Daily Fantasy MMA Picks for UFC Fight Night 88 – 5/29/16 DFSR is proud to bring you Shaun Ihasz. He'll be providing MMA picks, analysis, and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. Give him a follow on Twitter @ShaunEyeHas Want to see how these picks and more fit into lineups for UFC Fight Night 88? Shaun is selling lineups for only $5 for DraftKings Cash Games & Tournaments. Just click the button below, this is a separate service than our traditional monthly membership. Click Here to Purchase MMA Lineups Let the good times roll! It’s Memorial Day weekend, we have a solid MMA card on Sunday, and get another chance to share our blazing-hot UFC picks (hopefully not a KOD) and cheat sheet here at DFSR. UFC Fight Night 88 is incredibly interesting in terms of fantasy with a pretty clear lack of guys (or gals) who scream first-round finish. There’s plenty to dig into, let’s get to it! Note – I’ll be checking the comments section all wakened right until lineup lockup, so let’s get the conversation going. I mean, what’s better than talking daily fantasy?   VEGAS FAVORITE ($10,500+) Vitor Miranda ($10,500) Vegas Line: -200 Career Record: 12-4 UFC Record: 0-0 Record In Last 5: 4-1 Finishes: 9 KO / 2 Subs / 8 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 1 Sub Last Time Out: W, 2nd Round KO – Marcelo Guimaraes I know, there are way sexier names on this card, but Vitor Miranda offers what I think is the greatest chance of an early finish. Miranda has won three straight UFC fights, all by stoppage, and none of his previous seven wins (out of 8 fights) was left to the judges. “Lex Luthor” has the look of an up-and-coming star and KO’ing a guy with the name recognition of Chris Camozzi will put him on the radar of most MMA fans. Speaking of Miranda’s opponent, Camozzi has won 4-of-5, but none of those wins really stands out as impressive. Before that Camozzi had lost four straight and looked pretty bad. Among the higher priced fighters, Miranda is my choice to rack up some bonus points.   MID-RANGE TARGET ($9,500-$10,400) Thomas Almeida ($10,200) Vegas Line: -165 Career Record: 20-0 UFC Record: 9-3 Record In Last 5: 5-0 Finishes: 16 KO / 3 Subs / 16 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: None Last Time Out: W, 1st Round KO – Anthony Birchak Almeida gets the slight edge over Renan Berao here for a couple of reasons. One, Almeida is in the main event so he theoretically has more opportunity to score points in a decision. The second is Berao is debuting at a new weight class on Sunday. Obviously, this is the biggest test of Almeida’s career against another undefeated fighter in Cody Garbrandt. I think...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/21/16 We have added an audio version of this article. Make sure to comment down below any thoughts or suggestions! Thanks for listening! -Austyn Varney @VarneyDFS It's a full Saturday slate as we head closer to Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer. But DFS baseball is already in high gear and there's too many interesting match ups and value plays to waste time with idle chit-chat. Let's get to the picks! OK, one quick public service announcement, when you're done reading the article be sure to check back for our secondary articles (Stacks, Pitchers, News and Weather Report) published throughout the day. Good luck! Now’s your chance to get DFSR Pro with MLB Optimal Lineups, Projections and Player Cards. Or try a free trial of our base package with projections for every player. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL as well! Get started for free by clicking the button below . START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! PITCHER Early Slate Jacob deGrom FD 10000 DK 11400 Opponent - MIL (Davies) Park - @NYM FD - 44.61 DK - 25.01 Even though deGrom is winless in his last three outings, he has yet to allow more than three earned runs in any start and takes on a Brewers team that racked up just three hits last night. The Brewers are also among the league leaders in K's and deGrom returns to Citi Field after three straight road starts. The Mets ace is 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA in Citi and his team is the biggest favorite (-230) on Saturday. deGrom's biggest issue this season is the lack of K's. They are way down thanks to a dip in velocity. That's troubling and needs monitoring. It's the one thing making me a little skeptical going in to this matchup.   Jon Niese FD 7100 DK 5100 Opponent - COL (Chatwood) Park - @PIT FD - 31.77 DK - 15.48 The price is right on Niese, especially on DraftKings where he will cost you just $5,100. Niese has put up back-to-back solid outings and last time out he pitched six strong innings against the Braves en route to his fourth...

