Week 3 Results

DNP.

Dammit. Internet service flaked out Saturday morning and never came back. Couldn't get a connection at work either, so I gave up. It wasn't worth it to try and find another option.

This puts me way down in the Sundays w/ Dr. Pauly and Blogger Battle competitions.

Week 2 Results

Ugh. It's going to be a total whitewash.

FAIL.

Edit: Yep. Total fail. Bad picks, headed by taking Brady. My regular FF team also dropped to 0-2 and is nicked up.

Week 2 results: 7 contests entered (3 - 10 player, 3 - 6 player, 1 HU); 0 cashes (0, 0, 0); amount risked: $28.70; amount won: $0.00; net: ($28.70); ROI -100.0%

Week 2 Pregame

It looks like seven contests for this week. I'm trying to spread out my action, playing a bunch of different types of contests.

As for picks, UGGGH. Lots of lousy matchups. Since I have no idea who's going to perform this week I have a ton of roster variance. Hopefully one or two of my rosters will come through, otherwise this could be a complete whitewash. I just don't know this week.

Week 1 Results

I have to say it feels kind of weird to make football picks and then not watch the games. I caught the first couple minutes of the Lions-Saints game on the radio, watched a little of the end of the Giants-Redskins and 49ers-Cardinals games and a decent chunk of Packers-Bears. Not all that much.

I'll take the results, though. I made what seemed to me to be the obvious picks of Brees and Adrian Peterson and my fillers were good enough to get me to the cash in every contest. Too many third place finishes but still a very good opening week.

I didn't beat Pauly's monster score in Sundays With Dr. Pauly, so I'll have to take another shot at getting a streak started in Week 2. Because of all of the great scores I'm also in the middle of the pack in the Blogger Battle.

Sunday results: 7 contests entered (4 - 10 player, 2 - 6 player, 1 3-player, 0 HU); 7 cashes (4, 2, 1, 0); total risked: $23.90; total won: $52.50; net: + $28.60; ROI +119.7%

I picked up fifty cents that I can't account for in my quick review of results, but since I'm 100% sure it appeared in my account when the contests closed yesterday I'm counting it.

Reminder: Monday Football Contests Available

Because there are two Monday Night Football games this week, FSL has Monday football contests.

I've never been a big advocate of playing contests with super small player pools, but if you need an additional fix after today's action, go for it. I may throw in a buck or three, we'll see.

Waiting on results, looks like today was a pretty good day.

Week 1 NFL Action Is Here!

It's here, it's here, it's finally here! Week 1 of regular season NFL contests kicks off TODAY over at Fantasy Sports Live.

I'm in a total of 7 contests and it'll probably stay at that number. I made sure to get into a Sundays With Dr. Pauly contest and I'm trying out the Triple Play (3 player, winner take all contest) that's a new option in football this year. I would probably get into a Joe Speaker Special if one pops up in the next few minutes, but that's probably not going to happen.

All I really don't have are real solid picks. I made a cursory pass through the games and I'm completely winging it at this point. I'll focus more once the season gets rolling and golf season winds down. Until then, get in there and TAKE MY MONEY.

It was a great day of watching college games yesterday, and I can't wait to see what will unfold today. Daily fantasy sports at Fantasy Sports Live just adds to the fun.

Sundays With Dr. Pauly Returns!

RIPPED FROM THE FANTASY SPORTS LIVE BLOG:

FantasySportsLive.com is proud to announce our annual Sundays With Dr. Pauly promotion with $750 in free bonus cash added. Compete at fantasy football against one of the top gaming bloggers in the country, Dr. Pauly, and earn some free cash for your efforts.

Last year Dr. Pauly had a rough time and it was pretty easy to get bonus cash with about 25 different winners. This year we expect him to snap back, and make it a bit more profitable for those out there who can consistently beat his score. Simply enter weekly $11 fantasy football leagues named "Sundays w/Dr Pauly" and compete for all of the free bonus cash shown below in addition to our normal 91% and higher cash prize payouts.

$500 in Free Bonus Cash Available to all FSL Users

1) Beat Dr. Pauly's fantasy football score for three straight weeks at any point in weeks 1-15 and gain entry into a season ending tournament of champions in week 16. $125 in bonus cash will be added to the TOC and anyone who beats Dr. Pauly's score in the TOC will get a prorated share based on the number of points above Dr. Pauly's score.

