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

 

Today’s Spotlight:   

DFS NASCAR: Penzoil 400 Track Breakdown: Playing DFS NASCAR this week? Matthew Selz has the full track breakdown for this week's race -- the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

 

NBA:

10-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

 

DET -2.5 @ ORL  T: 213.5

CHA @ PHI -4  T: 215

GS -13 @ ATL  T: 227

DEN -7 @ MWM  T: 209.5

DAL -1.5 @ CHI  T: 213

TOR -3 @ WSH  T: 216.5

IND @ MIL -2  T: 215.5

OKC -9 @ PHX  T: 222

MIN @ UTH -6.5  T: 210

NY @ LAC  -9.5  T: 225.5

 

NBA Injury Report: Justin Fensterman brings you all the latest updates on injuries around the NBA.

Ben Scherr has you covered with the NBA DFS Playbook and lineup breakdowns in the NBA DFS Optimal Lineups.

James Grande has you covered with the NBA Coach & Site-Specific plays for FanDuel and DraftKings. 

NBA DFS Podcast: James Grande and Jon Impemba break down the full slate & highlight their favorite plays for Friday NBA DFS contests.

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $500,000 Jab Step: $6 Entry, $100,000 to first. 21.87% win.

DraftKings: $40,000 Sharpshooter 20 Entry Max: $3 Entry, $2,000 to first. 27.72%win.

FanDuel:  $150,000 Shot: $4 Entry, $20,000 to first.  20.33% win.

FanDuel: $16,000 Single Entry Dribbler: $1 Entry, $2,000 to first. 22.34% win.

 

NHL:

9-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:00pm EST

 

MON @ NYI -140

BUF @ FLA -210

NJ @ CAR -125

DET @ WPG -220

NYR @ CGY -210

MIN @ COL -110

CLB @ ANA -160

NSH -165 @ VAN

OTT @ LVG -270

 

NHL Waiver Wire: Each week The Sports Forecaster-Gabriel Farnesi will bring you the top players available on the waiver wire for your fantasy hockey league.

Check out our extensive NHL Tools to aid you in your research of tonight's match-ups.

New NHL DFS 3 on 3 Podcast! Brett Talley and Thomas Vecchio break down Friday's five-game NHL DFS slate.

Tom Vecchio breaks down the slate today’s NHL playbook

 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $60,000 Friday Five: $5 Entry, $10,000 to first.  23.30% win.

DraftKings: $5,000 Knuckle Puck Single Entry: $12 Entry, $750 to first.  18.37% win.

FanDuel:  $30,000 Breakaway: $4.44 Entry, $5,000 to first. 20.27% win.

FanDuel:  $3,000 Wrister 10 Entry Max: $2 Entry, $300 to first. 18.15% win.

 

MLB:

Offseason Coverage

 

Matt Selz takes a look at both the differences and the similarities of fantasy baseball keeper leagues and dynasty leagues, plus strategies for how to draft and play in both.

Nate Miller is joined by Colby Conway on the MLB Podcast to discuss some of the latest MLB happenings and headlines as well as help you prepare for the upcoming Fantasy Baseball season.  

Jon Impemba gives us his breakdown on whose stock is rising and whose is falling up to this point in Spring Training 

Howard Bender and Jim Bowden break down the offseason transactions and story lines for the Los Angeles Angels heading into the 2018 baseball season.

Howard Bender reveals the player he covets most in 2018 fantasy baseball and why you should jump on the bandwagon as well.

Streaming starting pitchers is a well-known strategy but is it the right one? Chris Bouvier discusses where, when and in what fantasy baseball leagues it works best. 

For the 2018 MLB Draft Guide, Howard Bender & the Fantasy Alarm team offer you a more expansive look at the key impact MLB players with regard to the 2018 fantasy baseball season. 

 

NFL:

Offseason Coverage

 

2018 NFL Draft: Mock Draft Version 1.0 | 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.

2018 NFL Combine Preview | Dom Murtha gives a complete rundown of the scheduled events, procedures, storylines, and what to watch for at the upcoming NFL Combine.

2018 NFL Draft Podcast | Brett Talley and Dom Murtha discuss the top running backs in the 2018 NFL Draft class.