18 - NFL Week 16 - Saturday Preview

   

   After a long week of no Thursday football, we get treated to two games on Saturday.  Let's get right into it. I'll look at each game separately and give some thoughts on the two game slate since there are some big GPPs out there. While doing so I'll touch on the primetime showdown slate as well giving our low owned plays that can differentiate you from the field.

12/21/18 - NFL Week 16 - Heinicke? Are You Serious Clark?

   If you don't know where the quote in the title came from you haven't seen the best Christmas movie of all time. If you don't know what the word Heinicke means, well I don't really blame you.  That's because Heinicke is the Panthers QB for their last two games.  While there are some situations where the backup quarterback is the most popular guy in town because the fanbase is tired of seeing the same QB fail week in and week out, most people haven't even heard of Taylor Heinicke. Lucky for you I'm going to tell you a little about him and why you should consider him in a GPP lineup this weekend.

12/19/18 - NBA Special

   

NBA Wednesday 12/19/2018

    With no Thursday game this week in the NFL, I decided to dabble in some NBA.  I'm really liking what Yahoo is doing with their guaranteed overlay so last night I threw in a few lineups. I ended up doubling up so that leads me to playing more tonight. Here's what I'm looking at.

12/18/18 - NFL Week 15 - Week 15 In Review

  

   Going into week 15 we knew it could be an ugly week with only one game with an over/under of 50 or more.  So that told us to load up on Steelers Patriots because what could go wrong right? Well, everything.  A 27 game total led to all the playmakers in this game coming up small. This also led to a main slate that quite possibly could be the lowest scoring of the season.

12/17/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Monday Night Showdown

CAR vs. NO (over/under - 50)

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Sunday Night Showdown

PHI @ LAR - Over/Under 52

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Picks of the Week

NFL Week 15 - Picks of the Week

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Prop Ponderings

   Looking through some of the player props on Fanduel Sportsbook, these are a few I found interesting. These are over under numbers not to be used as projections but a way to guide your thinking.

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Dart throw with Matty Ice

WR Taylor Gabriel CHI $4200 DK/ $5100 FD:

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Dart throw with JMoney

WR Kendrick Bourne SF $3500 Dk / $4900 FD

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - #QBOnTheCheap

   With this weeks #QBOnTheCheap we’re going to get a little wild which is how you win the big money!!! This guy comes in breaking over 22 fantasy points in the last two games. With not much of a track record it is a real gamble.

12/16/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Pooper sCooper

    Last week we went with Ertz for the bad game vs. Dallas and he did worse than we expected. This week we are going back to Dallas to talk about a guy who absolutely exploded last week. Amari Cooper had a day with 10 catches for 217 yards and 3 TD. That was against a Philly defense that was missing 4 of their 5 top cornerbacks, and therefore much more attackable through the air. They also have a solid run defense causing the Cowboys to lean more towards the pass that game. Not to mention the game went in to overtime allowing Cooper even more volume.

12/15/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Saturday Preview

Texans at Jets 4:30 PM EST

Browns at Broncos 8:20PM EST

   We have NFL on Saturday! That means we get a two game slate and two showdown slates. Believe it or not you have to attack both in very similar ways for GPP. Play your studs and mix in some potential low owned plays that could put up some decent numbers.

12/13/2018 - NFL Week 15 - Thursday Night Showdown

Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers

UPDATE: Ekeler has been ruled out, and Ware is highly doubtful so I expect him to be out as well.

12/11/2018 - NFL Week 14 - Week 14 in Review

#defenseDOESmatter ... Wow what boring showdown slates. Defenses were the play and I didn't see that coming in either game. All 4 QBs looked like they forgot how to play football. The Gurley fade was the right call

12/10/2018 - NFL Week 14 - Monday Night Showdown

   This Monday brings us a matchup between the Seahawks and Vikings. I was expecting more action in last night's primetime game but instead we got turnovers. Hopefully tonight's game is a little more pleasant on the eyes. On a showdown slate you're expected to plug in the playmakers on each team and our goal is to help find that low owned player to win you a GPP and let you know how we are attacking our lineup build.

12/9/18 - NFL Week 14 - Sunday Night Showdown

The Rams are in Chicago tonight for Sunday night football. The goal of our showdown analysis is to provide you with some off the wall low owned plays to pair along with the obvious plays.

12/9/2018 - NFL Week 14 - Prop Ponderings

   Looking through some of the player props on Fanduel Sportsbook, these are a few I found interesting. These are over under numbers not to be used as projections but a way to guide your thinking.

12/9/2018 - NFL Week 14 - Picks of the Week

NFL Week 14 - Picks of the Week

12/9/2018 - NFL Week 14 - Dart throw with JMoney

Antonio Callaway (WR) $3900 DK/ $5400 FD

12/9/2018 - NFL Week 14 - Dart throw with Matty Ice

DaeSean Hamilton (WR) $3000 DK/ $4500 FD

12/9/2018 - NFL Week 14 - #QBOnTheCheap

2018 Week 14

  My QB on the cheap this week is Carson Wentz. Wentz you say? Yes, I’m rolling with him this week

12/9/2018 - NFL Week 14 - “If you aren't FErtz, you're last”

NFL Week 14 -  “If you aren't FErtz, you're last”