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

 

NEW CHAT FEATURE at FANTASYALARM!  

FantasyAlarm now has a live chat feature located on the bottom right of the page.  All FA Subscribers have access to the chat rooms, where we talk DFS, as well as talk to our experts about your upcoming MLB Draft.

 

MLB:

7-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:05pm EST

 

CIN @ PIT -103  T: 8

BAL @ NYY -170  T: 9.5

TOR -115 @ TEX  T: 10

CHC -135 @ MIL  T: 9

SD @ HOU -270  T: 8.5

OAK @ LAA -133  T: 9

LAD -145 @ SF  T: 8

 

MLB Closing Bell:  Greg Jewett rings the MLB closing bell with thoughts on Adrian Beltre, Michael Conforto's return and everything else that went down during the day games on Thursday, April 5.

DFS MLB Podcast: April 6  Jon Impemba and James Grande take a look at Friday's MLB main slate and give you their top DFS plays for each game.

DFS MLB Playbook: Howard Bender pores over the match-ups and statistics to bring you his favorite DFS plays for the MLB Playbook.

DFS Positional Rankings: Howard Bender ranks his top 10 DFS plays at each position for the MLB slate.

DFS MLB Hitting Coach: Ben Scherr provides all the data you need for choosing the right hitters when setting your daily lineups.

DFS MLB Pitching Coach: Tom Vecchio provides all the data you need for choosing the right pitchers when setting your daily lineups.

DFS MLB Stacks: Brett Talley takes a look at today's MLB slate and offers the best DFS stacks to play.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $200,000 Tape Measure HR:  $5 Entry, $25,000 to first. 24.02%win.

DraftKings: $20,000 Solo Shot, 20 Entry Max: $1 Entry, $1,500 to first. 23.76% win.

FanDuel:  $75,000 MLB Squeeze: $4 Entry, $10,000 to first.  20.16% win.

FanDuel: $10,000 Bunt Early, Single Entry: $1 Entry, $1,000 to first. 20.27% win.

 

NBA:

10-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

 

DAL @ DET -7.5  T: 205.5

CHA -5 @ ORL  T: 211.5

CLE @ PHI -3.5  T: 224

ATL @ WSH -12.5  T; 209

CHI @ BOS -10  T: 201

MIA -8.5 @ NY  T: 209.5

IND @ TOR -7.5  T: 209

SAC @ MEM -3  T: 202.5

NO -10.5 @ PHX  T: 220

MIN -4 @ LAL  T: 224

 

 

Fantasy Basketball Injury Report: Justin Fensterman brings you all the latest updates on injuries around the NBA and what you need to know about their fantasy basketball impact.

NBA Playbook:  Ben Scherr breaks down the large NBA slate in today’s playbook.

NBA Site Plays:  James Grande shares his thoughts on some top plays and bargains for today’s large NBA slate.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $250,000 Big Jam: $10 Entry, $50,000 to first. 22.27%win.

DraftKings: $50,000 Four Point Play 20 Entry Max: $4 Entry, $3,000 to first. 24.96% win.

FanDuel:  $200,000 NBA Shot: $9.99 Entry, $50,000 to first.  20.05% win.

FanDuel: $10,000 Dribbler Single Entry: $1 Entry, $1,000 to first. 20.27% win.

 

NHL:

4-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:30pm EST

 

OTT @ PIT -300  T: 5.5

BUF @ TB -360  T: 6

STL -155 @ CHI  T: 5.5

DAL @ ANA -185  T: 5.5

 

PoolExpert: Playoff Fantasy NHL:  Tom Vecchio introduces the Fantasy Alarm NHL Playoffs Contest powered by PoolExpert. It is a super easy to play contest with $1000 in total prizes including $250 for the winner.

NHL Breakdown and Example Lineups:  Jonhenry Holt breaks down the four game slate, and provides some example lineups.

Fantasy Hockey Injury Report: Gabriel Farnesi takes a look around the NHL and gives his take on the top injuries around the league.

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

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $15,000 Poke Check: $5 Entry, $1,500 to first. 23.83% win.

DraftKings: $62000 Sniper Pick’em: $3 Entry, $150 to first. 25.88% win.

FanDuel:  $12,000 Breakaway: $4 Entry, $1,000 to first. 20.22% win.

FanDuel:  $1,500 Wrist Shot 3 Entry Max: $2 Entry, $250 to first. 19.39% win.

 

NFL:

Offseason Coverage

 

2018 NFL Draft: Mock Draft Version 2.0: 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.

Draft Preview: AFC North: Brandon Marianne Lee takes a look at each team in the AFC North and highlights their team needs as we approach the 2018 NFL Draft.

Draft Preview: NFC North: Brandon Marianne Lee takes a look at each team in the NFC North and highlights their team needs as we approach the 2018 NFL Draft.

2018 NFL Draft Preview: Wide Receivers: Brandon Marianne Lee highlights the top wide receivers entering the 2018 NFL Draft.

NFL Podcast: Brett Talley and Dom Murtha recap the biggest free agency moves of the offseason so far.

2018 NFL Draft Preview: Running Backs: Brandon Marianne Lee highlights the top running backs entering the 2018 NFL Draft.

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.

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.