Fantasy Sports Morning Alarm: September 3

NFL:

Draft Guide

Week 1 NFL DFS Playbook Watch List:  Howard Bender starts the NFL DFS Playbook research off each week with a watch list of players he is considering for use in daily lineups. This piece will be updated throughout the week based on recent news and injuries, leading up to the publishing of the final Playbook.

NFL Training Camp Report:  September 2: Justin Vreeland is here to bring you the latest news from the around the league.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  DFS Corner:  From an intro to NFL DFS to lineup construction to contest selection, Fantasy Alarm has all your DFS needs covered.

NFL DFS:  Roster Construction:  Brett Talley covers the nuances to proper roster construction for NFL DFS contests.

Fantasy Alarm:  NFL Coverage 2018:  Rick Wolf gives us his full breakdown on what the Fantasy Alarm NFL coverage will be for the 2018 season plus everything else you could possibly need to dominate your daily and season long leagues!

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:  The Ultimate Cheat Sheet:   A quick, easy-to-use, all-in-one cheat sheet that will help show you which players to draft and when in your fantasy football leagues.

Head2Head Sports:  Draft Strategy:  Steve Pimental breaks down his draft strategy when playing The Draft on Head2Head Sports.

2018 Fantasy Football Podcast:  Going Footballs Deep on WR/TE:   Brett Talley and Dom Murtha go through the tiers at WR and TE to tell you who to draft and who to avoid.

2018 Fantasy Football ADP Tends:  Version 4.0:  Colby Conway delves deep into the science of Average Draft Position this draft season, giving you weekly updates on players and their ADP across a variety of fantasy formats.

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

SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio Host League Draft:  2-QB Format: Howard Bender reveals the results and his draft strategies for the SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio Host League which employed the 2-QB format.

Fantasy Football Evolution:  Draft Review:  When it comes to Fantasy Football Evolution, Dan Malin has you covered. He used the site all last season and is now the foremost expert in regards to draft strategies within the format.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  Know Your Handcuffs:  **UPDATED** The decision of whether or not to handcuff your players to their back-ups is a continuous debate. Howard Bender explains why it's necessary, but on a case-by-case basis while also providing you with an early look at the Fantasy Alarm Running Back Handcuff Grid.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  Stats You Need to Know: NFC West:  Brandon Marianne Lee continues her Stats You Need to Know series with the NFC West 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:  Stats You Need to Know-NFC East:  Brandon Marianne Lee continues her Stats You Need to Know series with the NFC East 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:  Trade Value is Relative: Dom Murtha explains how trade value in fantasy football is relative and what you need to know before crying collusion in your league.

2018 NFL Draft Guide: Drafting by Tiers: Matthew Selz shares with you the benefits of drafting with tiers instead of plain, old player rankings.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  How to Draft in Dynasty Leagues:  Steve Pimental gives you the complete rundown on how to look at the value of players when drafting in dynasty fantasy football leagues.

2018 Fantasy Football Draft Flow Chart:  If you believe drafting by position is as important as "best player available" then check out Brett Talley's fantasy football flow chart to help guide you through your drafts this season.

MLB:

Split Slate | 7-Game Early | 5-Game Main | Lock Time: 7:05pm EST

Early Slate:

BOS -124 @ ATL  T: 8.5

STL @ WAS -175  T: 7.5

PHI -146 @ MIA  T: 8.5

CIN @ PIT -139  T: 8.5

CHC -131 @ MIL  T: 8.5

DET @ CWS -119  T: 8.5

MIN @ HOU -232  T: 8.5

Late Slate:

TB @ TOR  off

LAA -111 @ TEX  T: 10.5

NYM @ LAD -132  T: 6.5

SD @ ARI -244  T: 8.5

BAL @ SEA -194  T: 8.5

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

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

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

MLB Pitching Coach:  James Grande 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 today’s MLB DFS slate.

Fantasy Baseball Daily Round-Up:  September 3 Greg Jewett goes around the league, giving a daily state of the union for the world of fantasy baseball. He outlines current storylines and gives insight on what to watch for going forward.

Fantasy Baseball Podcast:  September 2nd:  Nate Miller is joined by Colby Conway to talk all things Fantasy Baseball as the final month of the 2018 MLB regular season gets underway.

Fantasy Baseball Weekly Planner:  Sept. 3-9:  Nate Miller breaks down the MLB schedule for the upcoming week and highlights games played, home/road action and the starting pitchers to keep an eye on over the next seven days of the fantasy baseball season.

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $120,000 Rally Cap: $8 entry, early, $20,000 to first. 23.96% win

DraftKings:  $5,000 Pickoff, Single Entry, late: $3 entry, $400 to first. 19.59% win

FanDuel:  $30,000 MLB 365 Squeeze, early: $4.44 entry, $3,000 to first.  20.27% win.

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