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

 

Today’s Spotlight:  

NASCAR Folds of Honor: Playing DFS NASCAR this week? Matthew Selz has the full track breakdown for this week's race -- the Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 

 

NBA:

11-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

 

BOS -1.5 @ DET  T: 205

ATL @ IND -7  T: 213

CHA @ WSH -3.5  T: 211.5

MIL @ TOR -7.5  T: 215

CLE -5.5 @ MEM  T: 211.5

MIA @ NO -2.5  T: 214.5

MIN @ HOU -8.5  T: 226

SA @ DEN -3.5  T: 209.5

LAC -4.5 @ PHX  T: 224.5

POR @ UTH -4  T: 206.5

DAL @ LAL -4  T: 224

 

NBA Injury Report: Justin Fensterman brings you all the latest updates on injuries around the NBA.

Ben Scherr has you covered with the NBA DFS Playbook and lineup breakdowns in the NBA DFS Optimal Lineups.

James Grande has you covered with the NBA Coach & Site-Specific plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. 

NBA DFS Podcast: James Grande and Jon Impemba break down the full slate & highlight their favorite plays for Friday NBA DFS contests.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $450,000 Shootaround: $20 Entry, $100,000 to first. 22.19% win.

DraftKings: $250,000 Four Point, 20 Entry Max: $4 Entry, $25,000 to first. 26.31% win.

FanDuel:  $150,000 NBA Shot: $4 Entry, $20,000 to first.  20.33% win.

FanDuel: $18,000 Single Entry Dribbler: $1 Entry, $1,500 to first. 20.18% win.

 

NHL:

5-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

 

MIN -150 @ NYR

PIT -120 @ CAR

WPG @ STL -135

SJ @ CHI -135

VAN @ LVG -260

 

NHL Waiver Wire: Each week The Sports Forecaster-Gabriel Farnesi will bring you the top players available on the waiver wire for your fantasy hockey league.

Check out our extensive NHL Tools to aid you in your research of tonight's match-ups.

New NHL DFS 3 on 3 Podcast! Brett Talley and Thomas Vecchio break down Friday's nine-game NHL DFS slate.

Tom Vecchio breaks down the slate today’s NHL playbook

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $25,000 Two-Man Advantage: $8 Entry, $2,500 to first.  25.98% win.

DraftKings: $12,000 Sniper 20 Entry Max: $3 Entry, $1,000 to first.  25.23% win.

FanDuel:  $30,000 Breakaway: $4.44 Entry, $5,000 to first. 20.27% win.

FanDuel:  $2,000 Wrister 3 Entry Max: $2 Entry, $200 to first. 17.98% win.

 

MLB:

Offseason Coverage

 

Howard Bender and Jim Bowden break down the offseason transactions and story lines for the Kansas City Royals heading into the 2018 baseball season.

Justin Vreeland offers pick by pick analysis of his draft after spending Monday evening with Howard Bender and his Mock Draft Army. 

Greg Jewett dives into the bullpens and looks at whether it's best for fantasy baseball owners to invest in closers on draft day or to chase saves on the waiver wire all year. 

Michael Stein takes you through the injuries with the greatest impact heading into the 2018 MLB season and how fantasy baseball owners should handle them on Draft Day.

Colby Conway reviews the draft trends in both the Mock Draft Army and the NFBC. He breaks down overall average draft position and even includes some individual player and positional breakdowns. 

MLB Fantasy Fallout:  The Padres sign Eric Hosmer to 8-yr, $144M deal while the Rays trade Jake Odorizzi, acquire C.J. Cron and DFA Corey Dickerson and Greg Jewett has the fantasy baseball fallout.

Howard Bender gives you the pick-by-pick rundown of his fantasy baseball team from the 2018 FSTA Conference.  

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: Position Previews – Quarterback | Dom Murtha breaks down the Pros and Cons of the top quarterbacks available in the 2018 NFL Draft.

2018 NFL Draft: Position Previews – Running Back | Dom Murtha breaks down the pros and cons of the top running backs available in the 2018 NFL Draft.

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