Daily Fantasy MMA Picks for UFC 198 – 5/14/16 DFSR is proud to bring you Shaun Ihasz. He'll be providing MMA picks, analysis, and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. Give him a follow on Twitter @ShaunEyeHas Want to see how these picks and more fit into lineups for UFC 198? Shaun is selling lineups for only $5 for DraftKings Cash Games & Tournaments. Just click the button below, this is a separate service than our traditional monthly membership.   Click Here to Purchase MMA Lineups We head to the MMA-crazy Brazil as Fabricio Werdum defends the Heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic. Even though the fight I was most looking forward to, Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall, was cancelled, this card is filled with Brazilian legends of MMA and it should make for one hell of an atmosphere in Curitiba. Make sure to check out the cheat sheet this week, which has been updated to factor in the Vegas Line on each fight. Let’s get to the card and analyze the matchups in all their DFS glory.   VEGAS FAVORITE ($10,500+) Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino ($11,600) Vegas Line: -1400 Career Record: 15-1, 1 NC UFC Record: 0-0 Record In Last 5: 5-0 Finishes: 13 KO / 8 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 1 Sub Last Time Out: W, 1st Round KO – Daria Ibragimova I think everyone can agree that Cyborg is likely to roll through Leslie Smith, but a price tag of $11,600 can make her tough to fit in your lineup. For that reason, I’ll probably be sticking to GPP games with Cyborg, you need to find a few upset/contrarian plays to cash big anyway. In terms of fight analysis, Cyborg will out class Smith but the latter is plenty tough and has shown the ability to take punishment. That being my only hesitation, Cyborg should be the super safe play that is highly owned, putting more pressure on you to find the right upsets and correctly pick the close fights.   MID-RANGE TARGET ($9,500-$10,400) Francisco Trinaldo ($10,000) Vegas Line: -225 Career Record: 19-4 UFC Record: 9-3 Record In Last 5: 5-0 Finishes: 6 KO / 5 Subs / 8 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 2 Subs Last Time Out: W, Unanimous Decision – Ross Pearson Trinaldo is not a super sexy pick down on the undercard but the 37-year old Brazilian comes into this fight, in his home country, on a five fight winning streak. His last three victories all came against higher level opponents with name recognition, including four months ago against Ross Pearson. The stoppage number sways this one for me as Trinaldo’s opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has been up and down the last three years. All of Medeiros’ last...

Daily Fantasy MMA Picks for UFC Fight Night 87 – 5/8/16 DFSR is proud to bring you Shaun Ihasz. He'll be providing MMA picks, analysis, and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. Give him a follow on Twitter @ShaunEyeHas Want to see how these picks and more fit into lineups for UFC 197? Shaun is selling lineups for only $5 for DraftKings Cash Games & Tournaments. Just click the button below, this is a separate service than our traditional monthly membership.   Click Here to Purchase MMA Lineups UFC Fight Night 87 gives us Mother’s Day action on Sunday afternoon from Rotterdam, Netherlands. I love the overseas cards because I can watch a main event and it's not 12:30 am on the east coast. It really is the little things. Anyway, this card has some hidden DFS value and heavyweight clashes in the co-main and main events, what more could you ask for? Another winning week? Let’s see what we can do.   