Fantasy Sports

Buffalo Bills Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: LeSean McCoy

Gambling911.com has your Buffalo Bills Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/05/2015

Atlanta Falcons Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Julio Jones, Matt Ryan

Gambling911.com has your Atlanta Falcons Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/04/2015

Arizona Cardinals Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: John Brown, Carson Palmer

Gambling911.com has your Arizona Cardinals Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/04/2015

#NFLRANK Adrian Peterson Overrated? We Don’t Think So

Football Outsiders has provided an audit of the list of #NFLRANK from ESPN.com and found Adrian Peterson to be among the most overrated.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Sep/02/2015

FanDuel Outgrows Its Space: To Pay $3.3 Million for New Office

Well we guess they can afford it.  Our sister site DFS911.com has a feature up regarding FanDuel’s move to a plush new Madison Avenue address.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/02/2015

Russell Wilson Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015: A Definite ‘Hold’

The Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback Russell Wilson Daily Fantasy NFL salary had him priced at $7.8K at Star Fantasy Leagues, a leading Daily Fantasy Sports site.  He will face off against a Rams defense in Week 1 that some say is better than that of Seattle’s.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/02/2015

Running Back Daily Fantasy Sports Sleepers 2015

ESPN.com took a look this weekend at what they believe to be some of the top Daily Fantasy running back sleepers of 2015.  Do you agree?  All salaries used found at Star Fantasy Leagues and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/29/2015

Jay Cutler Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015

The Chicago Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler Daily Fantasy NFL salary had him priced at $6.8K.  It will be interesting to see how Cutler thrives under a new system and head coach.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/28/2015

Aaron Rodgers Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015

The Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers Daily Fantasy NFL salary had him priced at $8.6K.  Rodgers is considered among the top 3 most sought after Daily Fantasy quarterbacks.  It remains to be seen how Rodgers numbers will be affected with the season loss of Jordy Nelson.  

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/28/2015

Packers vs. Bears Betting Line – Week 1: DFS Players Need to Watch Davante Adams

The Packers vs. Bears betting line for 2015 Week 1 had Bears as a +6.5 home underdog early on.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/28/2015

Marcus Mariota Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015

Marcus Mariota’s Daily Fantasy NFL salary to start the 2015 season was listed at $6K. 

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/27/2015

Matt Cassel Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015

Matt Cassel’s Daily Fantasy NFL salary coming into September 2015 had him priced at a low $5.8K

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/27/2015

Andrew Luck Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015

The Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Andrew Luck Daily Fantasy NFL salary had him priced at $8.3K.  Luck is considered among the top 3 best fantasy quarterbacks in the league, averaging close to 30 fantasy points last season.

Luck averaged 297.6 passing yards per game and could even get better in 2015.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/27/2015

Player Who Punched Geno Smith Once Punched a Man He Thought Was Woman

ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” is reporting that IK Enemkpali, the former Jets player who broke quarterback Geno Smith’s jaw earlier in the month, once slugged a man he thought was a woman with whom he had arranged to have sex. 

The outside linebacker injured his hand during that incident, missing the 2011 opening game between Louisiana Tech and Southern Mississippi.  He was previously suspended for striking an off-duty sheriff’s officer at a Louisiana bar.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Aug/26/2015

FanDuel Ads Debut on CNN During Big Breaking News Day

FanDuel, the world’s largest Daily Fantasy Sports site, began airing ads on CNN Wednesday for the first time, our sister site DFS911.com reports.

The FanDuel ad claims players can win $1 million with just a $5 entry.  The firm received $250 million in fresh investment money earlier in the month and planned to use these funds for contests and marketing.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/26/2015

Fantasy Running Backs With Breakout Potential in 2015

Erik Karabell of ESPN.com featured a segment on Fantasy running backs they believe will break out in 2015.  Do you agree with their selections below?  All salaries found at Star Fantasy Leagues.

