A nine-game MLB slate starts the week and features several strong pitching options. How should we rank these pitchers for the most upside? FanDuel Research's Tom Vecchio previews the slate, discussing his ranking of the stud pitchers, a value play who is trending up, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

A nine-game MLB slate starts the week and features several strong pitching options. How should we rank these pitchers for the most upside? FanDuel Research's Tom Vecchio previews the slate, discussing his ranking of the stud pitchers, a value play who is trending up, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

The Solo Shot: Monday 7/31/23

Friday's daily fantasy baseball slate is overflowing with ace pitching options. Which of them should we rank highest on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing his ranking of the stud pitchers, a value play who is trending up, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

Friday's daily fantasy baseball slate is overflowing with ace pitching options. Which of them should we rank highest on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing his ranking of the stud pitchers, a value play who is trending up, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

The Solo Shot: Friday 7/28/23

Thursday's main daily fantasy baseball slate includes just three games and, thus, just six pitchers. How should we view each of them and their opposing offenses for DFS on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes runs through the slate, discussing all six pitchers and whether he'd want to use them in the pitching slot or use offenses against them.

Thursday's main daily fantasy baseball slate includes just three games and, thus, just six pitchers. How should we view each of them and their opposing offenses for DFS on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes runs through the slate, discussing all six pitchers and whether he'd want to use them in the pitching slot or use offenses against them.

The Solo Shot: Thursday 7/27/23

With Spencer Strider on Wednesday's main daily fantasy baseball slate, he's obviously going to be in contention to be the top option. Can anybody else threaten him for that spot on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing Strider's outlook, one other pitcher who could sniff his upside, and the top offenses to stack on the main slate.

With Spencer Strider on Wednesday's main daily fantasy baseball slate, he's obviously going to be in contention to be the top option. Can anybody else threaten him for that spot on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing Strider's outlook, one other pitcher who could sniff his upside, and the top offenses to stack on the main slate.

The Solo Shot: Wednesday 7/26/23

There's no clear favorite for this week's 3M Open, creating some ambiguity for daily fantasy golf. Which of the studs should we build around on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes preview the event, discussing their preferred top-end options, optimal value plays, and how the course could impact things for DFS.

There's no clear favorite for this week's 3M Open, creating some ambiguity for daily fantasy golf. Which of the studs should we build around on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes preview the event, discussing their preferred top-end options, optimal value plays, and how the course could impact things for DFS.

The Heat Check: PGA 3M Open 2023

Tuesday's main daily fantasy baseball slate features 12 games and tons of outlets for potential upside. Which of them should we build our lineups around on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing one pitcher who stands above the rest, other arms to consider, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

Tuesday's main daily fantasy baseball slate features 12 games and tons of outlets for potential upside. Which of them should we build our lineups around on FanDuel? FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing one pitcher who stands above the rest, other arms to consider, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

The Solo Shot: Tuesday 7/25/23

Monday's daily fantasy baseball slate has a couple contenders for the top pitching slot. Which of them should we rank highest for our FanDuel lineups? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing his read on the aces, a value play with upside despite limitations, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

Monday's daily fantasy baseball slate has a couple contenders for the top pitching slot. Which of them should we rank highest for our FanDuel lineups? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing his read on the aces, a value play with upside despite limitations, and the top offenses to stack for the night.

The Solo Shot: Monday 7/24/23

After tearing his ACL in a London main event last July, Tom Aspinall returns to the O2 Arena on Saturday to show he's still got top-shelf skills against veteran Marcin Tybura. Which fighters are the best picks for daily fantasy on FanDuel? numberFire's Austin Swaim goes fight-by-fight through the 15 bouts discussing the main event, key MVP options, value plays, "Austin's Fight of the Night", and much more.

After tearing his ACL in a London main event last July, Tom Aspinall returns to the O2 Arena on Saturday to show he's still got top-shelf skills against veteran Marcin Tybura. Which fighters are the best picks for daily fantasy on FanDuel? numberFire's Austin Swaim goes fight-by-fight through the 15 bouts discussing the main event, key MVP options, value plays, "Austin's Fight of the Night", and much more.

The Heat Check: UFC London 2023

Friday's daily fantasy baseball slate is loaded with top-tier pitching options. Which of them should we rank highest on FanDuel? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing his favorite pitchers, a value play with upside, and the top offenses to stack on the main slate.

