Saturday, April 7th: Morning Alarm

The morning alarm provides a snapshot of the industry, as well as what you can find at FantasyAlarm today.

 

MLB Coverage: At Fantasy Alarm, we know you get better at fantasy baseball plus have more fun by playing both daily and seasonal. Here is our plans to help you achieve those goals.

 

MLB

8 Game Early Slate, 1:05est, 5 Game Main Slate, 7:05 est Start Time

Early:

BAL @ NYY -205 T: 9.5

NYM @ WAS -155 T: 8

TB @ BOS -160 T: 8.5

DET @ CHW -114 T: 8

SEA @ MIN -151 T: 8

ARI @ STL -110 T: 7

CHC @ MIL +138 T: 8.5

KC @ CLE -227 T: 7.5

Main Slate:

CIN @ PIT -122 T: 8.5

SD @ HOU -2007 T: 8

TOR @ TEX +110 T: 8.5

ATL @ COL -138 T: 11

OAK @ LAA -101 T: 8.5

 

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

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

DFS Example Lineups: James Grande offers up example lineups for Saturday's DFS slate.

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

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

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

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $125,000 Knuckleball (Early): $5 Entry, $25,000 to first. 25.61%win.

DraftKings: $150,000 7th Inning Stretch (Main), $7 Entry, $15,000 to first. 23.90% win.

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

FanDuel: $70,000 MLB Squeeze (Main): $7 Entry, $10,000 to first. 22.32% win.

 

NBA

5 Game Main Slate

Lock Time: 7:30pm EST

MIL @ NY + 9.5 T: 215.5

BK @ CHI +6 T: 218.5

OKC @ HOU -6 T: 218.5

NO @ GS -6.5 T: 224.5

POR @ SA -4.5 T: 201.5

 

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:  Jon Impemba breaks down the large NBA slate in today’s playbook.

NBA Example Lineups: Jon Impemba goes through all of the data and provides you with his example lineups for Saturday's NBA slate.

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

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $225,000 Slam Jam: $10 Entry, $50,000 to first. 25.16%win.

DraftKings: $60,000 Four Point Play 20 Entry Max: $4 Entry, $5,000 to first. 23.77% win.

FanDuel:  $200K Azalea Shot: $9.99 Entry, $50,000 to first.  19.81% win.

FanDuel: $60,000 Magnolia Shot: $4.44 Entry, $5,000 to first. 27.04% win.

 

NHL

14 Game Slate:  7:00pm est Lock Time

CHI @ WIN -260 T: 6

OTT @ BOS -320 T: 6

MON @ TOR -230 T: 6

NYI @ DET -130 T: 6.5

BUF @ FLA -260 T: 6

NJ @ WAS -150 T: 6

TB @ CAR +135 T: 6

CLB @ NAS -120 T: 5.5

ANA @ ARI +125 T: 5.5

STL @ COL -135 T: 5.5

VEG @ CAL +110 T: 5.5

VAN @ EDM -200 T: 6

DAL @ LA -208 T: 5.5

MIN @ SJ -165 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:  Tom Vecchio breaks down the 14 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: $20,000 Saturday Shootout: $40 Entry, $5,000 to first. 22.30% win.

DraftKings: $8,000 Two-Man Advantage: $8 Entry, $1,000 to first. 23.30% win.

FanDuel:  $15,000 Breakaway: $4 Entry, $3,000 to first. 19.08% win.

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

 

UFC

UFC 223: Nurmagomedov vs Iaguinta

Roster Lock 8:00 pm est

 

DFS Playbook and Example Lineups: T.J. Scott breaks down each fight on the card for UFC 223 as it pertains to DFS MMA contests on DraftKings.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $150,000 Uppercut: $10 Entry, $25,000 to first. 23.18% win.

DraftKings: $40,000 Sprawl, 20- Entry Max: $4 Entry, $3,000 to first. 24.81% 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 South: Brandon Marianne Lee takes a look at each team in the AFC South and highlights their team needs as we approach the 2018 NFL Draft.

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.