Sticks & Stacks

Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) look at four games on Tuesday’s NHL slate with the understanding that, anecdotally at least, teams tend to play best on the road in the final game of a trip. The New York Islanders end their whopping, 13-game voyage in Florida, as the suddenly sliding Panthers have lost four straight. Due to the work on their arena, the Isles haven’t played a home game yet, making what appears to be a middling, 5-5-2 record better than it looks. In New York, the Rangers host a underwhelming Montreal Canadiens team that plays as poorly on the road as the Rangers play well on their home ice. The resurgent Red Wings travel to Dallas to take on a Stars club that’s favorited despite their inferior record; Nate and Shawn discuss what that means before wrapping top with Las Vegas, where the Golden Knights host the Carolina Hurricanes in the best game of the evening. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

On a night with only a five-game NHL slate, hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) discuss how to approach schedules like this, especially when heavy favorites abound. They share a few of their strategies while going over three of them, starting with a relatively even matchup between Washington and Columbus. The Caps are favorites, but they’re on the second night of a back-to-back, and the Blue Jackets are are solid 5-1-0 at home; a solid opportunity to bet the home 'dog. In Carolina, the 10-1-0 Carolina Hurricanes host the Philadelphia Flyers, and Nate suggests a clever way to leverage the 'Canes' favorite status and turn it into plus-money. Finally, two of hockey’s worst face off as the Arizona Coyotes travel to Chicago to face the embattled Blackhawks, but even in a matchup of poor teams, there are still ways to turn a bad game into a good night – for you, at least. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

Now that most NHL teams have played roughly ten games, a clearer picture is forming – and that means that handicapping hockey games gets easier. Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) look at five games on Tuesday’s slate, starting with the L.A. Kings’ visit to Montreal, where the Canadiens don’t look anything like last season’s Cup finalists… at least, not yet. Next, we fly south to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Hurricanes in a battle of deep, talented Cup contenders. The Penguins aren’t healthy, but they look to be more of a match for the struggling Blackhawks, even though Shawn’s feeling inclined to trust goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to get right sooner rather than later. In Winnipeg, the Jets host the Blues in a matchup of Central division contenders, and the pair wind up in Las Vegas, where the Golden Knights host their expansion cousins from Seattle, where Nate’s got faith in the Kraken already. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

The Atlanta Braves are on the cusp of their first World Series title since 1995, leading the Houston Astros, three games to two, heading into Tuesday’s Game 6. Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) preview Game 6 and a potential Game 7, starting with Houston’s opportunity to keep the series going at home. Luis Garcia will be on the bump for the Astros on short rest, and you can count on the bullpen to play a outsized role in Tuesday’s contest. Jen likes some player props for Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker and Carlos Correa against Atlanta’s Max Fried, whom the Astros knocked around earlier in the Series, while Shawn likes the Braves’ run line in what he thinks will be either a close game… or an Atlanta championship. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Jen around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves split the first two games of the World Series, each winning in blowout fashion. Now, the series moves to the Peach State, where Jose Altuve and the rest of his Astros’ teammates look to win their second straight in Friday’s Game 3. Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) preview Friday’s game, and while both of them like the Braves’s Ian Anderson to win his pitching duel with the Astros’ Luis Garcia, their views on the series aren’t necessarily in sync. The Astros are swinging and missing at an unusually high rate, and though Jen has concerns with Alex Bregman’s play, both Shawn and Jen think that Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker and Carlos Correa can’t be held down for long. Atlanta’s MVP candidate Austin Riley is having struggles of his own, but the Braves’ offense is better positioned to thrive in its National League ballpark, whereas the Astros will have to sit one of their best hitters and alter their defense without the designated hitter. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Jen around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

The World Series is upon us, with the surprising, resilient Atlanta Braves headed to Houston to take on an Astros team bent on proving that their previous title wasn’t a fluke. Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) preview Game 1, and the pair have very different ideas regarding what might happen in the series opener. They also take time to break down the rest of the series, including hitting props for Astros sluggers Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker. The Braves boast a trio of their own 30-homer guys in Austin Riley, Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies, and the pair of hosts predict what the two slugging clubs will do with over/unders expected to be higher than usual. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Jen around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

As the American and National League Championship Series draw to a close; hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) start with a look at the NLCS, where the Dodgers are in the exact same position they were last year against the Braves – down 3-1 after Game 4. Last year, the Dodgers completed the comeback on their way to their World Series championship, but the loss of Justin Turner to injury will make things harder this time around. Were the Braves to win this series, it would become the third biggest upset in postseason history in terms of the 18-game regular-season gap in wins between the two teams. Only the 2001 Yankees (21 wins behind the Mariners in the ALCS) and the 1906 World Series-winning White Sox (23 wins behind the Cubs) would be larger. Over in the ALCS, Jen’s Astros have righted the ship, blowing the Red Sox out in the last two games with a combined score of 18-3. Now back at home for Games 6 and 7 (if necessary), the Astros are in ideal position to claim the AL pennant once again. Of course, counting the Red Sox out for the count this season hasn’t proven to be a winning bet yet. Shawn and Jen look at each game and give you their favorite picks in a quick trip around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

The first few games of the American and National League Championship Series have already surprised; hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) take a look at what that means – and what may come next. In the NLCS, the Atlanta Braves held serve at home, winning the first two games over the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers with walk-off wins; can Austin Riley and Co. keep it going in 'La-La Land' with Dodgers star Walker Buehler on the bump? Over in Boston, the home Red Sox have trounced the visiting – and favored – Houston Astros, as the wild-card winners thumped the ’Stros with a shocking display of power in Games 2 and 3. In Game 4, Boston could take a stranglehold of the series if Nick Pivetta and the Sox bullpen can hold down a suddenly wobbly Astros club. Shawn and Jen look at each game and give you their favorite picks in a quick, 15-minute trip around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

Given the drum-tight, back-and-forth battle all season long between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, their decisive Game 5 postseason matchup is the most anticipated game of the season. Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) debate the "pick 'em" game and discuss how the the all-hands-on-deck nature of the game adds a lot of volatility, despite its obvious entertainment value. The pair settle on the one bet that they both agree on, and then turn their sights toward Houston, where the Boston Red Sox did the Astros a favor by knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays. As the top remaining seed and the home team in the American League Championship Series, Jen and Shawn believe that Astros are the better team, but an injury to starting pitcher Lance McCullers and Boston’s penchant for drama make this a potential seven-game thriller. Join Shawn and Jen in a quick, 15-minute trip around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

The Boston Red Sox dispatched the Tampa Bay Rays – the AL’s top postseason seed – over the weekend, and the remaining three Division series have nothing but elimination games left on tap! Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Jennifer Piacenti (@jenpiacenti) take a quick peek at the Houston Astros, who sit in the driver’s seat of their series with the Chicago White Sox; even if the White Sox win theGame 4 matinee, they’ll have to return to Houston’s Minute Maid Park for Game 5, where the Astros’ home field advantage seems to have a few of the Pale Hose rattled. The Atlanta Braves seek to close out the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday; the Braves shut the Brew Crew out in both Game 2 and 3 – but Jen and Shawn are counting on a good Milwaukee team to fight back and force a Game 5 (and give bettors the opportunity at some plus money in the process). In Los Angeles, the Dodgers host the Giants for their Game 4, one night after a 1-0 thriller that put the Giants up 2-1 in the series. San Francisco has shut the mighty Dodgers offense out twice; could they continue their miracle season and finish off the league’s highest-paid team on their own field? Join Shawn and Jen on their quick, 15-minute trip around the DFS and baseball betting world with "Sticks & Stacks!"