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

Livestream Schedule:

MLB DFS Live w/ Howard Bender, Jon Impemba & James Grande -- M-F 6:30-7pm ET

NFL Fantasy Football Live w/ Howard Bender & Brandon Marianne Lee -- Thurs 7:15-8pm ET

 

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 Game Previews:  Week 1:  Justin Mason breaks down each game from a fantasy perspective.

NFL Handcuff Report:  Heading into the Season:  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.

NFL Running Back Workloads:  Introduction: Dom Murtha gets you ready for another season of studying running back workloads from overall carries to red zone work in order to help you make the best lineup decisions and waiver claims for your fantasy football teams.

Fantasy Football Podcast:  Week 1 DraftKings Breakdown:  Brett Talley and Dom Murtha break down the Week 1 DraftKings main slate and give you their favorite plays at each position for both cash games and GPPs.

Fantasy Football Final Thoughts: Quarterbacks:  Brandon Marianne Lee gives you her final thoughts on the quarterback position heading into the 2018 fantasy football season.

Fantasy Football Final Thoughts:  Running Backs:  Brandon Marianne Lee gives you her final thoughts on the running back position heading into the 2018 fantasy football season.

Fantasy Football Final Thoughts:  Tight Ends:  Brandon Marianne Lee gives her final thoughts on the tight end position heading into the 2018 fantasy football season.

Fantasy Football Final Thoughts:  Wide Receiver:  Brandon Marianne Lee gives you her final thoughts on the wide receiver position heading into the 2018 fantasy football season.

NFL DFS Rankings:  Week 1:  Howard Bender ranks the top 10 at each position for Week 1 NFL DFS contests.

NFL Week 1 Seasonal Player Rankings:  Brett Talley provides you with his Week 1 NFL player rankings for both standard and PPR season-long fantasy football leagues.

NFL Target Analysis: Introduction:  Steve Pimental explains the importance of tracking NFL targets and target rates in an effort to make the right weekly lineup decisions for your fantasy football teams.

NFL Snap Counts Breakdown:  Introduction:  Justin Vreeland discusses the importance of tracking snap counts when it comes to scouting players for your fantasy football leagues and how this article aeries will help you throughout the season.

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

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 Football Red Zone Report:  Introduction: Justin Vreeland introduces you to the Fantasy Football Red Zone report and lets you know how this article series will help you dominate your fantasy football leagues.

 

MLB:

14-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:05pm EST

 

MIA @ PIT -205  T: 7.5

CHC -139 @ WAS  T: 9

CLE -210 @ TOR  T: 8.5

PHI -156 @ NYM  T: 7

STL -148 @ DET   T: 9

HOU -111 @ BOS  T: 8.5

LAA -115 @ CWS  T: 8.5

KC @ MIN -145  T: 9.5

SF @ MIL -162  T: 8.5

LAD -150 @ COL   T: 9.5

ATL @ ARI -145  T: 7.5

TEX @ OAK -162  T: 9

NYY @ SEA -111   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 contests.

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

Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report:  September 6: Justin Vreeland breaks down the many confusing and complex bullpen scenarios around Major League Baseball.

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.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $200,000 Extra Inning: $10 entry,  $50,000 to first. 23.46% win

DraftKings: $4,000 Chin Music, Single Entry: $5 entry, $400 to first. 19.45% win

FanDuel:  $40,000 Stout Squeeze: $4.44 entry, $4,000 to first.  20.05% win.

FanDuel:  $6,000 Bunt, Single Entry: $1 entry, $600 to first.  20.65% win.