Sports Betting, Fantasy Sports, eSports and Gaming Events
Underdog Fantasy announced the largest season long fantasy payout ever. A $3.5m season long NFL Best Ball tournament, with $1,000,001 to first place, Best Ball Mania II is now open for entry.
Best Ball, one of the four games currently offered by Underdog, is an innovative form of season long fantasy that requires no management after the draft.… Read the rest
Brad Johnson finds the best MLB DFS Plays for Sunday, May 9. (Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports)
Michael Finewas gives his DFS picks for a two-game NHL schedule Sunday including selecting Alex DeBrincat and Joe Pavelski (Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports)
It's been a fantasy basketball season like no other in 2020-21, and with it, have come some really surprising players. Let's run 'em down.
Yahoo Fantasy has launched single-game contests for MLB. Every Friday, I am going to break down the featured matchup of the day and highlight some of the top MLB DFS picks in the contest. For tonight, the Blue Jays are taking on the Astros in a matchup of two offenses with plenty of firepower. The […] The post Yahoo MLB Single-Game Contest: Astros vs. Blue Jays | 5/7/2021 appeared first on Awesemo.com.
Wagering at Iowa’s online and retail sportsbooks slowed in April to less than $120 million, the lowest handle since December though an expected pullback in what is the beginning of the slower summer period in sports betting. But on the two-year anniversary of Gov. Kim Reynolds signing sports betting into law, Iowa sportsbooks have generated $101.1 million in operator revenue since the industry launched in 2019, giving the state’s sports betting industry a historic milestone on its second birthday, according to PlayIA.… Read the rest
Who should you take tonight? (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Brad Johnson finds the best MLB DFS Plays for Friday, May 7. (David Kohl-USA TODAY Sport)
Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival, the largest independent games festival in Latin America, announced the winners of the 2021 BIG Festival Independent Game awards.
With more than 100 finalists, narrowing down the choices wasn’t easy for the jury composed of 50 top-notch international professionals — especially in a country with such an explosive indie scene.… Read the rest
Wizards of the Coast has unveiled Summer of Legend, a season-long set of products on various platforms, for everyone to enjoy. From Modern Horizons 2 and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms to Historic Anthology V coming to Magic: The Gathering Arena and the release of Dark Alliance, these next few months represent the biggest product rollout in the company’s history.… Read the rest
Liz Loza & Eric Edholm grade their pre-draft predictions and analyze the top rookie prospects, the teams they were drafted by and which ones have the path to immediate fantasy success in 2021
You are not prepared!” Fourteen years ago, Illidan Stormrage issued that thunderous warning to those who would dare confront him in the shattered realm of Outland. Starting June 1, heroes of Azeroth new and old will have the opportunity to gather their courage and rally their allies to face the Betrayer once again with the worldwide launch of World of Warcraft®: Burning Crusade Classic™.… Read the rest
SiriusXM and Fantasy Alarm analyst Jennifer Piacenti joins Yahoo Fantasy's Scott Pianowski to discuss some undervalued players to target in fantasy baseball
SiriusXM and Fantasy Alarm analyst Jennifer Piacenti joins Yahoo Fantasy's Scott Pianowski with some rookies to add to your bench for later in the fantasy season.
Dignitas, the esports vertical of New Meta Entertainment Inc. (NME), has announced a $50,000 all-women’s VALORANT tournament, the next edition of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Game Changers program. Verizon VCT Game Changers NA, presented by Dignitas, will host North America’s top Women’s VALORANT teams in the June 24-27, 2021 Main Event.… Read the rest
Intel is elevating esports for audiences worldwide with the Intel World Open as the Official Esports Event Partner ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 taking place this year. The event gives gamers a chance to virtually compete among the world’s best athletes on a global stage. Participants can register starting May 15, 2021, for a chance to be crowned the Intel World Open champion.