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BONUS: How to Win DFS! (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 28, 2019

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Are you ready to play more Fantasy Football? Whether you're a DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) veteran or newcomer, you will love what our SportsLine expert Mike McClure has to say. Mike has been playing DFS for years and will tell you which types of contests to play, how to approach tournaments vs. cash games, what to look for when setting a lineup and so much more. It's a very fun way to play Fantasy Football and as an added bonus it's a way to win some money. Sign up for SportsLine at SportsLine.com/join and use the promo code TROPHY. You'll get your first month for just $1!

08/28: How to Draft from Each Spot (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 28, 2019

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It's our pick-by-pick episode as we discuss the picks and strategies of a 12-team, 3-WR, PPR league. First we hit the news (2:00) with some Jadeveon Clowney for Kenyan Drake rumors, what Kyle Shanahan said about Dante Pettis, who will be ready for Week 1 and more ... Let's get into the picks! Team 12 (12th pick in the draft) went Zero-RB but may have made a big mistake (14:30). Team 1 started with 3 RBs (23:00). How did that turn out? ... The rest of the show looks at other ways to build teams from different spots in the draft. Find out which strategy works best for you, and what we're recommending in this format. And in the final five minutes of the show, we get into Week 1 and discuss if Patrick Mahomes is a Top 5 QB in a very tough matchup or if you should start Dak Prescott over him ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

08/27: ADP Trends; Your Emails (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 27, 2019

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Find out which players are rising or falling in average draft position. We start with ADP (2:00) for T.Y. Hilton, Marlon Mack and Duke Johnson over the last two days to give you a more accurate portrayal of when these guys are being taken. And there's a RB who is creeping up draft boards and might be going too early now (6:36) ... News and notes (14:14) as we discuss when to draft A.J. Green, Amari Cooper, Kenyan Drake and others. Then let's look at some ADP risers (23:00)! Austin Ekeler Top 60 overall? Ben Roethlisberger QB7? Who is else is moving up and how do we feel about it? ... ADP fallers (32:00) including Kyler Murray and Jameis Winston. And Royce Freeman is falling too far. We also do some Team Name Tuesday (45:10), answer your emails (46:20) about league formats and trades and we discuss some noteworthy teams we've drafted and the lessons we've learned (51:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

08/26: Preseason Winners and Losers (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 26, 2019

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We've got winners like Deshaun Watson and Damien Williams and losers like Darrell Henderson and the TB RBs, but first we start with some rankings of T.Y. Hilton, Marlon Mack, Duke Johnson and some more very relevant players ... Big news (18:50) on the NE WRs, SF RBs and more. Then we get into the full list of winners (31:00) and losers (42:00) from our analysts. Is Kerryon Johnson a loser? What do we think about the ARI WRs? Dalvin Cook is awesome! ... Debating the importance of GB's difficult schedule (53:00) and then reading your tweets about Fantasy winners and Fantasy losers (57:30) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

08/24: Emergency Podcast: Andrew Luck retirement and Lamar Miller injury (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 25, 2019

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Dave Richard and Heath Cummings react to the stunning news that Andrew Luck is retiring from the NFL, breaking down what it means for the Colts offense heading into 2019. Is T.Y. Hilton still an early-round pick? What about Marlon Mack? Plus, they break down what Lamar Miller's season-endig knee injury means for the Texans and for Fantasy drafts.

08/23: Extended Draft Prep! Thu. Recap, ADP Review and More (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 23, 2019

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We've got a very thorough episode with fun stats, ADP review, players to pick in deeper leagues and more. Let's start with the potential impact of a Cam Newton injury (1:43), updated Ezekiel Elliott thoughts (6:00) and more news items to start the show before we get into the preseason takeaways (9:30). Derrius Guice is back! Is he better than Miles Sanders now? Sony Michel didn't get the goal line TD. Dede Westbrook scored and Devonta Freeman shared snaps ... Buy or Sell (19:30) with some preseason standouts. We also read five minutes of your tweets (33:00) and do some ADP review (43:10). Heath tells you some players who are being taken too early like Jared Cook and players going too late like John Brown ... How to draft depending on league size (55:15), stats that may or may not matter (1:02:00) and players we don't talk about enough like Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott and Marvin Jones ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

08/22: Players We Keep Drafting/Avoiding (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 22, 2019

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It's a smorgasbord of topics on today's show, beginning with big news about Melvin Gordon, Ezekiel Elliott and Tarik Cohen. Then we talk about players we keep finding ourselves drafting (9:30). Dave has a trio of late-round RBs he likes. Heath has a lot of Patrick Mahomes in Round 4. Adam is still hopeful for D.K. Metcalf ... Which players are we avoiding (28:00)? And when should you draft your DST (37:10)? ... Heath's Dynasty risers (42:00), some excellent emails (44:40), Fill in the Blank (52:10) and a look ahead to Preseason Week 3 ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

08/21: Live Mock Draft! (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 21, 2019

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Follow along as we do a 12-team, 0.5 PPR mock draft with our listeners! Find out when to take Ezekiel Elliott, when to take Travis Kelce, when this group of listeners decided it was time to get into the second tier of WRs and much more ... Is T.Y. Hilton too risky in Round 3? Amari Cooper went late due to his foot issue. Check out what happened when it felt like we were reaching for WRs in Round 4 ... Why drafting a lot of RBs early can certainly work, why doing the exact opposite can work, why we differ on Ronald Jones and much more from the later rounds ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

PICK SIX NFL PODCAST TAKEOVER!!! Aug 21, 2019

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Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough from the Pick Six NFL podcast share their strongest Fantasy takes with Jamey Eisenberg in this bonus episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast. You'll get a different perspective on important players and some NFL talk as well.

The Pick Six pod is your daily source for NFL news and analysis with a focus on gambling and fantasy. Download and subscribe to Pick Six here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pick-six-nfl-podcast/id1263289980

08/20: Draft Day Primer, Listener Tweets, SF-DEN Thoughts (Fantasy Football Podcast) Aug 20, 2019

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Let's start with our reactions from a very revealing SF-DEN game. Is Emmanuel Sanders a Top 100 pick now? Adam still believes in Jimmy Garoppolo, but should you (2:42)? Garoppolo or Kyler Murray? And what do we make of the other WRs and the DEN and SF backfields? ... News and notes (14:45) as Corey Clement gets in the mix for PHI, Marquise Brown practices, Mike Evans is dinged up and another JAC WR gets good press. Then we answer a whole bunch of your tweets (23:00) about LeSean McCoy, David Montgomery, Darwin Thompson, Tevin Coleman and many more ... Reviewing the last few weeks of our show, we sum up our strategies for each position (34:35) and we tell you how your draft approach should change in different formats (45:50). Standard scoring, 0.5 PPR, PPR, Superflex, 3WR, it's all covered! ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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