Friday's daily fantasy baseball slate is loaded with top-tier pitching options. Which of them should we rank highest on FanDuel? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing his favorite pitchers, a value play with upside, and the top offenses to stack on the main slate.

The Solo Shot: Friday 7/21/23

Thursday's main daily fantasy baseball slate features both an early lock time and just seven games. Which pitchers and stacks stand out across the offering? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing two standout aces atop the heap, a value pitcher to consider, and the top offenses to stack on FanDuel.

Thursday's main daily fantasy baseball slate features both an early lock time and just seven games. Which pitchers and stacks stand out across the offering? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the slate, discussing two standout aces atop the heap, a value pitcher to consider, and the top offenses to stack on FanDuel.

The Solo Shot: Thursday 7/20/23

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With a pair of rookie quarterbacks making their debuts in Week 4, what did we learn about them from a daily fantasy football perspective? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the performances of Baker Mayfield and Josh Rosen before discussing the biggest injuries of the week, snap rates, and usages you need to know plus what they mean for DFS.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 4 Recap

The 2019 preseason dealt us a number of wild cards that will impact the Week 1 daily fantasy football main slate. What's the impact of those moves, and who benefits most? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes preview the offering, discussing fallout of all the preseason news, impactful trends for the start of the season, games to stack, and the top plays at each position.

The 2019 preseason dealt us a number of wild cards that will impact the Week 1 daily fantasy football main slate. What's the impact of those moves, and who benefits most? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes preview the offering, discussing fallout of all the preseason news, impactful trends for the start of the season, games to stack, and the top plays at each position.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 1 Preview

With another short track up next on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule, how do our strategies for daily fantasy NASCAR at Richmond differ from last week in Bristol? numberFire's Jim Sannes breaks down how we should attack Richmond by looking at past races at similar tracks before running through the drivers who stand out in each salary tier prior to practice and qualifying.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NASCAR Toyota Owners 400

With 13 games on the slate, center looks to be the spot to spend up, but where do we find some value plays? numberFire's Tom Vecchio breaks down the slate going position by position to cover options at different price tiers.

The Daily Iso: Friday 4/5/19

Tuesday's 15-game slate lacks a true stud pitcher in a plus matchup. Which arms could emerge and net us big point totals in daily fantasy baseball? numberFire's Jim Sannes breaks it all down, discussing a pitcher who has been better than his numbers would say recently, another whose surge is legit, and which stacks we should target in order to fill out our rosters. (NOTE: Lucas Giolito is pitching in the second game between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals and would receive zero points if that game were to start before 8:10 pm Eastern.)

The Solo Shot: Tuesday 5/28/19

Monday's daily fantasy baseball slate features several high-end aces who find themselves in tough matchups. Should we roll the dice on the studs or look elsewhere at pitcher? numberFire's Jim Sannes breaks down the main slate, discussing a pitcher on the rise of late, another pitcher trending the opposite direction whom we could stack against, and why weather should encourage us to stack a certain offense in an otherwise middling matchup.

The Solo Shot: Monday 4/29/19

With four games on the early-only slate and five on the main, which pitchers and stacks should we target on each? numberFire's Jim Sannes breaks down both offerings, discussing two pitchers and two stacks for each in previewing Thursday's action. To skip to the early-only slate discussion, jump to the 12:54 mark in the podcast.

The Solo Shot: Thursday 5/16/19

What all do we need to know from what went down in Week 6 of the 2018 NFL season? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes go back through all the action, detailing the most important snap rates, usages, and injuries of the week and what they mean going forward for daily fantasy football.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 6 Recap

Friday's slate features a boatload of pitchers who are in play for daily fantasy and have plenty of strikeout upside. How should we rank those options? numberFire's Jim Sannes lays out the appeal behind each pitcher and discusses who should sit atop our lists before running through the top stacks and value hitters of the night.

The Solo Shot: Friday 5/3/19

Week 3 represents a major change across the daily fantasy landscape as five different teams could be starting different quarterbacks than they did in Week 2. How do we account for those changes when filling out lineups for the main slate? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down each situation and how they're handling the new-look offenses before discussing emerging trends that will impact their lineups, games they're looking to stack, and the top plays at each position.

