Fantasy Throwdown Podcast

Today I give my thoughts on the picks against the spread and my picks for DFS lineups for both DraftKings and Fanduel.

Tonight I go round by round for Canelo vs. GGG 2 with my thoughts after each round on this instant classic.

Recommendations on how to address the injuries to Doug Baldwin, Greg Olsen and Delanie Walker. Also players to target after a chaotic Week 1.

My dad and I discuss the 4th quarter meltdown by the Bears and incredible recovery/comeback by Aaron Rodgers. Brutal coaching job by Mike McCarthy and an even worse job by Matt Nagy in his first game with a big lead (felt like John Fox was still coaching the team didn't it Bears fans?).

My pick selections for Draftkings and Fanduel for Week 1 of the NFL season (expect the unexpected folks with the exception of Nathan Peterman actually being anywhere close to productive).

I go over the picks against the spread with my dad (HINT: Take the Ravens against the Peterman and the Bills) plus we go over the Le'Veon Bell situation with the Steelers.

Ok so you know your spot in the draft but what many owners end up doing is simply looking at the average rankings on ESPN. Today's episode goes over the importance of how simple changes such as standard, half PPR and full PPR can completely alter how the 1st round plays out. In addition I talk about the strategies you should consider given your draft position as depending on draft order you may be better off going by value based drafting instead of focusing on a particular player.

Someone is inevitably going to draft a few busts at your drafts this year. Try to avoid being that guy by the listening to the players that have the highest likelihood of not panning out based on where they are currently being drafted.

I run down the list of sleepers you should keep an eye out for this upcoming NFL season although there are some lost causes that had no redeemable fantasy value.

This episode is completely dedicated to the fantasy Premier League and how to navigate setting up your roster as well as player suggestions. If you are a novice this is as a good as an introduction as you will find to get yourself ready for the upcoming season.

On today's show I talk about how the Elam ending as showcased in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN can be good for basketball down the road. Also I discuss the AL MVP race in baseball and unveil my top 10 things to do before your fantasy football draft.

Finally baseball is back from the all-star break and the Mets have more injury woes. Cam and I discuss the divisional and wildcard races along with the Machado and Familia trades. Shoutout to Matt Carpenter for 6th straight games with a homer because that's probably going to be the highlight of the Cardinals season this year.

The news of Manny Machado and Kawhi Leonard trades are the focus of this episode plus Ben McAdoo reemerges to prove once again why he should have been fired even faster than he was by the Giants.

I go over my thoughts on the World Cup final between France and Croatia, Blake Bortles says something clueless yet again and I have a conversation with Cam on the 1st half of the baseball season and where we think teams will end up in the 2nd half .

Today I talk about the Wimbledon men's semifinal between Nadal and Djokovic, recap the absurdity of the Isner/Anderson slugfest yesterday plus the women's final between Serena Williams and Kerber. I also discuss the World Cup final with my dad and what FIFA needs to do to make the 3rd place game somewhat relevant in the future.