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An excerpt from the new book "The History of Fantasy Sports" takes a look at the roots of fantasy football, during the early days of the AFL in Oakland.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. The IEM Katowice Event has officially kicked off. We’ve got a four-game slate Wednesday that locks at 6:00 a.m. eastern.  Here’s how scoring works on DraftKings:                      For lineup construction, we mainly want to stick to the following builds: 3×3, 3x2x1, 2x3x1, and occasionally 1x3x2. Now 3×3 means that we stack three […]

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. We kick off Tuesday with a two-game CS:GO Slate on DraftKings. The slate locks at 10:00 a.m. eastern so let’s dive in! Here’s how scoring works on DraftKings:                   For lineup construction, we mainly want to stick to the following builds: 3×3, 3x2x1, 2x3x1, and occasionally 1x3x2. Now 3×3 means that we […]

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. We’ve got another two-game CS:GO Slate on DraftKings this Saturday. The slate locks at 6:00 a.m. eastern, so let’s dive in! Here’s how scoring works on DraftKings:  For lineup construction, we mainly want to stick to the following builds: 3×3, 3x2x1, 2x3x1, and occasionally 1x3x2. Now 3×3 means that we stack three […]

We kick off the week with the Pinnacle Fall Series on DraftKings with a two-game slate! We have a lock time of 6:00 a.m. eastern so let’s dive in and break down our favorite plays. Here’s how scoring works on DraftKings:               For lineup construction, we mainly want to stick to the following builds: 3×3, 3x2x1, […]

The BLAST Premier Finals kicks off the playoff portion of the event on Wednesday. DraftKings is giving us a three-game slate which locks at 8:30 a.m. eastern. Here’s how scoring works on DraftKings:               For lineup construction, we mainly want to stick to the following builds: 3×3, 3x2x1, 2x3x1, and occasionally 1x3x2. Now 3×3 means that […]

We kick off the Legend Stage of the PGL Major with some exciting matchups! This is the biggest event for the CS:GO scene with a prize pool of $2,000,000. DraftKings gives us a four-game slate on Saturday which locks at 7:00 AM EST. Here’s how scoring works on DraftKings:               For lineup construction, we mainly want […]

We are getting into one of the last Majors of the year ,with the IEM Fall event which starts on Wednesday with best-of-one series. We get a four-game slate on DraftKings which locks at 1:00 p.m. EST on Friday. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking […]

We kick off the opening round of playoffs for the ESL Pro League Event with a two-game slate. This slate locks at 10:00 a.m. eastern Saturday. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct […]

We are at the last day with the Group D stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Sunday which locks at 2:00 p.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way […]

We continue with the Group D stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Saturday which locks at 7:30 a.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct […]

We continue with the Group D stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Friday which locks at 7:30 a.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct […]

We continue the Group C Stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Tuesday which locks at 2:00 p.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the […]

We continue the Group C Stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Sunday which locks at 7:30 a.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the […]

We continue the Group C Stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Saturday which locks at 7:30 a.m. EST on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the […]

We are on the last day of the Group B Stage for the ESL Pro Event. We get a three-game slate Thursday which locks at 2:00 p.m. ET on DraftKings! Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way […]

We continue the Group B Stage for the ESL Pro Event Tuesday morning with a three-game DFS slate. It locks at 7:30 am. ET on DraftKings. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct majority of my lineups. I will also cover my favorite captain and […]

Here is the cheat sheet for the upcoming CS:GO Slate for the Group B Stage of the ESL Pro League Event. We get a three-game slate that locks at 7:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday. This will be the second day of the Group B stages with teams like G2 and Complexity, already falling behind with […]

We continue the Group B Stage for the ESL Pro Event Sunday morning with a three-game slate! It locks at 7:30 am. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the […]

Welcome to the beginning of the CS:GO PrizePicks articles, where we will be targeting the best props of the slate! While others focus just on one tier, PrizePicks focuses on every tier in CS:GO, which makes it that much more enticing to watch!  Speaking of PrizePicks, it is a creative new way to parlay picks […]

We begin the Group B Stage for the ESL Pro Event Saturday morning with a three-game slate! It locks at 7:30 am. EST on DraftKings. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the […]

We are at the end of the Group A stage for the ESL Pro Event Friday morning with a three-game slate! It locks at 2 p.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I […]

We continue the group stages of the ESL Pro Event Thursday morning with a three-game slate! It locks at 7:30 a.m. EST on DraftKings. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the majority […]

We continue the group stages of the ESL Pro Event Wednesday morning with a three-game slate! It locks at 7:30 a.m. EST on DraftKings. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct the majority […]

The players are back! Tier one returns and with a massive event! We kick off the group stages of the ESL Pro Event Tuesday morning with a three-game slate! It locks at 7:30 a.m. eastern on DraftKings! Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the new edition of my CS:GO articles. I will be breaking down my […]

The Tier 1 players are still on break, but we get a two-game slate on DraftKings that locks at 3:15 p.m. ET SAturday. So let us dive in for our top plays and stacks. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct majority of my lineups. […]

Welcome to CS:GO PrizePicks, where we will be targeting the best props of the slate. While other focus just on one tier, PrizePicks focuses on every tier in CS:GO which makes it that much more enticing to watch!  Speaking of PrizePicks, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. […]

The Tier 1 CS:GO players are still on break, but we get a two-game slate on DraftKings Friday that locks at 4:15 p.m. ET. So let us dive in for our top plays and stacks. I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct majority of my […]

The Tier 1 players are still on break but we finally get a two-game slate on DraftKings, which locks at 4:15 p.m. EST Thursday. So let us dive in for our top plays and stacks! I will be breaking down my approach to the slate and the way I want to construct majority of my […]

We have a four-game, LPL/LCK slate for Sunday morning, starting at 4:00 a.m. ET.  I’m here to break down my top DFS builds, as well as my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. The building itself is especially important. If you haven’t had a chance, read up on the Esports 101 article. I […]

Welcome to CS:GO PrizePicks, where we will be targeting the best props of the slate. While other focus just on one tier, PrizePicks focuses on every tier in CS:GO which makes it that much more enticing to watch!  Speaking of PrizePicks, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point […]

We have a five-game, LPL/LCK slate starting at 2 a.m. ET Saturday. I’m here to break down my top DFS builds, as well as my strategy around what I’m doing for this slate. The building itself is especially important.  Something I wanted to touch on was the process. I’ve mentioned this quite a few times, […]