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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

 

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.

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

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.

How to use the Playbook Pro for NFL DFS:  Howard Bender gives you a step-by-step rundown of how the Fantasy Alarm Playbook Pro can help you win at NFL DFS.

2018 NFl Draft Guide:  The Value of Consistency: Jon Impemba opens your eyes to the value of drafting the most consistent week-to-week performers for your fantasy football teams.

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.

2018 NFL Draft Guide:  Coaching Systems: Howard Bender breaks down all 32 NFL team's coaching systems on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

NFL Training Camp Report:  August 23:  Justin Mason runs down what's going on around NFL Preseason and Training Camps.

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 Video Player Profile:  Adam Thielen:  Edward Raus gives his opinion on Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen heading into the 2018 fantasy football season.

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.

 

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MLB:

14-Game Slate 

Lock Time: 7:05pm EST

 

NYY -177 @ BAL  T: 8.5

PHI -130 @ TOR  T: 9

CWS @ SET -145  T: 9

ATL -205 @ MIA  T: 8

WAS -147 @ NYM  T: 8.5

BOS -175 @# TB  T: 8.5

OAK -137 @ MIN  T: 9.5

PIT @ MIL -130  T: 8.5

CLE -215 @ KC  T: 8.5

STL -110 @ COL  T: 10.5

SEA @ ARI -163  T: 8.5

HOU -156 @ LAA  T: 8.5

SD @ LAD -244  T: 7.5

TEX @ SF -157  T: 8

 

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 tonight’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:  Brett Talley studies the matchups to provide you with his top pitching plays for tonight’s slate.

MLB DFS Stacks: Tom Vecchio 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:  August 23:  Nate Miller 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 Bullpen Report: August 23:  Justin Vreeland breaks down the many confusing and complex bullpen scenarios around Major League Baseball.

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Advice:  August 22: James Grande is here to look around the Fantasy Baseball waiver wire to point out some interesting names to consider heading into the next week of the MLB season.

 

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DraftKings: $250,000 Starting Nine: $9 entry, $50,000 to first. 22.14% win

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FanDuel:  $50,000 Junior Squeeze: $4.44 entry, $5,000 to first.  20.02% win.

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