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

 

NFL:

Monday Night Football 8:30pm EST

DEN @ KC -7   O/U: 42

 

NFL Week 8 Hot Takes: Dan Malin takes a look around the NFL and gives you his hot takes from Week 8 of the fantasy football season.

DFS Optimal Lineups for Mon-Thurs Slate: Howard Bender offers up his suggested lineups for the NFL DFS contests for the short slate that includes the late Monday night and Thursday games.

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $415,000 MNF Showdown: $5 Entry, $50,000 to first. 25.35% win.

FanDuel:  $250,000 Rush:  $5 Entry, $40,000 to first. 19.60% win.

 

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NBA:

9-Game Slate

7:30pm EST Lock Time

 

DEN -3.5 @ NY T: 206

SAS @ BOS -3 T: 194.5

MIN -3 @ MIA T: 216

PHI @ HOU -6 T: 216

CHA @ MEM -6 T: 193.5

ORL @ NO -7 T: 227

DAL @ UTA -7.5 T: 192

TOR @ POR -2 T: 215.5

GS -4.5 @ LAC T: 221

 

NBA Weekly Planner: Steve Pimental takes you through every teams schedule for the week and tells you what to expect from those matchups.

NBA Weekly Rankings: Justin Fensterman provides with with his rankings for every player at every position for seasonal fantasy basketball leagues.

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

James Grande provides you with Site-Specific Plays for FanDuel and Draft Kings in our Coach’s Section

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

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $500,000 Starting Five: $5 Entry, $50,000 to first. 25.97% win.

DraftKings: $15,000 Hot Shot 3 entries max: $3 Entry, $1,000 to first. 26.11% win.

FanDuel:  $400,000 Clutch Shot:  $4 Entry, $50,000 to first. 19.41% win.

FanDuel:  $25,000 Single Entry Dribbler: $1 Entry, $1,500 to first. 20.28% win.

 

NHL:

8-Game Slate

7:00pm EST Lock Time

 

LVG @ NYI -170 T: 5.5

ARI @ PHI -140 T: 5.5

BOS @ CLB -150 T: 5.5

MON @ OTT even  T: 5.5

TB -115 @ FLA T: 5.5

LAK @ STL -130 T: 5.5

DAL -115 @ VAN T: 6.0

TOR @ SJS -115 T: 6.0

 

Jonhenry Holt breaks down this large slate in the NHL DFS Playbook and provides some suggestions and lineup examples in the NHL DFS Optimal Lineups. 

Contest Highlights Include:

DraftKings: $30,000 Fore Check: $4 Entry, $2,000 to first. 25.23% win.

FanDuel:  $30,000 NHL Breakaway: $3 Entry, $3,000 to first. 18.61% win.