Carlos Hyde (San Francisco Giants) – Salary $5.3K - "I think it’s a given Hyde will be at least a RB2"

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/25/2015

Packers Lose Jordy Nelson for Season: Odds to Win 2016 Super Bowl at 7-1

The Packers were still favorites to win the 2016 Super Bowl but those odds got longer by a point (7-1, down from 6-1 earlier Sunday) on news that Jordy Nelson will miss the entire season.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/24/2015

DraftKings Teams Up With Bad Boy Dan Bilzerian: Let Them Eat Unicorn Cake

One of the behemoths in Daily Fantasy Sports, DraftKings.com, has decided to team up with one of poker’s most colorful characters, Dan Bilzerian. 

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Aug/24/2015

All Bets Off for Packers as Nelson Likely has Torn ACL: DFS Door Opens for Adams

Initial reports have Green Bay Packers star wide receiver suffering a torn ACL during a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Favored to win the 2016 Super Bowl, the likely loss of Nelson could prove detrimental to futures bettors and season long Fantasy owners alike.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/23/2015

Packers 5-1 Odds Favorites to Win 2016 Super Bowl: Jordy Nelson Torn ACL

The Green Bay Packers have suffered what could be a major blow Sunday as one of their top players Jordy Nelson exited a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with an apparent torn ACL.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/23/2015

Indians vs. Yankees Betting Pick, DFS Play – August 20

Gambling911.com has your Indians vs. Yankees betting pick and Daily Fantasy Baseball play for Thursday August 20.

The total on this game is 8.5 and we are loving the UNDER here.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/20/2015

Real Time Fantasy Sports Imminent Claims ESPN

ESPN.com this week reveals that real time fantasy sports isn’t just a fantasy, it’s imminent.

They should know.  The sports media group last month entered into a multi-million dollar partnership deal with one of the largest Daily Fantasy Sports sites DraftKings.com.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/19/2015

Blue Jays vs. Phillies Line has Jays Big Road Favorite: Buehrle Great DFS Play

The Toronto Blue Jays vs. Phillies betting line had the Jays coming into this game as high as -240 at some books, and they are on the road.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/19/2015

Daily Fantasy Football Running Backs vs. Atlanta Falcons 2015

The Atlanta Falcons should be a troubled team defensively in 2015 even with slight improvements possible.  This opens up some opportunities for opposing running backs.  A list of player prop wagers and team future bets can be found here.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/17/2015

MLB Free Pick, DFS Play: Athletics vs. Orioles

(Gambling911.com Sports Wire) – Gambling911.com has your MLB free pick and Daily Fantasy Sports play for the Athletics vs. Orioles game.

Here we like Baltimore at -106.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Athletics RH Sonny Gray (12-4, 2.06 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Chris Tillman (8-7, 4.66)

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/17/2015

DraftKings Obtains UK Gaming License: Appoints Former Bwin.Party Exec as CIO

In a press release issued Monday morning, one of the world’s leading Daily Fantasy Sports sites, DraftKings, announced it had obtained a gaming license in the United Kingdom and plans to go live by the 4th quarter of this year.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/17/2015

Rays vs. Rangers Betting Pick – Hot Daily Fantasy MLB Play for August 16

(Gambling911.com Sports Wire) – Gambling911.com has a hot play on the Rays vs. Rangers with our betting pick today on Tampa Bay -105.   

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays LH Drew Smyly (0-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. Rangers RH Yovani Gallardo (8-9, 3.33)

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/16/2015

PokerStars Parent Company Amaya Acquires Daily Fantasy Sports Site Victiv

Amaya Gaming announced Friday morning it has acquired Austin, Texas-based Daily Fantasy Sports site Victiv.com, a company that itself was founded by former poker players.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/13/2015

NFL Worst Defenses in 2015 – Daily Fantasy NFL Quarterback Picks

The NFL’s worst defense in 2015 are expected to be the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (not necessarily in that order). 

Honorable mentions go out to the Oakland Raiders, who could see improvements, and the New Orleans Saints.

For Daily Fantasy Sports fanatics, you will want to consider the opposing offenses when going up against any of these five teams. 

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/12/2015

DraftKings Millionaire Maker PGA Championship Contest: Turn $20 Into $1 Mil

It’s another Major golf event and that means Daily Fantasy Sports behemoth DraftKings.com will be featuring its Millionaire Maker PGA Championship contest whereby one lucky player gets to turn $20 million into $1 million.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/10/2015

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