The Morning Alarm provides a snapshot of the fantasy sports industry, as well as what you can find at Fantasy Alarm today.

 

Today’s Highlight

Power To The Fans: Fan-Controlled Football League: The next generation of fantasy football is here. Announcing a new concept that marries Madden and pro football, the Fan Controlled Football League.

 

NBA

10-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

IND @ WAS OFF

HOU @ NO +7 T: 227

DAL @ BK -2.5 T: 214

CHA @ NY +6.5 T: 221.5

CLE @ CHI OFF

DEN @ MEM OFF

MIN @ SA -4 T: 212

SAC @ UTA -14.5 T: 200

GS @ PHO OFF

DET @ POR -9 T: 209

NBA Waiver Wire: Justin Fensterman dives into the fantasy basketball waiver wire in hopes of delivering productive additions to your season-long leagues.

Jon Impemba has you covered with the NBA DFS Playbook and lineup breakdowns in the NBA DFS Optimal Lineups.

Ben Scherr gives you his top plays across the industry in the DFS NBA Coaches and Site-Specific Plays article.

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $75,000 Fadeaway: $15 Entry, $10,000 to first. 21.81% win.

DraftKings: $175,000 Four Point Play 20-Entry Max: $4 Entry, $25,000 to first. 23.80% win.

FanDuel:  $350,000 NBA Shot Machine: $7.77 Entry, $100,000 to first.  20.09% win.

FanDuel: $50,000 Saturday Layup: $9 Entry, $10,000 to first. 20.17% win.

 

NHL

7-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

MON @ TOR OFF

BOS @ TB -165 T: 6

PHI @ CAR -155 T: 5.5

OTT @ CLB -235 T: 5.5

NYR @ STL -200 T: 5.5

MIN @ ARI OFF

SJ @ VAN +170 T: 5.5

Gabriel Farnesi takes a look around the NHL and gives his take on the top injuries around the league.

Tom Vecchio pores over all the match-ups and statistics to finalize the NHL DFS Playbook and Optimal Lineup for Saturday’s slate. 

Check out our NHL Tools for an added advantage when building your DFS lineups for tonight’s slate.

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $20,000 Two-Man Advantage: $8 Entry, $2,500 to first.  24.99% win.

DraftKings: $10,000 Sniper 20 Entry Max: $3 Entry, $1,000 to first. 24.53% win.

FanDuel:  $25,000 Breakaway: $4.44 Entry, $5,000 to first. 20.84% win.

FanDuel:  $4,000 Wrister 15 Entry Max: $2 Entry, $400 to first. 18.07% win.

 

MMA

UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov

Lock Time: 1:45 PM EST

DFS MMA Playbook: T.J. Scott breaks down each fight on the card for UFC Fight Night 127 as it pertains to DFS MMA contests on DraftKings.

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $50,000 Hook: $8 Entry, $10,000 to first. 23.29% win.

DraftKings: $20,000 Sniper 20 Entry Max: $4 Entry, $1,000 to first. 27.00% win.

 

PGA

Arnold Palmer Invitational

Lock Time 8:00 AM EST

DFS Weekend Optimal Lineups: Drew Phelps checks out every fairway and reads every read to provide you with the best Weekend Optimal Lineups for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $60,000 Weekend Open: $8 Entry, $3,000 to first. 28.00% win.

DraftKings: $750,000 FORE- 20 Entry Max: $4 Entry, $50,000 to first. 27.70% win.

 

NASCAR

DFS NASCAR Auto Club 400 Practice Notes | Matthew Selz watches the NASCAR practices in order to give you all of the tidbits of information that are important from each session.

NASCAR Auto Club 400 Track Breakdown | Playing DFS NASCAR this week? Matthew Selz has the full track breakdown for this week's race -- the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

 

MLB

Offseason Coverage

Brandon Marianne Lee loves her stats and jumps into the MLB fray with a look at some surprising stats from each team and what fantasy baseball owners need to know. 

Jon Impemba gives us his breakdown on whose stock is rising and whose is falling up to this point in Spring Training.

One of the most popular MLB statistics to emerge in recent years is exit velocity but most people still don't know what it means or how to use it. Greg Jewett tells you everything you need to know for fantasy baseball purposes.

Fantasy baseball owners tend to overreact to hot and cold starts despite being told to wait for a greater sample size. Howard Bender explains why you need to understand the concept.

One of the best ways to help evaluate MLB hitters and pitchers for fantasy baseball purposes is to examine their contact rates and Dan Malin takes the time to explain how and why.

The Fantasy Alarm staff makes their bold predictions for the 2018 MLB fantasy baseball season. 

Too many people substitute Average Draft Position (ADP) for rankings. Howard Bender explains Exactly What It Is and how best to use it during your fantasy baseball drafts.

For the 2018 MLB Draft Guide, Howard Bender & the Fantasy Alarm team offer you a more expansive look at the key impact MLB players with regard to the 2018 fantasy baseball season. 

 

NFL

Offseason Coverage

2018 NFL Draft Preview: Quarterbacks: Brandon Marianne Lee highlights the top quarterbacks entering the 2018 NFL Draft.

2018 NFL Offseason: Free Agency: Brandon Marianne Lee takes a look around the league and gives a quick update at what each team is or isn't doing during NFL free agency.

Power To The Fans: Fan-Controlled Football League: The next generation of fantasy football is here. Announcing a new concept that marries Madden and pro football, the Fan Controlled Football League.

Fantasy Alarm NFL Podcast: Brett Talley and Dom Murtha discuss the top wide receivers in the 2018 NFL Draft class. 

2018 NFL Free Agent Tracker: Dom Murtha keeps track of all the NFL free agent signings and tells you who you need to start targeting for your 2018 fantasy football season.

2018 NFL Draft: Mock Draft Version 1.0 | Dom Murtha is moving the calendar forward to the upcoming NFL Draft and telling you how he currently sees all 32 first-round picks playing out in 2018.

2018 NFL Draft: Positional Previews – Wide Receiver | Dom Murtha breaks down the pros and cons of the top wide receivers available in the 2018 NFL Draft.

2018 NFL Divisional Draft Needs: NFC East | Dom Murtha goes division by division, team by team, and pick by pick, breaking down the 2018 draft strategy for each NFL franchise.