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Daily NHL Fantasy Lineups for 3/7

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Chris Kunitz is always a great fantasy option.

Now that I am writing full time for www.fantasysports.org, the daily lineups for NBA will be ceasing entirely. Every once in a while, I’ll post my NHL lineups here. In general, it’s a better idea to contact me on twitter, @davismattek, to get an idea of my lineups for the night. Enjoy today’s Fanduel and DraftDay choices. Fanduel: LW Chris Kunitz LW Dustin Penner RW Jakub Voracek RW Troy Brouwer C Sidney Crosby C Nazem Kadri D P.K. Subban D Brooks Orpik G Jake Allen…

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The Very First Sports Wunderkind Google+ Hangout/Podcast

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Iman Shumpert was a topic of discussion in the very first podcast.

In our ongoing effort to bring you guys the absolute best coverage of all that is happening in the world of smarts, your very own Dan Cutter and I bring to you the very first Sports Wunderkind Google+ Hangout/Podcast. Technical difficulties forced us to change plans from a strictly audio podcast to the now video-integrated format you have now.   In the Hangout, we discuss the Knicks-Heat game, specifically the roles of Iman Shumpert and Tyson Chandler. Being the J.R Smith lover I am, we…

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Second Base

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings are coming out at an alarming rate, with everyone getting excited for pitchers and catchers to report. The closer that day gets, the more important these 2013 fantasy baseball rankings are. After presenting you with the catchers and first base rankings, we now need to look at second base, a much more nuanced fantasy baseball position. Typically a position that is glove-first, finding players with significant power in combination with the speed needed to athletically fit the position is a huge…

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Sports Wunderkind Experts Versus Averages Fantasy Hockey

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Sidney Crosby may very well win the Sports Wunderkind league

Last night, myself and 5 other fantasy industry personalities drafted against 6 regular guys who registered either through ESPN or on the fantasy hockey subreddit. The link to the league is here; the scoring system is roto with the categories of: goals, assists, +/-, PIM, FOW, SOG, PP, SHP, Wins, Saves, SO, GAA, SV%. The scoring system makes skaters a little more valuable than standard roto categories, which is why the rosters are a little different. Each time starts 9 forwards, 5 defensemen, 1 ultilty…

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In Defense Of Brandon Myers

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Most people who turned on their tv’s on Thursday to watch the Bronco’s play the Raiders were fantasy football owners, hoping to see their players galloping towards the end zone or lobbing touchdown passes. A surprising number of fantasy starters were in a game that means absolutley nothing to ‘real football’. Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer have both been consistent fantasy options, the game was Darren McFadden’s first back from injury ( and maybe his last, with reports that he re-tweaked his ankle), the two…

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