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NFL DFS Prop Picks for 10/6/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Four weeks into the National Football League season, trends are emerging, both in terms of individual offensive performance and in terms of how defenses fare against a particular position. Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Miami are each allowing more than 300 passing yards per game, and the Dolphins offer the added bonus of allowing an […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 10/7/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are just two undefeated teams remaining in the National Football League and one of them, the San Francisco 49ers, is at home for the Monday nighter against a resurgent Cleveland Browns team. It’s a primetime opportunity for both teams to prove that they are for real. The 49ers are 3-0, playing at home, and […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNHL DFS Prop Picks for 10/2/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Hockey season is here and that means more opportunities to play props and win with Monkey Knife Fight. There are four games on the NHL schedule Wednesday, including the Battle of Ontario, a matchup between the last two Stanley Cup winners, a rivalry game between San Jose and Vegas. Oh, and Vancouver and Edmonton meet […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/29/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Heading into Week Four of the NFL season, trends are starting to emerge. New stars are starting to make their mark. Questions are being raised about whether this veteran or that veteran still has what it takes. It’s a long season and unexpected things can happen, but there are some players who have established what […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/30/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
After a Sunday full of upsets leads into Monday night, where the winless Pittsburgh Steelers are favored at home against the winless Cincinnati Bengals. Despite the 0-3 start, and the loss of starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers appear to be committed to this season, having traded draft picks to acquire safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/26/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off back-to-back relatively close losses, against Atlanta and Detroit, respectively, and face a difficult test in Green Bay as they try to get back to .500 on the season. The Packers are a perfect 3-0 through three games and they have managed to do it in a different way. For […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/23/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The Chicago Bears have not been very impressive through two weeks, especially offensively, and yet they are road favorites at Washington in the Monday nighter. So far, the Bears haven’t been able to mount a competent passing attack, which affects the production throughout the lineup and can tilt how you might like to play your […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/22/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The story of the NFL season, aside from Antonio Brown burning his career to the ground, is change at the quarterback position. It started with Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement before the season started and injuries an ineffectiveness have already prompted changes. This week, Kyle Allen will start in place of Cam Newton for Carolina against […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/19/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
There is a decent chance that a Tennessee-Jacksonville game could turn into a vintage “three yards and a cloud of dust” affair. Neither team has a reliable passing game and both have running backs that can lead the way. That’s a throwback notion, to base an offense around the running game, but Derrick Henry for […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/16/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Considered one of the big winners of the NFL offseason, the Cleveland Browns fell flat in Week One, losing 43-13 at home against Tennessee. The Jets not only blew a 16-0 lead to lose 17-16 to Buffalo in Week One but their lineup has been decimated by injuries with quarterback Sam Darnold, linebacker C.J. Mosley […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/15/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The natural inclination after Week One of the NFL season is to react to the on-field information that was presented by the first games of the season. The challenge for statistical evaluation is that one game is a small sample any way you slice it. For example, how much weight to you put to the […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Thursday night football doesn’t seem to bring the best out of NFL teams and that certainly held true in the first week of this season as the Bears and Packers slogged their way through a miserable game but there is a chance for more excitement this week when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Carolina […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/9/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
There were some big games in Sunday of Week One and the schedule wraps up with a pair of Monday night games. Nine of the 26 active teams scored at least 30 points while a dozen quarterbacks threw for at least 300 yards and nine quarterbacks threw for at least three touchdowns. Five running backs […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/8/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Following a dud of a Thursday night game, the NFL offers up a 13-game Week One slate for Sunday, with two more games coming on Monday night. The opening week brings a bunch of fascinating opportunities when playing props. There are so many players in different situations, and the uncertainty is what presents the chance […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoNFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/5/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Our long national nightmare is over. By that, I mean that football season returns tonight! It’s been a tough stretch since the New England Patriots won yet another championship but the 2019 NFL season kicks off Thursday with the Green Bay Packers visiting the Chicago Bears. This Bears team has some expectations. They have a […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 9/3/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Tuesday brings a supersized MLB schedule, with 16 games on tap thanks to a Baltimore-Tampa Bay double-header. With so many games on the docket, there are many different angles to consider. One is that there has probably been some over-correction on the performance of strong players. Five months into the season, a pitcher who has […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 9/2/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The final month of the baseball season offers interesting angles for prop players. Some games remain critically important for the teams involved as they jockey for playoff position. For others, the final month is about players auditioning for next season and that can present opportunities for pitchers that have not been big-name performers during the […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/29/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