VEGAS FAVORITE ($10,500+) Kyoji Horiguchi ($10,700) Vegas Line: -550 Career Record: 16-2 UFC Record: 5-1 Record In Last 5: 4-1 Finishes: 9 KO / 1 Sub / 5 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 1 Sub Last Time Out: W, Unanimous Decision – Chico Camus I know I preach to lean on the heavyweights (and you’ll see one below) but I love the flyweight favorite in this one, Kyoji Horiguchi. A former title contender, Horiguchi has ripped through the Flyweight division with the exception of his fifth round loss to Demetrios Johnson, but everyone loses to Mighty Mouse. Horiguchi has good finish potential for his weight class and is fighting just an average guy in Neil Seery, so I’m loading up on the 25-year old Japanese product of American Top Team. MID-RANGE TARGET ($9,500-$10,400) Alistair Overeem ($10,300) Vegas Line: -220 Career Record: 40-14, 1 NC UFC Record: 5-3 Record In Last 5: 4-1 Finishes: 17 KO / 19 Subs / 31 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 9 KO / 2 Subs Last Time Out: W, 2nd Round TKO – Junior dos Santos Heavyweights in the main event, you almost have to use this bout in your lineup. Overeem is the smart play as he fights in his home country and is coming off one of the most impressive wins of his long, long career after finishing Junior dos Santos. Andrei Arlovski was knocked out in the first round of his last fight by Stipe Miocic and I think Overeem could duplicate that perofrmance and put himself in line for his own title shot. UPSET ALERT (UNDER $9,500) Jon Tuck ($8,600) Vegas Line: -145 Career Record: 9-2 UFC Record: 3-2 Record In Last 5: 3-2 Finishes: 4 KO / 4 Subs /...

Daily Fantasy MMA Picks for UFC 197 – 4/23/16 DFSR is proud to bring you Shaun Ihasz. He'll be providing MMA picks, analysis, and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. Give him a follow on Twitter @ShaunEyeHas Want to see how these picks and more fit into lineups for UFC 197? Shaun is selling lineups for only $5 for DraftKings Cash Games & Tournaments. Just click the button below, this is a separate service than our traditional monthly membership.   Click Here to Purchase MMA Lineups UFC 197 is set for Saturday night and even with a change to the main event this is shaping up to be one hell of a card. Jon Jones returns to the Octagon, the (in my opinion) best pound for pound fighter in the world Demetrious Johnson is in action, along with both of the Pettis brothers. Back-to-back strong showings for us at DFSR, let's dig in and make it three straight.   Vegas Favorite ($10,500+) Demetrious Johnson ($11,000) Vegas Line: -420 Career Record: 23-2-1 UFC Record: 11-1-1 Record In Last 5: 5-0 Finishes: 4 KO / 9 Subs / 8 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: None Last Time Out: W, Unanimous Decision - John Dodson I could have gone with Jon Jones here but being out of action for over a year gives me a nano second of hesitation. On the other Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson has dominated the Flyweight division and gives me no reason to doubt he will put away Cejudo. Though Cejudo is talented and undefeated, Johnson simply overwhelms everyone at 125 lbs and I just don't see how this one is any different.   Mid-Range Target ($9,500-$10,400) Marcos Rogerio de Lima ($10,000) Vegas Line: -135 Career Record: 13-3-1 UFC Record: 2-1 Record In Last 5: 3-1-1 Finishes: 10 KO / 1 Sub / 10 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 1 KO / 1 Sub Last Time Out: L, Submission (RNC), 1st Rd - Nikita Krylov It's power vs. power in this one as Marcos "Pezao" Rogerio de Lima takes on Clint Hester in a battle of TUF alumn. Pezao is the better all-around fighter and looking to bounce back from his first UFC loss after two straight first-round knockouts. Hester has been knocked out in both of his last two outings and I think his struggles continue at UFC 197, which could mark his last bout in the promotion.   Upset Alert (Under $9,500) Glacio Franco ($8,500) Vegas Line: +160 Career Record: 13-3 UFC Record: 1-0 Record In Last 5: 4-1 Finishes: 6 KO / 6 Subs / 8 First-Round Losses by Stoppage: 1 Sub Last Time Out: W, Submission (RNC), 3rd Rd - Fernando Bruno With two guys that everyone will want to play (Jones and Johnson) Franco presents a great opportunity to make up salary while still giving you a chance to get some bonus points. All...