2) Win a 5 week mini-series (W1-W5, W6-W10, W11-W15) and get $25 in bonus cash and entry into the Super TOC with $125 in bonus cash added. Highest cumulative fantasy points over any 5 week series gets the immediate $25 bonus and entry into the Super TOC with Dr. Pauly (automatic entry). $125 in bonus cash will be added to the 4 player Super TOC and anyone who beats Dr. Pauly's score in the TOC will get a prorated share based on the number of points above Dr. Pauly's score.

3) Score a top three highest individual fantasy football score at any point in the series and win free bonus cash. The top three scores will earn a free bonus of $100/$50/$25.

$250 in Bonus Cash Available to FSL Users with a Sports or Gaming Blog for 1 Year

Eligible bloggers can compete for all of the prizes shown above and are also eligible for the for $250 in additional bonus cash.

1) Score a top three highest blogger individual fantasy football score at any point in the series and win free bonus cash. The top three scores will earn a free bonus of $75/$50/$25.

2) Gain entry into the Blogger Battle TOC and compete for $100 in added cash with $75 for first place and $25 for second place. Beating Dr. Pauly's score for three straight weeks, having the highest blogger score in a five week series, having the top individual blogger weekly score over the entire series, or ending in the top 5 in blogger points overall for the 15 weeks gets you in the the Blogger Battle TOC.

Bonus Cash Summary

All Users
TOC - $125 Added Cash
Super TOC $125 Added Cash
Highest weekly score $100 Added Cash
2nd highest weekly score $50 Added Cash
3rd highest weekly score $25 Added Cash
Week 1 Series Winner $25 Added Cash
Week 2 Series Winner $25 Added Cash
Week 3 Series Winner $25 Added Cash
$500 in total added cash

Bloggers
Blogger Battle TOC $100 Added Cash
Highest weekly blogger score $75 Added Cash
2nd highest weekly blogger score $50 Added Cash
3rd highest weekly blogger score $25 Added Cash
$250 in total added cash

Results and standings will be updated weekly here at the FSL blog. OK, now that I have explained all this, go out and get yourself some free cash already.

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Seriously. This series is awesome. Serious bragging rights are available and there is a bunch of FREE MONEY added. Have I mentioned lately that I cleaned up big time last year? Didn't think so. But I did. If you don't have a FSL account, sign up today.

It looks like the Blogger Battle is being folded into SwDP, which makes some sense. It's still a nice little incentive.

THANKS FANTASY SPORTS LIVE and get picking people.

A Site Worth Visiting

I've been remiss in not mentioning this, but FSL regular (and winnar) Buffalo66 has launched a new site, directly aimed at the daily fantasy sports player. Check it out: www.dailyfantasyprojections.com. Content is free for a couple more days (I think) and then it'll be subscription based.

Get inside the mind of a steady winner. Get the benefit of his computer savvy and player insight. EZ game.

Good To Be Back

I just logged in and entered three Week 1 NFL contests. Granted that they're $1 contests - my favorite guilty pleasure - but still ... it's been too long. Way too long. I think I only entered 2 or 3 baseball contests and no NASCAR contests this summer. I see that I've dropped to 42nd on the FSL leaderboard.

Need to do work.

It's hard to believe that football season is finally here. I watched some of the college games last night and will probably spend a zillion hours this weekend watching the rest of the openers. Somewhere in there I have to get up to speed on the NFL, since I haven't devoted any time at all to the preseason.

Which reminds me: Note to self - update rosters in dollar contests.

An ongoing theme this season is going to be bankroll management. Due to life FAIL chaos, what I have in my FSL account is all I'm going to have available, so I need to make sure I can get through the season. I know that I can play the weekly Sundays w/ Dr. Pauly contests and a fistful of dollar contests. Beyond that, however many contests I play on a weekly basis will depend on results to date almost as much as how confident I am in my picks for the week. It's dumb, but that's life.

It's football season. Let's do this.

Fantasy NASCAR Returns!

According to an email I received from Fantasy Sports Live, NASCAR contests return September 15. Good news for race fans as the Chase for the Cup heats up!