As the baseball season winds down it may be a little more difficult for starting pitchers to keep delivering the strikeouts. Some of the most effective pitchers in the game this season have not necessarily been overpowering and, with some recent down ticks in strikeout numbers, the under might be the way to play. Zack […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/26/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
A baseball season is a grind, at times appearing like a war of attrition, as teams must persevere through injuries. That can be especially notable when it comes to a pitching staff, in part because those injuries seem to happen every season. Looking at Monday’s eight-game MLB schedule, there are a number of pitchers in […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/23/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
One of the interesting aspects of the ups and downs that come with a long Major League Baseball season is that production tends to fluctuate. For some players, their greatness lies in their consistency. Mike Trout, for example, has a .448 on-base percentage in August, which is excellent, yet only slightly better than the .438 […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/20/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are many factors to take into account when making your Monkey Knife Fight prop picks but a few of the basics are whether the game is at home or on the road. For pitchers, knowing the appropriate strikeout rates for the opposing lineup helps and, for hitters, knowing the relevant splits for the opposing […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/19/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
During a long Major League Baseball season there are always chances for players to emerge. Guys with no expectations, maybe playing in the minors, to start the season and suddenly they are in significant roles in mid-August. That touches on a number of players in action tonight, including starting pitchers like John Means, Joe Ross, […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/16/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The Star Shootout on Monkey Knife Fight offers many compelling matchups, and it even includes two of the hottest players in the game including Ronald Acuna Jr. and Aristides Aquino going head to head! One note of caution though is that even stars that have been very productive this season aren’t automatically going to provide […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/13/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
One of the more compelling parts of playing Monkey Knife Fight’s Star Shootout games is that there are some bigger numbers and more challenging matchups involved. By bringing the stars head to head, we get to look at some lofty over/under totals for starting pitchers. Lance Lynn, Matthew Boyd, Chris Sale, Mike Clevinger, and Jack […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The dog days of August bring some great opportunities when playing Major League Baseball props, in part because at this stage of the season, some of the biggest impact bats are those that started the season in the minors. Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino is the hottest hitter in baseball right now, not missing a beat […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/9/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Friday brings a full Major League Baseball schedule and the best place to spot value may be in the Star Shootout contests, where the biggest names are in play. Mike Trout shows up there every day, of course. Alex Bregman is a star with a favorable matchup in Baltimore tonight. Bryce Harper has a tougher […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/8/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Even bad Major League Baseball teams can offer potentially valuable players on any given night. Consider Matthew Boyd, Detroit’s left-handed starting pitcher who has recorded six wins in 23 starts this season, but the 28-year-old has busted through as a strikeout pitcher, averaging 12.2 K/9, a massive jump from his previous career best, the 8.4 […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/6/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
As the rest of Major League Baseball turns towards deeper bullpens, the Houston Astros added another ace for their starting rotation. They already had traded for Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole in recent seasons and signed Wade Miley as a free agent in the offseason but, with the MLB Trade Deadline looming, the Astros dealt […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/2/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Maybe the day-in, day-out grind of playing fantasy baseball props is getting to you. It’s a hard life. But Monkey Knife Fight is here for you, creating the Star Shootout to give you even more options when it comes to picking props. Consider this a streamlining of the process. Maybe you don’t have a strong […]
Scott Cullen 5 years agoMLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/30/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
In recent articles, the focus has shifted to lesser-known players, those that might offer some value because they aren’t household names. Sometimes it’s rookies, like pitchers Tyler Beede, Joe Musgrove, Taylor Clarke or Griffin Canning, all of whom are on the mound Tuesday. There’s also Julio Urias, the Dodgers lefty who has spent most of […]
Scott Cullen 5 years ago