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Fantasy Alarm Live Streaming:  Keep up with the latest trends, and have your questions answered while watching us live three days a week.

Livestream Schedule:

Tuesday 12pm ET -- MLB w/ Howard Bender & Craig Mish

Thursday 7pm ET -- NFL w/ Howard Bender & Brandon Marianne Lee

Friday 12pm ET -- MLB w/ Howard Bender & Craig Mish

 

MLB:

15-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:05pm EST

 

TB -142 @ BAL  T: 8.5

NYM @ PIT -171  T: 9

KC @ NYY -296  T: 9.5

MIN @ BOS -362  T: 8.5

CLE -192 @ DET  T: 8.5

WAS -250 @ MIA  T: 7.5

PHI -111 @ CIN  T: 9.5

LAD -158 @ ATL  T: 8

TOR -145 @ CWS  T: 9

TEX @ HOU -265  T: 9

CHC @ STL -113  T: 8.5

OAL @ COL -113  T: 11.5

SEA @ LAA -135  T: 8.5

ARI -177 @ SD  T: 7.5

MIL @ SF -137  T: 7.5

 

MLB Playbook:  Ben Scherr pores over all of the statistics, splits, and matchups to uncover the very best DFS MLB players for today's early contests

MLB Rankings:  Ben Scherr ranks his top 10 at each position for Friday's DFS MLB games.

MLB Hitting Coach:  James Grande breaks down the hitting matchups to provide you with his favorite plays for tonight’s slate.

MLB Pitching Coach:  Jon Impemba studies the matchups to provide you with his top pitching plays for tonight’s slate.

MLB DFS Stacks: Brett Talley studies the matchups and the data to bring you some of his favorite stacks for Friday's MLB DFS slate.

MLB Closing Bell:  July 26:  Justin Mason rings in Thursday's Closing Bell talking about the four trades that were made today along with plenty of news on today's slab of games.

Fantsay Baseball Bullpen Report:  Closers on the Move?  *UPDATED* Justin Vreeland breaks down which closers could be traded and what kind of fantasy impact that will have on each player and team.

Fantasy Baseball Podcast:  July 26: Jon Impemba pinch hits for Colby Conway and joins Nate Miller on the Seasonal MLB Podcast for Thursday, July 26.

MLB Prospect Report:  Trade Analysis Part 1:   Matthew Selz breaks down prospects who were recently involved in trades and what type of impact that will have on them.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings:  $200,000 Mini-8’s:  $8 entry, $25,000 to first. 24.62% win

DraftKings:  $40,000 Four-Seamer, 20 entry max: $4 entry, $3,000 to first. 24.81% win

FanDuel:  $70,000 Squeeze: $4.44 entry, $5,000 to first.  20.11% win.

FanDuel:  $7,000 Bunt, Single Entry:  $1 entry, $700 to first.  20.28% win.

 

NFL:

Draft Guide

 

Welcome to the 2018 Fantasy Alarm NFL Draft Guide:  The Fantasy Alarm team welcomes you to the 2018 fantasy football season and gives you a full rundown of what you can expect from this year's NFL Draft Guide.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  When to Draft a Defense:  Jon Impemba looks into the various places in your draft where drafting a defense in your fantasy football leagues makes the most sense.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  Stats You Need to Know:  AFC North:  Brandon Marianne Lee continues her Stats You Need to Know series with the AFC North teams in order to help you make those tough decisions you'll face on Draft Day for you fantasy football league.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  Offensive Line Breakdown:  Dan Malin offers up one of the most in-depth and comprehensive breakdowns and rankings of all 32 NFL offensive lines as well as what fantasy football owners should expect from each team.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  NFL Draft Winners: Dom Murtha breaks down who the true winners were following the 2018 NFL Draft

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  Running Back Depth is Everything:  Jon Impemba stresses the importance of drafting a heavy load of running backs and why you need to make sure you have plenty of depth for the upcoming fantasy football season.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  The SMART System:  Glenn Colton offers up a proven, winning draft strategy as he breaks down the famous SMART System for fantasy football.

 

MMA:

UFC on FOX 30 (Alvarez vs. Poirier 2) 

July 28 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

 

MMA  UFC on FOX 30 Playbook:  Mike Wescott breaks down each fight on the card for UFC on Fox 30 live from Calgary, Alberta, Canada as it pertains to DFS MMA contests on DraftKings.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings:  $100,000 Uppercut:  $10 entry, $20,000 to first. 23.04% win

DraftKings:  $20,000 Sprawl, 20 entry max: $4 entry, $2,000 to first. 22.12% win