Week 3 represents a major change across the daily fantasy landscape as five different teams could be starting different quarterbacks than they did in Week 2. How do we account for those changes when filling out lineups for the main slate? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down each situation and how they're handling the new-look offenses before discussing emerging trends that will impact their lineups, games they're looking to stack, and the top plays at each position.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 3 Preview

With a boatload of injuries impacting the Week 8 daily fantasy football main slate, which value plays can we actually trust? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the slate, discussing how they're handling various teams impacted by injuries, how they'd rank various low-salary options, and their favorite plays at each position.

With a boatload of injuries impacting the Week 8 daily fantasy football main slate, which value plays can we actually trust? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the slate, discussing how they're handling various teams impacted by injuries, how they'd rank various low-salary options, and their favorite plays at each position.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 8 Preview

As Week 7 approaches, which players on the main slate are primed for big games? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down all the info you need for the slate, including the impact of various injuries, which games we should be looking to stack, and which players may be flying a bit too far under the radar.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 7 Preview

The PGA Tour heads to Pebble Beach on Thursday for the U.S. Open, the third major of 2019. What do we need to know before filling out daily fantasy golf lineups? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down which types of golfers tend to succeed at Pebble Beach, what type of roster construction they're looking to utilize, and which golfers stand out most in each salary tier.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: PGA U.S. Open

With the Week 4 daily fantasy football main slate on the horizon, which of the potential value plays can we trust? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the slate, discussing how they're handling Daniel Jones, Wayne Gallman, and the New York Giants, which games they're looking to stack, the top plays at each position, and much more.

With the Week 4 daily fantasy football main slate on the horizon, which of the potential value plays can we trust? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the slate, discussing how they're handling Daniel Jones, Wayne Gallman, and the New York Giants, which games they're looking to stack, the top plays at each position, and much more.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 4 Preview

Wednesday's slate features one high-salaried ace in Justin Verlander in a plus matchup against the Detroit Tigers. Should we find the salary to plug Verlander in, or can some cheaper alternatives come through with big nights? numberFire's Jim Sannes discusses which arms stand out most on the main slate plus how to handle the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching situation and which offenses we should look to stack.

The Solo Shot: Wednesday 5/15/19

Gerrit Cole enters Friday night with the runaway highest salary on the board for the main slate. Should we load up on Cole shares in daily fantasy baseball, or could another pitcher challenge Cole to be the top pitcher of the night? numberFire's Jim Sannes breaks down what Cole offers, a lower-salaried pitcher who may be right on par with Cole, and which stacks we can turn to on a slate that features solid pitching.

The Solo Shot: Friday 3/29/19

With Week 4 mostly in the books, what can we take away from each game from a daily fantasy football perspective? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes recap each game thus far, discussing all the snap rates, usages, and injuries you need to know, outlining what it all means going forward, and playing "Name That Salary" in order to identify undervalued players for Week 5.

With Week 4 mostly in the books, what can we take away from each game from a daily fantasy football perspective? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes recap each game thus far, discussing all the snap rates, usages, and injuries you need to know, outlining what it all means going forward, and playing "Name That Salary" in order to identify undervalued players for Week 5.

Week 10 is a smaller main slate with six teams on bye, but there are still a handful of games that could shoot out. How should we stack those games in daily fantasy football? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the slate, discussing which games they're prioritizing this week, the impact of various injury news, and their favorite plays at each position.

Week 10 is a smaller main slate with six teams on bye, but there are still a handful of games that could shoot out. How should we stack those games in daily fantasy football? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the slate, discussing which games they're prioritizing this week, the impact of various injury news, and their favorite plays at each position.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 10 Preview 2019

What all do we need to know before filling out Week 10 daily fantasy football lineups? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the main slate, discussing the impact of various injuries, which trends are influencing their lineups, which games we should look to stack, and their favorite plays at each position.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: NFL Week 10 Preview

The Duke Blue Devils are emerging as the clear-cut favorite to cut down the nets and win the 2019 NCAA tournament. But are they too popular to be picked in bracket pools? numberFire's Keith Goldner and Jim Sannes talk with The Power Rank's Ed Feng to break down picks and strategies for the tournament. The three discuss how you should handle Duke based on the size of your pool, which teams should be favored to reach the Final Four, and which lower-seeded teams could push to pull off upsets.

The Heat Check Fantasy Podcast: 2019 NCAA Tournament Picks and Strategy

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