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NBA

Eight-Game Main Slate – Main Slate Lock Time: 7:00pm ET

SAC (-1) @ DET  T: 221 – 7:00pm ET

DAL @ IND (-6.5)  T: 216 – 7:00pm ET

MIL (-8.5) @ ORL  T: 220 – 7:00pm ET

BOS (-8.5) @ ATL  T: 226.5 – 7:30pm ET

MEM @ TOR (-12.5)  T: 210.5 – 7:30pm ET

MIA (-2.5) @ CHI  T: 206.5 – 8:00pm ET

LAL @ HOU (-7)  T: 226.5 – 8:30pm ET

CLE @ DEN (-17.5)  T: 219 – 10:00pm ET

 

NBA Injury Report – Week 14 Justin Fensterman goes around the league, providing players who are worth adding to your roster.

Be sure to check out Steve Pimental’s NBA DFS Playbook as well as his optimal lineups later tonight before tonight’s lineup lock!

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $333K Big Jam: $10 Entry, $100,000 to first, 150-entry limit, 21.65% win

FanDuel:  $300K Saturday NBA Wizard Shot: $9.99 Entry, 150-entry limit, $50,000 to first. 25.05% win.

 

NHL

Nine-Game Slate – Main Slate Lock Time: 7:00pm ET

SJ @ TAM (-150)   T: 6.5 – 7:00pm ET

OTT @ STL (-220)  T: 6.5 – 7:00pm ET

NYR @ BOS (-240)  T: 6 – 7:00pm ET

PHI @ MON (-121)  T: 6 – 7:00pm ET

WIN (-120) @ DAL  T: 6 – 7:00pm ET

FLA @ NSH (-240)   T: 6 – 8:00pm ET

CLB @ MIN (-135)  T: 6 – 9:00pm ET

CGY (-125) @ EDM  T: 6.5 – 10:00pm ET

PIT @ VGK (-150)  T: 6.5 – 10:00pm ET

 

Fantasy Hockey Injury Report - January 15 Justin Fensterman goes around the league, providing players who are worth adding to your roster.

Be sure to check out our NHL Tools for tonight’s slate and check back in later tonight for our NHL DFS Team’s Optimal Lineups!

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $20K Forecheck: $4 Entry, $2,000 to first, 20-entry limit, 26.24% win

FanDuel:  $30K Saturday NHL Breakaway: $4.44 Entry, $5,000 to first, 150-entry limit, 20.27% win

 

NFL


Fantasy Alarm NFL Conference Championship Preview: Howard Bender and Jon Impemba preview the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games from a fantasy perspective.

NFL Weekly Match-Up Report: Conference Championship Weekend: Matt Selz brings a tool that offers you a more detailed way to look at every game for Conference Championship Weekend for DFS.

NFL WR/CB Match-ups: Championship Round: Colby Conway breaks down every WR vs. CB Match-up for this week, and analyzes what it means for fantasy football.

NFL Game Previews – Championship Round: Justin Mason breaks down each game from a fantasy perspective while also providing a prediction for the outcome. 

 

MLB

2019 MLB Draft Guide – The Risk of Depending on RookiesEveryone loves their shiny new toys, especially fantasy baseball owners who love drafting MLB rookies. Matthew Selz offers up some thoughts as to the risk of being so reliant in the youngsters.

2019 MLB Draft Guide – The Value & Depth of Starting PitchingJames Grande takes a look into the vast wealth of talent at the starting pitcher position and how you can find value throughout your fantasy baseball draft.

2019 MLB Draft Guide – Does the First Round Matter?: Fantasy baseball owners sweat over their first-round pick every year. Some analysts say it doesn't matter, but Howard Bender explains why your first-round pick is important and what it says about you as a fantasy baseball player.

2019 MLB Draft Guide – The Cry of Collusion: The word "collusion" gets thrown around an awful lot in fantasy sports, especially leagues with some sort of a cash prize. Michael Stein takes a deep dive into the accusations and helps you to understand when the C-word should and shouldn't be used.

2019 MLB Draft Guide: Old Faces in New Places: The offseason saw a number of MLB players changing teams and Matthew Selz gives you the full breakdown of who landed where and what the fantasy baseball impact will be during the 2019 season.

2019 Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: GM Jim Bowden gives his Top-20 fantasy baseball sleepers for the 2018 MLB season.

2019 Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Rookies: GM Jim Bowden breaks down his Top 20 fantasy baseball rookies for the 2019 MLB season.

2019 Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Busts: GM Jim Bowden offers up his Top-20 fantasy baseball busts for the 2018 MLB season.

2019 MLB Draft Guide Player Profiles: Greg Jewett and Colby Conway dive deep into the numbers, breaking down indivudial players and their outlook for the 2019 MLB season. 

 

MMA

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

6:00 PM ET

Mike Westcott breaks down each fight on the card for UFC Fight Night in his MMA DFS Playbook!

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: MMA $15K Sprawl: $4 Entry, $1,000 to first, 20-entry limit, 22.70% win

DraftKings: MMA $15K Hook: $4 Entry, $3,000 to first, 66-Entry Max, 23.99% win