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5 Things You Need To Know About Fantasy Football

Like driving through a puddle after a car wash, you can’t avoid fantasy football. Talk of leagues and drafts are omnipresent with the start of the football season around the corner. Now you can play a part in the conversation.

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Five Things You Need To Know About Fantasy Football

  1. The “sport” was originally developed in 1962 but modern fantasy football started in 1999 when Yahoo offered an online league. 
  2. There are 59.3 million (!!) people who play fantasy football in the U.S. and Canada and over 34% of them are female. Who says football is for the boys?
  3. Picking a team name is the best part but remember no one is intimidated by the Football Fairy Princesses. Like naming a baby, there are massive lists of names out there to inspire you. Some of our favorites? Here’s my number, call me Brady, Sacks and the City and Game of Throws.
  4. Online betting sites like DraftKing and FanDuel bring in big bucks from fantasy football, but they are still illegal in a few states. Some states say fantasy football is a gambling while others say it’s a game of skill.
  5. Drafts, trades and researching game day opponents are all part of the game, hence why U.S. employers suffer a $17 billion (yes with a 'B') loss in productivity due to fantasy football.

For more tips check out: fantasy football 101 and the top 100 players to draft.

Overtime

  • You can do your celebration dance because the 2017-18 NBA (National Basketball Association) schedule has been released. The Minnesota Timberwolves will travel further than any other team this season. Let's hope they embrace it like the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB – Major League Baseball) and hold a dance party on the plane.

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  • Everyone in the sports world is talking about Miami Marlins (MLB) slugger, Giancarlo Stanton. He’s on a hot streak, hitting home runs in six straight games AND setting a Marlins franchise record for home runs in a season, which is impressive because the season isn't even over for a month and a half. 

Coaches’ corner

  • Dallas Cowboys' (NFL - National Football League) Ezekiel Elliott was hit with a six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The suspension was the result of a league investigation into an accusation of domestic violence. This week he filed an appeal, hoping to lower or even have the sentence dismissed. The hearing will take place a week before the season starts.

5 Things To Know About Sports Betting

August kicks off one of the busiest seasons at the sports book. football season. Between football, the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight and the talk of legalized sports betting, we want you to be in the know so you can join the conversation.

 

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Five things to know about sports betting

  1. Line makers are the individuals who set the point spread for the event. Yes, they’re humans. For example, in a casino sportsbook they determine the numbers by minimizing risk and maximizing the revenue. Hey Vegas wasn’t built on winners.
  2. As of this publication date, if you want to place your bets on the outcome of individual games it is illegal in all states, besides Nevada. The key word is individual games as other states have sports betting. Intrigued on going down the rabbit hole that is the legality of sports betting? Here’s a start.
  3. The commissioners of the four major sports (baseball, basketball, football and hockey) have met to discuss legalizing sports betting and there has been some progress. Concerns over fixing games and gambling addiction are some of the reasons legalizing sports betting isn’t an easy decision.
  4. Online daily fantasy sports, which is considered a skill-based game not gambling, hit a roadblock earlier this year. The two major companies, FanDuel and DraftKings, were severely strapped for cash and that necessitated a merger. The merger deal was ended by an FTC lawsuit.
  5. A few of the basics on betting:
  • If there is a (-) in front of the team, they are favored to win. A (+) means they are the underdogs.
  • The bigger the number is behind the (-), the less money you win. 
  • If you want to place an uncomplicated bet, go with the over/under. That’s when the total points between the two teams will either be greater (over) or less than (under) the projected total.

 

Want more? Here’s a guide to sports betting for newbies.

Overtime

  • Who runs the world? In the sports world, it could soon be JAY-Z and Beyoncé. Rumor has it that the Queen B is interested in buying a stake of her hometown Houston Rockets, (NBA – National Basketball Association) which is for sale. Her husband, JAY-Z, used to be an owner of the Brooklyn Nets (NBA) before he sold his share to open a sports agency, Roc Nation.

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Coaches’ corner

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Thursday marks the start of the NFL (National Football League) season with the Hall of Fame Game in Ohio between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals. This game is played in advance of the NFL Hall of Fame induction this weekend.
 

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